New-York tribune., 1870-11-29

produce at home-Ths World enumerates +" drugs gums
oils horns furs spiocs toas cofoes. and tropical fruits"
and therefore, It requires ghost to tell u.s. that all
such should be FREQ Of duty. The World says:
"These worth Of articles we need and want
ana thcre In In the world why We shoua nos
have them - long can afford to pay for them'
Aye, thcre's tho rub: 30 long We can oDord 70 pay
for them." DO you call mOrtgagng the futuro industry
Of tho country $1,000 100000 bearing interest and con-
tinued excessive purchase OF s9coo0ooo per snnun
condition to " afford 4" such purchasesf
Now, not this state Of affairs force 10 tho 'front.'
ground, the problem for solution How we cause
the foreigner TO make larger purchases Of our commod
ties. thus increasing production and our ability 10
I" afford" suoh large purchases But The World lays
down the premise not that should purchase accord
ing to ability but "our imports are regulated by our
wants." and winds up with
"Uness we want 10 export what little gold and silver
there II left In the country must produce something
else that other people win take from In payment-as
IL is likely to be for tho next 80 years-C0tt0n."
Tho whole and substance of this labored article Of
The World, eptome Of the whole creed and o conden
saton Of Its mutifarious cuttesh arguments, Is That
cotton planters must not think Of raising provisions be-
cause the farming interest have other resource
other market for their provisions that Cotton is the only
thing with which pay for imports, and will be
40 for fifty years" All this very consoing to the far
mers for The World not the brazen mpudence 10 tell
tho farmers that Free will get them better demand
and higher prices tho face Of the fact staring 1t In the
face, that surplus purchase from tho foreigner OF
d, 100 100000 will not induce the foreigner to pay
even the price Of transportation on our farmers corn
thus literally according to Tho World compelling the
farmer to "burn his :" literally, because tho
railroad, with Its comply cars" on tho spot
would not take 1t as gift and transport 1t. The
railroad receiving the gift. could NOS afford
to transport It, though having idle cars on the spot
Why how can tho buy foreign goods, perfectly
free OF duty when after having to the expense OF
raising his corn he Is obliged to burn itf Why cannot
The World ts friends "whats the matter-that
II you will find market for the farmer so that he gets
we'll paid its product the farmer Will say thank
ye All will trouble you for is to sell; then shall
have no trouble in purchasng what want nthe Illus
traton selected above Of cargo Of goods from Europe
to America and OF provisions from America to Europe
We might added this striking feature to Wit that
tho wages paid on the European manufactured goods
were much higher than wages paid by our farmers FOR
raising their provisions; and yet including these higher
wages the European would be better or with 100 per
cent duty than our farmer with his provisions In England
duty free. Our financial policy alone is clog to MS
greater than per cent duty to tho foreigner with
wise financial policy We could do better than we could
now without any tariff EQUALITY
Ne1- York, Nov. II, 1870