The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-10-29

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still, and one cannot make Devon Of
him.
how are our industrial resources
to be developed? Is it the duty Of
the Government to recognize, encour-
age, and protect industry, and aid in
the Development Of our resources, or
not? a very learned statesman re-
marked once that $50 long as agri-
culture was fostered and protected,
the form of Government was sec
ondary affair" In this country the
Government is 10 the hands Of the
people, and, it is, perhaps not too
much to say that the agricultural por-
ton of the community in the United
States cast majority of the votes.
IF so, then the destiny Of the country
is III the hands of the agricultu-ists.
Why then do they not exercise the
power which is within their grasp, and
foster, encourage and protect their
own interests? Simply because they
are aliensted from their true interests
and blinded by political partisanship.
The parties here strongly remind me
Of the historic parties in Berne. IN
Switzerland. The Bear is the city
emblem, and the term Berne means
Bears. Now, at the gates Of this city
of Berne were several bears in con-
fnement and regularly fed and watch
ed at the expense of the city. The peo-
pie were taught to regard these bears
as the guardians and protectors OF
the city. One night. however, the
bears Escaped from confinement, and
sought retreat in the dense forest.
The citizens of Berne were afright-
ed they ran bowling from one end
of the city to the other, they counted
their beads, said their Ave HariGs
and Pater nosters, and made their
wills, and prepared for the end of
the world. Quiet was restored only
after large posse of citizens tracked
the bears to their lair, captured and
replaced them in confinement. So it
is with the Agricultural community (;
it is keeping and feeding two very
huge bears in existence, in the shape
ofpolitical parties, which parties take
no cognizance, in practical form, Of
the industrial interests.
The Democrats very confidently
assert that the Republicans are driv-
ing the ship of State recklessly and
heedlessly on to a beach of breakers,
when and where ali will go to ruin.
The Republicans, on the other hand,
are equally confident that if the Dem
ocrats attain the reins of Government
that they will speedily ruin every
thing. After four years Of the most
intense war the world ever witnessed,
war in which every possible engine
of speedy destruction was brought in
to active operation four years du
ring which fire and sword were sweep
ing throughout helength and breadth
of the land 4; and yet the country is
many, many removes from actual de-
struction. Every day it is recovering
from its losses in life and property
destroyed.
The wool growers asked Of these
political parties recognition and
protection of their interest, and l, for
one, was not disappointed in the re-
sult. They received protection in form
but not in substance. The act of
Congress enaeting a tariff on wools
reads smoothly, and is, apparently, all
that the friends Of protection could
desire. Well, suppose we examine
the act for a moment 1t makes
three classes of Wools The first
class consists of clothing woods, emu
merated and specified; the second
class consists of combing woods. In
this class the law recognizes none of
the woods in the world as combing
Hools except the pure bred English,
woods. The German Marsh |
sheep, the Russian, the Wallachian |
and others are as good, in every sense,
as the English breeds, but are notenu-
in the law. Hence, millions
ing wOOls are being imported, an
;wering the same purpose, and used
in the manufacture of the very same
goods that the English cOmbing woods
are used, whilst nominal duty, at
most, is exacted from them. The
custom house officers are honestly
lischarging their duty when these
Fools are admitted at nominal rates,
they are not specified in the
avs Then the third class caps the
climax, in the shape of protection,
or it admits everything not enumer-
tied in the first and second class as
carpet woolsl The act specifies
woods as Merino woods; it
lames the breeds of sheep which pro
Iuces the recognized eombing woods,
,ut fails to give the name of a single l
,reed of sheep which produces the
arpet wools. IF one will examine I
he custom house statements he can J
lot fail to be impressed with the idea U
hat all at once we have ceased to I
manufacture anything out of wool g
kept carpets Millions upon mil t
ions of pounds Of carpet wool are v
imported whilst the imports in class t
5 one and two are very Insignificant. h
tell you, my friends, that very fine G
Iothing wool, and the best combing q
col, rot English, are imported under T.
he head of carpet woods. This can n
E done openly, according to law" e.
have, in my Office, circular letter C,
instruction, from heavy wool 81
ouse in Liverpool, directing how ft
put up Wools, and enumerating
hat kinds of woods may be passed al
trough American custom houses un- "
II the head of carpet woods. You lie
ed not be surprised at the decline "
American wools when you learn th
hat vast quantities are imported at CO
rate, under a law appar- W
tly prohibiting importation. It-is Of
e best law l ever knew Of chow not us
do it. al
American industry requires pro- ac
5tien. Protection is required, not ia
r revenue, but for the encourage ou
.nt and developement of our re- pr
urces. There is not another nation wi
der the canopy of Heaven, in IN
itch wealth is so generally distri- tn
ted and within the reach of all, as uu
thin the United States. There is not po
other nation in which taxation is a t an
small per centage of the capital or mt
come, as in the United States. In an
my European Governments, IN va
nes of profound peace, the taxes ter
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