National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-25
PLAIN rALK oM rnE rARIFF.

To the Editor Of Tar REPuBLICANi
On the thirty.sixlh page OF the Congressional
Record Of March 8, 1882, the Hon. Mr.. Turner, OF
Kentucky, made the following statement: "Now,
Mr. Chairman, let ms look at this question calmly
aud impartially. What is the total value of the
commodities imported into the United States from
foreign countries upon which q tariff duty Is Inn
posedG II is Siis.06l $500 What Is the total
amount Of tarifr duty imposed upon that amount
by the Morrill, tariff, the one now in force2 One
hundred and nineiy-three millions eight hundred
thousand eight hundred and ninety seven dollars
aud sixty seven cents, which is an average Of 4SL
per cent, What is the total amount Of goods con.
sumed In the United States upon which tariff
duty Is collected According to census ofls70 itwns
s'a10O00O00. | could not procure from the Census
Office the exact nmount now, as the tables are not
completed, but according to the ratio Of increase
Il is about Eve billion dollars. Now, reducing the
average duty to 40 per cent. which is more than a
fair calculation. 1t makes the amount OF enhanced
value by reason OF the tariff duties imposed s200o
100000 which Is bonus. Thus II will be seen
that the manufacturers receive the enormous
bonus OF 50 600 100000 so that the consumers pay
annually into tho Treasury sio3 s00s9707 collected
under the tnriG, and pay bonus TO the manuiactur-
crs Of s. 900 10000 I'm addition; thus showing that
for every dollar collected under the tariff which
goes into tho Treasury $40 20 into the pockets Of
the manufacturers" on page 81 ho says: "why
N'tVN"lNN'
laws for the benefit Of the capitalistsY
ROW, LIT Us SEE
the proportion of capital and the number OF per-
sons engaged In agriculture aud in the manufac-
tories Total value of farms in tho United States.
as shown by the census of 1880, N0,l0I0etS SQ6 (;
total value of farming implements, Si06 j22, ,364
total value OF livestock 81 500 igi COZ total in
agriculture sl2,l0i1li, ,7T6." IL It costs the con-
sumer of this coutry LIB 800 Sg7G7 more to live
on account Of the present Nrlfl, us the honorable
gentleman asserts md allowing that family OF
ten persons large and SMALL would require 500 a
mans assertion, ifthete wes no tshf Il would re.
quire only s5.l3 for one persons support for one
year, or SCI 30 for family of ten persons Reason
ion and half Of manufacturers are wringlns from
9sa una aSSTcTs Of 'rs iSs weit Saah
money sufficient to purchase every farm, all the
| livestock and farming implements in the United
States in six years, and in six years more, allow
sum sun Of $4,000 10000 or 100000 OeOoenough 10
| buy all the farms on the continent of America.
| Following tho gcntleman's assumption. six years
longer the sum reaches $50 900 900 $3.50 900 900
In twenty-four years the amount will roach SIS,
900 (s129 100000 in thirty years the onor-
nous sum of sl14,0000 100000 Csl67,7 OOO)-money
| enough at fair valuation to purchase all the
farms, live stock, and farming implements on both
| the continents Of Europe and America. Is moi
this quite fabulous sum for | 200 OO0 of manufac.
| turers to accumulate? Somuch for the honorable
| gcntleman's
| ARGUMENTS ON ASSUMPTIONS
l will give a few well-known facts which will
eoniIndict the, gentleman's assertion that tht
tariff duty Is added TO the price list and that the
| consumer pays the duty Some thirty years agt
| there was a duty of twenty cents per bushel OF
treaty established between Canada and thi
| United States, and wheat and various other prod
ucts were admitted into our markets free, having
tho benefit of our marts OF trade without payinf
a single farthing toward the expenses of th'
United States Government. The result proved
that not In single instance did any products sci
| tn, nrtr pnap nj M w n
treaty went into effect than they did the weel
previous to the treaty going into effect. Whoa
peas, hay, wool, livestock, butter, cheese, milk
and thOre was q tariff on all thes
articles, and none sold for a lower price on beln
admitted free. Afler some ten yoars the tariff wa
restored, but the price these various goods di'
not advance, and the importer obtained the mar
ket price as before; The gentleman not only as
commodity on which protective tariff is leyie
is enhanced in price to the extent of the tariff.
trust that the honorable gentleman VIII not con
vanccs the price of hay from 81 70 u per ton be
cause there is protective tariff Of 20 per cent, pc
ton, and how II can add the tariff duty to the mar
ket price milk, butter, cheese, wheat oats, bar
ley, corn, peas, potatoes, hogs, horses, mea
poultry, sheep, wool, cotton, sugar, salt, lum6e
steel, iron plows, chains, nails pottery, wooleI
and cotton cloth, and more than thousand othe
articles that 1t Is unnecessary TO mention. A
these articles abound IN the United states IN gres
mand regulates the price all products, and ther
are none who appreciate this fact more than tn
agricuturists, for
THEY PRODUCE MORE THAN THEY CAN SELL
at remuncratng prices, and are urging the exten
sion of more manufacturing to furnish the farmer
with better markets for their diversified product
The gentleman says that this has been going o
for over half century. will state few anon
many facts to show the great advantage sue
"gotng on" Is TO the people. Before cotton mil
for making cotton shirting were employed In
ported cotton humhums retailed for fltly cents pr
yard; calico prints three times more than they
at the present time; common building nails
fifteen to eighteen cents per pound broadclot
sic per yard; pins at double the. price they al
now; iron for three times as much as now: STE
some three to four times more than nj the presei
time: pottery for more than double the price; sa
from three to five times as much silk for twice
much steel rails at $40 TO $40 per ton, now iro
500 to SOS per ton. Most statesmen are delghe
! with the growth of the diversified industries
their own Nation but If free traders are possesse
. Of such sentiments they have strange way
and the advance of the price of labor in tn
country so rapidly is in consequence
the protective policy of our Government, whic
never should be abandoned, The various II
dustries of this country will equazc the price
| labor and its products to fair remuneratng con
+ pensation TO ALL both agricultural aud manuiactu
4 Ing industries. million tons OF iron, steel,
in foreign lands in any less number of days
!, skilled labor than In our country Neither is yo
y statement correct that the laborer Is deprived
y any part OF his wages by protective tariff I
. revenue, nor Is 1t given TO the wealthy but u
% reduction of the price of labor increases the pu
= chasing power OF money so If the price OF labor
!, 2 reduced one-half 500 will command AZ mar
days work as 500 did before the reduction
neither Is II true although the Golden Club, u
Manchester Free Trade School, and their echo
In this country assert r. to the contrary that u
y on any commodity produced in the United Stat
, in great abundance. l.. T. HAwLEY.
SYRACUSE, N. " March 10, 1882.