Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-01-21
AMERxCAM LABOR AND INDUS
TRY.

Free Trade aud Foreign InGustry.
RESOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL LABOR
CONGRESS OF 1870.
Resolved, THAT Congress should modify
the tariff. go rs toadmitfree the neccssaries
oflife and such articles ofcommon Use as we
can neither produce nor grow also. 20 levy
duties for revenue mainly upon articles OF
luxury, aud upon such articles of manuiac-
ture as we. having the raw material in
abundance, can produce, which will develop
tue resources of the country, aud increase
the number of factories, give employment
to tlure laborcrs, cause the immigration oil
skilled labor, the lessening OF prices to con-
eumers, the creating OF II permanent hoiue
market for agricultural products, destroy
the necessity for the odious and expensive
Internal taxation. and viii soon enable us
to successfully compete with the manuiac-
turers of Europe in the markets OF the
world.
The above ie tie best resolution of the
kind adopted thAt we have yet seen ema-
Mating from any Convention. 1t will no
doubt bring many Of the members Of the
w. u. a. to reflect upon the course they
have been pursuing, in allowing themselves
to be led astray from the principles, which
il is their interest to support, by designing
politicians who care nothing for them after
they are once placed in office. Every
reasonable working man cannot avoid see
ing that free trade would be injurious TO
his business. Most Of the miners who are
now on IA STRIFE could have given the sub
iect but little thought in giving their
innuence to the party that is endcaroring
to reduce wages instead OF raising them.
To many it has not occurred that if iron
was imported free of duty that our manu-
facturers would be compelled TO close their
shops, thereby reducing the demand for
coal, and operators he compelled TO close
their mines, unless laborers work for wages
as low as they do in Europe. We arc hap
py to see the above plank in the platform
OF the National Labor Union, introduced
by its principal nenGber3wh are thorough
Protection. Ti5.Nrcc Trade Revenue re.
formers assert ttHt with cheap goods and
low wages, the working men would be
s!nostly benefited. Bat they do not believe
t taems Ives. They advocate free trade,
although they are paid by American work.
ingmen. because they are better pal! by
foreign interests, the same as Commodore
Wells did wlll.a lie was IN the employ cI
the American Government. lie went t.
England ,prcttUtionist, anl came bnoE
eu enemy To tie industry of this country
Like the degraded politicians who only secb
olice, they barter the principles they may
possess to the highest bidder. To prove
that they are hostile to the working ciasses
they al!ihats with the so.oallrd Democratic
party on n" occasion. n party that is hos
tile to Pra.aetlnn, and who voted against
reducing the duty Ou tea, sugar, coifle
spices, &c, n the Supplementary r.rli
Bill, which We do not produce, eXcept
sugar, and which enters into general ceu
sumption among all cl,ssus.
Gen. Grant is with the Republican party
on Protection 10 Home Labor aud indus
Try, and disposes of these free traders, who
are working to destroy home labor anJ
industry .0r-tlo benefit Of other countries
i'll his laie message as follows:
The tax collected from the people has
been reduced more than eighty ui!!OnS
dollars per annum. By stcaGiuvss IN uul
present course there is no reason Why, in i
few short years, the mar Una! taXglthurcI
may not disappear from the door Of tng
citizen almost entirely. With the revenue
stamps dispensed by postmaslers in every
community, taX upon liquors. Of MI sorts.
end tobacco IA al! lis forms, and by wise
adjustment OF the tariif whlCl. viii pat q
duty Ouly uDOl those articles which W.
could dispense with known as luXuriuS, and
on those Of which we usc more than We
produce, revenue onVGgh may be raised
Gitcra few year Of puo -c, 'aRJ Il consequent
reduction Of Indebtedness 20 fulfill al
ouE obligations, further reduction uf uX'
penses, IN addition % n reduction Of inter
est account, may bG relied on to make thi,
practicable. Revenue reform, if it mean,
this, has my huary support. Lit Implies
the collection Ul ali tnC revenue Tor tuC sup
port Of the Government. 10" The payment
oi the pr!Hclpai aul interest Of the public
debt, pensions, etc, hy directly taking H.,
pauplc, then l am aya,u>t revenue rylorui
aud cOnadrut!y believe tue people arc Viii
me. II it means failure 10 provide ia,
necessary means 10 dr..Ay all ,Aueus,s, @
the Government, and thcWhy rrpuGMtio;
Of the public csnt and pensions, luyu / au
Still more oppose % such hiLi ul r,JuuU
reform. Revenue ryt1rM d S not been ii.
Gn-d by any Of IL auyoa.ttra 10 uny kuIw.
edge, bu- sccms 90 Il s0Hyy.tut which /
- supply oye!J G-aaS Hanls ,yt.Eeul ana
cost Cr effort Oh las part. \ true reyeuuy
form cuuuct be- made Ia "A day, bul mus
pr the work Of Irrational legislation aud G.
t.Ue. As .JOu a. .Uc r,y,nuc uta he dis
p,na-d With, AL du y ,AoG.u bp remove
N,ou cole, tr., Sud ot-ur articles Oi uu
vtrsu use lcl prudgc.d b. oursul,J,. IN
ueccssluvs %: ttc country compel co. o. cn
ieCt Revenue ,Ipu our impYu=. An arm
ul collectors aul A-sr,s4gs is Mt p.uasal
sight tp t.s u.tigtit, blt lLt. ora tari
lur revenue Is - t5y aurA q tarl, b
Mr. 40 aril .u vurJur pltlt Go b4u
products, glnrda en- ulipywaui o. i1l.r q
ayius WAGES su contrast 90 tAg pfule- tab.
al the uld world, aud a bp 200 tGe Cggsl1,
meul ul u'iac ruscIr,a.'
Every hoJg.us uau .aa'u,t'y Interest,
~ t-.s question, IL ,.a ig,guas %. ggotp
tIJu wg,p b. lHide "a ,hs eou,ug ,trua,
of aours che i.teu lu,d5 PARIS would sa
ress, ari in-'is wal. N,y 4....a, Ia
..y sl'ssat'us g. r'c pass! ip oH@r