, 1877-08-18

Foreign Trade and Debt" printed In the !ssue Of
tho 10th Inst, hns made great impression npon
me. II 1t IL 20 that tho rcovnl OF the protective
policy Wlll-ns you fashionable our factories md
shops not onlY to supply the homo market, but tho
world, am. for one. heartily In favor of II. do
not oase for the fact that all my brother. workmcn
bro clamosoas for more tarin possible but ta.iH
any Way ~ 1t ID II It can't bo elevated. do not
caro- for that, or any other confederation that
have heard adsauced, II ron can domonssrate that
tho subnt!tution Of 'ffto-tsndo" principles fof
those OF protection will soon gira IT. WORK In plcn.
", for we SEQ fartncrs-who consttutc tho great
bulk Of the peop'o-busy, ali transportation agcp-
cics busy, hnt manufacturer, both employers and
employees. arc almost altogether In enforced idle
ness. have held 10 protection doctrines as tho
apple Of my eye, and / could not SEQ auy d!m1uu.
tlon OF duties without real pain. betauec wns d
stccl'woskef, and had seen an industry establish.
cd--y1z. j: Dtasemcf steel n,nkin1-that believed.
and still believe, contd not hare been established
but for tho protection policy. still I saw WAGES
going down. tAFlG still a. 1t was previous to tho
reduction Of ~aEcs wages still falling, aud fail.
lug; hnslfr, work became infrcqucnt and spas.
modtc, until this year up to Aug. tho Jolct Iron
and Steel Compsny'a mills did not vnrk half tlmc,
was slowly forced to tho conclusion tAat lad
ovcfrated the strength OF protection and, II ron
can freely, fairly, and foscibly show ~ that tho
Idol In false and that free trade will do for us what
1t has dono for England, will for ono embrace It
and be glad to drop burden md embrace truth.
nat IT. no' ha.1taIn, s p!a not protection build
thc national 0ro,rtt, :. as.sn,,., -. ..'' ~
FAINT, 1t Is good time TO toach workInpmcu naw
ideas. SrEkL-WonKxn.
There should bo no Misunderstanding as
To tormH. Wo have never understood that
any person in this country has seriously adl-
vocated, or advocates now, tho abolition of
tariR duties, md the establishment of froo
trado. Free trade is not tho alternative of
protection, and VIC hayo no question TINT
there aru Thousands Of persons who believe
that repeal Of all duties on imports must be
the substitute for protection. Ono corro-
apondent writos a. II TINT wero lis Judgment.
Tho reason that farmers, who constitute 50
largo proportion Of tho whole pooplo, arc
buay, lave abundance, md nro substantially
prosperous, willis manufacturers are other
wise, is, that The former class have mt onlv
the homo, but foreign market. They pro-
ducc not only to meot the demand for home
consumption, hut they produce q surplus for
aa1o in tllc foreign market. This foreign mar
ket Ia great relief. Though but comnar.
atiyely small promotion of tle apr;cnlt,ro,
products Of the United States finds its wny to
other countries, still that proportion con-
trolls tho valuo Of tho whole. Tin
farmers send their products abroad to enter
into competition with tho like pro<1uo.u ~
other lands. They accent the price tl,at fo,.
elep market affords, not only for t,ho ornort
but Tor that consumed at homo, r. hov-
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