The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-11-25
RA W MATERIALS,

that the democrats, ii tney come mo p'"Vi
VIII inauguratc absolute free trgdc, nno
thus break down all the great ma 'Gfactur
ING interests Of the country. On ne other
hand, the democrats themselves, through
their organs and leading men, scout any
such purpose, but say they propose to helI
our leading industries by removing 'ht
burden that hampers ana so often brushes
them IN the form Of tax on "a" materials.
This leads our high tariff cotempornry OF
the Glass Worker to ask:
The question is, what do free traders call
raw materially Is broadcloth raw materIa
because 1t is not made into wearing ap
parel! Read Mr.. john Rosch's address
TO the tariff commission on ship building
10 our last issue Are ropes raw material
Is iron ready for the shipyard IA" MAIZE
rial?
NO-hroAdcloth is not raw ma nal, hui
wool Vs. of which broadClolh, sell ar
naay .hs..t c, Tbs, L.aDh,'-, &c, ar,
made \ few years ago the Ne" England
manufacturers, headed by the liarrises OF
Rhode leland, presented u petition IL con
gross IN which they stated tha' a The duty
on wool ald the coior,ng mliri!d's, NOR
dants chemicals, &c, that 'n.er INTO the
manufacture of wooden gU"f-. vas remov
ed they would checrtuliy feIInqulsh all
protection IN the form OF duucs on foreign
WOODEN manufactures. Why Was this offer
not accepted? Does the duty on wool help
the wool grower Of this country Mr.. +.
d. Goodwin, n ConneCtcu, woolgrower,
told the tariff commission few weeks ago
81 spit on your ,arif on wool. Its only
effect has henu an enormou, production OF
snoddy fairies, while my wool goes beg
ging for lower prices than it got forty years
ago" But the tariff monopolists say the
tax on wool is an important stone in our
big tariff arch, and if you remove it the
whole structure Will topple. The same re.
mark in reference to raw materials for
WOODEN manufactures applies to the manu-
tscture of cotton goods, leather, ship build
ing, &c, &c.
There Is no democratic paper in the
country more free trade" IA Its ideas than
the New York World, and it has right to
speak for the democratic party on tnat sur
iect In a recent article, reviewing certain
expressions by J. +. Mcdonald, speaker
Randall, Congressman Carlisle and Others
on the tariff question, the World thus sums
up their ideas and lays down the true and
exact position of the democratic party on
this subject;
There is no man of any weight in the
councils OF the democratic party who pro-
poses in simplifying and remodelling tn,
tariff to disregard and demolish Interests
which hsye grown up under the present
tariff. Some Of the nOlsiest Of the tariff
beggarS, those who have occupied mos
OF the time of the ridiculous Tariff
Commission, should aud will be sent sum
msrlly about their business. and then q Eea
and not sham investigation will be made
TO ascertain what effect change Of duties
will have upon tho really great interest.
and great industries Of the country. The
result of that investigation will show IL
detail what the new tariff ought to be
There Is probably no man in the country
Of either party who has the knowledge
necessary TO frame . new tariff in advance
Of such an investigation.
The tariff reform the democratic party
contemplates Is one that will enormously
encourage and stimulate our great manu-
featuring interests, not like the present tar
If, cripple them. twill enable our cotton
and wooden manufacturers again, as in 1856
to 1860, to compete with England, France
and Germany IN the markets of the world
and will again whiten every sea with
American sails, as in 1850 to 1860, when
England and France bought ships Of
America; aud when the wages of every
ciass Of workingmen, taking the cost Of
living into account, we're 30 per cent high
er than they are to-day.
As for Mr. John Roach's idea about shiI
building, we take very little stock in them
For fifteen years he has been beggar a
the doors of congress for big subsidies tC
give his own steamship lines monopoly
OF the carrying trade between this country
and South American ports, and he has NJ
idea above the beggarly one of being fec
from the public treasury. HIS notion tina
the building of iron ships In this country
IN competition with England Is impossible
no matter what drawbacks are allowed or
iron and other raw material, IL contra
dicted by all the best shlp.builders of thu
country. As long as ten years ago Mr.
Webb, leading ship.builder of New York
told committee Of congress- that "f draw
backs were allowed to the extent Of dutie
paid on IRON and raw materials, the shII
building of this country will revive lmme
diately. Notwithstanding the difference
of wages, we could compete with them OF
the other side successfully; ut any rate,
should be willing to invest my money il
ships at once and make the trial" AND
not two weeks ago Mr.. John Ii. klmball
Name ship builder, who was summone,
before the JOINT congressional committee u
inquire into the condition and needs O
American shipping, now in session in New