The Saline County journal., 1892-06-23
ONE ..DrrrrRANCE.n -


Up In Ellsworth there is . little
sign in front of Cap. Hoseman's
hardware store that causes grief to
rapkle in the hearts of the Messen-
ger men every time they pass IL on
their way to and from the postoffice.
The sign calls the attention Of the
public to the fact that all the tin
ware sold in that store is made from
American tin plate. In the last
issue Of that valuable paper the
question is asked, "what difference
does II make to the consumer? They
are compelled to pay just as high q
price for it," las for tinware made
from the foreign product.) Here
are few points Of difference.
According to the Messengers
article there are nineteen mills in
this country, making per cent Of
the supply needed. On the average
there are 100 men employed in each
mill. That makes 1900 men, and
each man receives at q very low
estimate 81 per day, that makes
$500 per day for the whole. Each
mans money supports five persons,
that makes $500 persons who receive
their support from an industry un-
heard Of In this country two years
ago, and which as yet produces only
! per cent. OF all that IL needed.
When enough mills are in operation
to furnish the entire amount, it will
take just 100 times the number of
mills, 100 times the number Of men,
100 times the number Of people will
receive their support from the in
dustry, and they will earn just 100
times as much money. Besides the
demand will be larger AMI these
figures will be not nearly large
enough. And yet the Messenger
says the tin plate industry il q fraud,
and amounts to nothing, because,
forsootb, the price Of tinware IL not
| lower.
1t has only been a few months
since the Messengers political as
sociates maintained with q loud
voice that tin plate could not be
made in this country, and here al
ready are they compelled to admit
that II is made in limited quantities,
and they are now bowling about
"the great tin plate monopoly grow
up in our midst that Is going to eat
the life out of the people and destroy
the republic" No sensible man
now dare deny that every square
inch of tin used in this country can
and should be made right here at
home. Even il we have to import
every workman to do 1t, for there is
more profit to us in supporting
man here than In Europe. There is
no sense In a farmer buying butter
and eggs or hay; then why should
this country buy what 1t can make
here at home?
All our tin plate made at home
means employment for millions
upon millions Of capital i'm legitimate
enterprise. Employment for 100000
men and bread and clothing for 600
900 people. Ii means the addition Of
s25 per capita to our national wealth
per annum from wOrkiDgmen's
wages alone, and this must be multi
piled by two because heretofore we
have lost just that much. The ad-
dition Of 100000 persons to our
army Of consumers means that il
will take just IL per cent Of the
farmers products to feed them, and
that together with what Is already
needed makes 81 per cent Of those
products that go 10 the home mar
kets. There is where IL benefits the
farmers. And yet the Messenger
and its party calls all this fraud
and q farce. Is Ii true? Do you
want Democratic policy to rule this
government?