Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-08-13
INDEPENDENT IN AL THINGS NEUTRAL IN NOTHING,
ELK POINT UNION DAKoA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST R 1881

n Tie Uuo salaicss .n ssors Ri tl,e s.e
pt9ac q the late rebellion; d c1ares in fayof
o. Monroe dootfine: the tes,oratiofl Of out
d. the rebuilding Of our, merchant marine,
th4asi FIR the aupttessioT .o{ poItganly, and
acs ns that the Government OF the United
ST. Y nation. and Is greater than any OF its
paS Il dcnounces the fraudulent practices OF
bal box stuffing, and declares ITSELF at pres
81 u tne pHst, in favor Of liberal pensions
e s0liiers md sailors of tho Union The
St. Rlaefdrin y equally explicit.
history OF the tariff In this country begins
wtt Ae adoption OF the present Constitution.
Ihe ~ tarfn act was passed by the fathers in
IN The constitutional questions rs to the
fore11A commerce. for the double purpose Of
ratlpe revenue and protecting home Industries.
yns ME frst instance thoroughly discussed.
ms:e esas .meas Fan msa a ma;S8 .sss.ss ana
tl,e 4qtftftc Of tariff tor protection Tariff laws
fTol M.s TING forward were consteS ] tly enacted.
%9q 1sqs .msndsa ZEN Ss q rspsS,ed, until The year
trad4eAw, more properly speaking. was enacted
aad Ascome the policy Of the Government until
lagtAe recent session Of this Congress 4
sss01s 1s e 5Esa sseds ,s . ssoSsshs sss E g,
scn @ q ssssll SiIl issss : sss 90 g ~ 4ess: w:
rcscntation. for y pretcnded % reduce VI IL
land, said, IT meant 20 per cent. on to-day, Ia
per cont Tomorrow, not to get rid Of war taxes,
but 70 get rid Of the protection part Of the tari
sa from ~.s whos ss :ef sss a2su Of there sss
The, law. Aid, instead ST Iii, producing iess
revenue, its tendency waf to increase il; .,s
Of CSnnecticua feund lt Accessarv, In the 5oiirse
sf his retnarks on the Morrison tariff bill in the
House OF Representatives, to notify those gentle
men from the South who were clamoring for
free trade that they were not acting under the
clause of the Constitution Of the So called Con-
federatc States, which had gone down IN 4
isnsM & M Pat ssss @ ,s TT RspaSa ass rh s
ssG ssfs "A Il ses sA .S s ksit,s ST.
tenn. Is 1t not strange that Connecticut Dem
bulk. Of bis party against the pernicious doc
trinea which they had 40 recentiy fought to
maintain? II is; not surprising that he felt it
monument on him TO 70 warn this sccslor cf the
warfare upon the industries of this country,
and administer to them fitting and proper re-
huke for their attack upon the doctrine OF the
fathers, that had brought to his State such
prosperity and happipess. Mr.. Eaton was not
single II. his party N administering . rebuke
TO the free-trade wing OF the Democracy. Hon
statesmen warned their party that, II they
persisted in advocating that fatal policy, de-
struction would not only overtake them, but
the country would be plunged in utter ruin.
charges made by the free traders that
protection is . robbery and theft on the
farmer. An old saying is to the effect that
figures won't lie. A useful lesson may be learn
cd by the figures of our census table, showing
the wealth Of the farming community in 1880
and 1850, for upon both Of these periods the es-
Der ef impreved farms IN 1850 was a little over
3,0O0,U1 The i1uiHbsf in 1880 wis littls 6vef
4.000,e00 The number OF Acres Of improved
land N 1850 was title oyet lesocoooo. and the
80 " Is seen that the farms, have doubled In
htnther. and the a6rcake Of improved lands has
almoit doubled between these periods, while
has Increased at much less per cent A greater
advalce has been made in the product OF the
farms during these periods Corn advanced
i.7Sa son ooo. or les per cent. while wheat went
10000 Of bushels to 400, ,o0O. 900 bushels
pr ie5 per gent. OF tncrease. All other cereals
from l2s9. .ouo, 300 % bushes 70 as97;ooosoeo Of
bushels. or l18 per cent. Cotton from
4,sToDeo bales in 1859, to 6,s5O, coo bales in
1872. Fifty years ago 60 per cent OF our export
trade was cotton; now 1t only amounts to one
cotton in American manufactures has increased
in sui greater proportion; from $4,000 900
pounds In 1860, we now consume over zoos, Quo
Our wool product in 1870 was four times a. much
hs In 1900 We now produce about 500 ZOO 900
Roplds Of wool and our m.nnfsvsannE gsrnD, O.
