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Editorial
September 8, 1849
The North Carolinian
Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
The Providence Rhode Island Herald criticizes Whig leaders advocating for a protective tariff on cotton and woolen goods as hypocrites, noting they are investing more in mills despite claiming the Democratic policy has ruined the business.
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READ! -- The Providence Rhode Island Herald, in regard to the whig outcry for a protective Tariff, says:
"We need hardly say that the men who stand at the head of this protective movement are hypocrites. While they are pretending that a higher tariff on cotton and woollen manufacturers is necessary, they are constantly investing more money in cotton and woolen mills, and launching deeper into the very business which they declare has been rendered ruinous by the adoption of the Democratic policy.
Thus Mr Sprague and Mr Harris, and their co-laborers for protection in this State, withdraw not a cent of their manufacturing capital, but are actually at this moment erecting more factories in which they propose to manufacture the very articles which they would have us believe have been driven from the market by foreign competition."
"We need hardly say that the men who stand at the head of this protective movement are hypocrites. While they are pretending that a higher tariff on cotton and woollen manufacturers is necessary, they are constantly investing more money in cotton and woolen mills, and launching deeper into the very business which they declare has been rendered ruinous by the adoption of the Democratic policy.
Thus Mr Sprague and Mr Harris, and their co-laborers for protection in this State, withdraw not a cent of their manufacturing capital, but are actually at this moment erecting more factories in which they propose to manufacture the very articles which they would have us believe have been driven from the market by foreign competition."
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic Policy
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Protective Tariff
Whig Hypocrisy
Cotton Mills
Woolen Mills
Foreign Competition
Democratic Policy
What entities or persons were involved?
Providence Rhode Island Herald
Mr Sprague
Mr Harris
Whigs
Democrats
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Whig Hypocrisy On Protective Tariffs
Stance / Tone
Strongly Critical Of Tariff Advocates
Key Figures
Providence Rhode Island Herald
Mr Sprague
Mr Harris
Whigs
Democrats
Key Arguments
Leaders Of Protective Movement Are Hypocrites
They Invest More In Cotton And Woolen Mills While Claiming Higher Tariffs Are Needed
Business Not Ruined By Democratic Policy As They Continue Expanding Factories
Articles Not Driven From Market By Foreign Competition