Daily Republican., 1884-05-08
>DaY, MAY q, ,ssA.
an ,tf ..0bst. uets Trade. y

n, r Am extent has this idea been
~ ~ ID into the minds of those who
a7 ,ays on the alert to catch up
q, .rl,ing Which initiates against pro
tsc,,or hat we hud body Of apparent
" inrclligent men vino ought to know
hetter in the city of Boston, who, in
forming Tariff Reform League,
adj pting this same nonstnsieal and abb
snri idea, and then following it up
will The declaration that the abandon
meut of taxing imports should no Ion
peg be deferred
The Boston ""raveler," in referring
to the absurd object Of the league, and
the equally absurd declaration made by
II, ,rry properly criticises both, and
hold them up in I'M unenviable light to
the seorn Of an intelligent public. 1t
observes that if the declarations mean
ANYTHING at all they mean that the
poijry of discrimination against foreign
nroducts Al d manufactures and in ia
yor IF o own by the levying of impost
du les, has obstructed trade.
Here the Traveller makes an issue OF
facts with the league and proves by the
record that instead of trade being OBJ
structea it has been fostered by protec-
tion. II shows that in twenty-three
wears the population of this country has
increased from 30,O00,000 to $4,000, 900
of people, and it might have added that
mu, h of this increase was due to immi-
grafton from those countries which did
not "obstruct trade with impost
duties. In 1860 the United States had
141 cities and towns, with over 5000 in.
habitants each ; now it has 2S6 of such
cities and towns.
Then, the total population Of our cities
was 5000, 900; now it is about 12,00O,-
900. This is about the way the policy
of protection has obstructed" the
growth of our population and retarded
the development of our cities. The Trav
eler then proceeds from populations
to industries and shows the same sur.
prising results. Thus, our coal mines
which twenty years ago produced IA
100000 tons of coal a year, now after
being" obstructed" all that time, turn
out S5,OOO,O 600 tons annually or six time
as much. In the iron product the facts
are the same. Before the war tariff
obstructed" trade it footed up 900,
600 TONS now it amounts to 100000, ,0O(
tons. This is obstruction with ven
geance.
In 1860, our metal industries EN-
ployed about $4,000 hands, consumed
about $1OO,00O,0O0 worth Of material
and turned out about $3.50, 900, 900 wortl
Of annual products. Now these sam
industries employ 5000, 900 hands, con
sumo $3.50, 100000 worth of material
and their annual product amounts t.
$500, 1000 a,year. That iss what be
comes of policy of "obstructing'
trade. The " Traveller" is MP less a
home in exposing the falla BY of tn
league in its reference to the wood in
dustries. In 1860 they emplc red 130,
300 persons to-day they emp by abou
$40, 600, while the value of the r annua
product has trebled.
There is the same obstruNtion" o
trade in the xtileindustries. In 1861
the woolen industries emplo led 60, 90
persons, now they employ 100000, Will
our home mills, which PRODUCED good
of the value Of $S0, ,OO0,0 900, how tur'
out an annual product worth $270, 600
900. In 1860 We imported 327 900, 90
yards OF cotton goods but in 1881 W
only imported 23,OOO,G0O yards. Her
there is actually an obstruction {
trade, but it requires no great depth {
thought TO see whose trade is obstructe(
Ev!drntly it is not the trade Of thi
country that i, interfercd with. The
it must be England's : trade. 1T is, an
thai is vi at disturbs these tariff r.
formers, No difference about the trad
'of TIE United States so that England
trait il NOT obStructed.
Erjore We leave the cotton industr
W will ju>t remark that the number
hald, eHployed-in it has in creased
20V,Oe0, and We now export dver 15C
COO zoe yards Of cotton goods Instead
importing 227 geo, COO yards, ais we d
before the tariff began to obstr uct trad
IL. obstruction referred to by the leag1
hardly AUt@s good in the silk industl
M be.vgr Tie Morrill, tariff IlaW W
passed only 5000 persons we're engag
III l"at ministry, low there Are 35,O
engo-'I III it. We import mol more 81
good now than We did in 1863, but o
own mills, which produced gopds of t
value 1T 81 1000 900 then, now 1urn GU,
product Of 81, ,O00,U ,UGO yearly. In Is
only l2,o'O persons were EN- ployed
the pottery and stonc-ware works, /
to-daY about $1,000 persons are G.
pIoyed. The chemical industry, viii
then employed 5000, now EN- bloy oy
10000.
HE tariff on imported wool HAS a
obStFucted the raising Of shee b in Il
country IL a peculiar mannerI for
hulnDer,22, ,0UO,0oV in 1860, has increas
!" h1'ooo,'o0, and III" wool product
mas increased from 10000. coo bounds
ZtoOo'O0p, and the total of on expo
mas increased from S4pO, 900. " 10 in 4
!" %'oo,o1o, 900 IN 1880. This is
va III through that the tariff obatri
H""f ana yrt, IL the face If t pese st
DR. fArtS, So jtld 4 body Of Eppare
ly ."t"lliLs.nt lucn meeting togkther E
ue aJfInE 'har i1Hport dutifI Is VIII
hs to>.'rrd frade in this coun
So ''t h" abandWrd The coynclusi
an g>t practical business my len III
o9 nat In" Boston Tariff Z; forS mica
~ dalr" hy sinister motives, or
tH nd lIrrlings Of the Br| |itish
trS rs
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-ain, AMI it must be said
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