, 1869-04-29

vefJ existing railroad. i mean by thtx %h,. ..
.ad of running on road, ind wo stand Il eoes
1af baJoud WnsIiR needful
Afssseausetts = spead'5s t.aooe.oes to ptc.ca
per ton which would be tho extra cost Of hauling
freight over the noankaIu yet while No hs7o becn
dolhg this the Geuesal go'eTument has constructed
ten artificial Hoossc MountAips betxeeu Bostou
and The Aisasssppi River.
The cost Of freight oerWeen III and the a1s.ss-
eippi might b reduced ten times IS cena per ton
TO repeal that law would be to seuoTc tau Hoosac
Mountains which bar Dur way. 5
sGs a 9 ., ef aud sqr
twice a. great tn geld, In this country as It Is In
England, and the largo portion Of this di1areuco
ne Tint Of construction, to the tAxes upon trou'
steel copper, lumber. aud every other article
4 + 1t1 be alleged that there Is 4 fal1ac, IN nv
reasoning, because II the duties we're entirely re-
moved tie price Of tatls would rot fall :. the 1u!l
extent OF the amount Of duty now imposed: bat
gatior, 1t Is not one which the prutcctioai5t eau
MAKE. II he calls for a tarn fur protection, be
asks II IN order thar be may maintain the pslce of
r1ish such maintenance or enhancement OF price
he falls to secure his cnd 1t IS IN order to keep up
1ss ess oF oree ~ ar liz
you WILL lor . time, give him higher price than
ihe foreign ran q cost he VIII presently gre 5ou
If thts v ere true, how long can NC afford to walt
for cheap rails at cost Of s3o too, ,eoo ner nnnnm
hut It Is not tr7'e- Hare yon ever heard n m1n-
hau ceased 10 be m infant nnl could Hive BY the
use Of his own s1rrugth and sh!ll
We. Us frec-traders, can admit. ani must admit,
that there IL q flll1cy in tho argument which
have adopted, and that Ne shou!t not as once OBJ
tam rtd.csIon ~ the prlcc of rails clu:A 10 the
would sionttless 10 partial reduction in co,t. II
We aha'e the duty Of - psg iron per t,n ae the
samc lime, We anate.! the duty on rails Of 81 q
EFSt ftA
cost Of gas equal to the uuty upon tic ptr iron,
since II has teen fully demonstrated that We cln
pr.'usc r. !5"n ut les CO... per- ton IN ~ tnan
abatement In the price Of rails, cscn af 81 per tsll,
the CONSUMPTION anA demand W1uh lncrenAe, md
| England raHnot meet an Increased tlenaui /, any
Wort,si tu ahout It's full power. and any new Is
Mah'! upon 1t would result In MI increase Of WAGES
far grcater III prutofttou than the Increased de-
ntan.t a neuce would arts9 q natural protec-
tlon; thr true protection which cisucs from ftee
tn''e hut Of raising the wages Of our cnmI.titors
| not reducing CIR own, tnce accomplish th!s
among tha Enalssh miners and then tnfurm tham
VI tie superior conditions OF tlft ID our iron and
cual 1ntncs compared with tile ,!csoiatc " BLACK
country would hrRtn which would forever cstah.
ll4h our sunrr1nac..
sub. .cE'ency " England, aud for Lack Of logic OF
saeta our opponents Attempt To ftnp nnr course
VIII m n,i, m,tSrsrreseMnta.ton M st.' per'nns! snase
afIlsn tnas he who dcprtvcs his teuow-country-
ntau Of fnod. fuel anu shelter, even under die
Ercest of Law, ID dcspoilcr and an cncmJ Of hia
We sillru, that . tax can only to . harsea. and
cannot, IN the nature Of The case, bo = bcneat;
In tho enactment Of tax laws, whether called tar
I'M or h, my nthcr nhnc. shall be the collection a
rcssnme rtn The least Interference possible in si't
We ~ho arc hers tonight arc but tho skIrru!st
line: ~. supports are IN sight aud our reserve
except thoxe who are willing Ia cali In the forvu
law ~ tnal'c them to levy taxea uron their fellow
conntrJ men for private Ga!n an not for tho publ
good. -.
We have submitted long to ,nlse system, VI.
| an ignorant patience ruFthy ot I'll dIaps.se an
cehs.ts Of slowly but surely removing fru.A Il,
an,i rayins due rtaassi 10 essahlIshel interest,
tut AAhef1nE Etca,lils to hts end and object for tn
{ reason TINT the heavy taxes, rhrh must In at
event lie Imposed, make 1t imperative that cSrr
: .lw.aclu to The lasgrst production shxli be r.
t | moved.
From the Ertn;ns Fast Of April 10, 1888.
! TIE IEna MnSornLy.-Mr. David 4. Wells,
Present oppressive tnr the prsn!ucers of pig ir,
In tho tnsse'1 States have cen fur selics Of VIA
.k,nE f1on ;ns EeoMnle n Tt'not my
+ The organs ami Rxeuts nf the mouopo!l
= throughout the country ,!ented thfs position, NJ
{ attacked Ar. Wells with vile epithets for maxi;
OF this city, It was rerslstenly assarscd that Il
lut! on rsg iron Is only high enough to be "falz
II | prDtectlse-H
) Mt. $. Warehouse. however, IN The Tribune
l., this morning, gives all The facts concerning I
y cost IT making iron in this country. For e1a'np
: he taya:
u Thu following statement Of the cost OF maxi,
q one ton Of rg iron at Catondelet Is not HI 81
=, mate, hut an exhibit, copied from the books OF f.
~ ~ conrans, OF the acrnal working expenses Of q
U! furnace during one week:
"a LEO tors # ruu Mountain u, net coet cf sa55
LET ton. ii Biz si,y cai Al ne. co+t Il s5s pr
F. D
n 81 ten VI Counrlyi1r coke at net Of ~ pr
y 3. <i lilntstont So9o rrr nn...-....-......
II ~ ton Of nltllei;tGE, at - 70 Ict ton.
y S|aS Aud taEa
III
" lntereft tAIrs nrd Insurance..
- Tnt4t c1st ef ton If Iis iron. ............1
W This iron sells for forty dollars ton, thus yic
lng net prnft Of lr0 per cent the total cost.
7! The pruits would be laE1.. were there no duty
Nse N all 1lnt adding the enormous duty, wrilng IT.
" t.e1y naD poor and rich, IN TIE country, they
~ "~ithont any preceaens in The history Of le2
III mate industry"
Mr. Atkinson then remarked that he was glad
y See present Win. lluyd Garrison, Esq, and
Il, sif.tl him to address the meeting. Nj. CARR!
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