, 1876-08-28

ab1y bring 1t up from time TO timo In order
to share this notoriety, and even add now
suspicions aud complications by their own
perjury In order to crafty morbid ambition
in TINT direction.
THE OPERATIONS OF THE TAR1FF.
A correspondent in Iowa writes to us a. |
follows concerning the tariff:
II tbs Editor af Ths Tribune.
CEDAR FAiLs, Ia, Aug. 23.'-f nm constant
reader Of THE DAILY TRnySE, and am we'll pleased
with the able manner in which most Important
questions discussed, particularly the silver and
tile tariff qaestions. Strong advocates Of h1gli
protective tariff In this section asscrt that tho prieo
OF nIt domestic goods such As woolcnst dannes.
cottons American silks, rtg-lrent bcsscmeF ssccf,
etc.. etc., Is less now than It was In 1850. Is thia
. faets And, II 10, arc not The sanc goods corro-
spontingy cheaper in foreign countr1eaf Could wo
not now purchase most goods abroad cheaper titan
In New York, OF from homo manufacturersf
CONSTANT READgH.
The general prostitution Of industry alt
over tho world, and especially in this coun-
try since tho panic Of 1879, has materially
reduced tho cost Of production, Consunp-
ton has declined 60 largely that reduction
of prices is matter Of necessity. This
falling-of in prices Of Ill manufactured COM
,ood;t;aa b.p hesn nora marked IN tho United
gtatau thnn elsewhere, because prices had
been so much higher here than elsewhere.
Since 1860 thero hayo been great improve
menta in machinery, and these lad tho effect
Of reducing tho cost Of production. During
the period from 1862 to 1873 the United
States wero cursed with protective tux,
Which deprived tho American people Of all
+ho h,aea;roa of incrcosed and cheapoued
,rodrct;on During tho. eame period all
nonl;nd ontai1a Of the United Statea en-
iovod tho blessings of vools and woolen
nooda. of fron and steel goods. Of silks and
1;nans. oheanar and in Qroater abundance
than At onv previous period. The American
n.on,a o,ono u,4re 1en,ed tha banoflta of thia
abundance and this cheapnoss. Thoy were
ta,cd to tho utmost limit Of endurance,
Tho nanio Of 1875, however, had q pcrious
affect on this condition of nffairs, Our manu-.
faeturera mada goods for the homo market
e1c,nsiye1v thoy had nothing to sell. When
t1,ev had had surplus. they Ruspended pro-
dnct,on until thew had worked of their old
| ,tocka Tim nanio was followed BY such q
str;noencv md anch a retrenchn,cnt Of ox-
,sndtrIea NJ tn take from them one-half or
,nors of tbo ordinary consumn.ion Of tho
hona no,kot Ths nricea had To fall. and
t,,o MI of nrice, had to la preceded BY a 70.
a,,ot;on ~ waoou and a reiluotion of thu
v,ho1a coat of nroduetion. Manufactures
.raro ,,roe+ra.aa n ;naist an tha nrotectal
nricoa VIVA to DESTROY the eale tho tariff az.
c1naea comnotinp foreign productions.
Tha manufacturers did the bcst thing pos
a;bla, onr iron manufacturers sent tloi,
;roin 10 f1anaf]n. where It was sold in compc
t;tion viii nr;tiah iron. tho polioy of pro
toction waa abandoned: mud iron has siucs
hoo1, eo,d IN th,a conntrv At such reducoi
r~;,as that yora;oo iron would mt bavo com
T,etai1 Ind tho tariff been roduccd ouo-half.
Our COTTON manufacturers. instead of re
1v,no m n nroteotiye lutv'of 40 per cent il
oo,d' have boo,n making goods for export
on;7 hova for - vear bsen sailing America,
cotton oooaa in Enoland and Germany i,
.rccoua1n3 comnct;tion with British oottons
,rhav bavo heonn tn aell their cotton cloth
a. tthor con,tr;ea of co,,rs. at nricea IN eo,n
,.t;,,o, v,tb tba c,eanast Thav hava m
,,;uo5 non, a cono,,,n,,tion ,,v the Iorca rc1uc
t;,n ~ ,,r;cea and At a sale Of nrinta Ina
,roo,, ~ Nav York t,,a rr,cea ot which th
aoaas .,,5 ia mi aycae1 the f7utv 1oviod q,
tho ann, conls ,,v Tia thrift.
n ono % tba lata rcpo,ta of ths woole
,.r,f.o.,,~ars II waa stotod TINT American
,voo,., ,,oot7o ,,or. NM, n,odrc.1 and so]
,a..,v % a,,a,nlv a. tha same uooda in 9TH,
..,:.;.a .nd .l,,t a. a.. +ar;s +ar m .yoo,