Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-22
you any less to have it done by an Eng

| goods for less and the consumer would get
| the benefit of the reduction. II. however,
| ne Is selling as cheap now as the English
manufacturer who pays only half as mucii
| he would or could sell cheaper. without
reducing the price be pays for labor!
hat say you, my Democratic friend. my
Union Labor friend. are you in favor OF
reducing the price of labor. Are yon Ike
Mr.. Hemphili, member Of Congress frora
South Carolina, an honest Democratic
| free trader, who admitted in the house
that hewas in favor of getting labor where
| 1t could be had the cheapest.
| there IS no law 10 compel any person 20
| manufacture in this country. and IL the
| capitalist could not make as much here as
he could in England. he would either closa
up and invest his money in other pursuits
or he would invest it in England. whers
ne could make the same profit as the
! English manufacturer. Would you gain
anything by thiss No. indeed; you would
simply place Your poor little head, igura-
lively speaking. IN the mouth OF the
| British lion.
| You must have clothing and farming
utensils. IL they were not made in this
! country, then you would be compelled to
/ buy from the English manufacturer. The
| moment he saw that you were compelled
10 buy of him. and that all competition In
| this country had been destroyed, then ne
| be compelled 10 pay ii.
! Here is the secret of the interest Eng
/ land has in trying 70 force free trade upon
| this country. This accounts for the work
| OF the Golden clubs and the immense
/ amount of money contributed by England.
| for the furtherance of free trade doctrines
/ in this country This is the secret OF the
great rejoicing of the English papers over
| the message of the president There are
two powerful and CO trolling facts, that
| are known IN England, well or better,
| than they are IN this country. These are
Flrst-Our country is the greatest con
sumner of manufactured products in thu
world.
Second-Our country is England's great
est competitor in manufactures The I'm
giishman knows that II he can cripple, 90
what would be better, destroy our manu-
featuring industries, he not only igets rid
OF his most formidable rival, but he also
forces Us to become his customer q. his
own price, because, with American COM
petition destroyed. be alone could furnish
Us with what We must nave.
You have heard something OF Richard
Golden, and
THE CoBDES CLUB
with its great and sristocratic member
ship. including most of the leading lights
of the Democratic party. The manufact
urers OF Manchester, England, paid &c
Z
one million dollars, IN recognition of his
services as the champion of free trade.
II the manufacturers of one city in old
England could afford to pay 10 one cham
pon Of free trade one million Of dollars
how much do you suppose all the manu-
facturers in old England could afford 10
pay To the Democratic champions of free
trade in the United States, TO have that
commercial hereSy adopted heref
most respectfully refer that
cOnundrum 10 the present Demo
cratic secretary OF state. Hon. Tnos r.
Bayard to the present Democratic chair
man of the ways committee, Hon. Roger
O. Mills, rs these gentlemen are members
in good standing III this aristocratic British
club.
The farmer has still further interest in
the manufacturing industries Of his coun-
try, 10 which will briefly refer. The i'm
mediate presence of these interests en-
hances the value of his land. The census
of 1880 shows that farms arc at least twice
a valuable in manufacturing states
they are in states which are not extensively
engaged In such industries. Tennessee
and Pennsylvania, so far as can he aScer-
tanned. have about the same mineral re-
sources and about the same number OF
acres in farms. Tennessee has the advan-
tage of climate and naviSable waters. but
Pennsylvania has the advantage OF being
nearer to the commercial center. Yet the
farms IN Pennsylvania are worth at least
four times as much Is they are ia Ten
nessee
TO show. however, how the immediate
presence of manufacturing industries af-
feet the value OF farm lands need but to
refer 10 the fact that the value OF lands in
manufacturing counties III the same state
over lands IN counties without manufac-
turing industries is at least double. This
!. the case IN Pennsylvania. connecticut,
Delaware, aud in every state having any
manufacturing enterprises.
Some farmers think they have no inter
est in efforts ben. made, to get manutHc
turing plants located in our midst. but N
facts, figures, history, past expcr ence and
the census Of 1850 are to be believed they
have an interest have only time TO StIg
gest few questions Each one Of them
could be made a text for a tariff speech.
When is farming land more valuable.
when ad iacent 10 a large city, Why IN
farming land more valuable In n county
where "A large majority OF the people are
net farmers? ii this county did not raise
a. much corn and wheat a. IL needed for
its own use. would the price Of corn and
wheat here be higher or lower than IL -
now If Kansas did not raise as much
corn and wheat as IL needed for its cwa
use and tariff oi 10 cents per busbel on
corn aud twenty cents per bushel on wheat
was charged on all corn and wheat shipped
in here from other states, would the price
OF corn and wheat be higher or lower here
than IL * now is not. Whatever n the
true answer to these questions. when ap-
pied 10 our county or state, the trus ono,
when applied 10 our country,
have read and heard 80 many deuun-
Citations by Democratic free trade speakers
OF the manufacturing industries 81 cur
country, that sometimes wonder how
these men can ia the same speech and al
. Be @glf
ami craftsmanship 81 a Jefferson aud
Jackson. jefferson aid:
We must place our manufacturers by
the side OF the agricu.turist TX
perience mas taught me that manufactur-
ers are now a. necessary TO our inPepend-
euce as 20 our comfort
Now listen 10 ancient Democracy As sx-
pounded by Jackson on this subject.
Il pom the SUCCESS Of our manufactures.
a. the hand maid OF agriculture and cogn-
nence. depends in = crest measure the IN
dependence o. oar country and none can
feel more seDs,bly than 90. the necessity
Of encouraging them
Even John { Caiboua said
When our manufacture, are grown 10
a certain proportion. rs they will under the
fostering care Of the government
the fsrmer will find ready market for bis
surplus produce. and, what - q s!unost
equal consequence, a certain and cheap
supply for all MS wants.
What tremendous fools JsfsFsoa
and Jackson and Calhoun must
mus: have Dssen Il the free trade orators
aud papers in tbs STATE CONS within
mile Of the true me q poiiry. that - in
our interest on this great subject The
interest Of the farrnsr and the lsboring
men are 80 closely interviewer that all /
have said should b. Of interest 70 TIE wage
worker
Tni. brings me to a confederation u the