Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-06-09
4 canadian View.

We protcctionists in Canada are as
much interested in the fierce struggle
now in progress in the United States
between free traders and protection
lists rs our American triends-nay the
issue OF the fight concerns us even
more deeply. We have never been
brought under subjection to direct
taxation-the very mention Of such a
proposal would raise howl of wrath
Through out the dominion--at least
this section Of it. Now it is as clear
as noon day that if the free traders
gain the ascendant, and European
goods ore thrown OH the American
market, free OF duty, our entire Gus
4orns system would cra,nble to the
ground, and we should 5c driven to
direct taxation to maintain our cred
&, by paying the interest on our hun
dred millions OF debt. The free trad
'ers in England are active, able, aud
;abundantly supplied with funds, in
face the Council Of the Financial Re.
form Association of Liverpool wrote
20 the Free Trade League OF New
York offering to supply any funds
needed to carry on q vigorous con.
troversy. The New York Tribune,
on Che other hand, does battle vail
Antly for cause which may in some
measure be called our own. 1t is
not usually particularly choice in its
selection OF phrases when it wishes
to make itself understood. 1t ad-
mlts that the battle must be fought
In the press, and complains that
Americans interested in mining and
manufacturing, ought not to slumber
Md imagine that everything is NOV
Ing smoothly. It says that gold IS
literally paid out to subsidize the
crees an. :.lebauch the public mind
that importing houses make contribu-
tions in sums of 800 tos5,Vo. to pnr'
chase up influential journals-tha: the
Free Trade League can afforn to put
out a million OF dollars. backed as
they are by the Financial Reform
Association Of Liverpool, and that
Americans interested in mining and
manufactures, must take 4 Leaf out OF
their opponents book. and look to
the press to eniightcn the people
The London T.mes, in recent article,
spoke OF the gradual change OF opin-
ion in the United States respecting
protection, that the country was at
length becoming convinced OF the
folly of manufacturing articles Which
could be purchased at ch aper rates
IN Great Britain. 1t referred TO the
Western States as frctting under the
tariff and looking anx,ously forward
to the day when political Influence
would incline towards the valley OF
the Mississippi. 1t is difficult to
comprehend how people who pos
sess inexhaustible stores OF coal and
iron in close proximity throughout
the vast regions between the Allegha.
ny and Rocky Mountains can be m
duced to leave them dormant aud
import what they ought to manuiac-
ture more chcaply on the spot We,
in Canada without coal and nothing !
but our water powers TO rely OH,
have grown in the belief that the Sc
rret mode OF fostering agricultural
enterprise Is TO build up factories.
We cannot compete with France in
her silks, or with England in many
articles. but still large range of in
siustry is open 10 us which we can
cultivate with profit to all classes.
However, our sympathy ought to be
ON the side OF the American protect
ionist even il we had no dread of di.
rect taxation under tree trale.-(
Montreal News.