Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-28
THAT scAooL.BoY CHIP.

The anxiety of the Morning News to
have some sensible paper begin con
troversy with it on its proposition, that
no article has increased in price since
the Morrill, tariff to raise revenue to
carry on the war, went into effect, is as
pathetic as the anxiety of the Daily
Hersey to enter into a dispute with MFR.
Bayard on the local tax laws.
Both organs FIRE Too high. No rational
editor win discuss such fool proposition
as the News propounds and Mr.. Bayard
cannot pay any attention to the silly vapor-
ings of the conceited old soold Of the
Daily Jersey. one paper is unworthy Of
the serious attention Of an intelligent
man. and the other is rapidly approach
ing the same condition.
Any self-respecting man is unwilling
to argue proposition that is SO mani
testify absurd as that the tariff, laid for
the purpose Of raising revenue, and
which actually puts $500, DOC, 600 into the
public treasury and takes something
like $500, 900, 600 from the pockets Of the
people every year, is not tax paid by
the people and added to the prices of the
necessaries of life consumed by them
The Morning News pretends to score a
great point because this proposition is
not answered, just as the Daily Hersey
in its feebler way, applauded itself with
similar self congratulations when Mr.
Bayard does not think its vapld dullness
worthy of notice-probably does not see
it even.
II the tariff does not increase the
prices Of goods, low could the fallacy Of
the payment OF higher wages in this
country be maintained If higher wages
are paid then the difference between the
normal price Of an article Of commerce
and its price in the United States under
our peculiar laws must represent the diff
ference in wages or the difference in the
profit Of which the people are mnlcted for
the benefit Of the manufacturer.
The fact, that since the tariff was laid
prices have declined simultaneously IN
countries Of high tariff, low tariff and Of
no tariff IS not any moredue to the tariff
laws than that the sun has been shining
simultaneously, because Of protection
ism Prices have declined for other
well known reasons all over Christendon
and they have declined TO a greater ex
tent in England, without a tariff, thar
ia the United States with q tariff
The News may take either horn of this
dilemma, namely That the tariff doe.
increase the price Of goods and thus
recoup the manufacturers, for the pay
ment Of higher wages and greater divl-
dends, or the tariff chea pens the price O
goods and the manufacturer necessarily
pays less wages-ths same as England
and Germany-and enjoys less profits
than under normal conditions. If tn,
tariff does not increase profits, wha
protection is 1t? What revenue does /
aifordi How can higher wages be pal,
and what puts 1920, 900, 900 into tn,
treasury every year7
The purpose Of the tariff is to increas
prices by artificial means and for the ben
eft Of class Of insolvent. shame facet
and vulgar robbers who pretend tina
they are public charities.
The News has put polemic chip on ii
shoulder and because the big boys pass /
by in derision it runs around the cornel
and poses as giant before lot Of gapinl
girls Of his own set.