The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-09-12
WORDS o. WISDOM.

fs"tettionists Admit That In Forr1<u
C"nntr'r- TAr.n q Tar Sen .sor frye
and the <%w York Irsbon< tn1~r.tana =
Ihiog 30 Two About Tsrsn~
II Il an amusing thing 10 see what
/ damaging admissions our high tarlfs
statesmen and organs can make xhen
they get 70 talking about the effects %
tariffs away on In foreign countries.
One Of their queer doctrines Is that tho
tariff in our country is not tar al all.
and therefore that IL does NOT increa -
the cost OF goods or obstruct the course
Of trade.
Butget these 2rotectionists 20 talking
shout the effects OF tariffs in foreign
countries. and you will find that they
are men Of ordinary common sense. and
that they understand just a. well As
anybody else that tariffs are burdens
on the consumer
Here, now, Is senator Frye. OF Maine
70 whom Blaine sent his two famous
letters on the subject Of reciprocity
with south America Frye undertook
recently in the Senate 10 explain what
Blaine wanted 20 accomplish By those
letters.
Mr.. Butler. Of South Carolina. was en-
gagged in = colloqry with the Maine Sem
atoy. endeayoring TO get from him an
explanation Of the extent 81 the re-
ciprocity proposed BY Blaine.
Here IS part ~ what was said:
Mr. Butlcr-IhNn ! understand thar the
Secretary 81 state was IN favor 81 opening
Up foreign markets 70 the Anesican manu-
facturer->
Mr. frye-rndoubtediy he was in fsyor ~
some reciprocal relations with the Eepub.
lies q the south of a. by which the market
81 the Un ted sta;c= might be ext. ndef 10
them
NJ Butier-Then. In short he was In favor
OF opening foreign markets.
AIR frye-He was In favor 81 resi- rtinr 70
some measure by which the high duties Inn
posed by the South American Republics on
products Of the United states might be re-
duccd AMI removed. thus enabling u 60
send our goods "a those markets
Reducing and removing their duties
thus enabling Us to send our goods 70
these markets."
What does that meant All. The \
tarif Is a tain South America. The \
duties there make our goods 50 high X
that the consumer can not afford 10 buy Y
them-in South America. For the duty \
y paid BY the consumer fnally-in
South America.
Exceedingly strange that tariffs do
not work the same way in North Amer
lea.
The New York Tribune is persistentlv
blind to the effects Of the tariff on the
laboring classes in the United States;
but even the Tribune understands the
effects Of the German tariff upon the
welfare Of the German laborer 1t sees
that the tariff there hurts the laborer
every hour and in manifold WAYS II
sees clearly that in Germany the tariff \,
ls . tax taken from the pocket Of the
laborer.
Here IL the remarkable account which
The Tribune gives Of the condition OF
he German laborer:
On waking 10 the mornin Ing ths German
artisan drinks cur Of coffee. on which the
Imperial treasury h>s levied Z duty Il %
pfenn 3 or about csnts Per pound The l
'ugar with which be sweeeens Il has been ,
aved % 70 pfsnnige : pound and the bread ,
= pfennige- - leaving hons for work
1i< wife provides him with : crust q bread
20 which the duty = pfenn Ice per poond,.
'prcaos e win layer % Lard duty q
'fennize pound). and sprinkies & Win :
'slt (dusy ~ pfennixe . pound. During ]
ne course q his mornings work tbs man .
gii pronnbiy lake small glass % 1rxndy ]
duty Of . pfennige per quart) AZ moon he !
vil return home 20 dine With his family q .
soup made with flour duty. rfennire :
YER pound). with slice Of bacon duty. 10 I
'frnni9e per roand). or . piece Of beef B
duty ~ pfennige per round). or perhaps q 9
'rring duty. pfrnn &c per piece. In the :
veninr. after his work il over. be !
Iiii probably refresh himself wish = 2
lass Of beer fauty. pfennig Der quartz, ac- e