, 1870-04-15
TIE FALLACY OF PROTECTION.
speech Of Mr.. E. H. West. Vaca.prn..
dent OF the milwaukee, Chnnher ~
Commerce, mt tho Annanl Meeting
on uoudnF.

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nas oeen fecet7ed IN any year before. We "a
That our packers have cut forty tboua,nd nnor
uoes Inan IN sny Previous year, and: that nor
thAn kWenty tlso1sand tons mora u,srchantE*
nag oeen soceiEst as ads port than taa been r.
ce1Ved IN auy fosIlas yeaf. Orr nont74.tin1, Il ;
Interested eighteeu.thousand he paat Ie.r = ;
ne IL correct IN his estimate. Vast trsnta n
heg country Ii tie vest and north ar1r l,rin
iApa0y developed, over which our erer-iacres.,
ny netWofk OF railtusda ia being oxtcude+i
Nh. aLu ItIhupsnlnf ~ sHbuse to our commerce
Aoso than i've hundrct miles OF ra1i,n.,7 m
nng through the choicest teErito1T. has ~,
aged 10 our Lines tic past yex. ani sf;il mar,
other and Brandts echeneS for tfe bni1,1;rt1 =,
nes foaus and the extension. OF oId ones ~.
ons asatasd, n.oy Of them with Yery fz5
cnsnnIete'1 u 81, aaeeesa,s-pro3eess that whar
1eM great railroad termini Of the conntrv '''
i lae pact few years have been.ye.rs ~ ,,-o,,
Gotauescia1 strife IN this country, fan 9isrt
1a anaasie5s s, are seen graphing Ike gladie.nr.
ronnt1s oT 10 eonssol 81 the whole wealth Of the
combine to control the whole carving trssi.. n9
| tAe country; few great cities - -,r.t;,s.. ~.
iorth mighty crorts to draw to then,.ai ira' II;
TIE trade And commerce Of the conptr MI q.
aokee. VA , heeoGnlzine tho situation, has entered
neither be Lett out Of The ight ,,or
and, although the past year has been = s..- ~
| general dulnaas in ali kinds Of hra;na.5 M -
Waukee has suffered Is little from the ,re5,eral
pfostrat'on as any other city in the lan,i and
~ need mol take faF'seeing philosopher In
ths creat Sersh9ss1 ,osaFe ior her As surely -
suseay Will Milwaukee grow also @'N>'@' ~
nsrtesenf tae gfowth and prosperity Of the
country, and especially Of tha West. Il cr..ti1
lesstdod, for reasens that seem not 10 6a Wefi
hnueisto hrn.d 1esn; Axa:ultuss il the great and
VI. oIoAa foundation Of al business and urnsnsr-
ny IN this country. Tbs prosperity Of H.
!afnet Is the prosperity Of ali tniddls eI.ss..,.
" hAve the tinest country in Tie 11or,5. + =
setuea " an industrious and frugal neonla :.
e1;'a ne5 nate td; 9een blessed WITH most abundant
no"lng the country abounds With the n.t,,.
tA ele1nehia Of wealth. and yet the peonir .r,a
e1oAnlnH about hard fmes, and..afe unshle r.
tneet oollgatlons incurred for the corunaon ns-
eessltlea e ann comforts Of life. Why il It ,ast
Tor eyerything We have to buy ya have tn
pay the highest price that any .people in tha
world pay Tor the Ban,s articles. ana tint for
ese!sthlng that We have tosell We have ia sa,] 4
~ .he lowest pI1ee that ii is sold Tor anvwhsra
N % iae world! There must be something raii-
os.;9;n oa; "t1ne, Or thla would not be 20. In nv
INC misc3lled protective tari0, an oppression
gseilef thsn was ever laid on CIVILIZED peopla
N tne world and without particle Of fencit
U return. VIZ, arc the wost taxed neon1a nm
nsr Yer Gso aun. Under the operation Of our tari1
every ltnnts that they have to buy incident IT,
tue Iaiting Of great atsples-vheat cotton and
pofi-, t,ereby doubling the cost Of prtjnct;nn
every tnng that 4 farmer buvs is prutectea.
everything no sells ia free; and on eTerv farn.
a1 lns tool. 1or every shoe for lis horses. for
pllees On account Of protection. II he wanlJ
put nutmeg in his cruel ho must n.v tWo
if1ccs for il, that the embarrassing nannf,".
so1el q that article in Connecticut nav ba
Pt1npf1'' I.1, M Protected; Il be- would put = little
1aga Salt Company a ta1 Of sl.a5 on e.oh
1a0el. y 1t Is generally supposed TINT tha
EhGaah people are heavily taxed. 4 BrtisI,
amer gets twice AZ mnch for a busheI ~
~, do',e ~ ~, hMnnesots M tssmer does and for
g much Of the comforts OF LIE a. ti;a ME-
,esota man can, ,making one busl,cl Of rrain
nero equal to four hero. II we did not have
ne nche1t country in the world-uhcra tl.e
aosi eooia be raised for the least lahor-1o
onld not stand it year. Asit ii. our yirp;u
on Is being. stripped and impoverished. nd
fe get nothing Tor it. A''o !
4nese enormous burdens are patiently tosuo !
