, 1877-05-05
HOW THE TARIFF 0PPREssES FARMERS.
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Iug aid from, The Science and Art Department.
HOW THE TARIFF OPPREssES FARMERS.
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DKTHor7, April 3o.-Your comments On my COM
nunicatlon in Saturday. paper cannot, "upon re-
fcctlon." be allqwcd 10 pass without word or two
In reply. In The drat placu, your reasoning re-
minds ms very forctb'y Of Horace ureeisy snd
Henry c. Carey. twenty years hgo. II sound, the
legitimate conclusion would bc that the perfection
Of nll production would bo for each mnn wor1nu,
and child 10 raise from tho so,t. faten Upon THAR
own pastures. spin, weave. hammer and saw.
doctor and preach for themselves, THIS brings tho
producer and consumer absolutely together.
Not 10 carry The Illustration 10 thls extren,c, the
gtst Of such reaaonlng II. that ia arc to cetslac
these favored manufacturing industries Into an
artificial prosperity by ruleving them from the
burdens OF tariff enacted By their Influence, for
their own exclusive benefit. which enhancus, and
tieY expect III! continue to enhance. the cost 81
their products to thelr hol1t customers, and all
this in Tho remote bopn OF aome contingent advan-
tage e tho farmer and planter In fecdlnz taeir
To bring the application Of you. idea, AZ Dundes-
stand Il. ncaror homo: suppase tho plow. maks RI
Of Moline, ILL.,, could ndnea congrcss to pass such
e .ton ae eut Il. IL oter se ss sosee: Of
ssssBgs; e so t s o.a .sSi o~ M c sn
o'asr aaafaetu,els Then. q eoutse: The Moline
9sis @ n.ss esasecd p@ S1epoy Myooa e .ne
laboress iu. their business; tradc would flourish
Wh .h et wna h rsngs Of feeding
cot Of their p1ow.l Would net the prco q pork,
as peauees ~
more 81 lhcse comn,ad!iics than wo consume in
our own country, Will not tho ya1aa Of tho entlre
As'de from iii questions Of ,sdvaatasc Or disad.
vant4Rc, 0f profit or lost to olther farmer or me.
ehsni y :ttst, ".aia ,hs psovnee ., aoy:
paope, 10 ieelslate In Tho Interest Of class, to
tax = thonssnd men. not 10 defsay tho legitimate
expenses S.p nf she Novesnmcns but 10 keep up tho
Suppose Congress 1houId legislato - you advise,
and admit duty FREQ al tho raw material required
ashp~hutl4inR,, cotto',, woolen. iron, steel. cut.
lsry. leather, boots anu shoes. ctc, and they arc
thereby enablcd 70 manuiaeturu Of goods and wares
more than IL Eo1nlsed for THO home markct. does
It follow from this that such gopts will bs lowered
in price 10 tho home consumer: that they will 10.
efs pro a ~Ie Tic thcy 'n' nrs iii % il fore ar
r. .a1ae class made ID Belgium Of Enslsnls for
lYes, certainly. The object Of sspssling the
dntles on the saw material: OF those branches OF
manufactures + TO enable them to be mudu cheap
CT. t1 order thnt they may not only b6 sold chenp
y this country. but that Tho anrplas product may
dnd foreign deMtnd. The ptescnt oncfons duties
tt ny ~ -" ~ nIh 1ntsr AZ sne compos!-
They must bc sold to our farmers just 30 mach
deafar. Take on those reprspslvo dutios and Tho
Will be aud cheapor to the agricultural and all 9th
Ct clatscs an1 what can not be sold At home will
wa8 a be G tas on tc saas ~ ~ " @
OF Imported gools Of tle same description.
ace l. no sucsa for ~ r. Q. an
When tho homo production Of atccl rails. for e1-
Price Or stccl tais declines nelow tbs 6asta y; thc
cost of impaired steel and lily ara M so % naer IL s sSs
ss e Fl e ts t' .ss q, ss q g ns f a ss
sn.ixarr on Ynnts" nn.inn. ~ III .. Mnua
ior thc snoru,ons rsduction In tic a,noristun ~
wv Wss hnr" sv,{Ss@a ~ III. IN The ..,. ~
sewing. n,uchines in Europe At about one.half IN
prices chATrcd one fsrmorss wiyes mi nn1 ,nnr anr
tic Unoniaaa iii II NV iofk ofa's stats
il: sea % ~ - ~: u a.eoss E t1sl; :sspss
dntitr, ctc. auI tlcn selling Il ycrs much nniu,,,
the prices CHARGED tho homo conaumar. !. nj liz
yarous pii,er nrtIciss Which n,frhs Ia TcmsinnsIt
iWEatuyer II may tosn,uriy hayc hsen' # IL M
,ohTor tsre Of Unon,lsRa s3lt. Tho ' eomoan,ca m
possblo nrces. "A to wuoI scr.wa ~ -" lave mi.
kcpt TACK Of them anu Jopt Know '1a'e 1o sew ~.
In =. ACbtnrH yyhnt Avritoln ron,nlnfns ~ i.
caascd BY ti,cr patents. which p,ye te,n cettan n
q. tncv IA nnt Ishi. ~ cnmssS, s{ pSase.
At hnron or aSrnad dWFn seupe''''o" e''ass
ons o.fact nf nnr bjSh nro,cct,v. ,ok,a I. VI.
avn m.sket u N. thex Ssvs ,nta HnI,. a " onl
cured 10 them bcyon,l iSo possibiiity ~ fnr.ivn
eomoet!kton through tiia operation nj an tarf ~"
to of In ,a.ae~ tmtsro". ~ y, 10
uutT trsc. Sauh forSisn mrsd%eptons =. fhsx na
e1Hosu ns,s;ove r. nosno II hns
nes ra sthttratiiv t"., u1t M .,eo. ~ monop
frea cnnnrtitior fora. ovs,v.hin,, VI law, =. ~ ~
jnwest ir&rv inxe, NEn oe''@''a "'"" ~ w
II ~" = nssms fhnt shs c1c+ ot ami, ro,,1.,.,,
.nH L. ~ inn sM". t, ' . VI aach igs!ssHon
lowering ths cu.t to thy homo consumer. and ihe