The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27
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paper man would be guilty OF asking
such foolish question. The tariff
lie q tax on certain goods paid by the
man who imports them, and not by
consumers. The Cana
dian farmers and European manu-
facturers are anxious TO have our
tariff laws repealed because they
have TO pay tax to do business In
this country.
taxing an article tends to make
il cheaper how does IL enable the
manufacturer to pay higher wages?
American wages are the result OF
the protective tariff Of which Sena-
TOR Morrill, IL the father. That same
protection has inspired inventive
genius, and stimulated competition.
Methods Of manufacture have been
improved, transportation cheapened
and wsstages prevented. All have
conspired together to bring about
the result our Democratic brother
has discovered.
III the tariff has raised wages, thus
adding to the cost Of production,
how can prices be lower?
Because implements and mschin-
cry have been invented and are now
in use in America that enables the
American workman TO do more aud
better work, and because the manu.
facturers make larger sales and are
content with smaller profits.
When the price OF farm produce
went up under MeKinleyism how
could the cost Of living go down?
Now that the prices of foodstuffs Ii
going down il the cost Of living ris-
ing again?
The price OF farm produce In this
country is influenced by q fraction
Of less than 10 per cent Of the whole,
which has to seek markets inferior to
our own. McKinleyism tends TO Gre
ate q demand on this continent for
sll our farm produce. This IL the sim
plest, safest and quickest way OF pro-
viding good markets for our farmers.
A demand for sill or little more than
sll OF our farmers produce In the
United States would give them the
best market the world ever had. As
protection provides market for over
nine-tenths Of Ii, the balance can
easily be cared for In time by the
same system.
Ii our imports have Increased, as
the protectionists now boast, how
has the tariff secured the home mar
ket to our manufacturers or protect
ed wage-earners against the competi-
ton OF pauper labor abroad?
The Mckinley law provided a
larger "free list" than the Mills bill
contemplated. This Is made up OF
those things which enter into Amer
lean manufactures that are not pro
duced by American labor. Outside
Of raw materials the free list Is made
up OF those things which cannot be
produced in this country. The ex-
cess of imports under the Mckinley
law have nothing whatever TO do
with protection.
Ii our manufacturers can, as the
statistics show, produce many staple
articles more cheaply than they can
be made abroad why do they need
high tariff?
To protect the American working
men from any possibility OF coming
in competition with European labor.
The excess Of duties In these In
stances hurts no one who lives here.
IL high tariff makes high wages
why are wages in Germany and In
France SO much lower than In Eng
land?
Reports show that wages are on
the increase In Germany aud France,
while in England they are decreasing
Wages in France are not much low
er than in England, and statistics
prove that both Germany and France
are more prosperous than any other
European nations. France has a
larger per capita OF wealth than any
other nation In the world.
Finally, as we have often asked
without an answer, IL the foreigner
pays the duty why did Mckinley
leave the treasury so short OF money?
Mckinley never left the treasury
short Of one cent. Surplus money
in the treasury was applied to the
payment Of government obligations,
a thing Grover Cleveland had not
sense enough to do Of his own &C
cord. The cry Of "a bankrupt treas
ury" was never anything more than
an empty Democratic campaign lie,
so unworthy Of notice that the Sig
nal never had its question answered
There has not been, nor 10 not now q
moment under Republican rule
when there was not enough money
In the treasury to pay pressing obli-
cations. Democratic incompetency
and unreasonable stubborBess In
congress has often hindered the pay
ment OF the governmental bills. Ask
Canadian farmers and Europesn
manufacturers who pays the tax?
These questions present several in
teresting dilemmas. Which horn of
them will the protectionist choose?
We agree with the Signal on the
dilemma business; and that IL
what bothers the champion Of .
mistaken cause, like itself. It trou-
bles nobody else. The protectIonists
are the authors Of all those "horns,"
and don't have to choose one OF
them. On the other hand the Sig.
nal and its friends have to take them
all, and Ii don't seem to promote
their good nature, either. Deep
down In his heart of hearts no Demo-
crat Of these times is SO dresdfully
opposed to protection as he lets on.
1t is only because the policy Of pro-
lection Is championed by the Repub-
lican party that he opposes 1t. His
position on protection lie not one Of
choice, but because he fancies that
he must oppose anything and every
body connected with the Republican
party.
OWING to Psdgett's inability to
treat an opponent fairly, he last