The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-06

Unita1 BsAtos statutes provide for the ~
mis!toa x duties on all foreign materials
used In
MANUFACTURING FOR THE EXPORT TRADE.
The lAw u positive thss all articles
Manufactured for export from imported
maferiais, upon which duties have been
paid. shall, when exported, he entitled 10
q drawback Of 70 per cent Of the duties
paid on such raw materials. Some use
has been made Of these laws. The re-
mission Of duties In 1884 paid upon Inn
ported material manufactured Tor foreign
markets amounted TO ", 80 ,6Ss On some
articles the drawback Is equal to the duty
paid, but In no Instance where articles are
imported 70 be manufactured here and
sent abroad u the duty 70 exceed 10 per
cent
Aud ret we are gravely told BY the
tAriff reformers that we cannot reach for
eigu markets on account OF the high tariff
on the raw material. when. IN fact, for
foreign trade, foreign raw materials are
practically free. This principle was re-.
cognixsd - early ~ the administration OF
George Washington. and has been en-
lArRed and made applicable to all Inn
ported materials, the drawbacks varying
IRON 90 to 100 per cent What becomes.
then. ofths cry Tor free raw materials ~
we are not 80 much concerned about the
foreign market as we are about the home
market. The latter Is the best, and we
have not yet been able 10 control II, and
until we do, that should be our chief con-
Germ. But II any Of our people are signing
for foreign market and value II more
highly than our own. they can import for
eign raw material practically free OF duty,
and after advancing into the higher forms
of manufacture can 20 out and possess
the worlds markets. Taxed raw mate
rails do not now stand In their way, and
1t II hypocrisy to claim otherwise.
1.-THE markets of the world In our pres
ent condition are snare and delusion.
We will reach them whenever we can I'M
dersell competing nations, and not sooner.
Tariffs do not keep MS out and free trade
will not make II easier TO enter them. Let
me give Won q brief exhibit OF some OF our
foreign trade. what we buy and what we
sell. In the year ending June, 30. 1887.
we bought Of Mexico, the Central Ameri-
can States, British Honduras aud the
governments Of the West indies and
South America, products to the value Of
ll72, 400, 500, and we sold these govern
ments Of our products about 33X per cent
10 amount of what we bought OF them, or
about tG0, COZ, 900; and az showing that
,ur protective tariff did not produce this
balance against us, need
,nly state that more than one half OF the
PRODUCTS we bought were not subject TO
my tariff tax at all. but were admitted
rec OF duty,
Upon what terms can we adopt a rev.
niue tariff system In this country 7 In
BY ACCEPTING EUROPEAN CONDITIONS,
ma sr,n,,,.,, man. ,,,n ~
80 s.'"i''ins W al ene uisooinioAoe Aau
OF our commercial rivals.
The chief obstruction In the way Of rev.
pna tor;fy "a tbs wsoes na,d American
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sorkinsnen, anu any re'ul. w'n~. POI
cy involves reductlon OF tne Cost OF
abor. We cannot anord, Mr.. rIesident,
Q have cheap labor In the United states
heap labor means cheap men ana dear
money. wonid rather eievate ana I'M
rove the condition or my Ieliow-citl2ens
han Increase the value Of money ana Ine
over o. money'pags lnis ~ repmD-
z Of lree ana equal Gi.izsn ~ ,.s me
government y IN the hands q tne masses
nd not Of the few. This 10 our boast.
nd II iea proud one. Inc conuitlon OF
be masses, their well being, their 10,
diligence, their preparation ior the civil
uttes which rest upon them, depend
Argely upon the scale Of INDUSTRIAL wages.
I u essential. therefore, that the best
06aible wages attainaDie shall pe secured
nd maintained Tbs u VITAL ana
we cannot Without ereat
anger and serious disturDance--weo ought
Of under any ciicumstances,nauop.
olicy which would scale down tne WAGES
nd diminish the comforts OF tne Ameri-
IN Workingmen. Ineir welfare hnu IN
their progress ana eievAion,
re closely related 70 the weiiare ana IN
ependence ana progress OF tine republic.
We have no pampered class IN tnis coun.
", ana We Want none. w w ~ ~. ,ulu
0 lowering Of our standard. We want
barriers rsisea aMTa sa nls N ar, anu
e u;sv 'rnsf = onsp to al "a III end Eat
1ev NAV ~ first who deserve to be first,
neither horn in poverty or reared In
ixnry. We 90 not want me masses
xclnded Ltom I'LL p.uus ioa S ~ ~ .i ~ M