Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-03-11

and. great manufactures for making
cloths, millions of dollars worth
Of which Ohio must have, and with
which she cannot supply herself,
(although she can raise the woody
for want CT factories, put a a duty of
one dollar on every yard Of Penn
sylvania cloth. brought into Ohio
for sale, what would be the effect!
Simply this, the manufacturers in
Ohio would at once put every cent
of that duty, or whatever amount
they dare put on their cloths, up to
price that would undersell Pennsyl-
vania, and yet keep her cloths out
Of the market Of Ohio, yes they
would add every cent if they could !!
Well, what then 2 What then Why,
then, in the first place, citizen of
Ohio would pay just four dollars
more for four yards of cloth than he
did when he bought from Pennsyl-
vania! What next? Why ting home
demand being increased for Ohio
made cloth a corresponding in
crease would exist for skilled labor
to make it and the price being ad-
vanced little over that paid in
Pennsylvania would bring scores of
her workmen here, and our factories
would send out their smoke and
goods from every noon and corner
Of our State!
"Just what 1 told you," shouts
the high tariff man! Yes, so it is,
says the free trader,but stop! What
have you gained? ? why" says the
tariff man "we have saved all our
freights, and made home market
for our producer' So you have, and
you have done more than that! Be
fore this duty you sent your pro-
duce to Pennsylvania and there ex-
changed it for cloths at low prices,
while you got good price for your
produce. Her dealers, also brought
their cargoes of cloth to Ohio and
took b:,ck cargoes Of your produce
But what now? True you have
some of Pennsylvania mouths now
in Ohio to feed, but you have cut
off our commerce with her on what
demanded great carrying power and
which was most vital to Ohio! And
while Ohio is charging her toiling
sons one dollar more on every yard
of cloth than Pennsylvania did, and
her spindles are busy all over the
state, still her farmers, with all their
"home market get less price for
their produce! Why is this? ?? Sim
ply because Pennsylvania finds 9
better market for her goods, even il
she has to pay Scots. more per bush
ell for wheat, in Virginia than ir
! Ohio! Her great ships go there
loaded down with wheat, corn, meat
&c. and Ohio Farmers have man,
less mouths to feed than when the,
fed Pennsylvania and they must take
Just what they can get at home
Now where does this one dollar pel
yard go to? 1t goes just where thu
nine dollars on Pig Iron goes to
into the manufacturers pocket! ane
the farmers, mechanics &c is jus
that much poorer--they are swind
led, and so is the State of Ohio
Ah, yes, says the tariff man, 'Lut w
, are importing more than we eve
did,; SO we are. Ohio is now ful
of naboHs tt,ieler this tariff on Penn
I sylvania cloths; she has big towns
+. big cities, ric.t III .nufacturers, ,broa,
D clio Ii, SILKS, purple and fine linen
laces. $4,000 shawis &c: these wer
), mot made in Pennsyleauia5alone,an
if they had been the tariff don't keel
: them out because Ohio don't pro
i duce them, and Ohio must hav
), them! Ohio now imports NOR
h than ever, it is true, and her bond
b go to Pennsylvania by the cord t
d pay for those things, but for whom
Il For the farmer, the mechanic, til
n common mere hant? No, No! The
: pay for them but they do not wea
Y them They are worn by thos
n ''Protected!' BY and by thos
e bonds come back for payment, an
e then again must the earth produc'
n through those who till it, the gol
, to pay that debt! Had Ohio tor
= down this false bond to Her pro
10 perity soon after it was established
y and opened wide her arms to IL
r. State from which she sprang, beho]
y where she would have stood to- day
is Our broad acres would constant
70 and steadily be pouring their golde
d products into the lap Of Pennsylv
s. mia, while she in turn, would
,e competition with Ohio's tactorie
ot be clothing the toiling millions, o
is and young, big and little, for OIL
* half that it has cost them, and Il