Y out pat7otsc people because they think il
oes 70 PAY our public debt, which al acyco :
auEs oe Pug, whle in fact, not one-tenth Of
lnc-senths OF It goes to bolster up mo- monono. I
e. e. and protect one manufacturer araiust an
anet. II ls well known that II we export one =
asnel 81 eENn IN thirty, that buahal A1es the I
s,ee o1 me other twenty1,ine. Just 90 ia i'm
, " tis III S"o4s. II We import onA yard OF cloth :
se Pnce We hsse to pay for lie twenty-ninc q
WIS, and while the government gets the dnty :,
y y oot one yard, the manufacturer Of ahof1tiv y
III e.. !! !. On me other tuenty-nine yarris. And
~. ~ tsae OF cloth j. trus OF evci thns ess.
ohtry hAyc paid over 519. .tO, ,0No 81 II
oney mi the treasury Is revenue but this G
rui smali part OF the untold millions Thar o
'se We peen psld for protection Aud al this is 81
nm roa ~ pnaa ~ and increase home manufac- =,
y us look at the manufacturars side of the | II
'.eltun .. moment Suppose man wishes =
el stalt iactory 1t Milwaukee for tho ruanu- ~
c!ule o. aome article. Owingto the protec- 81
ie on N ~ noh o.hsr r. articles he has to pay hear
ne otherwise would; and, Ehen res3y to mn "
cos's nun s#lco "a much TO operate It, ~ n
r. article except his bread and meat il prr- :.
.sed; and, consequently, in order to 1.-Two Ind III
~ sofm ~ psaces, ne must be protected also m
osection Of another, until all arc protected ~
tne farmer. who is the victim Of
"nole faFenonE brood who are now scrxm-
he, eseh ono to get little mo1e protection - -
u Tue othet. The fact that it takes twice "a f.
.!aflng nusinets under 3 high protectIyc ~ ~
an prevents thousands, OF limited mesns. ~ ~
NJ engaging In the business, and also prc. - -
nts foreign capital from seeking this invest 20
nt hers. Foreigners can build their lac Ne Ne
aes MN 80 much less cspital,l and operate IL
m 70 much mora cheaply than can be done - -
&c, that they can afford tosand their Roois Ia
re. pay our high ta1in, and then mako more "a "a
ney than on! manufacturers can. Were il - -
Tor protection. they could erect and r.u, u, IN
= eonne1;as etne IT Is ehesply hore ~ IN the ze M
~ by 20 doing they would eave the cont Of ~
nsport1ng ths manufactured article one ~ ~
ahd the transportation Of food for ~
operatives the other way. The coyt " u
u m,anniaesnnne ,',,. e is now SO great that port
le ont companies Of very large capital c.n ~ ~.
age IN II, and these. becoming huge monnn- Muei M
:, seek to control ourlegislatfon and clarnor ehe
:; more and more Protection Ny earliest op
aea Ieachlns WAS IN tho protective tariff ~
sre, ~. we're told that II the nanufac- AZ: A.
sfs could only be protected until they could Go Go;
started, that then they could take care Of Es' MS
nselsee. and give ua cheap goods and -, ~
le MAKet for our farm productH: but thpv u: "a
gone On from that Day to this, Ike little sh; sI
~ " han8 iol mere, and the more pro c,,1
OF goods. Il would have been better for see
manu! acturing interest to-day, II there -
hever been such . thing az prptection n Al
~ o.; Now, 80 far ~ our interests arc s1' pSl
: aea: ~ It sums up Ike this: With ali IT. al, eia
aa they might be under the operations Of me me
Uaae, onr farmers would be able TO buy =; ~. .
!; Z - much with the product OF their farms -.
lney Is are able to do At present, therebv esan o
,1hS tho amount Of trade Ind consoouent- n o1l
manufactures, and, in addition to this. TT psa
shas H. nouaa oe greatly ehespened, owing to 4
and operated. It IL ha1liv uosr;ble tn Q. =
nate tho great benefits that would result M o
'in the Neat and the South under the in oaH a,.
see o1 ffce trade. but, owing to the necessi- te
~ y ne eosetnment, very l4rge revenues ;shtss
De raised. which should be raised With a ue ~.
70 revenue only, and not for the purpose n
lew; With = ta1ih adjusted With such a teie tels
. heaEy burden might be lifted from the ni.e n1e
= = OF tne people. and the revenue not h. pl!I
'bly diminished. Il is claimed by The Ma4 w.
as q protection that f1ea trade .t ae,,
make lo" wages and oppress the POOR sta. N
: .,,.I, l., might make low wages, because I teni
'c comforts OF life than At present, Il msI me-.
nat man gets for . few DAYS work, but Er4, n
he can buy with it. II be gets three dol @ nl1n
! GAY and has 70 pay four dollars for a st
ne y not = veil on - be would be Il he n1ts ts
'at tvo dollars snd could buy his hat for ne pms
Aoo BALI At one time, in the South, + Isa
ofer might get five hundred doIlars for : inra,
Fufk but he newer w1s TO poor a then, ~ :,
lss ~ II wss not sufficient TO buy his bzeak- a,o
Nfth: Nome nzy consider this ! political il i,
er, tnat ought not to be brought forward onae,
occasion Ike this 1t il not ouly NIT faure
Political economy. but ua.ter OF do
Ic economy, IN which We are al interested. .
cast Of governing cnrscfvcs. II We do 80. TFn
ust p1uee occasionally in the uhir1 OF n
tea and pay sotne attention to subjects +
bis, and not leare the natter entirely to p,
EEL. -. ~ ~ .S ~. ~ arriv
asa tb.+ +h.ra = :. 1-a1aa;s:s - occur
Congress to tax steel fails for r4,4da aooa