The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-18

.rreases wealth and improves the general cond
tion Of the, civilized man. "A displacement
e ssSr u and few s s9fn w
engine snd train accomplish more than W.
once done BY thousand teamsters with the
elk thousand strong horses. When The railroa
was instituted many drivers Of wagons an
stage coaches were thrown out OF employ mem
but who will pretend that railroads have bee
a damage to the country Again the mower
and threshers OF the West have displaced man
farm hands.
This T. q Temporary hardship to few Will
Q great advantage 70 many. Every family Il
Europe gets breat for IL work In consequence
Of the use Of labor saving machinery In tn
raising, harvesting. grinding and transporta
ZION 81 American wheat Every improvement
Ia the machineiy Of cotton mills reduces tn
cost OF clothing all over the world. Every dis
ot's art adds dirtctly . the wealth. happiness
and comfort OF Ill cvlliz d Faces. Every ney
method that Rhortens Or improves produciv
art prolongs the average duration OF human
Everywhere the devotees OF science are en-
gagged In Garnet, persistent efforts to unsea
eiose al her mysterious n,oWers. Every ney
discovery makes fur her discovery more AM
more easy. As fast as the golden truths D
science are brought 10 light the genius OF tn
Inventor seizes them and applies them to D ac
tical use. Thus every disclosure Of a laten
scientific truth becomes boon and q blessint
TO the whole race Of cvi lid laborers.
Among the drawbacks upon labor hold th.
following 70 be the principal:
,a !. a high rate OF tax on the lands Of tht
manufacturing or mechanic. Therefore, hole
y TO 90 one OF The most important care Of thu
hppTT,Gacenlng state CONVENTION TO establish
ever have the power tc exceed. This Limitation
ought to apply 20 local taxes AS well as to general
taxes. Nor should any chance be left to evAde
the will Of the people IN this respect BY means
OF heavy llcenses on trades, professions and
yocstions: The labor 81 1879 cannot carry the
load hich the wealth or 1859 found light. After
Losses by war. foods pestilencs and misrule.
after changes Of the most vital char cter In our
whole labor system our people cannot now pay
past. were paid without difficulty and without
complaint. hope the meeting OF the c0nven-
non VIII DC NE dawn 81 tat new pew era in the
shall expend the money OF the people solely for
the peoples welfare.
q, A second drawback upon industrial pur-
suits in this Sta Q is the want Of cheap aud un-
falling TRANSPORTATION. A few hundred miles OF
railway extending west and northwest from
northern part OF the y ate from the Mississippi
TO the western boundary, would Quadruple the
value OF many millions Of acres OF land as rich
and productive az can anywhere else be found
!. 9; A third impediment to labor In Louisiana
ts the want OF a home market for our iarm pro-
ducts, such market as would be found IL our
cities were filled With shops and factories
Hence immigration ought to be encouraged
Every Industrious immigrant. whether from
other sections OF this country or from beyond
the Atlantic becomes d consumer OF our pro-
ducts. and generally producer In his turn Of
articles needed here. Hence the establishment
OF manufacturing 9 terpriees ought to be en-
eouraged 80 that there may be home market
Tor the products OF the farm. a home demand
created Tor labor, and a home supply furnished
of many articles now imported It extra cost.
Our chief city is and must always be essentially |
but that Ia no reason why itshould |
not ALSO be manufacturing city. The raw ma
lerlai Tor various fabrics is produced at our |
ducts is here at home or at points above which |
are easily accessible Every yard of cotton fab
rfc5 used In Louisiana, whether fine or coarse
ought TO be made In Louisiana, where the cot
Ton grows. To send bale If cotton three thou
sand miles to market. to bring back the same
Dotton In Its manufactured state to pay heavy
Iar1H duties on the latter, to pay numerous
,hargss In both directions for freight interest,
and commissions, is a complicated
ind costly series Of transactions which the
producers and consumers OF another time. not
ar distant. will look upon with equal wonder
Ind contempt as phenome ION and an absurd
~. These circuitous tedious and expensive ex-
,hanRes are heavy load upon the shoulders Of
abOr. Wise policy is TO bring the consumer
tear TO the producer. the raw material near to
lear 70 the farms. gardens. orchards and pms
ure lands. whence their food Ii to come. The
'm9iths. spinnsrs; weavers and, artisans
heir shops and mills were here and
We could serve them better II they were closer
9 our supplies OF food and materials for cloth
lomical to import artisans instead Of their
wares Ii Is cheaper to bling the people Of Eu-
ope here TO consume the provisions and bread
tutfs which we raise for them than 1t is to carry
he meat and grain across the ocean to be eaten
)ur institutions invite imm grants and here
specially In the South. WHERE they are the most
leeded they are The most welcome. Every
ealthy. grown. honest European who comes to
ur shores TO wnrk for a living aud estH bish a
trength and wealth of the republic There ID
Dom for many millions more OF them here
whether they come with capital ready made or
ONE to make capital they are alike welcome
A uh l,I1a |
outh is ne enormous tax which the Federal
overment assesses upon our leading exports.
he cotton and other products which the South |
ends TO Europe must be- paid for In European
manufactures which, when brought home to
meTlcan ports, are subject to a tai iff ranging
.om s29 70 $40 Or $50 in every 500 OF cost price
the place OF foreign production. It Is D ain !
} be seen that the eff et l. the same upon The :
roducer OF the exported cotton as If his cotton
efore II was remove d from his gin -house. 1t \
an easily be shown that a dir ct tax Of GO per
ent upon products tefore exportation liz less
nervous than an import duty of 40 per cent upon I
40 imported articles received In exchange for
lch exports. When tfis heavy load upon the
lbor OF the souh and West will be- removed no 7
he economy of OIL en- times shall 4
,me with the wholesome change of dynasty :
ow 10 hopeful prospect. the resulting reduc-
on in the expenses Of the general government d
I'LL pc followed BY q corresponding reduction /
the duties on Imports thus In part removing
ponderous incubus from the shoulders of the '
1anRes are at best fraud upon the labor OF b
but when a high tariff ia Joined with !
Kpensive exchanges the result Is ruinous. Free y
ade is too much the bugbear Of Northern g
I'LL owners to he left within the range of a
Southern hope. but we may still !
Dpe that the burdens IL an oppressive tariff 9
ay be reduced in proportion as the enormous n
expenses OF the general government are shorn y
way by the severe hand of Just economy
8. Another impedient 10 Industrial pursuits y
the Sorth Ia the increased number of non t
consumers. In plain words. there A
% too many males and females who hang !
ound their dwellings instead of Joining In 9
o toll OF the field. This is not fair to those .
no work. The working man has lead enough o
hen he shelters. clothes, feeds and educates :,
o children until they are able to work for Y
emseves. He cannot afford to have grown up i
lers lounging. In his home or cabin. depend
q upon him for their support, Our country !
too poor and farm labor produces too poor a L
turn to be able to sustain idleness and the IL
ces which 1t engenders. g
In view OF these and other serious detractions b
ID hindrances to Industrial pursuits | can see =
near approach OF the happy day when they
10 toll shall receive full and just reward. q
leclass Of dror es il not likely to diminish The b
w OF imm graton IL not likely to be materially :
The rate OF taxation will doubles be
raj mr. IA tf,t hat saf ha In,ty