The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-16
Facts VS.. FalsehOOd.

noticed an article in one OF these
little one-horse newspapers which
boasts a great deal about promulgat-
ing pure republican principles, copied
from the New York Mail and Express,
that shows how ready these little cOun-
try sheets are to take for granted any
thing gotten up to bolster the protect
i've tariff system without investigating
the matter in the least, and thus help
ing to spread broadcast false impress
siOns instead of facts. For instance,
the following paragraph copied from the
New York Mail and Express, is as fol-
lows: "A democrat paper challenges
the republicans to cite a single case in
which The Mckinley tariff has advan-
Ced the wages of American working
men. The protective tariff has advan-
ced the wages of every class Of Ameri-
can workmen as compared with the
wages paid to the same class Of labor
in Europe and no one dares deny 1t "
Here is a statement that is unquali-
fed by single statistic of proof, but
because 1t is published in the New
York Mail and Express these little
country sheets are quick to republish
it as gospel truth when statistical facts
plainly show that it is false, and pub
liShed only for political effect to keep
those quiet who would otherwise in.
vestigate and find out for themselves
what hollow mockery is this claim
of the Mckinley tariff raising the
wages of American workmen.
You will notice that the New York
Mail and Express qualities its bOldface
statement that, "the protective tariff
has advanced the wages of every class
OF American workmen," by chat old
sterotyped gag of European pauper Ia
Dor, with the words las compared
with the wages paid to the same class
of labor in Europe" then instead Of
quoting any statistics to prove it, or to
attempt to even bolster it up, it seeks
to quell all opposition to the falsehood
bYa clustering show of bravado, "and
no one dares deny It'll"
have no doubt that thousands Of
the rank and file OF the republican
party who read that paragraph, swal
lowed it whole without a doubt, anC
they are so completely under the do
minion of the party lash that they
"dare not deny it"
But l dale deny it, and l dare bring
forward statistics to nail it Us a politi
cal lie. was talking with gentle
man short time ago who was bOrr
and raised in England until manhood
whom he came to this country anC
settled on the broad praries of Kansas
and became an American citizen, bu
until recently he voted the straight re
publican ticket, believing like man.
of US that it was the party of tho PEG
pie, and had studied this wage ques
ton from the protective tariff stand
point. A year or two ago he wen
back on visit to England a stronI
republican, but he came back a popu-
list.
Some ono may inquire, "How wa
he converted to the principles of tn
peoples party in EnglandP" Th
answer Is simple. He found the same
conditions in regard to wages in fire.
trade England as he did here in pro
tected America, and came to tru
conclusion of the case. That fire
trade or high protective tariff ha
nothing whatever to do in conLrollin
the wage system, but that it is entirel
under the control of trusts and combi
nations of capital He found tbs