The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-03

higher rate of wages prevailing in this country "
8 1t admits that American industries ard
manufactures have been built up by the Repub-
ican protective tariff system, and that these
Industries and manufactures cannot continue to
exist without tariff protection Here is the PROOF
of this admission found IN the Democratic plat-
form Many industries have come to rely on
legislation for successful continuance, SO tnat
any change Of law must be at every step regard
full of the labor and capital thus involved aet
this same Democratic platform declares we
demand that federal taxation shall be exciu-
siyely for public purposes who that loves MS
country and seeks her continued prosperity can
dare to vote the Democratic ticket
In 1860 the value of all property in the United
States and Territories was $l4, 900, 100000. In
1880 the value of all property in the United
States and Territories was $54, 000, 600, OO0-an
increase of over 200 per cent in twenty years of
Republican administration. From 1860 to 1880
our population increased go per cent Hence, our
increase in wealth has been over three times our
increase in population In 1860 we had 3O635
miles of railroad. In 1883 we had over 1l5 900
miles of railroad The railway mileage of the
United States is now larger than that of all the
nations of Europe combined In 1860 the manu-
featured product of all the factories and manu-
featuring establishments of the United States
was worth 1854 256, 584 In 1880 the product Of
our manufacturing industries amounted in value
to 81 972 1856 642 In 1860 the capital invested in
manufacturing was 81, 009, S55, us. In 1880 1t
was So 100, 272, COG, and is now over So, O0O,-
UUU.UUU. 1neSe manufacturing
and this vast amount of capital furnish employ
ment to over four million laborers, representing,
with their families, about one-third of our en-
tire population. Without protective tariff that
will enable these factories to continue in opera
ton, what is to become of these four million la
borers and their familiesl
In 1860 the total value of imports and exports
our entire foreign commerce-was $669, $685.
542 In l883-for the year ending June 80, 1888
the value of merchandise imported into and
L e ~ IL Aok11 nNo knA IN
$1547, 0203l6. In 1860 our excess of imports
over exports was $20,040062. In 1888 our ex-
cess of exports over imports was SlOO 636, 480
In 1860 there were in the United States 1000, 600
improved farms. valued at So, 27l, o75, 426. In
1880 there were A. 600 900 improved farms, valued
at SIC, 197, 161, 905 In 1860 our total production
of cereals was 1920 DOC, 900 bushels In 1880
the production of cereals was 2, 700 600 600 bush
els In 1860 our wool clip was go, 600 600 pounds.
In 1880 the production Of wool in the United tied
we mined 140000 900 tons of coal In
1883 the coal mines of the United
States produced 880O0000 tons of coal.
In 1860 we mined 100000 tons of iron ore. In
1883 we mined 9,000,0 900 tons In 1860 the total
number of newspapers and periodicals published
in the United States was 4,051, with aggre-
gate circulation of 1868, 400. In 1880 the
number of newspapers and periodicals had in
creased to IL ,403, with an aggregate circulation
of 81, Ii, 924. These facts and figures prove I'M
H"toAASASN SAON'ei Gnu PANSPSAAVJ NAASA AsoPNN
lican tariff legislation.
THE FARMER AND THE TARIFF
Agriculture has reaped its full share of the
benefits derived from protective tariff legislation.
Presidents Fillmore and Buchanan state in their
messages, already cited that the Democratic
free-trade tariff laws in force from 1916 to 1860
did not benefit, but sorely injured the farmer
as well as the laborer and manufacturer. Those
of you who were farmers in those days know
that their testimony is true. Statistics prove
conclusively that TIE farmer now has better
markets and higher prices for all farm products
than he had under Democratic rule. While
the cost of clothing, groceries and articles
the farmer needs for consumption is
as low or lower in price than they we're under
Democratic tariff legislation The charge is
persistently made by Democrats that the Re
publican tariff has greatly increased the price OF
the necessaries of life. This statement is not
true No argument is necessary except an APP
peal to the history of facts. Go to the books of
the merchant of 1876 to 1860 and compare his
prices with the prices you are now paying for
better articles of like kind and the falseness OF
the Democratic charge will be proved. Take
tea, coffee, sugar, spices wooden goods-in.
GLIDING blankets about which Democrats talk SC
much--cotton goods, delaines and silks, nails,
trace chains, farm utensils made of iron, wood OF
leather, and they as cheap now as like
articles of the same grade were in 1860 In
Democratic tariff days it took pound of good
butter to buy a pound of nails. To-day the
farmer can buy pound of nails with quart Of
milk. In those days it took The price of q
horse to buy clock Now the price of good
horse will furnish capital to stock a clock
and watch store. Clocks for dollar-the
price of good horse from $3.50 to 81, 600 Dur
ing the last Democratic administration in many
localities coal was so dear, and corn so cheap
that farmers used corn for fuel. Now six or
seven bushels of corn will buy ton of coal.
The same is true of other articles in which the
farmer IS as deeply interested as any other class
OF business men. For example take steel rails
for railroads. Every farmer is interested in in
creased railroad facilities. Before the imposi-
ton of tariff duties we paid England as high as
800 and even $l20 per ton for steel rails. Since
our American manufactures have grown up
under the protective system steel rails have sold
as low as $40 per ton. The farmer is also di-
rectly protected by the Republican protective
tariff system. Our tariff law protects him
against the farmers of Canada and all foreign
countries His live stock, wheat, corn, oats
rye barley, hay, potatoes, hops tobacco, honey,
butter cheese, in fact all his farm products are
protected by our tariff laws But the chief
benefit to the farmer from the protective system
is that 1t furnishes him with a GOOD HOME mar
ket for his products. This benefit is an ever-in-
creasing one. Every factory that is established.
every mine that is opened, every new industry
that is built up furnishes an increased market
for farm products. The constantly increasing
agricultural products flowing into England and
Europe from countries hitherto but little known
as competitors for trade in breadstuffs, make il
vitality important to the American farmer that
the home market shall be built up and ex-
banded, for on it he viii soon have to depend
The rapidly developing grain fields of Russia,
India, Australia and other countries point to a
time in the near future when Europe will not
need our products tokeep famine from her doors
and when competition abroad will make fail
market at home an inestimable blessing to the
farmer. The American farmer who consults
his own interests will never vote with party
that would inaugurate policy that
would inevitably cripple and injure our home
market, by crippling and retarding the develop
ment of our manufacturing and mining inter
ests. He will vote with the party that believes
in the protection of home markets, home labor,
and home industries.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE rs FREE.
Within our vast country trade is absolutely
free. It contains such diversity of climate, and
variety Of production, that the needed inter
change of commodities between the different
States and Territories furnishes vast home