Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-09-23
GEN CLARKE on 1RNAOB
JONES.

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4 JONES.
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| EDITOR APPEAL--The friends o
Senator Jones urge his tariff resori
~ reason for his return to the Sen
ate. It 10 therefore proper to con
slider what that record is, and
whether it is msritorious.
/ Senator Jones both spoke and
voted for the tariff Of 1888. h
did not act from necessity bat from
principle. He urged it, passage on
economic grounds; not a. . meas
ure of revenue but to foster Ameri-
oaa industries. He 10 therefore
| responsible for it in the widest
| sense. Whatever there il Of good
| in it he il entitled to enjoy; what
over of bad he must bear.
The tariff, in some respects ct
least, 10 . local measure. Although
the National Government deals
with it because it relates to reve-
nue. and commerce, nevertheless,
~ . protective measure it affects
particular localities and special in
dus.ries. The interests of the sew
eral States are often dissimilar and
adverse. Pennsylvania demands
protection for iron; Massachusetts
for manufactured fabrics; Louisiana
for sugar aud Nevada for bullion.
Each locality demands protection
for its special and paramount in
dnstry. OF the States named the
interest OF Nevada ie adverse to all;
because what they produce Nevada
consumes. Their interest is fos-
tered at ear expense; their profit il
our loss. With few exceptions sy-
cry industry protected by the tariff
preys upon Nevada. Upon this
question it was the duty Of Senator
Jones to promote tbs interest of his
immediate constituency. He was
under no obligations to beae6t
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts or
Lousians at the expense Of his own
State; to foster other industries at
the expense Of our own. As Soma
tor from Nevada i: was his duty
and fthehighsst Craftsmanship re-
quirsl him TO- speak and vote for
the interest of Nevada. Whether,
therefore, he deserves praise or
oe1sane depends upon whether tho
tariff which he supported benefits
or iniares the people of the S4ste
he was chosen to represent, and
whether It benefit or iriures them
depends upon whethers;t yislds to
them naoEethsn it sxActs.
So far ~ tho tariff il . protective
It Is 20 becanAe it enables
he maaafacturer or producer Of
he protected article to command .
higher price for his commodity |
han he Otherwise could But t.
= higher price he must
- able to axact.a greater sam from
he consumer. What the manu-
aeturer or producer gains the con-
'umer loses. The pursuits which
'eaairs protection to mako them
profitable draw that protection
rom pursuits which are independ-
mt and self sustaining. If the iron
of Pennsylvania derives
profit from the tariff it is because
Their industries are burdened to
reate IL To pat the case more
irectly: If what tho people OF Ne
ada contribute for protection un-
sr the tariff exceeds what they re-
rive, thss the tariff is hartful to
lem however it may benefit others,
nd ia voting for it Senator Jones {
- beasittiag other localities at I
,e expense Of his own. {
Let US consider then whether Ne q
ida pays more than she receives. I
Nevada il in no sense . manufac-
ring State. Her paramount in Il
,stry is miaing. Her chief pro- f
'ct IL bullion. Upon it ne duty
paid. It gets NO protection from a
. tariff. It has the free market Il
the world. c'
We are not only producers Of g
lllion but consumers of every Il
ing else; and of everything else 0
cept lead. copper, borax AID salt p'
} consume more than We produce IL
1anifastly oar interest demands p
> highest price for products and
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