Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-05-20
Teisl number of psrsons engaged in

Fetal number Of pPrsons engaged in
the pursuit Of active Industries in
the United States ........ ....12 $40 600
Three hundred and thirty thousand only out
of nearly thirteen millions. are employed in the
three great protected industries Of iron.
wooden and cotton. Just 2 q per cent. In order
t@Pretsct this small moicty Of the population,
the 0,43i,00O persons engaged in farming are
under the necessity of raising their wheat and
other farm produce under tariff which, with
out adoriing them any sufficient compensation.
unnecessarily increases the cost Of their tools,
their clothing their fuel thoir fencing, and their
shelter, which, produced under these circum
stances. costs a greit deal more than it does in
cJuntries free from such embarrIssIn ants bgt Il
ioss not sell far more. On the contrary, it has to
sompets with the so-cllled "pauper labor Of
Europe" and returns TO tho farmsr no h, her
price than is paid there. Nor does it cheer the
farmer to reflect that while he suff.rs from
deprecated currency, aud competcs with til
metallic Ts1uos. cheap material and cheaper
laber.2 otaer couGries, and also paying his
fail share of the internal revenue, yet he is
called on 10 make much heavier contributions,
on kis clothing, iron. coal, lumber, salt aud the
like aot for rsoenps, bit far the profit Of indatri.
mo,s farored hon bis onn, that tiey may be
.eyssgr1 fran the conpstiiisn to which The ia'na Is
forced Ia submit.
This condition of the national system uf tax
alton, Is being appreciated by the Western farm
ers. OF which the follJwipg communication is an
illustration
Arena, Wis, Jan. o. 1870.
EnITo2s FaEE-TRApEa am pleased to in
fosn vou that the Free Trade movement is
working well in this section of the country.
own a gFst-mill here, and have gond oppnr-
iun.y uf testing the sentiments OF the pe0ple.
Half of the Republicans here are sick OF this
protective tariff 1t opens their eyes when ii
takes fen tu.icFs of ,chent 10 Gpy prr Of bpDts.
and sir bashsis 10 buy barrel Of soh and in
fact, everything in the sam, ratio. The wrter
rmgrated to this State, or territory rather then.
in very early day, in fact befnre he was
voter, and am now f'ty years Of age. After
reading the platforms of the twn parties, then
Democrats and Wings, | concluded that was
Nhig; the theory of a high protective tarif
looked beautiful in my eyes. | thought with
aucI tariff we should be really free and in
dependent people. Knowing thar we have a
country exen1ing from the equator To the tor
rid ,nc, we were capable Of producing every
ling that was necessary for the Of man (;
and that the Eastern people could furnish us
Srifsi their manufactured goods, and we could
furnish them with the bread and beef, pork and
beans etc. But as old Brandenburg wife said,
acknowledge the corn. ,ros sold.
Ny opinion is, the internal r4venue law is as
big humbug as the tariff; it costs too much
to collect it : direct tax on the wellth of the
country, both personal as well as real property,
would be the hnnestest way to support Our gov
ernment. 1t Is the easiest collected and can be
collected for one tenth of what II costs to collect
ihe revenue under tie present system. ". z. r.