Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-27
TARIFF TRUTHs-RE AND RE-
MEMBER.

| In the DOS, during period OF com
paratiye free trade, the increase o.
pauperism in the state of New York
was from in "a to in IL.
Senator Carlisle, a free trade demo
crat, signed his name to committee
report which said that in Sept, 1891
prices averaged lower and wages higher
than in the months of June, July and
August Did the Mckinley bill do it2
England's silk manufacturing industry
amounted to $60,0000O0 during period
when il was protected. Under free
trade il has been reduced to 100000
Is it strange that her people should be
clamoring for a change Of policy?
In 1891, our imports of tin plate
amounted to s35,746,920 During the
fiscal year 1892. under the new tariff
law, the imports were reduced to Sl2,-
the difference and we paid wages to
American laborers instead of English
men.
The democratic platform asserts,
: without offering anything to prove it
that prices are higher and wages lower
! than before the new tariff was passed.
| However, Carlisle and Harris, two
democratic senator's, have given these
| assertions the lie by attaching their sig
| . ha nt nrf
Was single member of that commit
tee, which framed the free trade plank
of the democratic platform, qualified by
his knowledge of law and the constitu-
tion, to question the judgment Of the
| Supreme Court of the United States,
which time and time again has held the
levying of protective duties to be con-
stitutional?
The American farmers exported
sc, ,252 ,282 worth Of clover seed. cotton
seed, flax seed and timothy seed in 1892
which exports exceeded by nearly
100000 those of the year before
Surely these figures would not indicate
that our commercial policy was closing
the markets Of the world TO our pro.
ducers.
During the last two years of Cleve
| lands administration the balance oi
trade was against the United States, foi
the first time since 1875. OF course we
can not hold Mr.. Cleveland responsible
for this, but had it occurred during Mr.
Harrison's administration, the republi.
can party would certainly have been
charged with bringing about such an
undesirable state Of affairs.
During the fiscal year ending June 80
1892, our importation ofbarley was over
100000 bushels less than in 1890, the
Mckinley tariff bill working the change
and giving the American farmer mar.
ket for 100000 bushels more Of this
cereal, than he had an opportunity to
dispose Of before II is an easy matter
for him to see the advantage.
Our production of silk goods increased
from $50, 100000 in 1882 to about $780,
000, 900 in 1891, under protective tariff
and the beneficial results were felt by
the thousands of laborers who were
given employment. If as the free
traders claim, the market price of silk
was raised, shouldn't the republican
party be criticized for legislating in be.
half of the laborer and against the
wealthy consumer of silks?
Washington, jefferson, Jackson
Hamilton, Webster. Franklin and Lin.
coin were protectionists, and who will
doubt that they were as broad thinkers
and mad the welfare of their nation az
much at heart as Grover Cleveland, and
the average campaign orator. Of course
no one will question the right Of the
voter of to. day to differ with these great
men. but their opinions certainly add
prestige to the course which they en-.
dorse.
For the benefit of those who maintain
that the farmers chances to prosper
| nhNc uccl VII thC uCCiCd5c iot tiiC pdo'
fifty years. the American Economist
gives the following figures: Fifty years
ago bushel Of wheat would buy of 9
barrel of salt To-day it will buy {
barrel and half. Ten pounds of butter
then bought 333 yards of cotton cloth
Now it brings 4sl yards. A bushel o
corn bought n pounds Of sugar. j
buys now l2i pounds. Ten pounds o
cheese could buy but rs pounds of nails
Now it can be exchanged for 81 pound
of nails. A pound Of washed. wool grow
ten years before the war would buy l.
of barrel of salt, 3 5-6 pounds of sugar
2-3 yards of cotton cloth or 10 pound
e nails. To-day his own pound of voc
will pay for of barrel of salt,
pounds of sugar, 81 yards Of cotton clot
and % pounds of nails. In 1867 it COT
25i cents to carry bushel of whei
from Chicago to New York. To-day th
cost of transportation Is less than 81
cents bushel between the two point
What practical farmer would 60 back
the good old times?p