National Republican., 1882-12-30
Tariff Made Ensy.


The things must he taxed which will most
certainly be imported, and that rate must be
adopted which will secure the most dollars.
The dollars are wantcd-nOthng else is.
The right to consider anything else is de-
MED.
1t follows from this that large increase of
importations is desired by the democratic
party. Let there be no mistake here. The
only way to get the most revenue is to get the
greatest amount of goods imported. If YOU
raise the tax so as to shut out goods you afford
protection, and that won't do. The demo-
Gratis oppose taking off the tax on whisky on
purpose to prevent a necessity for high duties.
The cry is for cheaper goods, and cheaper
goods can come only by greater importations.
1t is the prime object of low duties to secure
more foreign goods and more revenue, and to
do this they are willing to keep up the whisky
tax. The case, therefore, is plain. The issue
is squarely joined, and now for the conse-
quences.
For some years we have been exporting
many millions more than we have been inn
porting What does this mean? Is it Il
healthy state of trade or not? Well, reduced
to its lowest terms, it means that we have
made foreign nations our debtors. We have
become creditor nation. Instead of owing
others hundred millions, we have paid our
way and have hundred millions to draw
upon. If, now, we largely increase our i'm
portations we shall change all this. Instead
of being creditor we shall be debtor 1t is
not hard to understand atlt is precisely the
case of village shoemaker He works
"A year, supports his family, pays his store
bill. and holds JOHN BULLS note for one
hundred dollsrs. He feels healthy now,
is getting ahead, and in a few years
will have a house, garden, COW, and pig, all
paid for. Across the way is the tailor. De-
cember 81 has come, he goes to the store to
settle and his bill is one hundred dollars more
than he can pay, and he holds no note of Mr.
BULL or anybody else. He is going down to-
ward the poorhouse, while the shoemaker is
on the road to independence We have be-
come creditor nation because we have had a
surplus of productions over our wants We
have made a living, and have had something
to turn into cash. We have done this under
the ab0mnablc tariff.
The answer to all this, and the only an
swcr is that if we import more we shall ex-
port more. Stated differently: it is said that
the ability of other nations to buy of us de-
pends ON our buying of them, and if we will
only take more of them they will take more
of us. This is the argument and the sole ar
gumcut of an economic character that is used,
and if there is nothing in it there is nothing
in that side Of the case We state it fairly,
broadly, and with full effect.
When Mr. BULL settled with the shoemaker
aud gave his note for one hundred dollars, Ia
he paid out of the store in the next three
months. and settled with the tailor and took
his note to be paid in clothes in the next three
month";, he ruminatcd and said to himself
how much better it would be for me if the
shoes am going to sell for II month or two
were all paid for as the clothing is. am on
the right side of the tailor and the wrong side
of the shoemaker, will propose to the shoe
maker that he shall do us the tailor docs-buy
more groceries in the hope of selling
more shoes. If he will catch at that
bait ! will reverse our relations. In
stead of owing him, he shall owe me- In
stead of my being in his grip, lie shall be in
my grin. lie Immediately went over and
stated his plan to the shoemaker, but the shoe
maker said no. The shoemaker said he had
been talking with Mr.. SNIP, and SNIP said
that was precisely the way he got caught
His wife and daughters wanted the silk
nd thi,,,ya aud IurnI will, La lido,
that they could he paid for out of flitur,
earnings, we ran in debt for them, and are
now ~ disadvantages So the shoemaker
declined to walk into the parlor and have the
spider sling him up by the heels
The proposition Mr.. BULL, across the water
makes to us, stated in still different language
is thus: ~ have lot of poor fellows on my
hands, aud not much for them to do They
can't buy much wheat and pork of you Yam
KEGS, because they have work only half thu
time. Now. instead of hiring those loafers il
the United States 10 make your goods yot
let us make the goods, and then we will bu,
your grain and pork, oh, you will be aston
ished at the way our men will eat
But says Brother JONATHAN, "What vii
our men do If your men make the goodsT
"O," says BULL, that's easy. Those tina
are able bodied can hoe corn. That viii
make corn cheap for us, and we shall sci
goods low enough to make up any loss t
those who cannot hoe cOrn.'
see" says Brother JONATHAN, "In
stead of keeping our own men at work, yor
propose we shall keep your men at work. |
we enrich you, you will eat your pork faster
You dear, darling old fellow, don't you thinl
You have got to eat our pork anyhow? Hol
buy our corn because you must have it, no
because you love us and enjoy trading will
MS. We haven't got TO hire you to tax
our grain; you have to take it to keep tina
GAW old government of yours on its feet
l, think on the whole il is better to have yo
owe Inc q little than for Inc to owe you.