Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-03-01

manufactures and other Institutions had
been planted and become firmly rooted.
1t is truth, too, that England has only
within a comparatively recent peri ID -ool-
isled her protective tariff. Under cen
tury's experience Of protection our ooun-
try has prospered to such an extent that
day the progressive element of both
political parties does not want to abolish
the tariff, but. like Mr.. Cleveland, only
asks that it may be modified. A strong
argument in favor of protection Is tha
fact that as long as we can manufacture
our goods at home It keeps the money at
hume where IL will be used in developing
this country. We all recognize the value
of home manufactures TO such nm extent
IN the smaller operations OF life that every
new town the size Of Miller is offering in
ducements to manufacturing institutions
to settle In their midst and thus help to
build up the town, add to the value Of
property, give employment to the laborIIg
people, make home market for the pro-
ducsr and keep the money In the town.
Mr.. b. claims that 'the theory OF pro-
tecting American labor lie fne." but he
saws remember your labor is not pro-
tected" and refers to the strikes every
year ON account Of low wages. Now Is II
not fact that laborers are paid higher
prices and can make their families more
comfortable here thai in the old country
Ask the mechanics and laborers that have
tried both places. You will find their
answer favorable to this country. II not,
why do they come here2 And having
come why do they stay ? The advanced
condition Of the mechanic and laborer in
this country, we claim, argues in favor OF
our law protecting our industries Some
say down with the tariff, and let the
American laborer come on level with
European labor. This would not be in
keeping with our pride and dignity as a
nation, because we have made reputa-
ton that the American laborer is better
paid, his family better clothed, bet
ter fed, happier and more comfortable
than the laborer of any other country.
He cannot afford to work Tor as low
wages as the foreigner can. We offer
free home Of 800 acres land to every citizen
of this country. The old coHntries with
their large population, struggling for
bread, have no free homes to offer. The
American laborcr cannot afford to neglect
an opportunity to get half section OF
land free and work for as low wages as the
European laborer who has no such oppor-
tunity In his own country, the latter has
no alternative, 1t is work for what they
give him as long as ho lives there.
The correspondent says ITO under
sand their side OF tins question is an ex-
ceedingly difficult thing, and IL you wish
To believe their theory. don't study il but
accept II as you would the bible" / say
study it, and all similar questions, and
| when you find they will not stand the
light of reason, drop them.
| As our friend has mentioned the bible
he will pardon me for abiding to IL. 1t
says: He that provideth not tor his own
4 l. 1l.yI .-.kl : ~
Humanity says the same thing. All reason
would dictate that q government should
do the same as an individual So / am
forced 20 the conclusion that our govern
ment, in trying to encourage manufsctur-
ing in our own country by protecting our
own industries so that we may be able to
| live within our own resources as far as
practicable, is only doing q wise patriotic
thing
In answer to the gentieman's question
who does tariff protect 2" l would most
respectfully enswer il protests us as a
government by encouraging msnufactur.
ing establishments in our own country,
thus building mp the country. These es-
adjustments enhance the value Of our
own property. They give employment to
our laboring men They create a home
market for our produce and in this wav
the money is kept at home circulating
among our own people like the blood in
the arteries. strengthe ening the whole sys-
TEN. Whereas il the money is taken oat
Of the country IL is taken from the great
arteries OF trade where il rightfnlly he.
longs and our country suffers in conse-
quence like the patient who was robbed OF
his blood by bleeding under the old schoo
Of medicine I'm the days when the doctors
had not found ont that man had no more
blood than he needed
Respectfully G. Fl. CARROLL.