New-York tribune., 1874-10-23

officers were concerned in the sanborn Moety scands
vesusations of the WASHINGTON Ring and because inS
President himself has been so hoodwinked ana cs5oled
that AZ became possbe for ham to ren0mnate shepherd
to the position from which he had been practcay ex
50 many OF hs rel .spo s9a TrsSss and his
Cabinet officers have so plainly preferre9 pcasare W
ssass%aS wo%ld % have BEEN fed with profound
cern for the unhappy condition OF the counsry VIII w
longer rock Of safety upon which to their cacu-
latons che future Moreover, so far ~ New hSan
tiss has been most disasrous New-York !. the
great importing and distributing center VI VIC
sSanrs for rsurn asrsees sss' the ships
in foreign supplies and as 9 o9e mann,actnres. Tos
ts Iuxures and many of necessares OF life have 70
be procured else mere and as rule new hat south
ern industry>is parayzed and that wnatevef Pvn IN,
that vast ssSSn 81 IN ns the or Of a
ation when diuses itself only among tae esapH, tn
baggsrs who have seized the % t there
is no surplus left for general expenditure anu s
OF Ministry IN our midst has ceased exist Moreover
the foreign capital which all ready to De svestea ~
coal and ron and construction and extension OF
ts railroads. the establishment o. COTTON anJ hv
the dreadful fact that there Is no social order 10 sne
country and that the antipahles o. races are hs
fed by the action OF the General GOvernments which
was established to produce harmony and happiness.
The position OF New York in reference to TINS question
ia very peculiar and it Is more Interested LII ITS s0utlon
any other portion of the country ior ne
d
prosperity yet FROM the TACT that TINS very
brings buyers from all parts OF the United states
there has grown up In our midst vast variety 1 ~ NV
manufactures, which, as the census SHOWS, MAKE Sem @
York the first manufacturing as wen as tne mrs. uu
tbat the wSrSins men Of the xth chiefly
plOyed and their interest is immediate and drect III e
general prosperity of the country ana Whatever as
trbs IN in aDy quarter is make Its effect upon
their employment and their pockets Ihey can ohis
enort as the people have made in Ohio snd Indiana.
They differ they undoubtedly do upon the lnna
uon of the and the return 70 specie
but they must record their dsapprObaon OF the ADMIN
israon both men and measures IN sucn unmis-
prom pt steps 10 establish throughout the South
Government of and for the people Tne carpetoaggers
reformation Of expenditure aud The result OF
tins reformation viii be a surplus OF profits i1r
and directly affect the employment the remuneration
and the comfort of the working CLASSES nav, c,nores
the utmost Inn pOrtance that the next congress
should be largely composed Of men direcuy from tue
people men wao understand their interests, VINO
kno% their sufferngs who comprehend the balefu in
fuence of bad currency and VINO VII insist on tue
pssso%ca psssase % prncpies witt such men constituting
Congress there Will be longer any dlincnlties Win
the Administraton corrupons if they be un-
ca rthed bad subordinates be expelled from place
and power; evil legislation heretofore nposed can ps
repealed and tending to the general good
can be enacted. ..
In our city have vital interest in the reformation
of the abuses OF the CustOm-hOusc; the " penalty
business has left its bad odor throughout the
land, and reconstruction is demanded when snall re-
lieve commerce from system OF penaues anu eAtoi
tions which result in the increase OF the poor mans
taxes to al the pockets of the informer.
The Democratic platform OF this state makes cear
declaration in favor OF Revenue Tariff, ana II mas
been asserted that do not stand upon the platform
for ay such assertion II the National Debt has 10 be
paid, principal aud interest 10 COIN, as peiere VT ~
should be, and the platform distinctly asserts there
must be raised annually by means OF taxation eithsr
directly or indirectly very large sum OF % money , no No
done BY aid OF the ordinary taxgatnerer An
abolition Of the sn %CI and Sereore m rs
upon imported articles seems 10 be necessary conceded
as we'll by eeIraders as ProteetlOnlsts Ihe only
nractcal difference between them therefore, Is 10 the
of duties aud the articles npOn whch tney shoud
The Proteetioniss IL they had their way would prac-
ticaly prohibit the Importation OF such articles as enter
into competition with American industry Tue tne rree %
Traders on the other hand, would absolutely Abolish all
these duties and impose them only on such articles as
sneh D as tea and coffee NOw belong neither these
easses SO long as t0resa N 9S Sato5 G and
especially long thus city 10 SO vly hteFesteo ~
article which the consumer desires to have; but
must be imposed in order 10 get revenue, ~ouu
these articles in preference wnch enter no com
petition American industry, aud winch can De pro-
duced in this country with as httie expenditare oi
human labor az In other countries anu upon these a
ces impose such rates OF duty as wond make oOd tne
difference in cost produced by the higher rate Oh wises
paid In this country In TINS way alr cou l M
between the foreign and domestic prouucuon WI oe
established and as the difference IN tne rate OF
foreign nations ana TINS country grows ess anu
assuredly Will do NOT by tne reuuctlon III tue
rate of wages by their steady advance abroad
the rates OF duty can be steadily reduced anu
the National dept is paid OF practical free Trade Ia these
II
am perfectly well aware that 1t Is possible 10 das-
peuse with these duties and still MAINTAIN produc
the United States but the process would produce very
great turbance in the business or tDe country aud
rate of wages paid to workiD gmen; and the
question for you and for statesmen 70 CONSIDER ls
" "a reduction desirable. IL Is not so
question FOR the capitalist as ior the WORKING
lis alleged by the Free Traders that the purchasing
power of lower with free trade wOld De quite az
reat AZ that Of higher wages under what they
twas svgfpm
one element which they leave out OF sight and tnat
S .nat aTgsr %n arsn r tor to the frugal and indus
trous determined To rise IN the WOrId tuau tnere
can possibly be with low wages. In Otner words,
sell-denial will accomplish more and does daily ac-
complsh more in our country than IN foreign Ianus'
Hence as a moral question, nave favored, and
always Will favor high rate OF wages even thOugn u
be proved that purchasing power is no greater BUT
aside from this another consideration even more
powerful To the extent to which we exchange our pro-
ductions with foreign countries Tor their productions IL
seems 10 make large pront because We sen at
cost based upon high wages and purchase aI cost
based upon low wages and assuming that tue rate s
aOont two TO s statistics snow 1t to Deb We get Two
days labor in exchange for one.
Unfed states 10 Increase It's foreign commerce and us
exchanges OF foreign products TO the largest possible
extent, provided always the rates OF wages IN TINS
! country are not thereby reduced. -
And here the interests OF the CITY OF are In
fun harmony with the interests OF the working classes
aud the imposition OF duties upon those articles which
MAINTAIN the highest possDle rate OF wages am not
in favor OF prohibition but stand up for far and open
competition because by II the consumer Will get lower
average price for the supplies which he needs than he
possibly do THESE supplies were produced solely
Ut home solely abroad.
As Representative Of the interests Of this city 1t
would be INV duty every possible step extend
aud restrict is foreign cOmmerce but IN the Sc
lection the articles 10 be taxed IL seems TO me that IL
would be mistake injurious 10 wOrklngmen here and
the land II they were deprived Of the Incl
den al advantages 10 be derived from revenue duties
do not prohibit but permit fair competition Ii
reduction in the rate OF wages when
would inevitably result from the removal of duties
frOn these articles ana their transfer such COM
mOdltes tea aud cOne, would be alike an injury 10
the WORKING aud the country at large. am there
fore, for Revenue Tariff based mainly upon articles