The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-16
The Tariff.


colonists, and had begun on the shores
Of the Gulf, or at New Or
leans and St. Louis and so had first
filled up the great fertile valley Of the
Mississippi and had developed into a
mighty and prosperous nation; raising
immense crops of grain and other food,
the surplus Of which they proceeded to
ship back to the overcrowded land from
which the emigrants or their ancestors
came.
Now, suppose, the French had spread
down from Canada and had coloniZed
New England and the Atlantic coast
States, and had also grown into IL ma
zion. And in time their leaders would
some together and say, "What grand
f&t land is that yonder, Astounding IN
A s6i1& and honey, and -four and beeves;
liEAiiH our poor hills are rocky and bar
rem They tickle the earth with a
4 plough and it laughs into har-
xsvast; but here generation after genera
ton is wasted hcwing down the dense
forests, and gathering up the stones and
. rocks from the wretched fields. How
can we get some of the fairness of that
favored land?"
And at length after much profound
thought, they come to the nation of the
great valley and they say, eve want to
improve your condition. You are now
shipping your productions to Europe
and bringing back the productions of
Europe in exchange. You have the
grandest opportunities in the world to
raise food--fertile fields, large farms
and sparse populations they have the
grandest opportunities in the world to
manufacture wooden and cotton goods.
and iron, steel, brass and copper nipple
ments foryour use here for they have
an overplus of population, and a lack
of land, with, consequently, cheap
labor. Now we want you to give up
that trade with Europe and trade with
us. We are your neighbors; our mar
kct is nearer to you than theirs; and if
we get rich from your trade some re-
sulting benefits will come to you
Then answer the people Of the great
valley:
Your speech sounds fair. You are
nearer to us and we would just as soon
trade with you as with Europe. You
say your market is nearer to US, do you
mean 10y that, that you will give US a
larger price for our productions!''
''Oh, no; we will give you the world S
price for your productions; we could
not give more than that, for the laws
of commerce are uniform the world
over; and bushel of wheat in Hams
chatka or in Terra del Fucgo is worth
just the Liverpool price, less the cost
Of transportation thither.''
What advantage then do we have
by trading with you!''
We'll, if we get rich you will.
We don't see that. If you get rich
1t will be because you will make money
off us. We don t see how taking money
from our nation and transferring it to
your nation can make our nation rich.
You cannot add to thing by subtract.
ing from it.
But we will send money into your
country to lend
Nv ould it not be better for us tc
keep our wealth and not have to Dor
row9"
But we will establish insurance com
panies among YOU
Ives, with our own money. which
you have made off us; and you will ther
carry away through them millions more
Of our money!'
But we will build railroads for you. >
with our own money again; anC
you will tax US to death to supper,
those roads, by excessive charges upor
the transportation Of our productions
We do not need your money. Europe
stands ready to build all the railroad:
we need. Are there any other advan
taseS you can ofter!'
No.
Then, say the representatives o
the nation of the great valley, IF yo,
will give us no higher price for our pro
auctions, why should we bind ourselve:
to trade with you alone9 But perhap:
you will sell to US cheaper than on,
European customers now dog
NO We forgot to mention. that W,
will want an average Of 10 per cent
more for what we sell you than you ar,
now paying; and for some articles W,
will require double the price you nov
pay
What! you offer us no advantages
you would monopolize our trade ant
the transportation Of our commodities
you would not give us any more thar
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