The Bottineau pioneer., 1890-01-25
TIE FARMERS COLUME.
Edited BY the Pioneer's Agricultural
Correspondent.
The Pxoteotionist O d. & chism.

CHAPTER 8.
Q. What is Protection? A. The pre-.
vention in any way Of foreign goods from
| coming into country.
9. What was the earlies form Of Pro
tectionf A. Race, batred, national jeal
ousy. mountain chains, oceans, and Other
natural barriers preventing intercourse be-
| tween nations.
| G. Wher the mountains are tunnellel
and the ocean covered witt merchant fleets,
what protects co lntry from tt e imports
tation Of foreign goods from friendly count.
| ries7 A. Artificial barriers are erected
| 0alled protective tariff laws, which ei,he,
| forbid the importation or fine The import,
heavily.
Q. What is the svowed object of Pro
tee ion? A. 10 compel the people of g
country to make for themselves everything
they require. without regard to the labo,
involved.
@. Does it compel them to 20 withou,
what they cannot maker A, No: but they
must be sure they cannot make 1t :at any
cost Of time or labor. II they tail, after
proper trial, they may import it.
Q. What is civilization? A. The ex
tinction Of racs hatred, the extsDtion Of
iriendl relations between nations, union
Tor mutual advantage, the breaking down oi
all barriers which prevent the blending OF
mankind inA Que brotherhood, separated
into communities only Tor selt-government
@. How can this he obtainsd7 BY the
extension Of trade and commerce between
nations, giving .heir people GO nlnon inter-
auss nd ruu linn hair 70 ro ;rIacncI.c.
@. Or what advantage is civilization!
4. It saves man from useless labor. IL
permits ,Aoh man ~ receive tle greatest re-
turn for his labor. II enables me to bens.
TT BY any special advantages Of soil or
climate that they may have, enrichlng Gil
and making NO one poorer.
Q. The anlmating spirit of civilization,
then is democracy A. Yes.
Q. To What is it opposed? A. To say
agery and bsrbsrism, the animating spirit
OF which il sristocracy..
Q. Are there any countries now con-
plsts y protecte.l: A. Only barbarous
nations aud savage tribes.
q. Are the people Of the United States
protectsdy A. Not wholly; only in small
2art---yO5, 900 cut OF l7,OOU,OOU bread v.iu-
ners The laws do not forbid the importa-
ton Of payment for goods sold abroad; they
only fine persons heavily f,r doing it. 1t is
nvt q penal otfense tosimport the payment,
|ssyet-mersly 'nlisdemesnor pnnishsbl,
by = fine.
Q. What is the fine for importing re-
fined sugar? A. Il IS 81 cents ola each
pound.
Q. Ii any sugar imported1 A. Not one
pound for table use. A few pounds are i'm.
ported for experiments. -.
@. Then the sugar refner is wholly pro-
tected by the tariff A. Yes, the fine is 70
heavy that it has this same effect a. q penal
law. ~..:..
O.. If the dne is heavy enough, then
there need be no penal la~7 A. Yes.
@. Why are not all other industrie
fully protected by fines .avy enough to
prevent Importation? A. Because the
American Union was founded on the prin-
siIle OF saving labor by an absolutely un
taxed trade, or exchange OF fcommodlties be-
tween the people Of the different states. aud
exchange with foreigners being of equal OF
even greater adya, tsges to US, the people
would object to 80 radical violation Of the
principle. So long a. the tax on exchange
with foreign countries is raised gradually
year by year, they do not notice the in
crease. In the course Of tune, as the tarih
il increased. there will be no revenue. 1t
is nos proposed that the present Congress.
shall decrease the r-venre by incre. sing
the fines now imI ossd. The tariff will NO.
be = Treasury tax when every industry 10
perfectly protec ed by it. .~.. ~. ...
Q. When will this happsn7 A When
the United st t.tes abandons civilization and
adopts barbarism.-N. Y. World.