The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-27
Will Bear Weighing.

Will Bear Weighing.
Our country is dotted over with
prosperous vilIages-cities, many of
them are-of from 200 to 10000 souls.
They are enterprising centres of bus.
mess, of culture, of social life, and of
wealth. Hundreds of them are des-
tined to become great centres of pop
ulation, with attendant fame and in
fuence.
How have these thousands of beau.
tiful towns attained their present i'm
portance I? BY their geographical
and natural advantages. Very true,
though all of them have been assisted
in part by the enterprise of their cit
izens. Now, how are they to grow
stTonger-an essential, if they are to
become the centres of wealth and
power that nine out of every ten
American towns hope to become .?
Simply by guarding their own inter-
ests, and by patrOnizing home indus
tries.
How often do we hear protests
from business men in small towns
against sending or going to the
neighboring city to trade. The ar
gument is used that one can do as
we'll at home, which is generally
true.
Wherever in this broad land you
| find a town, whose residents work
together for the common good, VINO
help each other, who trade at home
who speak well of home industry,
who patrOnize the home market, there
you find, not alone growing town,
but community destined to realize
to the utmost, all of its geographical
and natural advantages. 1t is not
going TO set left IN the race for wealth
through some more wide awake
neighbor getting trade in the habit O.
going its way.
On the contrary, the live American
town sees to il that its own indus
tries are protected by the shield o
local loyalty. Why? Because th'
shrewd t0wnsman knows that thes'
protected industries bring prosperity
and prosperity brings new people
and new people, wanting homes an(
food, increase the value of his rea
estate, of his form that lies just be
yond the town limits, He know
that new corners bring new ideas,au
that with new ideas and the none.
to put them into operation, comes
greater centre of culture. of power
of influence, of social and educationa
privileges, and of wealth.
The condition of a nation is eXactl,
like that of the small town. We hay
wonderful geographical location
and many national advantages. 1t i
for US to say whether we shall b
loyal to ourselves by protecting oul
selves, or whether we shall take on
money to the large cities outside on
own corporate limits, while our artl
sans, if only they had our encour
agement, could do as well as any fol
eign maker or dealer. Like the mel
chant in the small town, tits proba
bly, true that our own artists are do
ing better tnan the foreign ones. A
he needs is that we shall buy hi
wares, not discount them in the eye
) Of the world by passing them by.
Even if the tariff were tax, ISM
il better to pay the tax for awhile 70
the same reason that the customer il
the small town patroniZes the HON
merchant? But the tariff isn't Ia
except to those who have to pay I
get into our market.
1t is not a theory, this protection
of home industries. 1t has been trie
in the case of thousands of our pros
porous cities, towns and villages.
has been tried in the country at large
! Under it the greatest prosperity tn
world ever dreamed of has bee
. made. The vigorous young city
! that has outstrlpped its neighbors b.
) its loyalty to itself doesn't think {
changing the policy that has made
> great that has doubled the value {
} its real estate, trebled its population
7 and quadrupIed its commerce. VIII
= then, ought the Nation-with a bi
A N-to propose different policy ?
e This isn't a matter of sentimen
1t is "A question of dollars and cent
e Just lay aside your preconceiyed NJ
; tions, and weigh it well.
i Salt production in the Unite
d. States from 1854 to 1887, advance
= from very small quantity to 1000,
l.. a A..