Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-03-31
TOWN. MD. THURSDAY MoRNiN ahoH 81. 1870

E - al TIC et1yakctateS together. IGe los,
! y = 8 nth, by bis estimaiioa. was g.,
Do. 600. snd ,ha, Of the loyal State,
80. .000. 900. By the census Of 1 96
4 bpcars that the annual value. OF. the
| II 1ucss Of Nes Eseland nanafacturcr;
j = upward u S16s. 900 900; Of the
4 mIafactar-s oe Tho middle States. abou.
/ So 600 .O00; OF the western States,
/ 34. 900 600 and Of all the Soq,he.n
les. Sl55. 900. 900. The Southern
8tfes. wao ars less ablo to pay bcunsics q
jhufactnrcs than any OF tie other States,
qeeive OF those bounsics-for Of such a
i0tective tarff con nsists-less than one
/ ljf ss much as the Western States, less
/ tka one third ss much as the Essteru
sDee. and less than one 9Th as much as
~ his Ststes-
sC%leress some years aga appointed q
| tgshnissinncr Of internal, Revenue. Da-
I I'd Wells. TO examine the whole sub
ject ~ raising the revenue. lie vas and
is . Rspublican and a protective-tarii
man ; bat he brought tn the dischary. o.
his day hones.y, intelligence, ana iniu<-
try. The result of his labors is before
tie country in a series Of reports. Onc
conclusion to which he has com, is So
pregnant with information tha: I canuot
tOrbcar aivrrting to It, II, shows tia.
the laboring classes in the Uaitci States
are not as we'll 70 do, DO not got a. muc,.
for their labor row, under a high protcc-
tive tariff, as before the war, under low
tariff, and that the pric, of every neces-
sary has risen more than their wages
This is applicable to the meu who work
in The great protected" manufacturing
establishments. Their wages have. II is
true, been eivancei !; but the c,s: of their
living has advanced more than their wa
yes. This Is The "pro.cction 70 Ameri.
can industry 81 vauntel. If:h;= is so
with regard 20 the workmen in the factc-
tories. whose wages have been raised
how is it with agriculture, where wages
have ndt been raised, bat which has to
bear the hurd n o. th- tax? Il i, sone-
times sail by the tariff M IN that the duty
on imports is voluntary tax. and thai
no one need 10 pay il !; that il no import
cd articles are bought 10 tax is p7it BY
those who do not bay: tl,a. the TAX is
not compulsory. Bat, Mr.. S,aaker. tn (.
c,mrulsinn is greater than IL tn, tax
Cath"rer stood at tie door,. Who can
live w;thou, fo,i AMI Clothing, AMI who
can worl. wI''ou' the implements oe his
trade an.l profession Il is these ths,
bear the heavy tx. VINO can live with
on, sat, wool. cotton. and iron? I. is
unor these that protective tariff .lway:
fx"s its mcrciless grasp.
Every great interest in the country
seems to have its friends unon this q ,or
and in these lobbies, except one. The
ship-owner, the merchant. the manusac-
turer, and the railroad have each aud all
their able and alous representatives,
But the one grcat interest. w'ieh is thc
foundation upon which they al rest, seems
fTienilrss; I mean the agricultural.-
With the exception Of the able and eff
Gent heal of the Department Of Agricul.
iure no one in or around Congress seem,
to care for that class. They ask no pro.
lection and no boun'ics They d, no,
ask Congress to tax ali the rest OF nc
country for their benefit :; they oalY ask
to be left alone and not taxed tor the ben.
eft of others. They ask no special priv
i!eges. they only ask that all industries
be let free. II is time their voice should
be heard They will be hearl. aud thai
| hope. right soon. demanding. in unmis-
taxable tones, relief from the unjust, ini-
qni'ous aud unequal taxation imposed by
a protec:iv, tariff.