The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-10-25

copper, cordage,sallS and other elements
that enter into the building Of ship,
twice as much to construct one here in
America as in Scotland. OF course, no
vessels will be built here Ten years
ago there were $4,000 ship carpenters
in New York. They are now less than
1000, and the whole trade, SO far as the
United States is concerned, seems to be
one of the past. The tariff taxation up
on our products is well shown 5y the
following exhibit fexports and imports,
as compared with 1860, ten years ago:
Exports. Exports.
1860. 1869
Boots and shoes, S7S2,525 1856, 200
Woolens, 389,512 120,013
Carriages, Sl6,973 29S,30S
Candles, 760,525 324,995
Pot and pearl ashes, SS2,S20 1S7,094
Hats ana caps, 211,602 72,740
Manf't'd tobacco, 3,33S,0S3 2,l0l,33
Soap, 494,495 3S4 $50
Trunks and valises, 37,74S 24,S00
Paints & varnishes, 224,S09 81 1,452
Gunpowder, 467,772 122,562
Manufactures ofma
BILE and stone, 1929 65,515
Man7s India rubber, ,240,S4l I2S,216
Beer,ale & porter, .53,573 9,755
Gardens other seeds, ,596,9l0 44,1S6
Hides and skins, 1,036,000 219,91S
Living animals, 1,85S,09l 6S9, sos
Manf's of cottons, ,l0 1884, 900 4,416,70s
Manf's of iron, 5,514,238 1,5T9,67e
Manufactures of cop
| per and brass, 1,664,122 445, ,637
Under these circumstances is it Wise
to sacrifice all these great industries
even if it was necessary, in order to
keep few monopolies like pig iroE, coal
salt and Bessmer steel? Mr. Brinker.
hoff of Ohio, in a late speech, gives
some illustrations of the injury the tar
iff does to the business interests of the
country. He says:
81 have letter in my pocket now
from Mr.. D. Harter, of Mansfield, Ohio
the superintendent of the great Aultmar
& Taylor agricultural implement manu-
factory, the largest, probably, in the en-
tire West, and this is what he says:
II am quite sure the tariff is curse
to us. With free trade in iron, wood
and leather, our business would be lar
ger, more profitable, and would cheaper
the articles we manufacture to our Gus
toners, and would enable us to Offer
honorable and profitable employment te
a larger number of workmen. The
sooner the people realize that the grind
ing taxes they pay Under the name Of
protection are simply robbery under the
sanction of law, and that instead of ben
citing manufacturers they iIure, dam
age and destroy them, the better
$50 with engines and mill machinery
the tariff is. simply a dead weight
have talked with many of the manufac
turers, and they are all agreed in oppo
sing protective tariff
"Let me read you an extract from ;
letter of Mr.. j. C. Evans, Of Delaware
Ohio: si.i.1sQ
"For more than ten years have beer
engaged in manufacturing farm imple
ments, steam engines and mill machinery
and / know by actual experience the re
suits of high protective tariff upon m,
business. At the very outset it adds al
most one, half to the price of pig irol
and coal, and greatly enhances the pric
of all other materials used, which, 0
course, increases largely the price of tn
ma chinery ! make for sale. These fact
lcompel me to use larger capital tha
/ l otherwise would, which necessitate
llarge profits, all Of WHICH again enhan
ces the price of the articles sold. Wha
we need as manufacturers is cheap Goa
cheap iron, cheap lumber, and cheap ms
terial generally; with these we can pre-
duce prices from the present, whic
would largely increase our sales, an
thus bring our manufactured article
within the reach Of more people; wit
the increased demand for manufacture
articles would be an increased deman
for labor. Free trade, therefore, woul
| not only be benefit to the manufactui
er, but equally also to the consumer sn
the mechanic"
u In reference to the tariff on wool Nj
Brinkerhoff says:
..In this matter of wool, / have Ii
tie experience of my own. / own
quarter. section farm near the city whel
/ live. and year or two before the ia
: if on wool boughta a flock of sheep I
put on it. l got the ordinary Leiceste
|, shires, and paid So ahead. In due tin
!, the Wool Growers Association succeed
ed in getting substantially prohibitor
, tariff on wool, and the result was that
had the felicity Of selling my sheep I
the butchers for an average of abo'
81 80 apiece. My neighbors. who ha
t the small-bodied Merinos, did not do s
: well, and throughout the west thousant
+ Of sheep we're slaughtered merely to ia
: ten hogs"