The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-16
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Ifany evidence were needed TO show
how the tariff has during the last fourT
teen years disastrOusly affected our IN
dustry, the facts connected with the re-
movai Of duties on raw hides in 1872
would furnish it, Up to that period the the
duty on them was ten per cent, IN loIz
we imported $ll ,346,9S4 worth of raw
hides, while in 1875 We imported OF hides
free Of duty$lS, 1886, ,23S th,anincreasee
of 81 per cent. In 1872 also, we exported
tanned leather valued at 1885,, 800, While
in 1875 we exported 5,942, ,2SS worth, an
increase of over 100 per cent, and we bid
fair to double even this large increase
during the next two years. Thus, then,
by the foregoing a duty on raw hides, we
were able to employ more hands at tan
ming and currying, who in their turn
gave us back more than the loss OF duties
on hides, in the increased consumption
of sugar, spirits, tobacco and hundred
other articles liable to duty. In other
words, by exporting nearly $60OO,OOV
worth of tanned leather in 1879 instead
of only $2;S04,000 in 1872, we exported
with the increase of over $S.OOO,OOO, in
1875 an amount of labor for which for
eien countries had to pay u 'h.''t
We hear shout of glory over the TACT
that Manchester has found it. profitable
to import ridiculously small quantity OF
cotton gooda from us. 1t is certainly not
the Manchester trade that we want.
Sound tariff men-free tradersThave Tor
years claimed that we have lost our once
lucrative trnde in cotton goods with the
East Indies and China, amounting to
over $lOO0O00O in 1860. This trade,
which now has dwindled down to about
S4 ,OO0.O0O, would certainly have been
500 100000, or $30,000,000 in 1875 had it
not been for the swindling tariff by
which the country and its industry are
paralyzedA AW. x iI I.'l m
The solution is easily found, The tar
iff swindlers have fastened on the coun-
try duties ranging from 80 to 60 per cent.
on q numerous class of cotton fabrics
which our manufacturers are not able to
make as cheaply as foreigners, which
thev only produce because Protection
makes the forty millions OF people pay
them tribute, instead ofallowing them to
buy the article 80 or 40 per ceut. cheaper
elsewhere. The consequence is that IN
stead of producing a class of cotton goods
in which they excel, an article which is
much sought for in India and China, our
manufacturers produce the goods that
are artifcially made dear by the tariff.
Is itnot as clear as daylight, that if once
this monopoly is broken down. and our
cotton manufacturers find a foreign mar
ket which needs their fabrics, where
they can successfully compete with for
eigners, our export trade in cotton goods
will increase and fiourish,- Exchange
The only correct rule in passing laws
and managing public affairs is expressed
in one word-JUsTIoE. Whenever gov
ernment undertakes to favor and foster
one class or classes at, the expense OF the
people generally evil is the result. In
this way the natural laws of trade are
disturbed and the great and leading
industries ofthe country are constantly
crippled. In course of time the evil il
seen in the crippled condition OF com
merce and trade and ultimately, finan'
cial ruin overtakes us. This is our con-
dition now and our iniquitous tariffs sys
TEN has much to do with our present
condition. There never was country
worse managed than ours. A set O.
heartless unprincipled tricksters have
been doing the business. ..''