Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-08-13

any one with find that prices OF Ike articles were
higher than thcy are now And this. although
pave been living. And are now, under the pro-
As an illustration Of what say, 1 refer 70 the
single article OF woolen blankets, about which
80 much among the laboring and wage classes.
I doubt not that you have heard often, and will
oftsn hear again DURING the disonssions this
theft blankets from 81 to IS a pair. It will be
alleged that this efiormous }sx g6es into the
phckets Sf the manufacturer. 1deny that WOODEN
IS they were in Ssso The io%es. sfadS II sosrs
blankets manufactured were sold at - a pair In
1850, whereas the same quality Of blankets to-
day are manufactured and sold at 81. 25 pair.
The next quality. in 1850, were sold at 81 80 =
pair, and they can now be bought for $180
pair. and 80 On 70 tho very highest grades
are the wholesale prices, and you must remem-
ber that this is under tariff which protects
from 40 to 60 per cent. In other words. we had
gsme class and quality Of blankets than We do
worse for Us, the SsGns. sSs; We Ne then hem paid aid
and was not distributed among the laborcfs "
our own country. But under tariff there can
be no bounty distributed to manufacturers.
keep the price oflabor to it's highest limit, which
is right, and gives to the manufacturer but a
small margin; and competition among our own
tain the article at q less rate than we could un-
der . system Of free trade. II is not confined to
the article Of blankets alone. Carpets show the
with otir delaines, cotton fabrics. gnghams; and
Al that y necessary fof any one 70 do to pecomo
THOROUGHLY tfifurrted On this subjsct Il TO take
in the values Of Iron and steel. although We are
constantly told that the iron interests 6f Penn
sylvsEia are projected BEYOND the bounds Of
hunt up the pricts Of best fairied bsr rai iron
In Philadelphia from 1885 to 1860, ard from iSag
to 1854, he will find large balance In our favor
as AGAINST the price during the frce-trade years.
desire to illustrate the theory OF an open
market for all commerce by referring to Chinese
cheap labor. As principle, believe the doors
merit nj, AL persons in the world. provided they
make their home smoty " for the purpose Of
becoming part OF our citizens, and afe Wiling
civilization. This was the theory OF the fathers
Of the republic. But the exception which urge
ts against species Of slave labor. ] need mot
argue with any intelligent man that the Chinese
coolies, by many centuries of brutal treatment,
have bec0me Injured to coarse and cheap living
While his power OF endurance to perform phys
tkst & of our own lsborcfa. fis diet and conso-
dsd ducesdd below % his power to Perform labor. But
the greater objection against this kind of laborer
Is that be does not seek home In this country,
under a contract, and. having accumulated
. few thousand dollars immediately feturfs
to his native land. He takes no interest In our
lization, brings his idols with him, Institutes in
our midst court of idolatry, and refuses to
yield assent in any manner 70 the teachings OF
II they overspread and overrun this country.
their labor will etfectually and materially lessen
that Of our own wage classes. and reduce them
iaborer in this country can live upon what the
Chinese laborer will live upon and grow rich. II,
therefore the doctrine u free trade 4 right, the
soa% nss s es .os
nish to the manufacturing establishments cheap
labor, to the farmers the same. and would soon
crowd ont the buey hands Of labor in the thou-
sand vocations which our people now hll. It fs
true this would cheaper living and productions
of all kinds, but It would deprive our own
iaborers Of the means Of earning : livelihood.
More than half century ago the Monroe doc.
trine was explicitly announced AZ the policy OF
this nation. 1t has been reyered and respected
by all parties and classes Of men from that day
to this. While 1t is true that Great Britain
promised to refrain from the colonization Of
that, negatively. she agreed in the Bulwsr- Clay
ton treaty not to possess herself Of further ter.
ritoy on this continent. That she has violated
gland has never retraincd from violating any
treaty where her commercial interests were q
| stake The situation OF our Government In RET.
anccs, In . state OF quietndc and unconcern;
but assure you that such IL not the actual con-
dition Of aifalrs. The construction Of the Pam
anna Canal, and the contemplated NicarAguan
Canal is viewed by our Government with anx-
ious solicitudc The construction Of one or
both OF these canals will unite the two oceans BY
lantic seaboard nearer TO the Orient than England
| or any OF the other foreign commercial coun-
tries. 1t will also shorten tho distance for our
building Of these canals 4 destined to pay an
important part In the transportation Of COM
merce across our continent by rsil The ques-