The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-28

possible. But here are few articles
imported in 1874, on which less than
$4,000 were taxed for the United States
Treasury, but which cost the people OF
the United States ut least an unneccs-
sary two and half million dollars be.
sides:
Articles. duty. collected
Burnt chicory prepared. 90 3-5 y. G. SLIT ~
Kaolinc. IS per ton 4tG "
Copper IN bars and ng,oiis &C. per ID. SLY
Copper braziers sheets ...45p.c. 10 "a
Kegulus and black coarse
copper. ........,.........4c per ID. i,ot1 Q.
Yellow metal for sheathing. -. 1859 "a
Total revenue 81. 357 o:
Now we are not the least bit eloquent
any more than Mr. Morrison himself
poor man; but II Mr.. Morrison will
only relieve the country of the copper
tariff swindle riyeted into It's laws by
the lying, thieving, jobbing Republican
party, the party which Is now getting
up another great moral idea to cheat
fools into voting them another, -four
years Of free swindling If Mr.. Morrison
will only do this, we promise him to be
as eloquent in his praise as the Herald
is in praise Of Blaine's constitutional
amendment for dyeing the red legs OF
the scarlet lady of Babylon a neat and
literary sky-bluc.
copper tariff swindle arc these. The
production OF smelted copper in the
United States In 1870 was In value
81 ,6Sf, 1923, In pounds about 1900, 900.
Since 1870 the product has increased to
CD, 100000 pounds. The average cost of
producing copper in the Calumet mines
is about IL to IL cents pound. 1t Is
sold by them at an average price OF ~
to 30 cents q pound.
Now the present price of copper in
England is Els per ton Of 224O pounds,
and it can be laid down in New York
free Of duty, the gold premium being
"A per cent, at 172 cents currency. SO
that the gold premium being added, il
will cost just about 23h cents currency
to bring copper here from England.
But inasmuch as the home protected
copper costs but IL cents per pound, the
producers by dropping the price from
% cents to 20 cents can at any time en-
tail loss on imported copper OF 81
cents u pound while making cents u
pound profit themselves But it is not
enough that the tariff is thus made the
instrument OF dcpriving the American
people OF all the advantage they might
reap from the abundance and Superiori-
ty Of American copper.
The copper product i'm the United
States is about 5000, 900 pounds more
than can be consumed here. Now in or
der to keep UP the price Of copper here
ut % or % cents u pound, the copper pro-
ducers during the last year Of 1874 ; ex-
ported sinelted copper to the amount Of
5,123, 47opounds, besides 2,o0Opounds
of copper ore. The smclted copper was
sold in England at an average rate per
pound, after deducting cost and charges,
OF 10 to l6ac currency, whilst our own
manufacturers had to pay about 22
cents. But one Of the great trades for
which American manufacturers were
and are famous is the making of cart
ridges Millions of pounds Of copper
are consumed in this why - and
our Lake Superior copper is Of
all copper in the world the
best adapted to that manufacture. Our
cartridge trade with South America,
Turkey, Egypt and all other countries,
has been driven to England because our
swindling, laundering tariff enables the
English maker to undersell the Ameri-
can maker by getting this very Lake
Superior copper at to 7 cents per
pound cheaper than he can. The tariff,
which puts cents pound duty on cop
per, Is precisely the instrument by
which this monstrous injustice to Ameri-
can industry is effected.
Perhaps, however, we shall be told
that our well-belOved land, which has
more copper ore and richer than all the
rest Of the globe together, needs for this
industry protective duty against the
pauper copper and pauper labor Of Chill
and Australia. To this we reply that
The cartridge-makers alone will doubt
less contract, upon an abolition Of this
tax, to pay gladly all the
wages OF the copper miners, who, in 1870,
numbered 1882, and all together received
rs wages s577, I29. Half q million dol
lars would be a fiea-bite price for Amer
can manufacturers to pay for getting
Justice from American laws against
heir English competitors, advantaged
oy Republican swindlers and Republi-
IAN laws.
We will excuse Mr.. Morrison for his
ack OF eloguence and forgive his critics
or their silly rubbish about Che break
Town OF the Democratic House." if the
Ways and Means Committee will abol-
sh the. copper tariff swindlc, which
Daid to few copper producers in 1874:
100000 pounds at cents duty ..... 50 100000
Ind to the U. s. Treasury. only. ........ 32,127
Not even the American people can
lIIOru 10 pay out elSnty-tnree dollars
or every one dollar which they put into
he Federal Treasury. And we trust
he sensational press will find these
igures sufficiently eloquent"
Nothing more suitable for New Year present
han handsome clock or piece Of silverware,
nd the place to find it is at Mr.. E. Liienthals.
5 Canal street You will find there a fine as
ortment of handsome articles of jewelry and
rome. and most agreeable gentlemen who will
AXE great pleasure in pleasing you. Don't
all to give Mr.. Lilienthal visit and secure q |
argan.
The attention OF our readers is called to the /
ard Of Mr.. Alfred Damarin. 592 Magazine
treet. where they will find a full assortment
house furnishing goods at low prices. Call
. Mr.. Damarip and satisfy yourselves.