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

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 emierants or their ancestors
came
Now, suppose, the French had spread
down from Canada and had colonlZed
New England and the Atlantic coast
States, and had also grown into a ma
bon. And in time their leaders would
come together and say, What grand,
fat land is that yonder, Astounding III
u aaiSk and honey, and -four and beeves;
lsfHiTila our poor hills are rocky and bar
rem. They tickle the earth with a
4 plough and it laughs into har-
west; 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 landT'
And at length after much profound
thought. they come to the nation Of the
great valley and they say, I'VE 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 10
raise food-fertlle fields, large farms
and sparse popUlation;-they have the
grandest opportunities in the world to
manufacture WOODEN and cotton goods.
and iron, steel, brass and copper nipple
Inents foryour use here for they have
an ovcrplus Of population, and . lack
Of land, with, consequently, cheap
labor. Now we want You to give up
that trade with Europe and trade with
as. 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 by 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 a bushcl Of wheat in HAMS
chatka or in Terra del Fuego 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
eff 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.
w Guild il not be better for US tt
keep our wealth and not have to Dor
rowl"
But we will establish insurance com
panies among you
YES. with our own money. which
you have made off us: and you will thel
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. Europ,
stands ready to build all the railroad:
we need. Are there any other advan
taces YOU can otter!
No.
Then, say the representatives o
the nation of the great valley. IF vol
Will give us no higher price for our pro
auctions. why should we bind ourselves
TO trade with you alonel 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 an,
the transportation Of our commodities
you would not give us any more thas
the world gives US. and vet YOU vii
charge US from 20 to 100 per cent. NOR
for what we buy from you. Go! Sucl
proposition is too preposterous to b