Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-14
A Word for u Protective Tariff
MADISON Run. Oistg, Co.. Va, |

FEBRUARY IL, 1882
To the Editor of The Alexandria Gazette:
R,sdiog the article Of NJ on Fro Trade ".
PfoteciiVJ Tariff, | Thick that | must ssk o
small space to Vau.ilato ny views on prote c.
tioD. Ii Rtsyes N every limo pick up your
papoI aad seq you sdVoos,iog free trade, fir il
VAS iu chi|dhoods hour. before | bad s.n.e
enough 10 know tho meaning of tho word
tariff, that u,ed to lock Cpoc ycur honcred
SIZES G.z:tto o. tSs GRAN CT tho cd
whig party. When nero boz | used to
mNch tie streets of W.rrsD.ou siusiug "Whig's
eas figs and domcc,als est rats" 81 you SEQ
l Inherit my protective lsrtf opinions, backed
as they ere by the great leader Henry Clsy's
words, Il would rather bs right than b, Posi-
dealt Hence l look upon such teachings as
Randolph fuckers declaration. Lot Us seod
cut pigs 10 EcglaDd 10 buy tboir pig irop," az
treason. Treason to the grand old State o..
Virginia. nov IN the infancy of her industries
and which bss tu,uro ss 30 irot- pig producer
not second, but equal TO her future az a hcg-
Ilg producer TO iced tbs thousands who il tue
next decade viii Wolk her iron rines, tun her
furnaces and mills 30 that she Gao q. homo
ootsume at better pics than E,siaod psys,
her pigs, beef, mutton. vegetables AID thous-
and o.her articles of bunao consumption aod
seod to the West to mako ~ the Deficiency
Suppose tho farmer does have TO psy ono oeot
a pound nero Tor irou, won't he max, it 10
teL-.old 10 butter, Chickens turkeys sud IT.
Vulnerable srtic!ts. Ship your produo, TO
England, aud the farmer the RAILROAD and the
commission merchant only receive q or. and
these it stops. Consume the saHe at homo
aud, not only tho abuvs. be. tho butcher, bak-
er, tailor, m aolusmak cr, school teacher, rsiot-
er, miller, Stcrekeeper, sospmsker. oil AID coal
producer. s:ovo ADD tin 4 lr. puijIer furosce
man. miner, barber, wool and cl,th msou!ac-
tue, AID thcusard Industries reoeise al iu-
petus from the homo lrsdo. t)r every eent is
kept At homo aud rauif g q. bcme. Tho
preacher STD tho newspaper also reap profit
from tho lone manufacture. Now, 2loy in
AltxlId,ia ten thousand wolkuen and tho Ga
zste can take Der pl'c,, not only as ths Oldest.
but as the newttst ard best paper in lho cour-
try, and ita value as property viii OF orc> i:
crease te1-fOd. Bat Rlvs us itce trade add 10:
our iron workers. instead oil getiog S. to SIS
per day. have to work in com petition with tho
pauper labor ct Europe at 81 aud 81 25 per
day. a5d see how many trsmps will a. crc,
take 10 tho road. Men now iodus,ti-
Gus. then will be nsddoned toto tranps
by forced idleDess. for sn iron worker
emit 10 q weak become farmer even if
irclinod to do 80. Give Us ireo trada end sou
destroy the boms market for farmers products,
and at the same tins iecrease lhs number Of
farmers by Thousands Of wotkmcn fosoed 10
leave the cities aud work Oh farms for living.
Think OF that MIR. Farmer Free: raider. who
only buys $40 to $50 worth of iron yearly, and
BY your mistaken philosophy would rob your
self of hundreds.
Bat. say you. i! will improve thu farmers
foreign market. That. with dus rsspeo,, ia ell
stuff. England years ago tried ooro I.Ha. She
wont Try it again. bat vii RIsdy buy where
she can get !ocd for her millions Without COY
corn laws to interfere My freed, the Amer
can farmer. csn rest assured of that.
Hopiog tho Gsz'ttp will admit thcso hastily
written LIMOS 10 dsfeEc, Of prote ctiou, cod
even in favor of absolute prohibition. as i,
keeping with its lib:rsl policy of lifting ell
sides ventlln.e their views through lis colauus,
sign with my own psue So ops who glores
10 advocating protection. Responsibility.
VIM. G. DOUGLAS.