St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-04


is large list of free material, it is true,
but in most cases they are upon things
which do not enter largely into our ow II
productions. The single prominent ex-
ception is hides, and this it Is proposed
to remedy by the imposition of duty,
as proposed in the Mckinley bill. The
Pennsylvania manufacturers say: "Give
us free ores and we will sell our iron
and steel in Liverpool" The wooden
manufacturers say: "Give us free wool
and dye Stutfs and we can compete with
England and Germany in the marke IS
of the world" With free wool and dye
Stuffs American carpets can be made as
cheaply as they are in Europe. Most. of
these woods that are desired free are of
kinds that are not raised in this cOun-
try, and the dye stuffS are not raised
here at all. s.
The present tariff is square in the
interests of the manufac turer and
against those of the people at large.
The Mckinley bill will furnish no relief
A Republican congressman is re-
ported as sadly saying: Nv hen 4
make my canvass and tell our farmers
that the Mckinley bill was framed to
meet their wisheS-that it Increases
duties on number of farm products
my Democratic opponent will spring
Mr.. Blaine'S first letter to Senator Frye
upon me, wherein the statement is
made that there is not line or Sec
ton in the bill that will open market
to buShel of cur wheat or barrel of
our pork. What can [ say in reply to
this? Mr.. Blaine IS the acknowledged
apostle of protection. Will my audience
believe bin OF me?"
There is no possible benefit to the
consumer from the increased duty ON
tin-plate. Mind, it is no little TT fling
addition that is being made, it is 100
per cent, and in the process of collection
the 100 per cent becomes $50 per cent.
that is, by the time that it is paid by
the consumer.
This new tax is not to be levied for
the purpose of encouraging an infant
industry, already established, but
merely on the promise of some Pitts
burg capitalists that they will start it at
some indefinite time in the future.
The payment of the tax is not deferred
to some Indefinite time i'll the future.
1t begins at once, and all that the con-
sumner thinks about it is. 'TinWare has
got awful dear somehow" Yes, it has
tax tied to it.
Here is some good ''horse sense"
from the columns of the Detroit Free
Press. which will repay tariff student
for a peruSal:
The facts which especially invite the
attention OF the Minnesota and other
farmers are those relating to the profits
of protected manufacturing in MaSsa-
chusetts. The farmer for the past few
years has been doing business for the
most part at loss. The prices for his
products have been low while every
thing he has been compelled to buy has
been high. If the rest of the community
had been in the same fix he would have
no reason or right to complain, but such
is VIGOROUSLY not the case. The manu-
facturers, under tariff the chief burden
of which has fallen OIL the farmer, have
prOspered; and the report to which we
have referred shows this iii way that
should enlighten the farmer very
materially. 1t shows. in the
first place, that in LAO manu-
featuring establishments there
was paid out for labor $780, $50 and
for materials $165, 459,026. The total
product was 1920, 520,609. This repre-
SentS gross profit CT SS5, $40, 1858, or 81
per cent on the capital of S269, 81, 95S.
Allow 10 per cent for depreciation and
minor expenseS-which is certainly a
liberal allowance-andt there is still left
a net profit on the manufactures OF
Massachusetts of 20 per cent.
How does that compare with the
gains the farmers of Minnesota made
last year? All these manufacturing es-
adjustments are beneficiaries OF the
protective tariff. Some of them are
1, t,on of mt RI
tax the consumer in Minnesota or else
where 20 per cent and some Of them as
high as 60. That is to say, the Mime
sofa farmer who buys any of the prod
ucts of the Massachusetts factories pays.
from S1.2O to SLIGO for what without the
tariff would cost him but dollar, and
contributes, therefore, to that extent to
the 81 per cent profit which the manu-
facturer makes. Il