Wichita eagle., 1890-01-05
THOU PROTEsTEsT TOO MUCH.

The Atchison Champion undertakes to
defend its recent attack upon the sugar
industry of Kansas, but its defense con-
sists of the bold claim that it "has fur
nished columns in advocacy and defense
, of sugar making in Kansas, and it would
be only too glad to do all in its power to
encourage all efforts in that direction,
but when it transpires that no method
of making sugar from sorghum cane and
at profit has yet been discovered, it
| claims the right to abate its zeal and
await developments. This reminds US
| granting that its claim of special effort
| in behalf of the industry is true, and we
can't diSprove it in the absence of its
files-of the exploit of the COW that
kicked over the pail of milk she had
just yielded, in view of the fact, as stated
by the state sugar inspector, that the
product of sugar for the year 1S89in this
state was sufficient to required $685.
of the states money to pay the bounty Of
2 cents pound granted by the legisla-
ture. What pity that the Cham
pion should have grown weary in well
doing and kicked the bucket-fung
up the sponge, so to speak-jusU as its q
efforts We're being crowned with the
most gratifying success and substantial
encouragement.
But the Champion evidently feels the
awkwardness of the situation that the
abatement of its zeal in the cause has
placed it in, for it tries to excuse its
faux pas in this way: "The Champion,
in any event, at least until the produc-
ton of sugar in the United States ap-
proximates somewhere near an adequate
supply of the demand, would not seri-
ously object to reduction of the duty
on that commodity. If this position is
not agreeable to the EAGLE it may make
the most of it.
Now, here is pretty howdy-do for
champion" Of protection to the indus
trial interests of the country. VIII the
Champion please tell US what it would
have the principle of protection main
tanned and upheld by the government
Infant industries" of the country until |
they are strong enough to Ego it alone? |
1t cannot be that it is for the purpose !
Of raising revenue for the government, |
because the government don't need |
it: it already has many millions of dol
lars more than it needs and can get rid |
of upon any plausible pretext. Suppose
you apply the same argument, or rather
excuse, to every other industry and en-
-erprise; that is, withhold protection I'M
Ill their products shall approximate
near an adequate supply of
.he demand" Of the country therefor:
where is the beauty and benefits of the
system? and when, according to your
1wn argument as a protectionist, would
hese infants thus left to paddle their
own canoes be able to land safely in
ravens Of independence and success if
eft to buffet the surging tides Of old
world competition?
OF course it is immaterial to the Cham
ZION whether its position on this
ubject is agreeable to the EAGLE or not,
" to the people of this state and section,
whose interests @ it essays to champion,
IS for that, but the EAGLE warns the
hampton that the remark of Mr.. Lin
DIN about fooling the people fits this
ase to dot, and, as before remarked, if
he young and growing industries of the
vest are not accorded an equal amount
# benefit the people of the west will de-
nand compensation for such discrimina-
ion in lower rates on the products of
Their sections that they have to buy.
he people are getting to be pretty well
with the notion that sauce in
ended for the goose isn't too good for :
he whole flock. ;