, 1870-04-18
MONDAY, APRIL II, $50.
INT TARIFF AND AGRICULTURE

TIE TARIFF AND Adh3to1l aBE.
III, ,apars Which advocate tariff for
nro.ec1ion. as distinguished fr'ns n tariff for
revenue. ar. printing the following extract
f.cu, speech l,y Air. Uoar, Of Massachu-
s,,ts. to show how wonderfully beueicent
suyh q ts.gif is to agriculture:
The e:5,tcran1s from the Oil World are leaving
f,4, I, s.,r Eiselat, an1 tbs young ol Massa-
s-,::- I'D ltuhs, laula leaviug The niaau.la;ur
t.~ ::::::::.1lrS under which 1lcy bay: l,sn
hTa.:l. n. and, hassng The whole wasi., before
tset, .rrr 10 tE.xse, ~ oct, E; hi.F this high
Pr :,1,sf r. :Ef is entusred with r1vor never he
ft,r kHnNI tsxour history, Eeiex aRficulturAtAEn-
l:,,1.i.s> u Rcse Western ogGcullutai States a.
1-.~7,7ss. IT, X a fae:. nj, whs>h o.; ;rthraws
IT.! .r :.s'ainr. all The tnc1c 1T the economists
a:ll Tie .ur,s Of Special Revenue Commissioners
Tnt .l>t:t: Hh*h leads man 10 select his p1l.e
fs .fr. il:s he shall rrar his children and cstlb-
Iii. H. l:r. Is something iAat s;l u bt n,!s!cd
ti.t tsl:>:..s.-.s'n -hoxs that tariff witch prp-
H. Is s.'.1&::t'tr: : ia ;he Est encourages aad
irt's, ~ TN Essa,sr tls::sr ,ne agricultural
weak; s:1i .,sirzttr af the West"
Nc 4" 10: sur,.,se that Afr. Hoar can
rrs,,s,e" ~ INSTANCE al l4ny HEN leaving
ei,Lrr hs.r New England, or pennsylva-
nia- .,r::i :.t1akias himself 10 agriculture in
the N,'.tlv, st. because Of any Inducements
L,l.i ru; 10 snth ministry b. tho tariff.
The :,.is's::':-.-al production of the country
has ;s4sea~e>l aud grown up while
Tie ;',,.,s:!ve po1:cy has been en-
fo.tr,i. I Il it owes none of that
inctsasc os =ruvh to the tariff There arc
c.c1s :..->:vn and harvested in yeers Of pro-
tt.etv,i .uouth. and in seasons Of unusual
aud unnatural rainfall, but they grow in
s;i;t. us these circumstances, not because of
tL.1n. Had tl.ere 1'cen 10 protective tariff,
the increase i'll The productions Of the soil
would have l:ca still greater, and the West
would have still more hurdy laborcrs at
t1Ac,ri III il l5 tho liberal rewards they
would have received But when the cos,
uf psos3ucins gram is So enhaneeA by taxa
tiua t.st TIE surplus Of his ernp viii
hardly 1."ar the cs,st Of transportation
the farmer needs it il difhc1l}t II
r.:::,;;.7s...s..i how tlis very taxation induce:
u:ea 10 Engage in the bu5ialss. We car
understand however, Why it is that labo
als;,dons the districts where protection
Regulates tie price Of food, snd does no
rtssti:erste the lehorer Men wor'sinl
tan, t1ay for vscss. hree-fou1ti.s of p1ic]
is consumed tu pay taxes OH the bread an
meat ,heY est. The clothing The
vxas ar,l tin, iu,l,cruerts II th,,;
traaes naturally zee no fntpne hefo-
them for themselves md families hut On
If teil and poverty. "Protection leyie
its texcs IN their paua. hut they rea,iz
none Of its l,ounties. The workmsl
il, The shoe shops of New Eup,.,,;,
cct the sar,o vaces thew eot fs
fore "r7o,ec;ioa." and no more, and &C
urc:1 the 1err sLocs- of t,,.ir osn make
yi.:cn tbey ueca for themselves md fa,ni
J;cs ther mar a tnr of "a or 20 ner cent
the ca-nentars end n,usons thu tailor. an,
skosuakess, the p1as.cre,s and mochanic
IF Ell kinds, IRE American ia,orers VIII
have ro taxes levied TO. their benefit bu
who era taxed 10 starvation TO swell II,
uyotits Of some .nonopoly in IRON lu,nbe.
carpets. cotton. and vool}en cloth. salt An
rrrzer. The stoves ,L.E use. tic coel .ne
tur1.. the csoctery aud cla.s and tin xst
snd cutlery 1hey uss in their honsc.. ar
ts,ad IN n,,,tsct ran;,a, Hnt tho
zrc 1,4 IL ,>.7;sh n,,,a, ~,
,,ca ,r c,,,x IL N. fraa W.
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