Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-10
TENDENCY TOWARDS PROTECTION.
British Colonies Thoroughly Answer the
Theorists.

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British Colonies Thoroughly Answer the
Theorists.
The tendency Of the times, outside of
the Democratic party In America, is to-
Tendencies of Great Britain are strongly
agitating the question of the ACCESSIBILITY
of protecting their homo industries, and
The parliament of New Zealand has actu-
ally adopted q stringent protective tariff.
The case of New Zealand is highly sug-
gestiye. The free traders made "a bitter
hight, but were eventually worsted, after
q number of divisions in parliament. This
tight was between members of one com
mon country, andnot between members of
rival governments. The idea of upbuild-
ing b manufactures OF birmingham and
Manchester to the detriment of our own.
seems to have found an everlasting abid-
Ing place in the breast of the Democratic
party, notwithstanding the fact that Eng
l1shmen are not our countrymen, are
under no obligations whatever to assist
US in time of war or invasion, and are act.
uated solely by motives of personal aggran-
dizement, not altogether unnatural on
their part. The only unnatural thing
about 1t is the persistency with which the
democrats advocate q doctrine, the adop-
tlon OF which by ouc government would
stop the wheels of progress and bring
about an industrial depression from which
a century of time would hardly be sufh-
Gent to recover.
The fact that another British colony has
seen tit TO adopt the doctriIe of protec-
ton, While a portion of our countrymen
are ~endeayoring to bring about a condi.
ton under which the work of our labor
ing men shall be done abroad, is yery in
stquctive.
1t was proved by the New Zealand
premier to the satisfaction of parliament
that protection made it possible to manu-.
facture blankets and other articles nj q
less cost than they could be imported.
while the free traders contended that the |
prosperity Of their country would be pro-
by raising wool, exporting it to
England, get 1t manufactured there and
or1ng It back In that shape, insurance and
freight being paid both ways. Not only
s the expense of transportation elimf-
aated, but employment is furnished to
labor by making its blankets at
nome. 10 sum it up, they would export
hide for six pence and buy back the tail
ora crown.
These free trade theories are a mass of
Contradictions and absurdities, and their
advocacy in this country by the Demo.
ratio party conclusively shows that their
knowledge of fiscal science is very meager
that their genius does not run in that
Erection. Their stock in trade consists
generalities that do not glitter or
1azzle the minds of the thinking portion
If our countrymen.
Heretofore, tho principle of tariff for
'eVenue only governed the fiscal opera
of New Zealand. Their total reye.
for the year ending March 81, 1887,
vas 1851, AS, of which the custom
house furnished only about one-third of
hat amount. 1t has been their earnest
to grow rich and populous, and
.hey held out iattering Inducements to j
migrants. Large debts were accumu-
LIED IN the construction and equipment
u railroads, for the accommodation of in.
'emefs, until in 1888, with a population
y only olS,4S2, it had piled up over $751;
w, 765 OF Indebtedness. With not quite
iouble the population of Buffalo il had
'Iuceeeded in impoverishing ia people bv
to the suicidal 1olicy OF free
and allowing unchecked competition
With its home industries. People could
md no remunerative employment, and it |
vas a realization of the necessity of pro
.ection that produced the agitation and
ldoptlon of its principles. Before, the
MY employment for her people was
aboring in tho open field; now a radical |
mango will be made by providing manu-
acturing work.
Those colonies of Great Britain who RELY
N protection for the development of their
'esources, do not receive the denunciation
which British free traders cast upon this
No English colony has produced a Cleve.
and working to eradicate native indus.
for the benefit of the mother coun-
ny.
But q few years and New South Wales,
queensland, Tasmania and Victoria will
follow Canada and New Zealand and have
D strong protective tariff. France. Russia
Germany and other principal Euro
pean% countries are fast becoming convinced
Of the absolute necessity of protection.
President Cleveland is a thorough con.
vert to the system of international ex-
changes promulgated by Adam Smith. and
advocated by She Golden club, and al
though it means a prostitution of our
Industries, the Democratic press and
party applaud and diligently labor to OBJ
tain its adoption, but the patriotism of
The people Is a bar to the attainment of
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