The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-01-19
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Masinnls and appeared In That pape'
last Thursday--in reply to one from
robert S, Mckay seisins the other
side of the case. 1t is worthy of
careful study by all western people.
is being clear and pointed discus
sion in. concise form of.this momeE-
tous subject. the tariff. This Is
'. hat Mr.. Maginnis says:
EpIrnn Tribune: In Your issue
.f the 5th Instant Mr.. Robert y. Mc-
Kay asks Judge John l.. Mcdonald |
what he terms few pertinent cues
ton; in connection with an interview
recently reported in The Chicago
Herald. Mr., NcKay's lette,, the
Tribune ,thlnks, Is full of solid meat
On the tariff question. Assuming
that it is impossible that Judge Nc
Donald's eye will fall upon this news
paper item or, if otherwise, that our
congressman is too much absorbed at
this time in looking aafter the in
terssts of his constituents to be able
10 answer the objections set forth in
the letter. l. rs personal friend of
rieDonald and as an advocate of reve-
rue reform. deem it not ont of place
to take snotice of Mr.. Mcksy's COM
munication.
Tow with reference to the asser-
ton of one of Judge McDanald's con-
s;itnents that he bought an American
fork for 60 cents in Christiania that
costs him 81 in Minnesota, Mr.. Me-
Kay says "we have only the word of
this Norwegian for that statement"
AS far as the word OF this Norwe-
gan is concerned, do not doubt that
he spoke: the truth. and it can he
fairly presumed, think. that he was
4 republican fully imbued with the
spirit Of protection caught from his
party teachings, until this accident
opened his eyes to the false and IN
iquitous workings of that doctrine.
Mr.. Mckay asks if it is ut all likely
tha. "A american manufacturers would
ship forks to Norway, ray ocean
charges. and then cut thes price 40
cents with ready homeiEmarket for
I'll they can make at 40i cents addi-
tional profit.
IIere,that gentleman shows lam
en.ahle ignorance of facts. Does he
not know that in the greed for enor-
NOUS and unreasonable profits our
manufacturers rush:.headlong into ii
general oyer-p-oduction of their
goods until they.Endsit necessary to
shut down their works, thus causing
idleness upon their undergrad ope-
ratives. Can he not find u parallel In
the sale OF Minneapolis flour at Il
] ,wer figure ins America than in Eng
land.
And is it not true':that in much
protected Pennsylvania miners, who
receive about IS cents per day when
ut work, have been reduced to Il con-
dition bordering upon servitude
while countless millionaireshre COM
bined to further Cypress and. degrade
-abor-all in the nsme Of protection.
Unsophis,icated Mr.. Mackay. how
ever, caps the climax when he tells
us that "the eastern cotton and iron
mills have passed their dividends
and no brings tear to every sympa-
1hizing eye.
But when lie ventures the assertion
that deposition, etc., he clearly
demonstrates the fact that hels not
ga man of thoroughly practical views
.n public affairs" as you claim.
How much better to have declared
that the barons. the trusts and COM
binations have effectually crushed
cut all competition!
How much more honest to say that
these manufactures demand a prohi-
bitory rather than protective tariff!
If Mr.. Mackay is "a democrat of
the Randall stamp let him remem-
her that the audacisy Of that gentle.
man in his advocacy Of an outrageous
tax upon tbs people is based upon his
knowledge that he could not for a
moment retain his seat in congress if
he pursued different attitude.
lie says that our home trade is
seven times greater than our foreign
trade, which, it would sseUl, is good
reason Why we should not fear foreign
competition, and we'll informed Anne
ricans do not. Assuredly Mckay
appears to lose his argument when he
calls attention to the fact that our
domestic trade is fifteen times larger
than our export trade.
This is the very thing that Judge
Mcdonald and all the thinking men
would avoid. We would like to see
our export trade far larger than our
home consumption mall things,and as
soon as the wall of protection is
thrown down and we can secure free
and unrestricted. commerce with the
outside world, protection will be
stored away like our old slave trade
never to be resurrected.
Mr.. Mckay appeals to the farmers
of Minnesota not to be deceived, but
his appeal will fail to move our intel
ligent people Of both parties. who
have caught the key note sounded by
our leyel.headed president, and are
HOW alive. to an awakening sense of
Trnng and injury. Verify it will
hereafter require an eloquent speaker
or cogent writer to convince our hard
working, lily compensated farmers
that the greatest blessing on earth is