OF more than $50. 900 900 for that product alone
Our wool product has become so enormous that
we only import about one-tifth Of the wool res
establishments, and almost all Of the Imported
wool Ia Of the coarscr grades, known as carpet
wool, although small proportion OF superfne
wool for intermixturc with our products for the
finer qualities Of cloth Is still imported; but the
amount is inconsiderable.
1t Is estimated that since 1850 dur cattle have
been Improved, both by breeding and In mum,
ber. SO that the value exceeds the total value OF
tS6o by &2ST, 900 600. The cattle exported in 1860
averaged only $ls head. while the exports Of
1881 average sis head. In 1860 our entire cx-
port of animal products was SEC, 600, CO., In 1850
It amounted to $175, 600.
need not go further into quotations Of Sta
tistics to prove the enormous increase OF our
farm productions and the advance Of prices
over the days Of free trade. The facts are known
to all intelligent agricultu ssts.
1t the tariff laws have produced robbery and
theft is freely charged by the doctrinaires OF
FREQ trade. why is 1t that such unparalleled pros
pcrity has been realized throughout the country?
The answer is easy when the facts are scruti-
nfzed. We consume in this country 90 per cent.
cent. The home market Is always better one
than the foreign market The expectation OF 1O
per cent. Of our farm products conclusivcly
tide Of manufacturing prosperity There should
be such division Of labor as that this country
could consume the entire product Of the farm
end ed This s sppsrent g M the farmer .n. whe ssa
wheat, when exported, comes in direct com.
petition With the wheat Of the Baltic and
Of India. It is significant to examine
IN some Of the foreign countries in
the last two or three years. These industries
have been stimulated largely In the last few
Republic and Chill. Add to this the product od
the Baltic and Of Imlts, a. gtven us BY reliable
statistics. and It will be but year oltwo before
the markets Of Europe Win be shut in the facs
this country, that your only safe guide In thu
future fs to look TO the home markets for thu
consumption Of the surplus Of the farms. Thil
diversified industrial pursuits. Thirty per cent
Of the people Of this country Will produce suffi-
cient agricultural product for III. There II nov
e e psope q shep
influence. therefore, which free trade will have
upon the farms Of this country villa be, first, Il
force from the wcrxsnoP nons ta Is. q tnp operative
raised for export into an overcrowdcd marke
and reduce the price Of farm productions TO u
low scale - TO make them absolutely nm
profitable. and the farm. 70 greater or less do
al past experience proves TO m thA&
FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS
for their products, when we sse in tkeir hand
and helpaenA Il they eucceed II abolfshtng I'M
and inisfupdiary MoclD from the psoducts q
81; nossc = E ess ss & ssss e s s.ss "a
o6 agente On TIE eeahoard, and eom1ellin9 q =
pay whatevsr peios thsy desire to cxtcrt Woc
ha prime nscesslty--ws must hsvs = g e!
cd to the m0ment No were deprived Of our woo
product; end. instcaA Of the money being dis
tnbuted VI Oux farmers. II would 20 Into tn
South Ameflca, This has been tie history
tho pricee ~ art5cles that We have relieved fror
duty, and M1lnh wc were unable to produce d
ss so e os E asn ne
foot until ouf own manufacturers produced II