, 1876-03-16
THE INDUSTRIOUS SHOEMAKER

An Instructive Lesson on E1nrd Times.
~ the Editor AZ Tns Chteuoo 7E,at,n.
CHICAGO, March 1l.-Supposo thnt In the VII
fagc Of A thoro Ia only ono shoemaker. Eager
After greedy gain, and haYing 10 himself. "Why
Should not alouo provide tho pooplo In Luis VII
lage with shoes and boota7 Why should slloo-
makers from othor villages send their s.ock here
to DO sold right At my door 7" ho decides to Beud
10 tho Legislature Of tho village petition. read-
ing thus " aent!amnn Of tho Senaso and House
will agrco to mako md mend your boote and
shoes II you arc willing to protect mo In my
trado by lowing An import-duty OF rs cents on
each pair OF sloos aud 81, u on oac pair Of boots
sout lit!lcr from neightornX villages. 1nas-
mich as l am native Citizen Of this village, I
think It Is your duty to grant INC auch y protoc-
tton, in order TINT shall not staryo to doa.h. y
TLo Legislature, who fall to understand
that ehor shoemaker ought 10 bo ablo
TO uako just ~ good ahoca and boots ns the
ncighboriuE ehoemaxors, and Just sa cheap and
that, un!oss ho cen do no, 1t will bo better for
nj concerned 10 giy0 tho noighbosiug Bhoemak-
cr8 chance to soil tholt shoca Ia the village,
think shis request a very rcnsonab,c aud propcr
ono, aud lovy. accordingly, tho requested duty
on all ehooa aud boots brought to tho villago
from other Villages. Ereo, the Industrious Ahoe-
maker Ia alone 1nAathr OF tho ailuntlon. COM
ported shoos, with tho addition Of IT cent? duty.
arc now wutti, In tho village g3.75 rair, and
Imported boota, With tho duty added. ORC worth
$3.50. and neither oan 10 Rctd at all, tho rricos
hoing % 100 er2rlltant. Surely tie shoemaker
satisfied Far from that fIo then says
to l4ttnaolf; -" Imported Hhoos aro now
worth e3.76 a pair. and imported hoots e7.5o
ditto. when nna eollluE my nhoca AZ 60. and my
boots Ut 70. Tint won't do Everybody can
thnf 1 afForsl In nm In a Fra ilro
TINT. shall havo 10 raise my pricca tl1ua fer
ahoos, $500, md for boots S7.g5, aud will still
10 amply protected, Helling below tho pslco Of
tho imported stuff" And 60 ho raises his price.
selling 70 tho villagers. VOL, tho hlooun,sar
growa fat and rich bT tho protective tariff ac-
corded him. aud tho villagers grow poorcr. hav-
lug to contribute to ehtisfy Ills Erocdincss.
But suppose NOW that tho sheouakor haa had
In his employ ton vorknon, every ono OF whom
seclnc tho great gain Of tho master, decides to
start Tor h!tnsnlf, ,-oach employing Ia turn ten
workmon, md each sharing In tho protection AZ.
corded their employer, what rill be tho couso-
privilege to plundor the villagers to the Bamo ex-
tent a9 thoir former omploysr; but, lpaBMuch al
100 shoemakers produce ton times o. much work
a. ten could produce. tho amount Of sh0os md
In loss than three months, leaving tho
ahoemnkors unoccuptod ninn montna OF
tho year. Woto t1oy only ablo 70 Hond their ehocs
aud boots to tho niRhborng villages, thoy might
sell them there. and l,ayo work tho Ienr round
but, owing to tho fact that Manufacturers OF
inunorhbio other articles, protitlnG by tho
privilege accorded tho ahoennkers lavc asked
and raceived similar protection, Which caused
tho leather mud everything oiao to rniso 30 per
cont thav. cannot compete with otler sloo-
mRkerH, being nctua!ly shus oI from other mar
kota aud confined 10 their own.
ThiB, boIiovo. ia q true aud fhsihful picture
OF our present condition Ia thls country, X We
ouly add That tho villagers arc in debt oyor thor
eats, aud have 10 other money but "rng-
money" @. O. LuHpuEho.