Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-23

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is land of Manhattan and the outbreak of
the civil war in 1860.
The agricultural interest is by far the
largest in the nation, and is entitled in
every adjustment OF revenue laws to the
first consideration. Any policy hostile
to the fullest development of agriculture
in the United States must be abandoned.
Realizing this fact the opponents of the
present system of revenue have labored
of the Unitep States that they are robbed
by protective tariff, and the effort is
thus made to consolidate their vast in
Huence in favor OF free trade. But hap
PLY the farmers of America are intelli.
gent and cannot be misled by sophistry
when conclusive facts are before them.
They see plainly that during the past
twenty-four years, wealth has been &C.
CURED in one section or by one interest
in the expense Of another section or an.
other interest. They see that the agri-
cultural states have made even more
rapid progress than the manufacturing
states.
The farmers see that in 1860 Massa-
chusetts and Illinois had about the same
wealth-between eight and nine hundred
million dollars each-and that in 1880
Massachusetts had advanced to S260,O0O,-
600, while Illinois had advanced to $780,
100000. They see that New Jersey and
Iowa were just equal in population in
1850, and that in twenty1 years the
wealth of New Jersey was increased by |
the sum of S850,000,0O0, while the wealth |
of Iowa was increased by the sum of |
Sl50,000,000. They SEQ that the nine
leading agricultural states of the |
vest have grown so rapidly in
prosperity that the aggregate addition
to their wealth since 1860 is almost as
for that year. They see that the south,
which is almost exclusively agricultural,
has shared IN the general prosperity and
that having recovered from the loss and
devastation of war, has gained 30 rapidly
that its total wealth is at least the double
| of that which it possessed in 1860, exclu-
sive of slaves.
In these extraordinary developments
the farmers see the helpful impulse of
home market, and they see that the
financial and revenue system enacted
since the republican party came into
power, has established and constantly
expanded the home market. They see
that in the case of wheat, which is our
chief cereal export, they have sold in the
average of year since the close of the
war, three bushels at home to one they
have sold abroad, and in the case Of corn,
the only other cereal which we export to
any great extent, 100 bushels have been
used at home to three and half
bushels exported. In some years the
disparity has been so great that
for every peck of corn exported
100 buhsels have been consumed in
the home market. The farmers see that
in the increasing competition from the
grain fields of Russia and from the dis.
tant plains of India, the growth Of the
/. home market becomes daily of greater
concern to them and that its impairment
would depreciate the value of every acre
of tillable land in the union.
Such facts as these touching the
growth and consumption of cereals at
home give us some slight conception of
the vastness of the internal commerce of
the United States. They suggest also
that in addition to the advantages which
the American people enjoy from protec.
. tion against foreign competition, they
enjoy the advantages of absolute free
8 trade over larger area and with great
I er population than any other nation
The internal commerce Of our thirty
eight states and nine territories Is carried
g on without let or hindrance, without tax
4 detention or governmental interference,
of any kind whatever. It spreads freel,
e over ON area of 3.500,0OO square miles
q almost equal IN extent to the whole con
Il tinent of Europe. Its profits are enjoyed
n to-day by 56,000,000 of American free
q men, and from this enjoyment NJ
% monopoly is created. According to al
e exander Hamilton, when he discusse,
Is the same subject in 1890, "the interna
's competition which takes place does ava.
with everything like monopoly. and b,
J. degrees reduces the prices of articles t
,e the minimum of o reasonable profit OF
e the capital employed" 1t is impossible
n to point to single monopoly in til
{. United States that has been created O
'. fostered by the industrial system whic
!. is upheld by the republican party.
b Compared with our foreign commerc
y. these domestic exchanges are inconcei1
J. ably great in amount-requiring merel
IS as one instrumentality as large a mile
,e age of railroads as exists to-day in th
Is other nations of the world combined
v These internal exchanges are estimated
:. by the statistical bureau of the treasur
Of department, to be annually twenty time
NJ as great in amount as our foreign con
r. merce. It is into this vast field of HON
n trade-at once the creation and the hel
h itage of the American people-that fo
d eign nations are striving by every devie
II to enter. It Is into this field that t b
D. opponents of our present revenue systel
q, would freely admit the countries ,
r Europe-countries into whose intern.
il. trade we could not reciprocally ente
q. countries to which we should be surrel
le dering every advantage of trade; frol
ur which we should be gaining nothing
4. return.
in A policy of this kind would be disa
ID trous to the mechanics and workingme
of of the United States. Wages are III
en- justly reduced when an industrious ma
is not able by his earnings to live
com fort, educate his children, and ls
.n ne by a sufficient amount for the necessiti
". of age. The reduction of wages inevi
OF ably consequent upon throwing o,
1e home market open to the world, wou
X deprive them of the power to do th
1e 1t would prove great calamity to o.
70 country. 1t would produce conflict b
~ tween the poor and the rich, and in Il
" sorrowful degradation of labor wou
o. plant the seed of public danger.
IL, CONTINUED tomorrow
nd
ID, Advice to Mothers.
ne Are you disturbed at night and brok,
no no of your rest by a sick child suffering a,
Vi. crying with pain of cutting teeth2 If {