, 1879-03-24

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And various other products, amounting tn all To
Abnnt $1,0aJ,00Ot making our total ttnps,rt Of
.lntnblc articles from tic Statcs abuut S:J, &c.,,
as thu average rate OF duties OIL American
manufactures l1a4l previously nccn irss than II
asl aroilna OIL American Euoda Of oycr = pcr
cent, This, however, docs not icas,.ru tho full
extent VI tbs hostility towards tic nnttetl
States. Tho rev dulles aro So 1nld up
ut Inan,!tacturcs. Aud tho duties IN
sugar nnd tea arc aynwed,y lnn,H,std for tlIo
purpose OF abollstlln, the American trallu With
cunnda In those articles. Then. at:asIt, lc dit
closing ot tile Grand Trunk Railway us rnrars
of transport Fur the cereals of f.r Western
States tn tl'le.nnttr The struggle tor Wcstcrf.
fresllts was previously nf tho sharprst dcsrrip-
railroads Will l,e hhle Ia compctc With tle Amer
leah lines. when tlu former nro weighted with
coal tax which The lattor does not Day. Tlle
least ' eostly "honalnE systsm' :lmt conl.l 10
tim 1T Erain Will add considerably t0 tllu cx
poGse, nn.1, however small Tho addition ,nny Uc
1t Will bo 80 1nlic torc to the ,lltahya.ltnEn nf
the Canadian colaput!tur. And ,an CANADIAN
oar ra!lwnys to Aacrica1t through tEa!siv
Western States farmers will nnw l,e lett
u the 1,iercy at the American trunk roa.ls.
whose attempts 10 combine aud r.so rutcs isuye
hi,rrtu hccs uoutruIIzed by tho Canadian iIl.r
lhe AMERICAN farmer. WHO Dhs never hcen cotn-
plctcly reeonelled to Ills pr,nucts bc!1Is su.
1cettal to Cal!a1lall competition wGllu American
manufacturers have had absolute protection.
will n0w EAyp u Just Gauss fur exnBpGrutfun
furnished to him. Thu action Of our GOycrlt-
tncns vii! increase tho American iar,,cr's cost
Ut transportation, afli therefore cnsttle hn to
Gull for lllu exclusion vi CnnatlfAn fuTm nr0lues.
W. may 10 6llru tint tIte Western SlAtrs Will
so0n iinl tlis out. Viii, fariHcrs a. .lIanufau.
tnreEs Ai inecnsel ui1 cry:I'Ss out for lrEi,a-
t!nI aGd raDcctally with Atr. 1iiscy's dcpuraby
silly mud h',nb!sttc announcement thai llc itl-
t"Nicd to discriminate al.ntnst American goods,
VIZ rasInot see how illt Aulrrran EGngrrss Will
bc a1la tn nyotl neccptin. lI'G!ssHl'l, of otrncw
tariff as direct eincnEo 10 u commercial wnr.
Wc hnvu frequently demonstrated that lha
American tariff was not really iii hostile fu lis
us It npptnrcl. II excluded some manufactures
whtcl, W. ITO not at'u tIevcr did pt.sscsh bnt It
se'nl to their markets al ratu ot duties hut IT.
tic exceeding tile rate W. lHVlri 0n 1in Eools
VIC took from them. THE American duties "m
the productions tlry tD'k lrs'ti ~ dli hot OK
wkat WI lnporteA troal t!eu,. W. llayo now
deliberately dared lilo Americans to jn"reus0
shr'r duties TIL they exceeL our tcw snties by
M much Us n!E new duties exceed leir existing
ratr. Not further duties ul,o1l olr tluhufa:-
tnres, "hie'l would not ln1ttTO ls ut gil, hut a
stfrgsny btHw III Ills s,als9 Of such nH uereAsu III
onr luiAter duties ns would Etvs Michigan the
control ol tho ,nurkc1s q! Chteago, thu East
clustoM Of our lumber from, Its best ulnrket;
to1a! shutting out Of osr barley, poultry, Gags,
hides, wool, sheen, pcus, potatoea, uHI other
agricultural products wtti wu now sell to
item IN vast quantities.; tlm conversion Ut thu
oGe 1.ation tn which we seIl iuurp thun we buy
ftuiu /. intu our creditor instead pf our debtor,
TOR many THUGS W. '!tust continue to bty from
the states cysl II they shouhl decline to take
anot.gr rcnt's worth Of Dur produces; a.nl. per-
haps, even refusal 10 ul!ow nur products 10
pass through American territory ~ bond. Moth.
Ing but tho Gnost reckless phase OF lulnry could
hare tnduccd our Government to want0n,y III
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