, 1877-10-20
AMERICAN MANUFACTURES,

AMrprrBr MANnFAeTuREa
TIN co,,ntr., has 1ccomn nrattv wall sat;s.
f].d that tia jonccr continuance of our pro-
l,;b;tor, thrift II, the ;ntereat Of protection,
ia a direct md pos;tive in,ury 10 tho bust.
ncsa an.1 int1nstrv Of tho couutry. For six.
teen years tho country has boon lnboring
uudor tho policy Of building up mannfActur-
ing iuiluatry by limiting It's production to
the moro supply of tie home market. The
result has been sixteen ycars of excessive
taxation Of tho public, and tho bounty paid
under tho plon Of projection, making tho
business profitable for time. has led to such
nh increase Of competition ns to broak down
tho whole systau, Tho number of con-
g,,,nera of American manufactures being
limited by law. oyerv additional manufac-
turin. establishment divided the customers,
and. as there wos no increase IN tho qustl-
t1tv co,lgumed. tho numerous add.ionA 10
lilo nroducera cotnpelled d reduction
of the amount produced by each. Tho
result bus boon tho closing Of many estab-
}ishmcnts ar tin reduction Of working time,
and thig Inns eouo On until ut Inst 1t is COM
putcd that a million Of working reopie, moro
or lfsfA 0GDUnQ6nt I1t)0N nAUtlAEtuFlDR GE144
plovmcnt. haye boer thrown ont of work,
Tho contrast between tho agricultural and
manufacturing interests is too striking not
tn hoyo ottrnotcti tho attention of tic whole
conntrv,
rha n,ox,nc,a ~ lin farr, nro mt nro.
,ooto1 r,,or,,fro,,,ro. .ro ,,rotoctca Tho
,rorksts ~ I'm ,rorti1 aro orer To tho farmer.
n Ia hava n h,,a,e1 ~ corr or a nonnd Of
roo, ovor or1 ,,,ovo ,vt,,+ ho necda. In nm
.o11 n. ~. ur-r,tra ;s ,1,rors ,narko,ab)e.
md tho wor,d nceka It mi ont, pays for It.
no 1uar,cnn no,nfa,trror hemmc1 IN ,,v
inv. toa no ,narkot orcopt among his neigh
hon, II bo nrot1nca I'M vards Of carnct
mr. to,, sona of ;ron In oxco,s ot tho amount
neoilcd for tho homo SUNNY. It Is vastod or
a total loas thero Is no ,norkok for II, bo.
cauao It cannot Lo oxporied Tho relief
n,et1cd In o1,y,ous 10 anv fntoll;oent ,nnn.
The American manufacturer must l,e oman.
cinotcd whi,c In IL comnc,lxl to sell In tho
home nartst. ho in nlso compelled 10 buy
t,,oro. All 1;a raxv ,nntn,,,] In taret] beav,,v.
mil 10 long as ho Ia thus taxed ho cannot
,nako rood. nnt, export them. TIN British
manufacturers rot nil of their ,nnterial froo
of tnl. and tllo American manufacturer
.honld hoyo tl,o sauo advantage, When thu
Amarican ,nannfacturer can nnrcl,as, nil lin
raw tnatorial. Liz fuel. md his ,naol,inorv
frcs Of ta1. then ho will be ahIe 10 manu-,
facture cootls for.exnort. thcn liz will hovo.
liko tha farmer. a market for his a,rn]us !.
thcp la will La able to soll h;s foods Mt homc
nj reluced nr,ces. md consequently will
.ell m incrensed auantity. The inoreaao Of
aalea nj homa and abroal will ncoes.
aitato iucrensed production. and ;ncrrose,,
production will give Increased emnlov-
mont to labor. Hills. forues. and furnaces
row closcd will bcpi,, vork aoa,n. tbosa
worlinp m ho,f time will wor1s m mi, ,;no ,
thoao c,nnloxfnc 1N, workman will onnn1oy
In. tha o1l,tional emn1ovnont nil, ,1istr;h.
III, uooou nmono thos. uoyv 1ost3tn+a n,
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"an] ~ "u'A' "ao s."aA'iJ n1o eon1'ofs WIN
take the place OF ld!eness, poverty and deg
titution. 10 open the doors to The export oi
Anoricnn manufactures will t,iyc ruunufnn.
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s4n SA'i.' 'uaon~.y' r. s*s1I' "na s'''o1it'ae WIZ
ua'o Atoo ~" t"' .4''0 'of eotnl''''t!oa'
ane n'tau1ac'aseta " so'.on suoaS' "n''e
w"'''he .os isos!uehc' !" he'p .ue,a anae'
''1o .@t'n' ss's nea.4J 'oucneu os.nA'up'oy'
Nv Nv ~ 1ass 'ney IeSe''eu ~ ae'p 'ae'asa''oS,
tnoy l'u' 'ne's la'a" ~ "o1x' ca4eo
~ ~ ,ne.s op'fas''os' aA' p'oseeosa ~, y
mako c'o11' aa" l.1a'S 1os sapos'. 4ho'
uA'e oesn 'ues'a'' 49, a.u' "'ousu s.'4s aA'n
potcu ~ .Ae p'u'ee'''o 1a''u' 'aey Ut
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