The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-25
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r.. Eneci of ProteelIon.

n,,inv the absence Of the editor Of this
....,,. Washington last winter, q para
~ appeared in our columns in regard
=. duty on paper that would not have
.,,pd in the exact shape 1t did had he
~ Al home. The Register seizes on said
.,1,nph as an offset to our general posi-
T. m the tariff question. We may be
''.,;,,.I. W. however, to remark in regard
',I paragraph that the manufacture Of
y, ,,tjcls by q patented process, which
W. ~ i, such advantages as to enable it to
s..,E down or cripple competition at
W.. W. loes not stand on the same footing
..b IN. ,be endless variety Of domestic in
,,.,,i,I -, interests that are open and free to
n Il the grinding Of wood pulp by
.,,.,, process into paper material ena-
ssiyiucky owners to arrest home COM
..itiou the general and natural operation
J,uif for protection does not exercise
!, logical effect. Tariffs aim to beget
sros,itiou at home. and competition at
En. steadily reduces prices, as was well
So,nby Mr.. Oesterling in his tariff talk,
,s.u be ssid that at the outset OF the war
chen We we're importing tive-sixths Of
n, glass from abroad} certain line oil
,,,s vas sold at 81 so per dozen that is
M. BY virtue OF competition among our
.,,s, sold at IS cents per dozen. II one
,ol glass manufacturers, however, had q
r,.ut process for monopolizing the raw
sr.rial out OF which glass is made, COM
,.gtiop would not become very general
n, prices very cheap. This has been one
4 The grounds OF complaint against the
S.seuer steel process, that being patent
etJd 10, let the manufacture OF steel rails
ror tAst enough in our country, and yet
9sdei to monopolize the raw material out
dEhich it was made.
All such items are however exceptions
the general rule governing protective
uliey, which IN all interests that are
,,.a and free to all naturally tends, as
Vi. Clay always coutended, to cheaper
res For instance, we are now making
avou goodaso cheap that they can be ex-
arsd, and We make them SO much better
an British made goods that in China
by give American goods the preference
81 higher price. Even Englishmen in
lglaad prefer American prints to those
d Iheii own manufacture. And so too
nhlvs progressed in the matter Of cut
~ and hardware, such as knives, ham
,n asd hatchets, which are preferred
b. I!lh and German mechanics on
i3sant Of their shapsliness and
shsr good qualities. Protection has
simulated improvements, and improve
sas have stimulated competition in
Izo.t every department Of manufacture
this country, and thus greatly reduced
pas And yet, as Mr.. oesterling showed,
vile certain line Of glassware has been
sEeed from 81 so to IS cents, wages Of OPP
aiTss are 80 per cent. higher than they
me before the war. The springing up
dnsE aud rival concerns has kept wages
p shile at the same time 1t has tended
Stsduce the price OF goods through num-
s.es changes and improvements in the
astus operandi Of producing them.
Tas Republican party contends for such
taif as will remunerats labor and capi-
Ain this country, and induce them to
BIN hands as often and as cordially as
psibIs in the great work Of developing
t.esources OF our country. It aims to
trsniiy the industry and skill OF the
H1atry, and in SO doing to create an i'm
ssase home market for the consumption
d everything raised by the American
Luer, and thus make him measurably in.
!'eadent Of foreign market, and enbble
EaLl the more certainly to get q remit
is1tVe price for his surplus sent abroad.
4 not this the true theory Of a wisely
tainislered government? Does it not
uairself to the favor Of every Ameri-
a mechanic aud farmer as compared
t& the Democratic platform Of "a tariff
Envenue only"