Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-12-20

these CepoIts represent savings or wage
earnings. INK cleariugs for niue
months, ending Sept 30, 1902, amount
ed 10 $4iO, 40 I, 1890, sos. For the snne
months in 1872 they amounted 70 $4j,-
lsS col ,947, an excess for the niue
months o, $l,140,2lt, 100. There never
has been time In our history when
work was 90 abundant or when
wa es were as high, whether measured
by ths currency in which they are paid
or by their Iower to supply the neces-
Bari 8 and comforts II life. Il Is true
that the market price Of cotton aud
wheat have Deen low. II Is one of the
unfavcrabio incidents OF az icuturs
that the farmers cannot produce upon
orIers. He must SOW and rcap in ig-
norance OF The aggregate production OF
the year or ia peculiarly su jet to the
depreciation which follows over proiuc-
tion. But while the fact have stated
is true Rs to tho crops have mem
toned tne general average II prices
has been such as o. give to agr cul
ture a fair participation ia the general
prosp rity. The value Of our total
farm products has increase from ff,-
5G3 6t6, $50 In 1870 to S4,5OJ, ,00J ia 1891,
as estimit d by statisucaus, an ipcrease
Jan. ], 1891 was 90 G2j, iO6 and tn IT
value s2l0, ,l03. OPS Ga jan. /, 1902.
the number was 59,39S,0lg aLd their
vAue $24l ,93l,4t5.
On Jan 1. 1891, the number OF cattle
was 81, ,s75, ,Ois and she vnlu, WIS S5i5,-
lg1 sos. On dun. /, 1899, the num her
was 81. .85l ,239 aud the value $3.50. 749, p
1866. II any are di-c0n ented with their
state here, il any be itve tnat the
wages or prices, the returns for honest
toll, are inadequate they should not
want to remember that there 4 no
other country IN the world where the
condition that seam 10 them hard would
not be accepted as highly pr1sp rous.
The Elglish agriculturGlist would be
glad 10 exchange the returns of his la
Dor for those Of the American
farmer, and the Manchester worl,meu
their wages for those Of their follow
wOrkmen ~ Fall River. l believe that
the protective system, which now for
something ike thirty years has pre-
vailed in our legislation, has heen a
migh;y instrument for tho development
OF our national wealth and most won
derful agency In protecting the homes
of our working men from the invasion
Of want. have felt a most sOlicitOus
interest to preserve to our working peo-
pie rates of wages that would not only
give daily bread, but supply a comforts
able margin for those home attractions
and family comforts aud enjoyments
without which life il neither hopeful
nor sweet. These Amtricln citizens
are part of the great pc le for whom
onr constitution and government were
formed aud Instituted and It cannot be
peTversioa Of that constitution TO so
legislate a 10 preserve in their homes
tn comfort. independence, loyalty and
sense OF interest In tha government,
which ore essential to good ci'zsnship
in peace and which viii bring hs stal
wart throng rs in 1851 to the defense OK
| the hag wheu IL Is asa ulted. IL is not
my purpose here to augment Ia favor
OF n lrOtccriYe tariff. The result of the
recent election must be accepted as
having int, olucsd a new policy which
we must adrMt that the present tar Il
cOnstruc ed u,on the lines that protec-
tion is 10 be repealed and that there il
to be substituted for 1t n law CON
structed with reference to revenue,
that no duty is TO be higher b7cause the
increase will keep open an American
mill or keepup the wages Of an Am 'rican
workingmar. but in every case suCh rate
Of dU1y Is to be imposed as will bring
the treasury Of tho United Siate3 the
largest re urus of revenue. The con-
Z tention has not been b tween sch dulles,
but between principles, and it would he
offensive to suggest that the prevail ing
party VII. MT carry into l"g slation the
principles advocated 5y IL ard the
pledges given to the reople.
The tariff bills passed by the house OF
| representatives at the last session were as
suppose even in the opinion of the pro
mOters inadequate and justified only by
I the fact that the senate and house Of rep
sesentaiiyes were not in accord and that
/ general revision could not therefore be
undertaken ! recommend the whole sub
/ Ieot OF tariff reform 10 the incoming con-
/ gress II is a matter OF regret that this
york must be delayed NJ least three
months, for the threat OF great tariff
changes introduces so much uncertainty
that an amount not easily estimated of
business inaction and OF diminished pro-
iuctiOn win necessarily result. 1t is pos
iole also that that uncertainty may result
n decreased revenues from customs
iuties for our merchants will
MAKE cautious orders for foreign goods q
I view Of the prospect oil tarin reduction
and the uncertainty as 20 when II will tax
| effect. Those who have advocated Pre-
tectivc tariff can we'll afford 70 have thei
I disastrous forecasts OF change Of polic
disappointed. II a system OF customs dutie
can be framed that will set the idle wheel
Z and looms Oi Europe IN motion aud CROW
our warehouse with foreign made gOoi
Hnd at the same time keep our own mill
! busy, that viii give rs au increased pa
ticIpatiun in 'the markets Of the world
Of a greater value than The home marke
that we surrender, that will give increase
work 20 foreign wOrkmen upon product
10 be cousu ned by our people Without d
minlshing the amount of work 90 be don
here that will enable the American muI
ufuCiurer 10 pay to his wOrkmen from
70 100 pes cent. more In wages than Is pal
ia the foreign mill, and yet To compete
our market aud in iurriC "a market Wit
the foreign producer that will further n
duce the total of articles of wear and foo
without reducing the wages Of those WI
produce this that can be celebrated att,
It's effects have been realized as It's expo
tation has been, In European as well as
] American citie Authors and promote
Of IL Will be entitled to the highest prais
We have had ia our history several exp
Fiences of the cOutTustCd effects Ot rev
nue., ana of protective tariff; but th
generation has not felt them, and the e
pelience OF enc generation is not high
destructive 20 the next The friends
the protective system, with undiminlsh'
confidence Ia the principles they have %
VOcatCd, will await the results Of the ne
experiment. The strained and too oft,
disturbed relations existing between q
cinploye and employer la our gteut man
fsiciuring establishments have not heg
favorable to consideration by wa
/. earners OF the eject un Wages OF the pr
tectiye system
The fact that his wages were tho hig
est paid Ia like cnllings in the world az
that maintenance ol this rate Of wag
Ia the absence Of protective duties up,
the product Of his labor, was iuipOssibl
were obscurcd by the passions which we
evoked By these contests. lie may no
be able 70 review the question Ga tie lig
OF his personal experene under the Opcr
lfnn rf IA fufif for -rHtquun nnlv III Ala