Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-12
is BUTLER SOUND ON THE TAR
IFF QUESTION
To The Editor Of the Daily Eagle:

SUI w ~ ee'i'Su " inns 'ic''"cht'"' N"'
yass. This country IS becoming one OF the |
largest manufacturing countries IN the
world. During the year 1883 we manuiae-
tured Sl,0O,00o.o00 more fabrics than 1reat |
Britain. We have now nearly o0o,ooo man
uiactnrlng establishments employing 4,Vo'-
oVV ianorers ana turning NM OUT produces |
amounting to about So'oVV'cV,oOV annually.
lhe 4,ooU,oo iaporers employed IN these
factories nave dependent upon them about
l2Wo'Vp people Tor support There are
artizans ana professional men also depend- |
ing upon lhese manufacturing industries to |
tue amount OF ~ or iz'uuo,VVo more. these
enormous industries nave oeen largely puiit
~ inter 'ie pro,ecti'e tarih OF ine hepup-
1lciii party III the iasi tWehty-iour years |
i,uiiiis 'he iast TWO years ehor's nave peeh
mace 10 reduce the tari1 on foreign I'M.
ports. Al the last session OF congress biii
was introduced oy Mr.. Morrison, OF Limos,
democrat, when proposed general re-
duction oi ~ per cent. on all lorelgn goods |
oroaght INTO this country. Every sensible
inah must know tnat when Dill Is nitro
dureu INTO congress proposing reduction
81 ~ per CEN, on the goods iilahuiactured
pH these oVo,oWo factories, IL could nave no |
otiier lhah depressing elect. Every man
ulacinfef Wouid discharge MS surplus help, |
c'nt'ii business as iiiuch as possible ana not |
ihaiuiacturc ohiy as he receives orders Tor |
goo1s before DONG so, ms poilcy mas al |
ready thrown nearly Z,oVoooo OF our work,
~ ing ciasSes gu. OF employment, nave reduced
ihe wages OF those VINO stu nave employ
heii', ana mas arrested the industries OF the
country IN al departments; Two million |
men earning Slo per week, taxes S2oOJo,VoU
OUT OF the market rms would arrest con
SUMPTION hot only OF all mailuiactur-
ca put all a9rcultural products, so
thhi business IN All departments
duii ana iahSuishing. ms reduction OF
w, Is en- phaticaiiy oehocfatlc poncy. |
ne hePuoiicaii parry IN their platform de-
iiiihus farm thitt snail protect our INDUS
tries: Inc Democratic party demands
tarih ior revenue Only without any regard 70
our industries ana as large proportion OF
the Deinocrallc members OF congress voted
Tor c, ihe morrison tarin Dill II Is evident that
IL the democrats get IN power we shall have
sweeping reduction OF duties and still
further arrest OF the manufacturing indus |
tries OF the country. In Tact, as stated by
good Judges before the committee of ways
ana means a tarlii redncnon OF ~ per cent. |
would be total rulnation to nearly halt OF
our manufacturing industries. 1he high |
wages which our manufacturers were Obliged
70 pa! curing tne war makes Manufacturing
IN TINS country lar more expensive than u Is |
IN foreign countries. Hence our mantiac- |
turers cannot compete with foreign manu- |
facturcrs without high tariff. II the Dem |
crats succeed IN getting INTO power we shall
nave further reductions OF duties and further
depression OF our Industries which may last I
Tor many years. II the Republicans Keep !
control Of the Government and their protcc-
ave pollccy Is fully maintained business VIII /
soon revive and our industries will 90 on IN |
a iiDtlrlenlnp manner.
Now how Is 1t with the Butler party? In |
uehcrhi butlers letter OF acceptance he an |
hounces some good protection doctrine lie /
says he should have tariff that VIII pro- /
VIDE revenue ample for the support OF the |
Government, ana thnll protect labor ana en- |
courage manufacturing enterprises. But in /
the peeches he Is making over the country he
practically advocates free trade Ia his speech I
al Detroit he denounces the Republlcan tar
III as beng IN favor OF capital and Says
that capital does not need protection, 1t Is
ape 10 protect usei In MS speech al (
Hrand kaplds, Mich, he says that all raw
material ana an the neceasaries OF lie should
h' placed on the free list. Now We ask how
can manufacturing industries be punt up IN
TINS country without capitaI Does not the
capital employed IN manufacture IN this
country which has TO pay from TO l2per
cent. interest need protection against the
capilii einployed III manufacturing indus-
crlcs IN foreign countries lhat only draws
from 10 per cent. interest. just as mnci
u the labor IN ms country when commands
rom eight 10 t"elVe dollars per week. re-
fulres projection ugaihst the iac"r III lof-
e'Sh countries tht demands from Tour 10
seven doiiars per week How can You pro-
lecl iiie iapor III this country ana bullu UP
li'huiacturing industries without you NJ
inc same tlme protect caPitaE ms Is a
question lfat we would IKE 10 nave "eheraI
butter answer
again. "eneral Butler proposes TO place
uii III" lla'trlal on iic Tree ilst. Now coat
ron copper, lead and zlnt ores, wool, nun
per, cotton ana IN Tact nearly All articles
t,ia' are u'eu III manufacture Woulu De
Ti"sSeI uiioer me head 81 raw material MI
'"nh h3ach' large producer OF iron ore;
St''eu before tie committee Oh Ways anu
means iast winter iha' II the tarih oI ~ Per
CENT was taken on from IRON ore IL "ouiu
ciose up nearly every mime IN TINS country ,
except lew SO situated back rom the ilte-
nor that me ire'ghts oil railroads Tor foreign
ore N"uiu DC 50 great rs 10 enable tItiii 70
Soi'il'c'e WIN Foreigners 10 spi'c OF TINS re- .
e . p'it All oi ihe IRON inlhr9 Withi.'
io"i 81 nv huiiur'a mics oI Tue s'"c"''s'
~o"i9 "e Closed. "heh theN were once
c'oseu' foreigners would raise 'he price oi
ores ana make our manufacturers pay just
as hi'ich a' tley are now paying. Again
ASK why uoes not 'he capital ana iapof
engaged III the production OF raw material IA :
this country need protection against that
engaged IN 'he same enterprise III foreign
countries Just rs much as the capital ana
lapor engaged IN manufacturing needs pro
lection against the cheap capital ana ihonf
similarly employed III foreign countries:
AGAIN, nch' butter would place all OF me
heeessarieS OF ne upon thc iree Iist Now
"he'', corn Vegetables pti'ter' cheese, Deei;
p%rN' NAM rice sugar. liioias,es, etc., MouIu
''lt p'' ei''Ss99 rs hc.esSarles Oh ne rms %
T, course W1nid take 'he 'arll1 OF " cents
oushei on rom wheat, OF w cents on oil corn
anu corn meal OF cents pound Oh ron,
n cents on rom sugar, l@ Genus Oh
ron p . rice - per cent on ron oeei; ! cent
VI ioh poIh, cents on from nam ",
ems per prshei on from P"'a'9Gs ana :"
per cent on rom other vegetables 40"
We 1sN our FARMERS IL wheat, corn ana e'hef
lio9''.'s ol Tue ,'rii' are ilo' rs cheap N 'i'9
iii''iNc' liow ~ they can pe soiu ana ah9ru .
onc pl9nt iof ine lsoor "i RAISING lIGh. 10 II
,iAc t"e ,atih on from tiosc "o"iu iet 'he