, 1870-06-04

majority Of the committee have counted as
manufacturing population, TO make that inter
est seem paramount, both those working folks
whose interests are against tariff, and those
who are for them.
"There is no such connection he says, ube-
tween the primary manufacture Of Iron and steei,
plemeuts and structures, as axes, hair pins, trpu
vessels, witch springs, pocket cutlery. iron houses
ard the IKE, ~ WARRANTS their grouping as one
for ennmeratng under the head oi the woo1Ien,
cotton, and silk industries all those persous who
nre employed il making clothing, sails for ships,
OF umbrellas, cloth caps, OF eunro!deries"
ARE VIE BETTER OFF WITH HIGH TAH1rr7
Next the Commissioner demolshcs the as-
sertiou that We have neutrality-suspicious.
ton, showing that our exports have de-
clined, our imports increased, that cur best
customers amongst nations and colonies have
been well nigh lost, and that in many Of the
best protected states, as Maine, the very
school children have fnllen oH,-An Of which
shows poverty in the temples Of protection.
CHEAP LUM1ER-
he proves that the repeal Of the Reciprocity
treaty oyetstocled the lumber market OF Chi
cago, and directly did benefit to Canada, which,
proceeding On natural and atable principles,
now ships direct to our former customers
abroad. --.- -,.-...-.
her has fallen IN the Chicago market, IN no Way
Affects the relative prices Of Canadian lumber, and
To- Sn as eesp supp E :
to al those parts Of the country for which Canada
Of cheap supply"
rAxrs on SALT VERSUS TAxEs on TEA AID SUGAR.
The argument OF Mr.. Wells On the staples
Of tea, coffee, sugar and mo1asBes, is master
IT,. He shows that a salt tax pays the Tfeaau-
r little, willie it robs the poor people. and
that to tax salt ia to tax the thousand things
into which it enters; whereas, : tax on tea
gives large and immediate revenue. Also, he
shows that the ta1ca on the three staples pay
the State thus and cost the people thus:
"Tne present tariff on Ten. sugar and coffee
tGxes the consumers of the United states approx
lmately a. folfowa: Coffee, one and hall cents
per week, Pr eapita; tea, one cent per Week, pr
capita; auNar, one and half cents per week, pr
eapitaor m aggregate OF four cents per week, and
the entire benent, Ia & revenue OF over ffty min
Ions per annnIn. Can any one name three other
taxes on the whole list imports and c1ctses which
fort and 50 little an enhancement OF the cost Of
general production
This sort Of direct, square tax be contrasts
with protective tax, IS upon pair Of
blankets or cloth cloak: ...
There are forty millions Of people In the United
States, and supposinE five millions ont Of this
number 10 require pair Of blankets per annunl
then the annual tar levied on the masses for this
single article Of necessity, through the enhance
ment Of prcc, Will aggregate IS, 900; Or nearly
as much as the whole revenue collected from al
the tea annually imported and consumed in the
This does not go to government, however.
But again:
..Thsre are twenty millions T. females In tht
that number require CLOAK esch xtaser, @ then tt H
tax levied on these women under the tariff vii
seeza;e s2ooSS Or nS.sy sas snoant noH
and consumed In the UniteQ States