The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-06-05
FREE TRADE.

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Republican;
The fundamental falIacy OF protection
Is In opposition to the doctrine Of con-
versation OF energy.
No analysis has ever been made to
show what economic forces have been
brought into operation by a protective
tax which should increases the wealth
of country.
The wealth Of The United States j.
the productive energy If :he American
people, and tbe tax-gatheror has never
done any thing but take away u part Of
il.
When the government tsxea an at
tiele il advances the price. The eiFrot
Of the advance in price in the market is
that the home producer advances his
l,ice.
Your government lays tax, not be.
caure il intends tc collect il, but be-
cause II does not intend 10 collect II.
Somebody else does that. hold him,
and vou tax hius.
Whenever you have prosperity under
free trade or calamity under protection.
tho latter is overthrown. Tho tariff
has only produced wh%t was to have
been expected.
Ii man should come To ms aud sav.
you done know bow To make money!"
might think he was right but IL be
should tell me To let him have my
money and he would make me rich. |
would say. Ferdinand Ward was the
last man who tried that plan"
If il were 10 the wit Of man 10 de-
wise sn induStriAl System that would Ct
the people to-day, IL would not he
good month hence.
Tn. tariff system is n dead weight on
the industries Of the country, especially
when it is ~ ftr.rrsebiag - TO tax
800 articles.
You 10 Psnnsylvania tax us IN New
England f,r every ton of coal or iron,
Ohio tsx~s us both ior wool, aud NC
tax Won both for cloth. Either No get
even with yop or ~s don't. II We are
even, all hands are out for the cost Of
the process. Ii not, We plumber yon or
You u4 /: taaiiy comes to thi-, ~e
are all trying to scalp each other.
Your tariff systsm does nothing bn,
red ace the comforts that Tbs Ieople
would erj1y.
The houses in Yokohama j .pan, used
to be built Of bamboo and straw, and
the city often burned down. A hr'
on gins was impor.ed aud put out te~
6rss with great celerity, wherenPon The
carpenters all came To the front and IN
sisted that the engine should be refnov'
cd, a. it vas spelling their business.
You cat.'t create an industry by Las
You can only saddle it on another
They have got 70 have tariff in ordet
70 give the men good pay. That II
, what they tell the men. They say u
Congress, ave must have II becaus
! we have TO pay the men 50 much"
, Cobdsn says Two bosses after on
man make wages high and two met
after one boss make them low" 4
4 tariff has never done anything IN wage
bat to lower them. A tax on commo
= dities can only lower wages l am no
0 talking merely of money. Il is tb
G amount Of comforts, of material thing
!, to enjoy that people can have in th
Q shape of wages.
o The real reason why wages are hig
J. hsre is that It is a continent Of fsrti!
t soil easily scratched.
+ Inc Lartu TeuuceS ah Vos"S ~ 'N''
y aad the profits to be made from it.
!. II the tariff can keep wages up, no
|, L. tho time. They have been fslliu
Is for a year.
j. When you set through with the sy'
,r tenn it will be that all American cit
1t rens must support all American CIT
1t zens, and how much better Is II TIL
d each one should support himself
d The key to national prosperity is
s, 10 at the soil, get all out Of it that
d can, and enjoy what We get.
le All the trade of Central and Sout
America is ours if We only get out
e the way and let it come.
j. We would have had it for the la
a- oensury if ii were not for the barrier
N Now what is proposed is not to tab
Ia down those barriers, but to put on
nt tax to help trade over those obstacle
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