Wichita eagle., 1888-01-24
PROTECTION DOES PROTECT.

To the Editor OF the Eagle:
One must say much in little in a
newspaper article on the tariff. Every
Republican ought to post up on the theory
and practice of the protective idea as far
as possible. They ought TO take up the
principle of the amplest protection to all
American industries and show a deter
mination to fully carry it to a state of
gardless of the interests of manufactur
ing Europe; and the peon, coolie and
slave producers OF the remainder of the
world. The Democratic party is the
especial champion of these interests in
this republic.
know something of the sugar-produc-
ing country in Texas and Louisiana:
have read most excellent article in
the November Century by E.V. Smalley.
Recently our Kansas people have be-
come generally interested in the produc-
ton of sugar in Kansas. My subject is
the relation of the sugar interest to a
protective tariff. | will for convenience.
use Smalley's data with personal recol-
lections.
Briefly, If all the land in Louisiana
planted with cane was in one field in
Sedgwick county, the townships Salem,
Waco, Wichita. Kechi, Grant, Valley
Center Park. Delano and Ohio. would
afford ample room for the city of New
Orleans. all villages. factories and fields
so occupied by that industry in
that state. Whilst these town
ships contain Wichita City and
several thrifty villages there are not
to exceed $4,000 people in them. II
they contained the population of Louisi
ana engaged directly and indirectly III
sugar production there would be near
500. 600 souls in the nine townships.
These people would derive about IS. 000,-
900 benefit from the present. duty on
sugars and produce about S22 ,o0o.o00
worth Of that article. Being engaged
wholly in the production and handling
of sugar. the people OF these nine town..
ships would have 10 buy their bacon
hams. lard, dry goods. hardware. ma
chinery. furniture, corn, oats, Hour, to-
bacCo. hay and many other luXuries and
necessities from the remainder of the
country which produce them.
This would, at moderate calculation,
S35. per capita. amount TO ST. 800. 900
per year in trade, giving TO the people of
the now sugar predicting states. and all
benefits in the same government.
This is not bad condition you viii
admit: $4,000, 000 In revenue Is IN the
treasury that must otherwise be raised
more directly and anXiousiy. S22 .000.
900 OF sugar products have been created
IN one section OF the country and eX-
changed for 81 600, 900 of the produc
lions of the other section. But the
greatest advantages are the innumerablv
increased facilities for greater and better
productions IN manufacturing plants
and education devoted to special lines.
and greater increased national wealth:
Now comes Your Democratic states
man. He tells the country that the
miserable foreign coelle, slave
and peon laborers, who wear
the most meager clothes: lives on
the scantiest diet OF home products. rice.
peas. beans, sugar cane seed and sweet
potatoes. in hut without boards. shin
gies or shutters: whose families buy
nothing because they know not It's Uses,
can produce sugar cheaper than We can.
He tells the non-sugar-producing people
of the country that they pay Ss.te0.a3
to the sugar producers ne = free gift He
controls legislation; takes off the duty:
the sugar planter Is ruined. He can buy
no more machinery. necessarles and lux
uries His iaborerS and artisans, who
live in good houses. dress well. educate
their children and eat western flour. he
con. lard. butter. etc. can not compete
with the Democrats foreign friends
who live on nothing. The thrifty
so, 900 people are ruined. they
move away or degenerate into seni-bar-
barism at home. Hundreds Of millions
have been wiped out Of the total OF ma
tioual wealth. The non-su,gar producing
people have lost a yearly Interstate trade
II sli.5G0. 600 They lind Europe better
represented III all the foreign sugar coun-
tries lhan the United States. English,
French and German eonsuis. vice-con-
subs commercial agents and other r.-pSe-
seai2tiyeS are in every hamlet to spread
their commerce. Cur DsrOorTatic arifIlris
have cut down oar consular aud CON
cial agency force sill yosl =se only IN
the PRINCIPAL cities ~ these countries
representative local Democratic pollt-