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Thus Tea. Coffee Drugs and Dyes, with erery drt'-
Gle arhich cannot be Gdrantdgeonsty produced !"
,de Tro,ted States. would doubtless be somewha,
cheaper here in the average il admitted free OF duty
than if subjected TO impos; Sofar this goes, then
i, i. an argument against Rere7ue Tariff. But
when an article ceases wholly or mainly, 10 De I'M
ported, thsa the duty no longer gorerns nc pr'ce
that article. For example: nobody Pre'ends 'ns'
Cotton ia essentially dearer here because OF inc
duty. though it exceeds so per cent and duty oi
dollar bushel on Indian Corn would not raise the
,,;cc even one cen, bushel. Potatoes are occa-


ionally imported in the face ofa duty often cents
bu.hel; vet nobody contends that Potatoes are IN
the average ten cents bushel dearer because OF
the Tariff Now while ii is not true that half our
imports are admitted duty free, nor any ihin3
like it, and while we believe itwouid be bad policy
even for our Railroads themselve. TO have Railroad
Iron come in free Of duty it may still be right that
certain articles should come in free, because they
viii thus be cheaper no, being produced here while
it is best 10 discourage the importation OF such as do
compete with our products, and II does not
follow that they are made dearer in the long run oy
such exclusion. Many have unquestionably been
rendered cheaper here by heavy prohibitory duties
which shutting out the Foreign article gave our
own fabrics wide and ready market with sure
demand. Of these are Hemp, Glass Cotton bag
ging, Wire, Screws, and many other articles on
which our present Tariff imposes high duties Their
price TO the consumer longer regulated by the
cost of importing but By that of producing them
here. lfonc manufacturer charges TOO much, another
steps in and andersclls him Why is not this plain
and easily understood!