The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-09-30
FREE TRADE


In answer to the quest on as to what
he me,,nt By Fee Trade. .chas. aIeAdam
gives th following in the Free Trnie
RIlstia
Friends, il you ask us what we mean
by Free Trade, and what we want to
accomplish, we reply;
We do not expect OF intend the i'm.
mediate abolition of Custom-houses or
Customs duties. Some of us think
that will become desirable, others
among as do not But We -are all
agreed that thorough revision OF the
present tariff is called for by every con-
sideration of Justice. and by every mo-
tive of public interest.
We want law which viii benefit
all-both consumers and mannfae.
turers--by admitting raw materials
substantially tree of duty, aud by
making corresponding reduction in
the duties on articles manufactured
from these raw materials.
We want tariff which will no long
er tax ali the people Of America who
work in brass or copper, and the still
larger number who use the products oi
their work, to enlarge the gains of q
few rich men who own the copper
mines of Michigan. We would admit
copper. ore free of duty.
We want tariff which shall not tas
every carpenter and builder in Americs
and consequently every man who lives
in house, for the benefit of the owner
of the forests which cover the hills o
Maine, Vermont, Michigan and North
ern Wisconsin. We aould ,adni
timber free Of duty.
We want a tariff which shall not ~,
every man who has child's carriag,
or plated spoon, or a bicycle, iSr th'
benefit of the owners Of one or TIVE
nickel mines. We would admit nicke
free of duty.
We want tariff which shall not Ia,
every man who lives IN house, o
builds one, for the benefit of the mo
nopolists who make American screw
and realized enormous profits by tn
exclusion Of foreign screws. w
would reduce the duty ON screws.
We want tariff which shall not Ia,
every man who rides on a railroad, 70
the benefit Of a few men who monopo
lize the manufacture OF rails in ,hi
country. We would reduce the dut,
on steel rails.
We want tariff which shall not IA.
every man whose ehild goes 10 schoo
and writes on slate. tor the benefit %
= few owners of the slate quarries 0
Vermont. We would repeal the dui j,
on unmanufactured slate.
We want tariff which shall not T.,
every man who reads newspaper, o
a book, or writes letter for the bene
tit of few who nonopolize the manu-
facture of wood pulp. We woal'
admit rags, paper stock, bichroinate o
potash, free of duty.
The list is endless. The pr-sen
tariff is = bundle of jobs, conceived il
sin and brought forth ia iniqaity. T
revise it, to simplify it, TO make il fai
and just, is what, here and now, W
mean by Free Trade.
Our cause is the cause Of IL. ~ e,pl'
against monopoly which, in America
is created and sanctioned by lsS.
| We do not war against dvnisstle ~
dustry; We do not propose violently Z
sweep away vested rights. We 10 no
propose 70 break the bonds that shackl
our industry AMI prevent il frn,n com
peting fairly with the markets vf tn
| worlds.
| We have no wealthy corporations
no enormous fortunes gained by unjus
and partial taxation. behind ~. W
rely for success on the justice Of on
cause, the intelligence OF the American
people, and the blessing which tn
great Ruler Of Nations never fails L
bestow on a sincere and .arnes
kendeovor TO do right.
/ Who will come and help n-l