The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-05-06

duties And, again, II so, how Is 1t
that, in spite Of these heavy duties,
foreign goods can still afford to come
in The Western farmer might say,
.,Come, do not mind paying 10 per
cent dearer to you than to the for
eigner. Reduce the import duties
therefore from an average of 422 per
cent to 10 cent. Ii your prices are,
as you say, moderate, surely with a
bonus of 10 per cont. besides freight
aud charges you can Withstand for
eign competition ! But Ii not, and
the condition of your existence as
manufacturers is an import duty OF
42a per cent, which means that we
farmers, as Il class, arc to subscribe
out of our earnings 800, ,000,o00 to
keep you gentlemen of the East peg
ging away at losing business, we
protest against it. 1t Is paying far
too dear sfor whistle We will
withdraw from a game in which we
find the stakes (and heavy ones tool
for Others to win, we will so in for
buying where we can buy cheapest"
1t should further be observed that
the more freight the Western farmer
has TO pay to get his produce deliv-
cred into the European markets, the
smaller the net residue that comes TO
him; for the European buyers prices
include freight Cheap freights from
America to Europe, therefore, mean
large profits to the farmer, and dear
freights small profits. But rs the
enormous American import duties
prevent heavy and bulky goods, such
rs iron, coal, etc., from being freely
sent from Europe to the
United States, and rs ships must
make certain amount Of freight on
the round or cease running what hap
pense They make up from getting
little or no freight from Europe to
America, by charging nearly double
freight on the cetton, grain and 9TH
er farmers produce which they con
vey from America 20 Europe. This
sureharge Of freight from, to compen-
safe for the absence of freight TO, the
American ports, amounts in the ag.
gregate to a very large sum, which
comes oRt of the pocket of tlie West
ern farmers, and constitutes another
heavy burden inflicted on them by
the present oppressive tariff.
But the mischief done 20 the Amer
lean farmers By heavy import duties
is not confined 10 the immense direct
losses inflicted ON them. Their in
terests are also vitality injured In m.
other way. The very essence of theii
prosperity depends upon their having
large and increasing bullets abroad
for the large and increasing amount
of their produce. They grow far
more grain, meat, cotton, ETC., than
their own country can consume, and
must look to their foreign Customer.
10 take off the surplus. But the pro
tective duties step in 10 thwart, Grip
pie and restrict the farmers dealing,
with their foreign customers. How
are the farmers To export if the man
ufacturers will not allow of imports
ssWhat is the foreigner to pay yoG
in" we would say TO the farmers
il you refuse TO take his goods ? VIII
it be in gold and silver :? No suct
thing. II Is now well established
and universally admitted that debt
between nation and nation are 10
paid in specie beyond the meFes
fraction,l but in commodities, ani
, that all commerce i substantially bar
ter. II you will only take from tn
foreigner such OF his goods as he cal
: make a profit on afierpaying T. per
, cent import duty, you limit his pow
er of hnyipg from you, and conse
quently your own power of selling I
5 him. 1t becomes n necessary eondi
I ton Of your dealing with him tha
J; you should get so low price for you
4 produce and give hin 50 high a pric
. for his goods, that the margin shal
r make up for the 421 per cent impoI
4 duties. These, therefore, cut again:
o you both ways. Not only yfu pa
{, more for what you consume, but yo
e get less FOR what you produce. Yo
may not feel the pinch so much jui
d now, but average crops in. Europ
D would make it absolutely necessar
+ for the United States TO secure fre
r sales by making free purchases.
: you aspire 10 feed the world 20
0 must take in payment what the worI
i can give you.
TO BIZ coSTiSUER