Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-17

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The claims Of the free traders OF
America are generally 8 astounding In
their assurance and effrontery, Is to
have = parAlyxing effect upon detailed
assertion Of the truth. IL is the aim and
design Of Golden club disciples In Amer
lea to take m obvious fact, and BY cool
and bold statement to the contrary, at
tempt 10 blind the public. The design
Of the protective system Of America is
20 protect the people in their endeavors
TO build up manufactures, and TO main
tain the handsome wages which are paid
American wOrkmen. The protective
system, honestly and judiciously applied,
Is the greatest boon to workingmen
found In the volumes Of economic his
tory. Tho aim OF the Golden club free
trade democrats Is TO make the opposite
appear. In the bitter discussion of
various items In the Mckinley tariff bill,
for instance, the matter Of duties on
linens has been taken up BY democrats,
with the cool assertion that IN increase
Of such duty Is merely for the benefit of
mOAOpolis. manufacturers and OF the
rich who are .'c10thed In purple and fine
linen. The braxcn and designing falsity
OF this position may be shown In q hum
dred different ways, but In none better
than by . review OF q communication tn
j. recent number of the Dry 00osls ChrUrt-
tell, signed "FInxman," In which II 10
shown that the cost u labor In the linen
trade at ireland II about one-thfrd Of the
whole cost Of production. Hence, II
needs from 25 to 81 per cent. above the
present protective duty on raw material
here I q enable M to cqualize the wages
between factory operatives In Ireland
and IN this country. A duty Of $40 per
ton on max IL equal to shout IS per cent.
duty on linens, but, IS proposed In the
bill before congress, 90 per cent. and IS
per cent. Il placed on manufactured lin
ems, In which case we would DO able to
compete successfully with imported lin
ems. Al present raw silk Is admitted
free Of duty, with 50 per cent. on manu-
featured silks. while max pays d duty Of
$50 per ton, which makes the duty
on manufactured linens less than
on silks. The Mckinley bill pro-
poses TO rectlfy this unjust dis
examination In favor OF one article Of
textile manufacture against the other.
Under the proposed duty adjustment on
linens W have the assurance from prac-
ttcal Irish manufacturers that they will
no longer be able 70 supply our wants
unless they transplant their business to
this side OF the wattr, and Il IL no secret
that sOlne Of them have been here for
some time with tho view OF negotiating
Tor good sitcs on which to erect linen
sSmills the moment the Mckinley bill Is
panied. II - important for them To Sc
cure sights convenient 70 where the OAK
grows and no doubt Minneapolis, Mimi,
Mfll ~ chosen ~ the favored spot for tho
dfst linen mill that will he erected under
~ new regime. hut u We are to import
nv, ~ puAh business at onco on ) large
3scele. MI n0e unlikely that mills viii 81
serectcd within ten or fifteen miles Of
New York on the Jersey coast or
wherever GOOD saft water can be Oh
tafned adapted - fetting the mar. This
tetkine process and emitting system have
- mo crest stpmblfag blocks hitherto
s1eNaked Mn 6S~&AbllshncHt 0f The linen
411l9sStty Aesey IA, IL ~ ~ rightiy IT,
1en691, nsoderns SCIENCE has discovered i
.Nxxyeet geaten1 More e1pedltjonsly
:sa asy.Ii 1lassas e. ~.