The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-29
THE PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
In Reply to the Democratic Mornin,
Telegraph"


telegraph"
To THE EDIToR:-In yesterday mornings issue
the Telegraph attempts to impeach the principle
of protection on grounds so frivolous that one 10
reminded of the adage, 'God protect us from
our friends; we win protect ourselves from our
enemies" Well may Democracy beseech heaven
to protect il from such advocates as the Tele.
grdph editorial writers. more emphatic rea-
son for protection has never been uttered by any
protection advocate than the very picturesque
story related under the heading, Rational
Americans"
The New York Post, we are told wishes us to
learn tariff lesson from the alleged fact that
somebody bought two suits of clothes in London
for total of s90.oS and had TO pay on them
duty OF Pa all told. The Portland Ore1onian
wisely dismissed the whole affair with a very
business-like remark to the effect that any one
who is fool enough TO go TO London for his cloth.
ing when ne can get a better article in New
YORK for less money ought to pay the duty Justly
imposed by our government
To this the Telegraph takes execution and
makes a statement which it cannot substantiate.
alt is very far from TRUTH saws the Tslnornnh
shat the goods could have been bought in New
York for less money than they cost in London.
Every one knows that"
beg to differ Not only does not eyerv one
know that but there are q great MANY psople
who do know that custom made clothing can be
purchased in New York as cheap as in london.
frst-class tailor-made suit costs in London
Nv ana we All know we can get nrst-class
suit made In New York for $50
II appears that the Telegraph believes that mis-
cry likes company, and in order to console tina
Posts dude who makes his money in this CONN.,
try and goes to Europe to spend It. il tells him
that we have IN this country a great MANY pso-
pie who prefer foreign TO domestic goods
although the Telegraph adds that do
nestle goods are equally good Quite
right, Mr.. telegraph, we agree with
you that there are quite too many zoos in This
country who won't wear, eat, drink or .moks
anything that is not imported; and therefore xra
say 10 them in plain English, if this country IL
good enough for you to live in its nrndnets
should also be good enough for Won. ana N
You insist upon using foreign products Won are
al perfect liberty to do so providing you pay for
your toAy, whlm or refined taste il Won nlssae
The very able exponent of Democracy in this
state asks couple OF questions. which ouote
and beg leave TO answer:
Are al these Americans who prefer thsss toy-
eign goods to be told that they ara M, r.,;o,ai
and tnat they should be punished by being
made 70 pay excessively high tariff duties for
the privilege OF gratifying their tastesY Are
they 10 De forced 70 punish themselves nv chok-
ing aoWn their desires and yielding to the tastes
anu wishes OF other people, or else be robbed
outrageousiy for the benefit of some among the
residents of this eountrye
As 70 whether people who prefer foreign 10
domestic goods are to be classed as irrational
don't care fig. You may call them any name
you please. You have my permission TO call
them saints, but most enphatically object TO
give my bread and butter to ENCOURAGE their
whims They live here, draw interest on their
capital, in fact, grow fat on my toll and / de.
mAnd of them 70 help sustain my government,
II they refuse to buy the products OF the men
and women who live in this country, fgh, for
X IN the hours of its peril. raise il by their
efforts 10 the proudes, position on the lace Of
the globe, then let them buy from whom else
they please, but let them pay for it surely,
sIr 1s'esTapA nose heroes that can't use Cali.
fernia wine, Fresno ralsins, santa Barbara