Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-12-10

rency In which they are paid or by their powe
70 supply the necessaries and comforts OF life
II IL true that the market prices Of cotton anC
wheat have been low. 1t is one of the unfavor
able incidents of agriculture that the farmer
caunot produce upon order. He must SOW anC
reap IN Ignorance OF the aggregate production
OF the year, and is peculiarly subject to thu
depreciation which follows uver-produc
ton. But while the fact / have stated
Is trne as TO the crops mentioned, Tho
general average OF prices has been such a:
| to give to agriculture a fair participation In
the general prosperity. The value Of oul
| tota farm products has increased from Il :
e3,6t5NCG in 1860 10 81 500 100000 in 1891 a. es.
tlfn8ted by statisticiaus an increase of $50 PEI
cent The number OF hogs January 1891
was 7g62l, JOG, and their value S2I0, 1893 g25: on
January !, 1922, the number was 1850 ane
Tie value t24l ,W ,4ta. On January l. 1891 the
hulh1er OF cattle was 56.o75r6is, and the value
.9l4,l2t 0lai on January ], 1872, the number was
1861 20, and the value 500 73a. l55.
believe that the protective system which
nov for something like thirty years has pre-
Failedl IN our iegslati n, has been a mighty in
! 5tfument tor the development Of our national
"eaIlh ana most powerful agency in protect
luk the MONIES OF our worEingmen from the
ihVdsloh % want. I have felt most solicit
Gus interest TO preserve to our working people
I rates OF wages that Would not only give dolly
1 greai but supply comfortable margin
| comforts ana enjoyment without which life
| ~ neither hopeful nor sweet They are Amert-
/ whom our constitution and government were
| framed and Instituted A. cannot br n per-
version OF that constitution TO so lcgislatc as
! 70 preserve IN their homes the comfort fpde-
! pendence, loyalty and sense Of interest iu the
! government which are essential to good citf-
aehshlp n peace, and which viii bring this
stalWart throug, as in 1861 to the defense of
| Jhe nag when II is assailed.
Results of the Election.
1t is not NY purpose to renew here the arpu-
mGnt N favor OF protective tariff. The re-
suit OF the recent election must he accepted as
having introduced new policy. We must as
tent
! the lines OF protection. ts to be repealed and
Lhat there is 70 be substituted for il q tariff
law constructed solely with reference to reve-
nue. IhHb the duty is to be higher not
because the Increase viii keep open an
american mill or keep up the wages
o. an American workman, but that in
every case such rate Of duty Is TO be
imposed as Will bring to the Treasury of the
united states the largest returns of revenue
Inc contention has not been between sched-
ults, put between principles, and it wOuld be
ouensiVe TO suggest that the prevailing party
VIII not carry into effect the pledges given 10
We people. The tariff bills passed by the
House OF Representatives. at it's last session
were, as / supposed, even In the opinion of
their promoters. inadequate and justified
only by the fact that the Senate and House of
representatives were not in accord, and that a
taken
recommend that the whole subject of tarif
revision be left to the in coming Congress. III
IS matter Of regret that this work must be
delayed for at least three months, for the
threat OF great tariff changes introduces SO
Huch uncertainty that an amount, not easily
estimated Of business inaction and OF dimfn-
lshed production will necessarily result IL Ia
possible also, that this uncertainty may result
IN decreased revenues from customs duties for
our merchants will make cautious orders for
foreign goods in view OF the prospect of tariff
REDUCTION ami the uncI rtainty as to when they
VIII take eteCt Those who have Advocated "A
protective tariff can well afford to have their
disastrous forecasts of a change OF policy dis
appointed. II system Of customs duties can
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looms Of Europe in motion and crowd Our
warehouses with foreign made goods and ut
the same time keep our own mills busy: that
VIII give us an increased participation in the
Inalkets OF the woriI OF greater value than
the home market We surrender; d at will give
increased work to foreign workncn upon prod
diminishing the amount Of work TO be done
here that viii enable the American manu- !
IaeJufer 10 pay TO his workmeu from
aV TO n 100 per cent, more in wages
than is paid in the foreign min and
yet 10 compete ia our market and ia
toreiEn markets with the foreign producers;
OF wear and food without reducing inc
wages OF those who produce them: that can he
celebrated, after ts effects have been realized,
az lts expectation has been, in European al
well as in American cities the authors and
promoters viii be entitled TO the highest praise +
we nave Ind IN our history several experiences
OF the cuntrasted effect of a revenue and Of a
protective tariff but this generation has not
teit them and the experience is not highly in
structtye 70 the next. The friends OF the pro-
tecftye system with uudimiuished confidence
IN the principles they have advocated viii
await the results Of the new experiment
Effects of labor strikes,
The strained md too often disturbed rela-
tons existing between tho employers and the
employees "a our great manufacturing estab-
iishmeuts have not been favorable TO q calm
Consideration By the wage Garner of the effect
upon wages Of the protective system The
facts that his wages were the highest paid IN
/ al INslf