, 1875-05-15
TIE PROTECTIVE TARIFF.

- Me RdTer " The Chs.fde 7r!aaHss
srnr;af1EIts nt., atag i3.-When Tnr Tn'E-
raE raesnl from tho hantls Of the "EuerrttlA"
management and resumed tta pihcH hs the Ak
poaout Of Horub'icans!n uuacr the control Of
true llspublicatl sl,ers ras gcncrnl ro)n'clnE in
the Republican ranks eyerywars. When u
took decided stand iu favor Of sound financial
theory, tbs thinking men Of all partios aprlauded
it's courno. There Ia no mogp ably elitod paper
III this country, and perhaps not 10 tho world.
than TIE TR1nuME. This Ia conceded by All fais-
minded men. unfortunately, The Tn1uusE, llks
all great minds, laa ita hobby. TsIE TRIDuNE'a q
hobby ia FREQ TsAds. Tho tariff blIb Is 10 "rod
t1ag," aud 1t thom It psungcs regular "sllort-
horn " fashion. l,cpublicsus, az ra'e. do not
t1tlfor n,uci, with TnE TniuUSE'd views on tho
question, or II they do they arc Indifferent In
tie discussion Of tho tuesl!ou, Aowovor, thoy do
ask honesty aud candor.
In your nrsicle, May i, catttea "foverty nt
tho Bouth," it nscma to me tuo disposition you
tnaao of the snrpl.tB cotton crop Uf tho Sonth s
toEy unfair indeed, aud does not tepruavhs tho
.nattar III sccorlnncc with tho fa2ts. You Bay
tho surplus cotton crop for 1874 amounted to
62l2 o.o9o. Fron, this amount you deduct
s.t5. uU0. UO0 On account oi tho deprectatod cr.
rut,oy, u,d sGa, COX, ,OJ0 for "prottctlya bounty"
-rliatcscr that may bo. Hofore The War cotton
sold at consa per pound. tn ~ at 10 contS per
polssd. Very well, then, tho South gotta cehss
FEI tioliA NG4u AuE GUttAh thhh 0I1Stu tiA1 hAt
W.silo tho currency In only ia per cont loss than
gold yAlne. 30 mitch for that.
Eat that Ia not all. Tho s.l?, ono 900 worth of
cotton II rhi1ol an,l rlia;Dsc of by tho Southern
poscn of wheat or corn. Tho QUO is sold to tho
eoEtot.b1okcr. tho utller to The grairbn aud
1t tnakcs no dsarance tn thu pro.1lccr what lIo-
con.ea Of it arterwarda fo has the inoooy IN hin
packet aud gooB his waY to apaul IT.. Nov. is
tLore ai!v Foaxon w,y tho surplnJ calton crop
nl,o'ald DO treated differently ftun, tho corn Or
wheat crop7 None, cor.ainlr. II tho export
cotton crop Of 1374 sinoanlc1 tu *e912, ,0ou, 700,
then tho South realized t.crcfron GLE. .G00. 100,
mud Lad that much r,orey IT, spend. From tha
amount you tlotluo: IL per cent on account Of tho
currency. Wo.,l1 you n:ys t's boltovc that the
South wos compelled to taso pay for tho cotton
in gold, at sold rricos, and a1ehenRs the gold
for Ereenbacisa At nar7 II hos why shls dotlue.
tion II curroucy IL At a discount entton Will
10 higher III consequence, wo.t Y: Just ~
otlcs articles OF produces or merchandise. Then
tho 825, ,000 QUO deducted IN account OF the cnt-
rcney II not sustained ly tho tacta.
Tho "psotsctiso bounty" deduction or GG2.-
00o,0Go ID :: bigger item aud . worse dolukton
tnasi tho other, II possible. foIlr sr3r1plent il
thas tha Sont!, Ia compelled to purchase what it
does not raise in tito Tnarao:a OF Europe. ut
Anorlcan Prices, Ind then ''Hy thriH duty ot ao
per cent. Now tho farts arc, tho South has the
sarle opportunity 10 pnscl:nao what Z needs in
thp American uiarlet that tue North has. and
cnu p,trchnae joht ~ cheap. Doos TIE Tn1n-
uKE-uooA my 0n0-conttnH that COTTON Allu
Woolon Yoode, tho products Of irou, or anything
OF aetn2i neccssary consumption arc 10 per
cont tloarer ou account Of tho TARIFF It 10 true
that upon nlany nrsieleg tho tA,i1 rangos from
40 to 30 per ocnt; but to suppceo thas those art-
cles nro from 10 to 81 per cent higher in conBo-
quence, Or would b. from Az to 80 per cont
cLeapcf II lilo tarln waR removoa, would be to
mako a great mistake, and TIN TRIBUNE kuoxa
this NJ wol3 as any cue.
With wood at 81 conts = pbund, d sult OF
clothes good enough for anybody 10 woor eau be
bonghs for from s35 to $50 aottoa goods sell
1T fsons 4 ceu.s 70 rs cestA per yard, acco1tlME
to quality xt,d brand. In fact, thero 10 nothing:
in tie staple article llne much higher than bo.
foro the War, aud not out Ut proportion 10 the
cost OF raw ma,crials and labor wagaa.
T7o nrs ontitlod. than. not only AZ Nepublfc.
sns, Responsible for tho POLICY Of the Govern
mollt, but nn Intelligent men, to have theas
qucasimsa discussed by Republican Journals,
espccialjy tho nblost IN tho country. In Bpirit OF
fairuoos aud caudor, mud not IN the deosptive
lnannsr In which lawyer would mako up hia
oaso. showing only ono ride, and tho woEst ut
that. II thcro Is Eny ora 9ucstten wAie!l tAo
Eeopla understand losa tlsan thoy do tho cur.
rency gucstion, 1t II tho sortf quenslon, mud
| whAtover tl.crs IL wrong In flo ptcsept policy
can bo mora easily corTlo:od BY Ut lloneas pro,
Eontation Of tho faeta than BY pettttosging the
question. Very respectfully, ]. n. A.