Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
: A TARIFF WALL.

The Accident on the Sault Ste. Marie Causes
I>normous Lo>s-HoW This Obstr1cfios-
Acted Like . Mckinley Tariff WALL
1t Is said that t1e accident at the
Sault Ste. Marie canal caused daily
loss OF $500. 600 by reason OF the delay
in transportation caused by it At
present there is = perfect system Of
reciprocity" between the people west
of that canal and those east OF it
These people find their system OF
friendly barter" so profitable that an
obstruction TO 1t causes loss OF q half
million dollars day
All this shows that the exchange OF
producte is profitable TO both parties II
..McKiHleyism" were reasonable thing
it would be well to establish q custom
house ct the Sault Ste Marie canal so
ss TO hinder exchange permanently In
this ray the people who live east of the
canal would be protected" from those
who live TO the west, and those % tho
west would be protected" from the
flood of cheap eastern goods
This is all good protection" philos-
ophy. Ben Butterworth. in criticixing
the extreme notions of his fellow pros
testionists in his famous speech agains1
the Mckinley bill, contended that
III tariff walls are good in the abstract,
their erection builds up great opporfun itieze
defy any man within the sound ofmy voice
TO make it clear that prosperity cannot and
would not be built up by AavinE six walls
bpiit throughout the country, and that sachh
division levy a tariF against the other. ans
SO develop its own resources Is there any
escape from the logic ~ thai conclusion? q
so, what is it,
Butterworth vas right q the sro1eeE
zionist idea is sound it would b we'll .
have an accident at the Sault Ste. Marie
canal every day. That would serve the.
same purpose as wall in prsse,tin&
the exchange Of commodities
But Congress thinks that in [his uAsG
at least friendly barter" . { gooE
thing; and hence the sreas appropries
tons for the improvement o. this cansa-
When the complete appropriations SDnG
templated have been expended the
Government will have put more Sha6
s., o00. 600 into this sreat aFti ficiel whteGE
way. That money is cheerfully voter
because memhers OF Congress know
that cheap transportation means chess
goods; but how csn protectionist laws
makers. who foilor the lead on McKiuE
ley, vote money for the Sault Ste. MaA2e
canal for the purpose q making
the strange doctrine Shss We
times in our own country" Canals and
railroads make commodities cheaper;
but Mckinley says, when merchandise
is cheapest men are poorest" If thEt
be true then 1T must alsS be true tha6
when merchandise is dearest men are
richest; Q condition of things which
can be very easily brought about by
destroying all canals and railroads and
every labor saving machine In that
way merchandise would be made dearer
because more labor would be required
in its production and transportation.
and Mckinley's ideas would be eealized
that we should have "nereturn t4cheap
times in our country"
But the plain. common people of this
country, who earn their bread by She
sweat of their brow, do not believe in
this Mckinley notion They believe.
on the contrary, thaa in st as the straight
road is the quickest way to town SO the
cheapest price is the quickezr and
easiest way to satisfy their wanNP