The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-06-09
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turer.
And thus, on and on, as new mar
kets are opened by free trade, prices
would be better (for more the buyers
the better the prices). Thus by free
trade and equal protection great
would I've the onward movement of
this government. Aud us assuredly
as effect follows cause, agriculture, he
ing removed from under tribute. this
damper of energy, enterprise and in
vestment, would become more profita-
bic, lands would advance in price, in
vestments would fall into the line of
this new born life. Capital that
had left agriculture. attracted hy
protective profit, would return to az
riculture, if manufactures were plac-
ed on an equal footing with the other
branches of industry. This policy
would do more than all the commits
sioners of agriculture, one huudred
fold, to settle these states and terrific,
ries. 1t is patent that that there is
something wrong, that there is dis
turbance of legitimate tendencies,
when men are sought after and per.
suaded to become tillers of the soil.
Remove this class legislation and in
stantly the tide would change,
and settlers and capital would come
flocking to these lands.
l ask how can tariff levied for
revenue only he managed so as not
to extend protection to the manufac>
turers? Would not a tariff levied
on goods imported into this country
enable manufacturers here to sell
their goods of similar kind, to the
amount of the tariff, higher than
they could have done without this
tariff? Certainly it would. Then Il.
this case the manufacturers would be
in justice bound to pay to the govern
ment to the amount of the tariff or it
could not be tariff for revenue only,
but protective tariff. hope some
one will explain how this can he done.
To levy tariff for revenue only
on products or articles not produced
or manufactured in this country
would seem at first thought to avoid
this dilemma. But amid the various
occupations Of men, there are espec
ial calls or demands for certain drugs
and products peculiar to and connect
ed with their legitimate business, by
which they make support, that t.
levy tariff for revenue only on arti
Giles thus used would bear unjustly
upon them, causing them to pay more
to support the government than jus
tice or their proportional part requir
es. We remark again. how then car
tariff be levied on goods imported
into this country for revenue only
unless the manufacturers pay to tn,
government, to the amount of tarii
levied on imported goods, they being
enabled by this tariff to sell thei
goods, to the amount of this tariff
higher than they could have don
without this tariff? If they do no
thus pay to the government, tart
for revenue only is nullity, anothe
mass of rubbish of mysticism, t
hide protection. My fellow farmer:
consumers, what do you think of thi
} tariff that has come so long to you
r corn-cribs, to your smoke-houses, t
f your cotton bales, under the name c
revenue to support the government
turning out to be mostly protectio
r To manufacturers, causing you to pa
| out of these corn.cribs, these smoke
4 houses, these cotton bales, to pr,
: tect manufacturers and to fee
} and clothe an endless list of tariff O
5 flee holders, enough to supper
e many such governments? Are 20
: willing to risk chances on this polio
= any LONGER? Or do you ask sha