Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-09-15

forests Of the island become exhausted. ana tns
use OF steam machinery on tho sugar estaIes II
| developed. Alabama coal especially 10 securing
the FLYER and rail- improvements OF the South
ern States will undoubtedly create an impor
| tant gulf trade. The new reciprocity Poncy py
which the United States are enao th 20
| Cuban sugar WILL OF course, assist the American
| coal exporters even moro e1ectlVeiy than 'ne
| new lines OF railway"
| promises a repeal OF the tariff law containing
| this provision and especially denounces as a
sham reciprocity that section OF tne Jaw uhu en
| which these trade arrangements nave oesn
| campaign this alone would give it momentoua
| Importance. Are the farmers OF the great erAan
| growing states willing to surrender these new;
| large and increasing markets for their surpluss
Are we to have nothing in EXCHANGE for lree I'M.
portation Of sugar and coffee anu ~ tne SAM FANS
time to destroy the sugar planters OF tne
and the beet sugar industry OF .he ths
| and of the Pacific coast; or are we TO nave the
| taxed sugar and coffee, which 'rin lor Ieve,
hue only" necessari involves WIN tne at he,,
| loss of the markets, when nave oee!,
| opened? As l have shown, our comhereial
| rivals in Europe do not regard this reciprocity
policy as SHAN" but as a serious threaG 70
| q trade supremacy they have long eljoyeu'
| They would rejuice-would illuminate thelr ue-
pressed ma.,,iiactu ing cities-oVer the news
that the United States had abandoned its sys'
| TEN OF protection and reciprocity. !ney see
very clearly that restriction OF An,ericaaa pto
ducts and trade and IL CORRESPONDING increase CT
| European prodnrtion ana trade ou!d follow.
| and will not believe that what is so PLAN to
| them can be hidden from our own people,
THE MCKINLEY BILL,
| And now n few words in regar to the existing
| tariff law. We are fortunately able to Judge OF
| its in fuence upon production ana prices ny the
market reports. The day OF the prophet OF
calamity has been succeeded by tnat OF the
trade report. An examination INTO the e1tct OF
the law upon the prices OF protected prouucts
and OF the cost Of such articles rs enter into the
living OF people OF small means mas peeil maze
by senate committee, composed OF leading
senators OF both parties, with the aid OF the
best statisticans. and the report signed by all
the members of the committee, has been gwen
has ever before been made. These facts appear
from the report
Firsl--1he cost OF articles entering into the
use OF those earning less than 81 900 per annum
has decreased M to May lS92. 3.4 PSF cent,
while Ill farm products there has been an ill.,
crease in prices, owing in part to an increased
foreign demand and the opening OF new markets:
In England during the same period the cost OF
living increased 10 per cent Tested by their
power to pu chase articles OF necessity the EARL
ings OF our working people have never been as
great as they are now
Secoud-Ihere has been an average advance
III the rate OF wages OF l.I9 per cent.
Tulrd-The,e has been All advance in the price
OF al! farm products OF 1867 per cent aud o all
cereals 80 80 per cent.
THE FIGURES FOR IT.
The ninth all!!utt report ol the CHIEF OF the
bureau q! labor statistics OF the state OF New
YORK, Democratic officer, very recently issued,
generally corruborates rs to that state the
facts found by the senate committee. His eX-
tended inquiry shows that III the year immedl-
ately following the passage OF the tarlh act OF
1890 the aggregate sum paid i'll wages i'll that
state WAS s6.377.925 i'll EXCESS. and the aggre-
gate production >3l .3l5.l3u i'll excess OF the
preceding year In view oI 'his showing OF an
Of ar,sy OF
and OF the advance IN the prices ~
agriculture! products 1t is plain tnat this tariff
law has not imposed burdens but has conferred
benefits upon he farmer and the WOrklngmar.
Some SPECIAL effects them could be noticed.
