The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-08-24


Bot " e we're true thst high protective
sari6 increased iho Wsges Of The work
men, why should such muItitudoo flock
10 this country from Germany, from
Italy. ron Russias Ill Of which conn.
tries ere esjoving the bleesines % tsri0s
whirh ere almost - unequal and unjust
~ that which prevaiIs IN this country !?
The truth Is shst The effect Of the high
protective tarifTs which have been en-
acted IN Europe during the last ten yeare
bas been 10 injure the workingmen ID
those countries, and has been the prime
factor In Increasing immigration tc
Ithis country from them. How > proud
end successful nation like the Ameri-
Icsns can for : moment fear the c0mpo'
Isition Of psuper labor surpssses nv
Icomprehensiou. As we'll might . we'll
| fed and we'll groomed race horse living
lin . good stable. getting his oats three
Isi NEE day, fear The competition Of :
| stretched hack, half starved, Who is
lucky II ne gets one meal during the
! lswenty -four hours. Az we'll might the
! American locomotive that draws 10
train over the slopes Of the AIleRhentea
lcr Rocky Mountains. fear the competi-
Ition Of the staxe coach. t0iIing Ishorious-
!ly up the steep ascent Every day
Ibrings new proofs Of the extraordinary
efficiency snd produciivenesa Of Ameri-
lean labor. It 10 due 10 impetus that ia
given by American freedom and By the
Extraordinary skill and ingenuity Of the
| American inventor and mechanic. You
have only TO read The articles on rail-
roads, that have just appeared ID Scrio-
|ner's and the Engineering News, TO zee
Ifhat while the American locomotive
Icosts more than the Engiish or German
lone, IL draws heavier load up : steepes
grade. and earns : larger profit for the
Icompanv that uses u than either the En-
xIish or German locomotive. In spite o'
thu duty that Il levied upon msteriaI'
| from which our machinery b made ~
ere already beginning 70 export tt ~
peal the taxes upon those mAtertsls eno
/ our locomotives would b found on ever]
railway in the world. Repeal the IL
lon wool. and our wooden manu- factureri
will not only supply the home market
\ which now they entirely fail to do, bu
\ will bc able to export their products, .
i we now do leather goods thst 10 max
out Of imported hides. The repeal Q
the duty on hides has increased the pros
i 'perity Of the leather trade, snd o. 10
u workmen employed in iss manuiacturs
.IThe repeal Of the duty on wool viii -
,lcrease the prosperity Of the wooIen treo
y and the wages Of those employed in thl
Imanufacturs. The American people as
: -Isoo skiIlful, too ingeuious. to b loseve
! hIengaged h labori1g under the dimcu
!, Isies csosed ~ high proeective s.s,.
riprodoce the material upon wnic1 W
III work. Let osher nstions. lee sk'IiS1
Hess sneeninns, les~ energetic orsns sne
q OImsserisl freely % or aoorss snd
u VII maso!sceure q sor snem, ana csa ~
eIH peck 1aoe ep oy oer Sor..sen. 4.
= ~ = ~ w.. -. r.
u wmn ~ lHcse.psse y. q - 2.
y mills ana sacsos!ee !ney VII ~ eessl
y - and better e'oened' eso I'VE y NO
elcons0ssenle hcuses tore.9n .ssso:
q .iu proat, - g oneo sney nsve oons
re pss,: 9y cos go exemp.s. gp,,-s lae sIu.o n@.o
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