, 1875-05-15

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TIE coHr1scAr1ya TAX.
4 correspondent, ~. II. A." writing from
sprincflcld. whose letter VIC print tlis 1nor11-
inn. criticiscs the co,rso Of this parcr uron
tho gubioct Of tho protective thrill, and
espccia1ly complains Of m nrticlo in which
ve explained how tint thrift doprivod tho
producers Of cotton Of tho fair results OF their
labor. Wo talo tue criticism for what tho
facts show it is worth, Wo deny that wo
hayo ever discussed tho tariff auostion ,.nfair-
1v : no pnny bo mistaken, but we do not trent
tho subject unfairly, rs we understand the Of.
facts of tho PROTECTIVE policy. In or.
5or to understand tho mattor, let us 70
neat tho illustration Of tho working Of tho
nrotcctiyo policy with rcspect to the pro-
i1ucors of cotton. Tho cotton crop Of tho
11n;ted stotos in 1874. after SUPPLYING tho
homo demand. wos sold for export at n
valuation Of sa12. 600 600, or 1T IN average
~ IL conta n nonnd. Tho export of cotton
in 1860 sold for q frnction less than cents
n pound. Tin value In 1860 yas in cold.
and in 1874 uas in curroncv. A deduction
of 10 rer cont for The difference in value of
co]d md currency was eoual in round figures
to a25. .oo,,. 600. leaving as the gold value in
1874 Of tho cotton export s1s7, 900, 600, Tho
vo,no 1T III. cotton orop. both that portion
so,d for arnort and that sold for homo con-
sumption, was fixed not by the producers,
Int bv the priceg ruling in tho European
market. Tho cotton producers Ind to tako
| nreciscly what they could get.
uayiuc sold thcir cotton, they naturally an.
| plica the proceeds to tho purchase of such
commodities rs they did not produce them
se1vos. bnt OF which they stood In need.
Theso embodied tho long List Of protected
| n1aufacures. They woro not at liberty to
buy thoso whore tley could cot then, cheap.
est. Whom they proposed to buy cotton
c1oth. thew discovered TINT mon the i'm.
nortci1 article tl,cro vas duty of IS mar cent
in GOLD. besides other oxpeuses coualiue +
| mr. cont more wLen thoy turned to tho
American cloth thoy discovered that tho prico
| If thu American cloth vaa advanced IS por
| cent in cold. md to m almost caual pr;co
with tho sano ouality of importod cloth.
II therefore, mada no difference to them
uhethor thev nurobaxed tho forooipn or In.
mcst;o manufacturo.-thoy mid thu tax
lust the ea,ue 30, whom they emo
to nnrchnse woolon goods. cspecin,ly
articloa of womon'a woar. boota md
shoes, iron and steal eooda cut1ery, paints.
olosa worc crocherv. carnets. naper hanosnra.
stovcs ond cook;ny ntensils. tin voro. md ali
thu lonc lst of other orticlca entering into
| ,1onestio nees .1,o tar was included in tl,c
nr;ca and hal In In mid nat for thu sunnori
of tho Government, but to protect, by spccaI
bountv. ;n1nstrios which II il claimo;l
won1i in Tho abscnco Of s,ch protection
ncrish nn5 hecomo l,an1tr7,nt. Az the con
n,mntion of l,ono manufacturers il immense
" In ovccss Of that of tho importcd art;clcs
TIN consumer, pay tar vh;ci, docs not IT
n t,,o Cororomont and which ii not rcvcn,,o
anil vb;rh Ia cxtnrtei1 from them bv Iny
os 7ncc;o, bo,,nt;cs tn tba nrotootel ciassca
Tn1;inc tin ayororo anount of this tar thu
crtorted from tho consumers III 40 nucl
mil wilhnut cons;lorot;on it il fo;r1v To h
t,canc,o,1 from tho nurcl,s;nr voluo ~ tn
nrooecan of TIM cotton, In ot],cr wor1y tn
cash nrocccds ot Tho cotton nnrchose n,
ovorooo of on,.,b;n1 lass ,nonpyoctnro, coo3
t,,a,, thov .,o,,,1 n a,,h tox w.. m, ro,i1ora
cornnn1sorv by 1aw>
rho 1o,,nclion NJ lin nu,cboa,no porer =
tbo nroceoi1s ~ tho cottan v;'l t,n1 m o1oc
oauIr.,ort II ;ns,ood ~ cborc;roo n uon s1G fo
~ a,n ,.,,;,,, ,.;.o,t .,,o Inv ,yo,I l.. or,
To- e,o ,,n m. sold Nftoon vorx1a of clo,h ,
:, ,..<1 ord .,,an hovo nvo xu,1,y ro,,;no
~ =. I'll 1I. Tor La I' ,nanutoc,,ror -
49, H.. @ ann ~ 49, aas.asaon'ae,. asts ,f t,,or. h ~
s VI. 49,. A1s" s.,.s. ~ s~e ar.'., ~ 49,,
~ h' tra,,a', @ ';rarart,r froa, t,,n ~orn ~ ,1ho.
~ n'as , . ~ ~ sa,.a. ~ ~ J.. ~, ~ ~ L II,