, 1874-11-01
NUMBER 70.
ut, and he charges greatly morn than th. shoas
ale worth, is not this Is unjust

1T, it, and he charges greatly NOR. than th. Shoes
o4' "o1t LIS not this as unjust
2EF THIS IS rHR PROTECTIVE TARIFF
| NV tu1s Tue protective tariff in te1ma prohfbita
eae importation OF the articles wo reduiro but.
tne government levies dollar pair On iii
snoes Drought IN, the shoemaker can certninIv
charge three-quarters Of 4 dollar extra. a1d thn1
keep out the shoes which would have to ~ :.
dollar pair duty This is called urotectinn - =
that Is, protection to the shoemaker But Whit
sst. to tue balance Of the community? Nov, tha
shoemaker being protected, the natter SAYS :. I
have to pay more for my shoes, why should not
also be protected?" SO he applies to the Guy
eminent and is protected. So with the coat
maker, and SO in succession may each member Of
the community apply and when they are all
protected, how much better OF is any one ct
them than be was before protection was given to
| any: II the Governments undertakes to discrim-
lnate between its citizens, 1ud to protect certain
members Of the community at ths expense Of. o9
M ny lev1ng = ta1 either direct or indirect upon,
| Tue oaianco OF the community, it violates the
1undamental principles Of justice and such Al
exercise OF authority ia o legal robbery.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
nae 4!nposea upon the country protective
ta111 which it has maintained ever since it went
into power. In the Chicago Convention Of 1860.
q resolution was passed il which there was =
Clause, saying that the system OF duties should
pe 90 arranged as TO encourage manufactures.
\ oeheFo this Is substantially the provision Of
ILL.,.
an lender, introduced the law known as the Nor
a. la1l1 act. and it waa passed BY Republican
Congress. THIS law has been amended tan or
dozen times since. Under it, tho amount which
eaca OF you nave been Obliged to pay would, it
you would enter into the computation. aston,sb
you Ceyond belief.
1t is not pretended that, BY this tarit1. all
members OF the community are equally benefited
OF projected 1t only assumes or pretends to
protect tho manufacturer. And at whose ex-
ponso is he protected !? At your expense. There
IS hardly ANYTHING that you have to buy for which
you are not obliged to pay IN extra price on
account OF this tariff. You have to pay it on
your glass, your nails, your iron. your carpets,
oVercoat which friend banded me in starting.
This coat cost in Canada SIS. When it was re-
cel1ed in Chicago. the duties and expenses paid.
1t coat S3?- There is no reason excep: the tariff
Why clothing should not bo - cheap in Chicago
as III Canada. This may servo to suggest to 5ou
how much you have to pay each year on you1
woo1en goods on account Of the tariff. The 3D.
Tocate Of q protective tariff might saY that il
really made no difference il you were obliged to
pay this additional sum foz the coat because the
emount Of the dcty gues into the public Treasury.
and the people recaive tile benefit of it, in its ap-
.p!icatlon to tho liquidation Of the debts Of tba
Government Suppose it were true (Which it Ia
noD that all the duty collected was thus applied,
the argument would then be good. But by placing
duty on clothing generally, the American man
ufae:urcr can m26e coat OF equal quality and
sell it for $50; and, when it is ade here, and SOLD
to you Tor that sum, the Canaeian coat cannot b1
sold ut all, because it is excluded By the high
duty. II you bay an American coat, how much
OF the purchase money goes into the Treasury
OF the United Stated? Not dollar. It all goe1
into
THE POCKET OF TIE MASUFAcTUREa,
and You have been paying just such tax oB
your clothing, and nearl! everything e1ae you
buy, for years. am convinced that. il you
would keep an account for ono year Of the
amount which you thus pay, by reason Of
protective tariff, for the benefit Of the
Eastsfa apahd and you would meb BE-
understand how, With all Four hard
work and saving habits, you lind yourselves 50
constantly feeling poor This burden may serve
to explain Why 80 many Of the farmers are in
debt. In addition to the sums which you hava
to pay, the cost of everything produced By labor
at home ia Increased by the tariff. The mechanic
aud labo1er must receive enough for his work tc
enable him to live, and it the cost OF everything
he has to buy ia increased by the tariff, he i
thus a little is added to the price Of everything
produced By labor.
The great injustice Of this tariff is made ID
parent when We consider the small number wht
receive the benefits; that is, the number ot
those who are protected and the large number
Of those who have the tax to pay. The censua
reports show that
oSLr ABOUT oSE-F1FTH
OF our whole population is engaged in man.
ufacturing pursuits. That includes. OF course, all
the laborers and emploFes OF the manufacturers:
and think it ls very safe estimate that, fol
every capitalist engaged in manufacturing whc
participates in the profits, there are at least
twenty employees. So that out OF this one-fifth
one man in twenty who really gets the profits
realized from manufactured articles.
This is then one man IN hundred out Of the
Whole population; hence niuety-nne men are
being taxed and taxed heaviy, for the benefit
Of this single man. and for his benefit alone.
that is grinding the life out Of the Western
country. [Anplause.} Manufacturing establish
menta in the West are comparatively few They
are principally located in the Eaat aud there the
substance of the West is being spent.
THE AGRICULTURAL INTEREST
is being ruined By the tariff. Iou are paying
more and more for all you have to buy, but how
much more do you now receive for what you have
to sell? The aggregate valne Of the principal
crops, not including cotton and tobacco, increas-
ed from 1850 to 1860. ut which time we had
purely revenue tariff, about ten times the pro-
portional income for tho following deca0e.-from
1850 to 1370-wl,eE we had tho protective thrift.
The natural result, unaffected by the tariff, of
to increase the value Of agricultural pro-
ductions, 60 compared with the value
Of manufactured articles. For instance, one
pound of raw cotton will buy about FIVE times
more OF kua manufactured ElOtu 41taO IL NCulu
twenty years ago, because, by the improved ma
chne1y. manufacturer is enabled to make five
yards ID the came time he could then make but
one But there is no patent process for forcing
the growth Of crops BY which you can now raise
five crops i year. Tho farmer is obliged to
a~ait the seasons, with all their uncertainties,
to mature his crops For this reason the prica
Of agricultural products should be con- d.
stantlE advancing, especially ~ land becomes
doarer and the difference between manufactured
articles and agricultural products would from
year to year be changing. tho agricultural pro-
ducts becoming dearer, the manufactured arti-
cles cheaper. But, by reason OF the protective
tariff. the reverse is the case, ali at the expense
Of the farmer, tho mechanic, and the laborer:
aud those who profit by their prosperity; and
it is for the benefit Of tho manufacturer The
protective tariff WIS FRAMED BY Republican,
passed By Republican Congress-. and has been
maintained by this party to the present time.
The question IS whether the Western people will
continue to
sURNIT TO ITS BURDENS,
or whether they will now unite with the Oppoai.
lion party. which las declared AZ one OF its fun