The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-08

out wealth, by sending out its products
and bringing nothing in. 1t assumes
that the more wealth you send out
aud the less you bring in the richer
the country becomes; ana gentlemen
quote here statistics showing that the
'balance OF trade is in our favor;
that We sent out last year 120. 600. 600
worth OF products more than we
brought in; and it is argued that for
this reason we are getting rich.
Sir when l was down In Florida a
little over year ago, rs | stood on
the deck OF a steamer passing out
through the magnificent harbor OF
Pensacola l saw sixty-five ships in
that harbor all except two flying a
foreign flag. l inquired Of the col
lector OF the port How many OF
these vessels come into this port
ladenP" He said, Not d single one
enters this port with q cargo; they
bring only ballast" Those vessels
were loading up with the productions
OF the great state OF Florida; they
were preparing to carry out the wealth
OF the United States; but not a single
one brought anything in but old bal
last and dirt gathered from foreign
countries and unloaded over at Quar-
antine Island. Now how does such
business benefit this nationP Every
ship taking out a cargo was forced to
charge double freight because she
brought no cargo in. How did that
benefit the country Why should we
be sending out our wealth and bring.
ing nothing imp
The gentleman from Michigan
(Mr Burrows), in one OF the eloquent
passages OF his magnificent speech in
favor OF the tariff referred TO the
great nation OF Holland that built a
dixie around the country in order to
keep out her enemy, the ocean. AS
the ocean, roaring in frcnt OF that
dixie and trying to reclaim the realm
that man had won from her, Is re-
garded as an enemy 10 mankind, so
the gentleman assumed that the goods
the people of the foreign nations OF
the world would flock to us with would
be great injury to us tell you
gentlemen, that if foreign nations
want to flood us with goods If they
want to give us good things and to
let my part OF the people have good
things am perfectly willing to tear
down the bikes and everything else
that stands in the way.
Mr. Joseph D. Taylor-Will the
gentleman yield for question?
Mr. Simpson
Mr. Joseph D. Taylor.-If they car
ry out our cotton, have not they
something to bring back in returnP
Now il they do not bring goods,
must they not bring gold; and is moi
that just as good for US as anything
elseP That is brought back in return
for the cotton.
Mr.. Simpson-Ah that is just a
very part OF the protective tariff
scheme. 1t is the old theory. They
first get protective tariff and pre-.
vent you from trading for goods Of
any kind by fining you fifty cents on
the dollar If you undertake TO bring
them in, the object being to compel
you 10 trade for their gold, on which
there is no tariff, and bring the coun-
try to the single standard That Is
one Of the great efforts OF the great
gold monopoly of the country. YOU
will be compelled. under this law, tC
trade for this commodity which the
monopoly controls, gold, and that il
part OF the hard money scheme
which has been worked in this coun
try for so many years my friend from
Ohio Mr., Taylor. Has the gentle
man another question: Laughter.
Mr. Joseph D, Taylor-Yes sir
Mr.. Simpson-Very we'll what is itP
Mr. Joseph D. Taylor-Why, you
have not answered the question
asked you yet l say II they carry
cargo Of cotton abroad is it not true
that they must bring back some
eguivalentP
Mr. SimpsOn-If they carry out ,
load Of cotton and trade it of for {
lot Of silk that some OF our people
here use occasionally, and OF which
we produce but little, but which some
OF our people want, they will fine the
man 50 cents on every dollars worth
OF silk he brings back in return fo
his cotton. Is he making a gooC
trade under such circumstances
What can he trade his load OF wheat
or his load of cotton or his load o
corn off for upon which he will no
be fined as he brings it into the coun
tryP
Mr.. Joseph D. Taylor If yol
can raise the goods here out OF GU
own lands and make them by our owl
, labor are we not in a better condi
tion than to purchase them from
abroadP
Mr.. Simpson-But it so happen
, that this Is an agricultural country
, 1t so happens that we havo a yer.
t large agricultural surplus here tina
? must seek a market somewhere be
A cause OF the inability OF consumers ii
} our own manufacturing districts t,
purchase what they need. The sec
t Rotary OF agriculture in his report
? year or so ago said that II the con
. sumers Of wheat bread had eaten bu
D an ounce and three quarters eacl
more OF wheat bread we would hav
: had no wheat for export We hav
no market here. The farmers mus
5 Of necessity seek a foreign market
: Seeking that foreign market the