The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-05-12
FREE TRADE.

The men who clamor most agains,
the internal taxes are those who clan
or most for the reduction Of taxes on
foreign fabrics. They demand the
removal of the income tax, Of the
whisky tax, and Of the tax on foreign
iron aud the productions of igrci.l
hi, builders and mechanics. for the
purpose OF rerpetuating the foreign
monopoly oflhe carrying trade by sea
which grew up after the rebel corsiirs
had driven our vessels liDm the ocean
They oppose Government aid to Amer
lean steamers for the purpose Of sup
planting British mail vessels on the
Atlantic and the Pacific. They know
that the success OF their policy il t,
pave the way Tor reputation, and T.
destroy the whole system OF diversified
Industries. The position Of the friend.
OF home labor and of the public faith
u TO reduca domestic or interal taxa
ton 10 its lowest practicable limit.
aud To collect the revenue chiefly by
a tarlh on lnxures and on all Foreign
articles or productions that come ia
competiiion with our own labor As
an Illustration of the effect Of free
trade, ii is estimated that the hands
employed in cotton manufactures
alone III TINS country amount TO 2OS.-
00J parsons These manufactures,
including The consumption by the cm-
pIoyecs AMI the materials used, absorb
Annually about hiIy millions OF dollars
worm OF agricultural products, besides
one hundred aud twelve millions aud
a hall OF dollars worth OF raw cotton.
used by the miIl'. Free trajc would
deprive these two hundred thousand
men, women, and children oi their
present employment, AMI deprive the
farmers oi the steady dcman! Of these
worS-peopIe Tor agricultural products.
We should DC dependent on Great Bri'
tam Tor everything but farm produce.
ihus we are TO compete with The Old
""riu ~ suPp'yihs Tue OiI World de-
nand Ior It's chiei staple" The 81
Louis Dc"0rrd', irct-tiaIc pager
who'o ed''or Is now IN Europe, aud j.
therefore wei! informed about what lac
Whites snys That The American
farmer has u" ad'antise over ms ior-
eign competition lhe Trans Atlan'ic
"hen'-gfower has decided aivan-
lagc over American producers III the
iaa! That be can get hands ut twelve
10 uI'een cents per day, While We
must pay - aud e. % In 1865
lhere was suoit crop IN Europe. and
England phld US s2l, 'eOIl6 for ~
~ AZ "'su'iS "' "h'a'' IN leo9
Europe hsu 'i average crop, aud Eng
Ianu pay. Us ohiy si.'fl5'Ooo ioi
oo,osV,VZo bushels Here We treble
INC export Tor "n"oI' the money sup
pose instead "i an average crop, Eu-
rope had enl'yeu very large crop
tmr price w"u'd have been St'II lower
"at are We To uo' then, To make
honey We answer deVe'op our
'''"us improve our ""''f-Powefs, en-
courage 'he oou'h 10 produce cotton,
ss'@af' ana rice 70 g'oa''r extent
,.a''nS the gfa'1-r'''ihs 10 the
N|r'h
Du' al 'h's Is oniy 10 be done 10y
p'o'r'',"G our own iaoor' II Is eN'I'
tImate' mat ihe reduction OF the tar-
III advocated oy Tue ire,-traiefs "n
Pig IRON IN Ie""SyITahlA alone Will
,hi"w 'hir,y thousand people out oi u
h''nt, whIIe II WIZ pr'n% 10 relief to
lhy""ly put the BRITISH lron manu-
'artnrGrs'
itrhapS tue h'pnDlcan irce'irahe's
!" congress are prepared l" try the
experiment OF another Dem 'rraiic ad'
mihI,'r"lIon' IL So 'hey can have II
oy r'JoeuoS 'ne Souha ai'ire o' frc'-
'Heh' Grant IN hls annual message,
'nd oi secretary i'outWc'I IN hlsprni-
ei reports and dai'y conversations,
icnnsy wanna can be held 10 no party
which dc!iberat'y sIanght'r' her great
Industries and 'Hrn' her people out OF
work. 1t is very true that the major
ity oil the Republicans in Congress
are not tree traders hut they are
strong enough, or ought to BE-, to pre-
vent the success oi measures which,
while reducing the revenues, also re-
duco the ADVANTAGES OF the 'ahoring
millions Our Republican friends
should recolltc' that free trade, or the
approach To it, helps the Republicans
nowhere. 1t sirenathens the Demo-
Gratis in Nes Jersey. Ohio New York.