The Ottawa free trader., 1873-09-06

,From tAc -. Loui, Republican

lFrJm the -, Louis Republican,,
4 comparison of the industries of these two
state, in thr iight of the last census will
illustrate that system OF federal legislation
which makes the people ana the interest, ul
certain states sub,cryicnt to the people and
the interests of othcr.-vhiCh selects certain
states and their vocation, for the favor OF is
special protection, and forces other state, and
, their yOcatiOnS 70 pay tribute TO them. one
of them Is western state, devoted ChlrllN 10
agriculture: the other is an eastern state de
voted chiefly to manufacturing. One of them
raises surplus of grain and provisions to
sell and buys the greater portion the manu-
facturc. il consumes; the other produces a
surplus of manufactures to sell, and buys the
greater portion Of the grain and provisions it
consumes. Each pursucs that business which
the circumstances Of its position dictate aS
the most advantageous. The one has good
soil but little watcr-poWCr, limited capital,
and no cheap ocean connection with the Tor
cign sources Of raw materials; II therefore
devotcs itself to raising food. The other has
thin stubborn soil but abundant water
power, ample capital and cheap ocean con
ncction with foreign lands; it therefore
dcvotes lis attention to manufactures. Up to
this point. the conditions are equal between
them: if each has disadvantages with which
the other i not icttcred, each also has advan.
iages which the other does not possess. But
right at thi, point unjust laws come in to
destroy tie equality by comforting special
tayOrs upon one, and imposing special bur
den, upon the other Those laws assume
that the pursuits that are followed in one are
entitled to encouragement protection and
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tl''il u nii It'lnS piI'o, f.j ,r;ti,
"a !uicis -! o"o 81 '",,':'! ~ ,I,n
. 'nIl. ~ ConNi.iou' e. 20; ,r''t ~
o'Iri I,I. arc uIHs"usr," aI, " ~! M , :,
l!Ilhuie mas 1,o'ff' i''to"3 - -
aSi'Cultutu, "il" ti'HH!' 'i''S'',S i'a, 0"'f -
oIo' puI hasSacnnStltS mas r!i''TV pCiSpns
ch?'4t" III VIII 'a'
only o',7o+. iiiInoI' mas oHII q ""LcI
"heciH oi i:,9o2 no.SCl'""cI' ,n anu h"NS"Ctu ilu
HcI'H mas ''lo' Vi lV',,'t 'oi >c'i 'i,oN i"''
"nici 9h1"s one ~ l'iG H'''ut'I ITni;"n!:"seS
Which NlasA"'Hu>rtt' mas "'C' ii.idoI9 ,,,o ~ ~
manufacturing. lIIIioI' mas Sot'2o,,Vo' !
canllaI employed III ilanoiaC'u'c', anu MA.
sacAusci' mas S|"l'o'" @-"iinIllcL ,,, ?iea'
advantage IN iaEor OF 'he Id''ct, nc LIMOS bn
pfouuCI Oi hlauutoCIuitS III lo'V M9s ? ;V,
o-V,o', lhat Vi 'l"S'a li'ts't'S "'o 49,,
Dos In agriculture thc nguTes are Ill Ia'oi
OF Illinois; the true estimated Value 4l Its
farms was S92O1O6,3i6, while mat OF Ma'Na,
chusctts was SIG 432,'Si Inc value OF
Illinois farm products was S?lO,S6o,2oDi inat
OF Massachusetts was only so, lo2 j'o, Inc
value of animals slaughtered ana soIu 10!
slaughter IN Illinois was SOD, 'lS,9il IN NIas'
sachuscttS S4,3246jS. The value OF larm
manufactures in Illinois was Sl,4OS,Ol6; IN
Massachusetts St9,3,S. The value OF orchard
products in Illinois was S3,j1l,1N9; in MaSSa.
chll,cts S929,s54 The aggregate Of farm
wages in Illinois was S22,332,'6 in NasSa.
chuscts S5S21,O32
These figures show that the eastern state
largely exceeds in manufactures, and the
Western state largely exceeds in agriculture
that each finds the greatest development
of wealth in that pursuit for which it is ,
best fitted Massachusetts, cannot compete !
Win Ininoi, in raising Grain; neither can
TIIinni- rn,nnrtr with Massachusetts in +