The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-05-04
WHAT A GREAT PL0w MANUFACTrRER
SAWS ABOUT THE TAnIfR.

teha OF one OF the largest rlow factories
IN the world, in answer 10 an inquiry
by the Davenport Free Trade Leagues
Az to how fee trade would affect Amer
loan manufacturers Of agricultural im-
plements. II will be found Interesting
reading to all classes OF readers, farmers,
merchants, mechanics, laborrfs, and
professional men.
Reck Island, III, Feb. IL, 1883.
Geo. G. Presten, Esq, Davenport, Ia
Yours of the 18Th received. AZ I
have about ~ much time now M ever,
will make a brief reply 10 your inqui-
ry ~ to how FREQ trade would affect
plow factories. Il is charitable TO sur-
pnse that the party in Moline Nho wrote
that "free trade would wipe from the
land every plow factory" is not plow
manufacturer, for they are better in
formed. The p;o~ factories, aud in
fact the manufacturers oil all kinds OF
implements, ship abroad in value one
hundred dollars for every dollars worth
that Ia imported. They receive 40 pro.
lection and desire hone. But every.
thing they export has cost them an OK.
ira price to manufacture by reason II
tho bigh tariff on the raw material used.
Tsks our factory foe example. We
have now in transit TO Leeds, England,
a shipment nf plow bottoms consigned
TO "a manufactures Of steam plowa. We
have also lot Of chilled plows and cal.
tivators in transit via New York for
Mexico and South Americs, and We sell
on implements TO Australia and New
Zsaland. Now, upon all tbese goods
we have paid protective duties on the
raw materials in them, and besides the
freight to New York, we have % eom-
pete with manufacturers Of other conn.
tries who arc not handicapped with
protective duties We also Gell large
quantities Of our plows to Aanitoba,
and Il 40 happens, TO plo~ msnufac.
tarer 0f CAnada. who rms branch
house at winnepeg. and Who also pre-
fers our gooda for their superior quality,
though he has to pay on them duty
Of 30 per cent. 10 Canada tariff collect
orA We can thank our eastern friends
for this ny their Abolishing reciprocity
with Canada.
think | have shown Atose that
tariff hurts ns ~ exporters aud that ~
get no benefit from il either directly ol
indirectly. Now ~ TO hoIns trade. Oa
customers and those Who suPpor. ms en-
tirely are farmers. They are our onl,
prop and support, and must be on
friends. What helps them helps us
aud what hurts them h1ris rs. II i
our interest that everything they buy
they should get at the lowest price, an,
that everything they have TO sell the
should grt To market 1T the lowest rat
and get tie highest possible price for il
Nov, how does tae tariff affect them
We have shown that NE are forced
sell them and everybody our piows an
cultivators at an advanced price by rea
son Of our baving TO pay higher prict
for raw material out Of which they ar
made, which Is caused by protective d.
ties on these materials. They pay a
average Of about so per cent. increase
price on everything they use aud every
thing they wear, even when these thinl
are staples such ne trace chains, all kint
Of hardware and wood, screens, blanket
clothing, hats and caps and boots Au
shoes. When these same farmers ecu
10 sell their oats, corn and wheat, the
hogs, cattle aud sheep, do these protec
ed manufacturers pay these farme
any more for Their produce than u
: markets of the world quote kem al
They do not. The only pretense pr
teeted monopolies have for making Il
farmers pay this enormous tribute
: that they consume the farmers produt
G and pay them far better price ths
the farmer would otherwise get. ]
show the utter fallacy Of this srgumen
le / will mention the fact that the protec
2 ed industries Of this country employ le
= than 7 per cent. Of the population en-
y ployed ia manufacturing that the eu
> ployes of protected industrie, do n
d constitute two per cent. Of the popul
: tion of the country, including aud coun
L ing their families. The farmer can 81
the produce and meat that these t,
per cent. would consume anywhere o
= Of this country at as good price or,
% they had to burn it, or even one ten
st of their produce, they would be beti
y y of, if by doing so they could buy WI
they required at about half price,
even one quarter less.
:; Congress has no right to tax one 8
. tiono the country and to support ano
" er. If the farmers can raise more th
AN
lie they can sell, they have TO hold it
a.
u, sell /: for fuel. If the crop does !
& bring enough to pay the cost of raisir
= congress never comes to the aid of /
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