Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-16
Ho,c the People ere Tared.

Hoe the People are Idced.
The last OXFORD REGISTER copies az
article from the Cincinnati Ea7l1vcr. to
show how toe poor man and The farmer
are taxed. ana or what articles II is
siuguiarly unfortunate in the euumerS-
ton, tor nearly all the articles mentioned
are articles produced or manufactured in
our own country. aud consequently AZ
ticles which we are not dependent upon
foreign countries FOR Now we contend.
and ii i fact easily demonstrated, that
duties laid upon articles produced OF
manufactured il this country. DO not
necessarily ol usually increase the price
Of The articles on the contrary, tend
10 lessen il.
No enlightened student of political
economy regards protective duty "A, "A
tax. OF a adding Jus, 50 much 10 the
price oi the article in this country. This
has been tie democratic doctrine, il :
true. bot where protection has encourag
ell manufactures in our country, the price
O, the artici, produced has been gener-
ally reduced Why Because when We
rely upon the foreign article. and there
is 10 American competition, the foreign
manufacturer has monopoly and can
Charge what Ge pica-cs, and we are
Obliged 10 pay the prices Competition
always tends 10 reduce price,-but free
trade l. not competition. though 1t has
specious sound. Free trade in articles
manufactured may secure competition
and lower the prices. put this is not the
Free Trade meant by is advocates.
They mean Free Trade which admits all
kinds OF commerce and all kinds OF man
uiactured articles into our country fres or
duty. English and other foreign articles.
manufactured under the pauper system
OF Europe, where labor i ten cents q
day, come in and pr.rsnt comps Uioh on
our part, and thus monopoly is created
which enables them 10 charge their own
prices 50 long as our manufactures are
kept closed.
Take Tor illustration. the article OF
Steel called BeSSemer Steel Before il
could be manufactured in this country no
Eugli>hman would sell ton OF rails tor
less thar $50 In ls6J IL was manu-.
featured mere. and the price dropped to
$3.50 and 500. And SO OF numerous
other Articles which might bc cited
Nov that the cities and towns OF Maine
are turning their alien ion 10 encourage
ing manufacturing ia their midst 1t is all
important TO adopl lae night policy
required .oy tut, putpoS,, aud iur the en-
courageneut ot .Abor lae trGe wealth ot
our county. We must encourage indus
tries by a1urding them such incidental
protection Is l. needed TO give them -
eXemptmg from taxation and offering
bounties Is only another form oi prolec
ton. Individual aid such ~ has been
furnished in oar own village withia the
past two years. 10y buying Steam Engines
and erecting buildings 10 encourage en-
terprises thai would not have been start
ed here but for such encouragement Is
another torn OF protection. and our demo
cratic Intends includiugthe editor ol the
Register, who cooperate IN these things.
practically adh1a what they theoretically
dsay, the principle of protection.
There is good deal OF elap-trap in
parading figures showing duty Of 100
per cent. on Chains. or 40 per cent. on
Hoes and Spades. and trJing to make
the farmer believe ,Aat be has 10 pay the
amount o. these GgrIg, added 20 the cost
OF the Manufacture OF the articles, for
them. Hoes and spades aIe manufacture
ed here--the raw material Is found here,
and the incidental duty imposed on the
articles has enabled manufacturers IN this
country TO make then and sell them
lower than they We're sold when they
We're not made here. The true and ONLY
question for the poor man 10 consider il.
do get my hoe or other articles. now
that they are manufactured at home. as
cheap as l dad before But besides this.
is the other important consideration OF
encouraging home enterprises. giving Ia
Dor to our own people. and developing
our own resources.
Take the article of Sled> or Toy Car.
riages which we manufacture here. Sup
pose they were made in Montreal even
cheaper than we can afford to-they are