Middletown transcript., 1868-02-15
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MEssRs. EDIroRs:- Like George Point,
your humble correspondent desires not to
enter the arena of CONTROVERSY but some
ideas conveyed in his communication seems
to place manufacturers in such false light
as to demand at their hands a defence,
however feeble and weak. W. TtN5'5'
In justice to your humble servant be it
known, that a. since these arms of mine
had known their nine years pith till now,
some three moons wasted, their dearest
action hath been in the ftrro,ced field,"
| and1 regret exceedingly that any contro-
yersy should arise between two great and
important branches of industry, and while
hold there are errors upon both sides Of
this question, i consider there is a ''happy
medium" an honest platform where each
may stand securely. ~ From Georges Point
learn that Plummet has had trouble in
getting his wages, and Observer was troub-
led in getting it for him, but Observer re-
| quests, Plummet TO let the eensure fall
upon his (Observer's) leng-winded GUS
toners, which arouses Georges Point, from
his apathy, and like the King of the For
| rest he ,growls defiance at the intrusion
upon his lair. Let us examine the position
both Plummet and Georges Point have
taken in this paper war. Plummot asserts
the employers walk about town with we'll
filed pockets and refuse to him his well
earned wages. Georges Point refutes this
by acknowledging that from employers he
takes one, years credit upon, all the work
that he indirectly has Plummet to do for
him acknowledges, or rather asserts, that
farmers cannot meet obligations short Of q
credit of twelve months. y Only. think ,es
it Such country settled and owned, by
what Georges Point asserts are the g bone
and sinew'' Of, the world, cannot live upon
any other system than one of extended
credit, which he, like the old lady in the
fable, takes himself but gives not to others.
To explain--does Georges Point sell his
wheat, corn, oats, peaches, cattle, butter,
eggs, poultry, hay, pork, in q word any,
thing, for other than cash (or its equivalent
BY acceptable paper) to any one2 AS a
| system, does he or any other farmer dis
pose Of his production upon any other
terms than cash ? Certainly not, neither
should he do so. Then in all candor and
fair dealing does not Georges Point wonder
that mechanics can subsist at all upon the
long credit aoithoa interest even, he as
serts farmers demand-,ig3.a. .! f9 .,isa,
We, are. not disposed to underate the
farmers;i we acknowledge to Georges
Point that they are the, foundation of all
classes of business, the removal of them
would entail poverty and !" pangs .unfelt
before, + but we must claim they are but
dependant creatures after all. and this de-
| pendance is the very cement of all society
While their welfare is the prosperity and
subsistence of the world. the downfall Of
the mechanic and merchant is their ruin.
They cannot succeed without them, and it
behooves them to sustain them 80 long
as they find it to- their interest 50 to
do. And now the question is how can
they be better sustained than they aref
Georges Point asserts that this sec-
tion consumes US much machinery as any
corresponding territory, where the demand
| is solely confined to farmers. Here we
must differ with him. and we hope to show
him, how and why, There is less of mod
ern, machinery sold in this place than any
other town Of its Importance and surround-
iags upon the line of the DelaEre Railroad.
There is more tinkering and repairing done
by the mechanics of this place than at any