The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-20

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ing for their benefit could have special induce
msnt TO come here and start manufactures in the
midst Of their customer, We need only quote the
GArn CrrY a. to the effect which would follow the
establishment Of manufactures among u.s. That
wondrously luminous expoonder of the science OF
economies says: The effect Of getting rid Of the
cost Of transportation and the duties would be- 10
increase the price Of the material Of iron, Of
food wool and cotton and to decrease the price Of
the manufactured article
$50, 90. Manufacturers from the Old and New
England will come here for the sake of having the
cost Of their raw materials, such a. iron, food
wool and cotton, increased and the price Of their
manufactured articles decreased in other words
for the sake of giving moro for what they buy and
getting less for what they sell. All that we have
to reply is, that manufacturers Of ali mon, do moi
act from such purely benevolent and unselhsh mo-
cmes.--- Constitution.
Men change from one party to another, and
parties change also, and their measures anc
principles. We advocate the policy Of protec
ton, not specially to pleaseour politicalfriends
or to make political capital, but because it il
TIE policy which we regard, above all others
essential to the interests of the country, ant
to all classes Of people, in the Western coun
try.
We have nothing TO conceal, on the sub
ject, and no disposition to shirk any Of tn,
difficulties of the position, or to misrepresen
any Of the arguments of the opponents o
protection. We give, therefore, in its owr
words, what the Constitution has to say, upor
our position, that the effect of bringing the
manufacturer to the aide Of the sgriculturist
would be to increase the price of raw mate
rials, here in the Mississippi valley, and e
diminish the price Of manufactured articles
Now, in support Of that proposition, VIC
have to say, in the FIRST place, that it is uni.
Sersally admitted principle Of political econ
onists, from the days of Adam Smith, to GU,
own time, that the nearer the raw material te
the manufacturing market, the better price
it brings I; and the nearer the manufactures
the less the manufactured article costs. And
this principle is ustained by history, and b.
observation, The world over, q well q BY the
plain deductions ii the philosophy Of COM
mon sense.
Food and raw material bear . higher price
in Liverpool, Manchester, Boston, New York,
Philadelphia and piusburg, and manufac-
tured articles are cheaper than they an
in&owa and Missouri. And the rea
son for the difference is, that in the far IVES
the raw material b as to betransported 10 thos,
placea "a market, and the manufactured ~
ticle has to be re,ransported back to the con
sumner, and the cost of transportation An,
the profit Of dealers must be added to Ii,
price.
Now, If this additional expense could b.
saved b. establishing manufactures in Mi.
sour and Iowa, then the raw: material nigh
sell for that much moro and the Mandates,
sdaxticls Tor that nupA lss Ia. - 49,.
while they Aavs - b transported 70 70 srs.
. distance. The inducemeat to the mann
hcssss Is not sufficiently strong to NOV. Sin
totAs Mississippi vallsy, bat il duty i, i'm
posed upon the article hsnanuiActu,es. he m.,
be induced to pull up stakes in Liverpool .,
Aanchesssr, and cons 10 s. Louis d Keo-
kuk, in order 10 avoid the pAynsat of IL
duty, aad tAsa thes.yiag = cost Of tnnspo,.
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