Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
DHtis, paid ad rulorem

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Periumery and pipes, frecrackers
sardlnes and playing cards--these are
the demorallzlng luxuries from which
the Pennsylvanian statesmen would
I protect this young and susceptible peo
pic. Very well, But why "prott Ct
us from blankets aud druggcts2 ? /,
spool thread demurahzng2 Would
steel rails make us cffcminme Would
window glass and calico, starch and
table salt, vinegar, umbrellas, hair
cloth and paint undermine our rcpub.
llcan virtues, and sweep us into the
vortex OF aristocratic debauchery?
IRON AND STEEL.
The greatest necessity Of this age
is iron. And on this the tariff duty.
30 far from over rating, actually un.
der rates the tax which the manuiac.
turer Iovies from the people This is
shown beyond question by compari
son of price-lists The duty on pig
iron is 81 ton the advance in price
OF American over foreign pig iron has
varied during the last ten years from
81 to S23. Figuring the tribute, how.
ever, at no moro than the duty, we
have this result for the single item Of
pig iron; The home production of
pig iron Tor 1879 was 2,301 2l5 tons.
The imports amounted to 81 276 tons.
Tax paid to Pennsylvania, ut 81 ton,
SIG, los sos Tax paid to the United
States, S6l3,032. Ratio: For the
Government 81, ior the iron men S2G.
There is nothing which should in.
terest the farmer moro than the tax on
steel rails. His great problem to-day
is the problem Of cheap transportation,
and steel rails have more to do with
that than almost any other one thing.
Steel rails cost, in England, in 1879,
S24 ton. The transportation expen.
ses were about SO. Natural price for
American market, S27. The duty is
s2S. Production price, sos. The i'm
portation was scarcely worth mention
-2,6ll tons. The profit to the steel
rail ring was so great that they were
able to pay one Of their number over
million dollars to abstain from mann
facture. The production for 1879 was
1887 tons. Total robbery, at S2s
per ton, s13,994 $40. The Govern.
ment revenue IRON the same source
was s72, 6l9. Ratio; For the Gov
ernment 81, for the steel rail ring sl92.
TUE sum TOTAL.
Let us conclude this brief review
with an estimate in bulk.
The totals Of annual manufactures
for the periods of the last three census
returns were: Sl.0l9 6066l6 in the
year 1850 ; 81 1856 1861 $40 IN the wear
1860, gain OF SO per cent; 81 232,.
1926, ,442 for the year 1870, gain Of |
l25 per cent II the census for 1880 |
reveals the average rate OF increase,
we shall have Tor the value of mauu !
factured goods for this year the mag |
nifcent sum OF $4,000, 100000. The
Protectonist assures US that our man. |
nlactures are making such astounding .
strides although where they can
stride to, when the tariff cuts them off |
from the foreign markets, It is d lflicult
to see. Say the rate Of increase. al.
lowing tor the late years Of CONNER
clal depression, has been but 80 ~ cent
put the whole product for 1880 at &c..
600, 100000. 1t is not worth while
disturbing tho round figures to allow
for export-the magnificent export of
which the Protectionist so triumphant.
ly boasts. 1t is only II d cent. on the
estimated product Tue consumer
paid, in 1880, for Sc 900 600, 600 worth
Of domestic manufactured goods. But
il is contended that the prices OF a
large proportion of these articles are
not affected by the tariff. Allow that
cut down the figures to $4,000, ,000,O0
The average OF duties paid for 1879 is
put officially at 43 q cent Calculate
the protection tribute at % n cent.
Total, $3.50 600 900.
This, at very moderate calculation,
Is the direct cost OF the Protective sys.
iem-s75O, ,000, 900 year; or SIS
year irr every man, woman and child
n the United States.
In lS70, tho number of men and
women engaged in farming occupa
ions was 5,9y2,00O Supposins the
,umber to have Increased to 1000 600
Then the annual Protection" tax on
hrse is slO7 per capita
This s750,000,000 is not what the
people pay to tho Government, be IL
jlearly understood. The Government
,ets by our "Revenuo Tariff about
1850, 100000 The S750,000, 600 goes
'ntirely to the protected classes.
For what2 For tho gripping of
,ur native industrics-for the deple.
lion OF our natural resources. These !
'ude estimates only touch the direct
money We actually pay out \
If pocket for the ligatures and the i
Hood letting. What we really lose by /
he distortion Of our industrial ener. I
.ies is beyond calculation. 4
The Prutectionist points to the won. {
Ieriul reduction Of the National Debt /
inder the Protective tariff system. !
From the close Of the war to date we {
ave paid of s77O, 100000 about as :
nuoh as we pay every year to the
rotected classes. =
For every dollar turned in at the q
'ustom House for reUenue, FIVE dollars I
rc extorted from the people as tribute I
~ the support OF our pauper industries. :
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ay while being baptized, and il any d
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