1t was courageous attempt TO rid our people
OF Il long maintained foreign monopoly Ill the
production OF tin plate. pearl buttons, silk
push, linens, lace, etc Once or tw:ce III our
history the production OF Tin plate had beel at
tempted, anu the prices obtained by the Welsh
produce it at profit. But the Welsh makers
at once cut prices to point that drove the
American beginners out OF the business, and
wheu this WAS accomplished
AGAIN MADE THEIR OWN PRICES.
\ corresi ondelit OF the Industrial World, the
official organ OF the Welsh tin plate workers.
pUullShed at swansea. Ill tha issue OF June 10,
1s92, advises u new trial OF these methods. He
says;
''Do not be deceived The victory OF the Re-
pubiicans at the polls means the retention Of
the Mckinley bill and means the rapidly accru
lug loss OF the SO per cent OF the export American
trade Had there been no Democratic victory
III 1890 the spread OF the tin plate manuactu re
i'll the United States would have been both
rapid and bona fide. r 4 1t ia NOT
yet too late to do something to reduce the price
OF plates. Put them down to lis per box
OF 100, l+x2O. iul weight basis Let the work
men take half pay for a few months and turn
out more, then let the masters forego profits Tor
the same time
And again that paper says: ut is clearly
the interest OF both employed and workman)
TO produce tin plates, tariff tariff. at Il
heidi: 'AA' VIII of''e oil competitors from the
But. i'll spite OF the doubts raised by the cleo
lions OF 1890 and OF the Vaccinations OF
foreign producers to maintain their monopoly,
The TN plate industry has been established in
the United states Notwithstanding the alliance
between the Welsh producers and tn Demo.
cratic party.
FOR ITS DESTRUCTION.
Inc ohhcal returns to the treasury department
Of the product OF tin and terne plates in the
United States during the last fiscal year show a
total production OF 13.24US3O pounds and a
comparison OF the first quarter, SIC, 922
pounds. With thelast, ls,0OO,OUU pounds shows
the rapid development OF the industry. Over
5000 900 pounds during the last quarter we're
made from American black plates, .he remainder
from foreign plates Mr.. Aver, the treasury
agent i'll charge, estimates as tine result of care
1ui inquiry that the production Of the current
year VIII he lOO,OuO,UOO pounds. and that by
the emu OF the year our production will be at
the rate OF zoo, uoo,oUo pounds per annum.
Another Industry that has been practically
created oy the Mckinley bill is the making Of
pearl buttons. Few articles coming to MS from
abroad We're SO distinctly the product OF starya-
ton wages.
GOOD HARD CASH.
The resolution OF the convention in favor Of
Ol!netaiiism declares, think, the true and neces.
saTy conditions OF movement tina. has upon
these lines my co dial adherence and support
am thoroughly convinced that the Tree coinage
OF silver at sucD a ratio to gold as will main.
tam the equality il their commercial uses
OF the TWO coined dollars would conduce TO
the prosperity OF all the great producing
ana commercial nations OF the world The one
essential conui1on is that these dollars shall
nave and rstain all equal accountability and
not only medium Of exchange, but a mcasnra
OF Vaiues; ana when unequal measures ara
called i'll law by the same commerce ia nm.
settled and confused and unwAry and
ignorant are cheated. Dollars of UNEQUAL rom.
mercal value will not circulat, together. M.
petter dollarls Withdrawn and becomes mer
rhandlse. The true interests OF all our neonla
ana especially OF the farmers and working npo
pie who Cam closely observ. the monav
market is that every dollar. paper or coin
lssueu or authorized by the government shall
az an times and Ill all its uses be the exact
equivalent. not only in debt-paying but In MIR.
CHASING power. OF any other dollar lam nujta
sure that ii we should now act upon this snfbi.ct
greatly greatly PROMOTE their interests and
conditions i'll Europe within the last two venr,
nave Think tended very much to deyelona
sentiment i'll favor OF q larger use of silver 'rS
was much pleased and ENCOURAGED by the co.
ula!itS promise and unanmty with when The
!us!tatloh OF thls government for an int.rna