The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-06-23
High and Low Tnrln.

concerning tariH duties. We have
large class in this country who make
their living by importing for sale ar
,iclc9 into the United States from 9th.
countrics. As these goods would sell
much more readily if their price was
lower, " becomes the interest Of the |
importers 20 reduce the tariff duty |
which is charged upon these goods !
by our government, ns much as possi-
ble. The importers would, 10 fact, be
better pleased ifthcre was no rcstric-
tion whatever between the commerce
IT this and other countries, aud no
duty charged upon anything. This
class Of individuals, known rs Free
Traders, are at the prcscut time, leav.
ing 10 stone unturned to educate free
trade sentiment throughout the coun-
try. We receive several copies oi the
free trade documents monthly, aud
the organs of the party, prominent
among which is the Chicago Tribune,
are constantly laboiing most faithfully
to convicc their readers that the man
ufactures Of Europe ought TO have the
privclcec of sending their productions
to this country free of duty.
We are entirely opposed to the pol
icy Of Free Trade at present, and be-
believe that it is for the interest oithe
United States to adopt such measures
as shall most rapidly tend to the de-
vclopment of our homo manufac-
lures. Either We must purchase
goods that are manufactured abroad,
or those made in the United States.
As the expenditure of $1,000 fot
goods made in Europe takes just 81. =
900 this country, aud the payment o!
81 900 for these goods, made in this
country, leaves the $1,000 for circula.
tion at home, we arc evidently 81 900
richer by purchasing oir goods AT
home
The argument of the free trader
is
How unjust to compcll the pur-
chaser to pay certain price for iron.
made iu this country, when it can be
bought for half that sum iu Eng
/ land
Our answer Is, having an abundance
of iron ore in this country iron cvi-
dcptly can and may be made as cheap
ly here as anywhere else, and it can
be furnished to the buyer cheaper than
iron made in Europe, 10y the amount
saved by transportation. The only
thing required to bring this about is
to shut the foreign product out, max
ing, il need be, the price OF iron rule
high for q time. Capital will then
engage in manufacturing in this couu-
try. IL the manufacturer makes II
great amount of money, other capit-
alis,s. who are seeking good invest.
mcnt for their money, will engage in
manufacturing also. If the price OF
iron still continues high, others will
90 iuto business until finally compcti-
tou will bring the price OF iron down
to TIE place whore it ought to be, and
so with every other manufacture.
! What piece OF folly to keep thou
sands Of men engaged in transporting
grain to Europe to feed mechanic;
who are making goods to he trans
ported to aud sold in this county
The goods snould be manufactured by
our own people, iu all cases where We
have the raw material for making
them and il is the duty Of our legis-
lators to put such duties on foreign
goods Us will build up home manutac-
lures. In time, this course Of pro.
ccdure will give Us iron and every
other product, for which we have the
raw material, much cheaper than We
can get it abroad.
Free trade is simply encourage
ment for our people to engage 10 ag'
ricultural pursuits 1t makes au in
ducement for mechanics to remain in
Europe, and it gradually drains ou'
country of its gold to pay for these
products which &c obtain abroad.
y high protective tariff, which shut:
out foreign productions, makes it al
inducement Tor mechanics 20 come Il
this country to engage in manufactures
it will make all manufactured goods
cheap; it will save at home millions
of gold that would otherwise go abroad
it will make market for farmers a
their own doors, thereby saving theu
the immense expense they otherwise
would be subject TO 10 sending theil
grain to mechanics ia Europe, and
transporting their goods to the United
States. .-Imiusiridi Protector