Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-08-29

statistican, placsI the industries OF tn. United
States ut Sill O0 annually, which il -, 20j
600 600 greater than those Of the United Kingdom
Of Great Britain noar;y twice that Of France or
Germany, nearly three times that of Russ A.
and almost equal to the aggregated industries
OF Austria. Italy. Spain, Belgium. Holland, Aus
tralia Canada, and sweden and Norway
THIS advancement is the worlds wonder. The
nations Of he earth can not furnish such a
spletidd proc ress in any age or period. We defy u
revenue tariff roicy to press nj such an exhibit
ton Of material prosperity and industrial de-
velopinent. Arts, sci nee and literature havs
held theileOwn in this wonderful march. We are
prosperous to-day beyond amy other people. The
mass are better cared for better provided for,
more seif-respoctins, and more independent
than over b sfOre In our history, which not be
said Of the masses Of other countries. One Of
the striking differences bet ween revenue tnrff
and protective tariff Ia that the former sends
the money OF its people abroad for foreign q. p
plies, and seeks out foreign market. The lat
ter keeps the money ut home among our own
people circulating through the arteries OF trade.
and creates market at home, which Is always
the best because the most reliable.
One OF this chief complaints against the pro.
tective system IL its alleged hindrancc to foreign
trade and a foreign market for our own products
II il argued that II we could import raw mate.
rial from other ries fire. and manufacture
such raw material into products for use, We
cure standing In the markets of tho world
This story il wholly, as believe ilIusory. 1t Ia
without substance We have nm example OF free
raw material In q certain line of manufactures
ut Of leather for boots, Shoes, etc, etc. In 1872
hides aud skins were made free SO that our
manufacturers coald import them without GUS
tom house burdens they have hal free trade
IN their raw nlateriit now for sixte n years.
The industry has boen an exceptionally success
full one, and you can not avoid being surprised
when say to you hat In these sixteen years we
have been able 10 export but 2 per cent. Of the
l. att or production Of the country
But II FREQ raw material DO necessary to se-
cure Nh export trade AND tho foreign markets,
then l answer that our manufacturers to-day
have su,sts initial frea trade In foreign raw ma
tcrials which they make into the finished pro-
duet In the United States. provided they export
it. Sections s,91D. 5000, 500, and 3Os2 Il the
United States Statutes provide for the remission
Of duties on al foreign materials used IN manu-
facturing for the export trade. The lay 10 POSI-
tive that al articles man featured FOR export
from imported materf8lp upon witch tlutteA
have been paid, shall, when exported. be entt
tied to d awbnck OF 70 per cent. OF tho dutiea
paid on such raw materials Some use has been
made Of these laws. The TX mission of duties
in lssA paid ulon imported matcrim mAnufact-
ur I'd for fOreii n inArkets amounted to ~, aJk-
G6 On some articles tho drawback Is equal to
the duty paid. but in no instance whore arti-
cies arc imported 70 bc manufactured
hero and sent abrO I'd il the duty 10 ex-
coed 10 por cent. And yet We are gravely told
by the tariff reforfners that we cannot reach
foreign markets on account Of the high tariff on
| tho raw material when. in fact for foreign
trnde foreign raw materials are practically free.
This principle was recognized as early a. the
administration q George Washington. and has
ported materials, the drawbacks varying from
| ~ TO Luz icr ctnt What becomes, then OF the
cry free raw niater IL in the presence OF this
factY Tho truth 10, we are not 80 much con-
Germ d about the foreign market ~ we are about
the honle market. Tho latter 10 the best. and
ws have not yst been , able to control , + and
but II any at our people are signing for . for
eign market, and value u moro highly than our
own, they can import foreign raw material prac-
tically free OF duty, and after ADVANCING into
tho higher forms If manufacture can so out
apd lossesa the worlds markets. Taxed raw