The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Pertinent Questions Answered.

Is rot indirect tarahen a. infringement upon ~
No moro than direct taxation would DO. II
70 abolish indirect taxation, direct taxation
must take its place. For We. must raise money
National Government. Direct taxation would
tall most heavily on land owners. n State.
ana o.
!nrmers do not want . change to direct tara
uo1.
IN What ,oay does the tariff benefit farm 1abor1s tat
work BY the month
Itkeeps the swarms Of laberers in the cities
mPloyed in factories and elsewhere who other
wise would descend on the country districts in
the land 10 the ultimate refuge OF
mon when they are driven from other employ.
ments: With three men looking for ono job on
laborer faro?
The Free Traders say that it is nsns natural right
to buy aud sell wkererer he ,ci and n ~ ,ritA this
t tt ey placing duty 0" imported goods is unjust
We shall answer this question by quoting tho
"ords OK frof L. 7. Ely. ono Of the most pron1.
nent economists in tho United states. In his
book on political economy. Prof. Ely, who 10 not
Protec:iontst. says:
1T is frequently alleged that Protective Tar
IFS are a violation OF an assumed natural right
OF every man to buy his goods whero he will snd
te soil his product wherever he SEQ. tit, uatreu-
meled by human laws. This argument. based
matlsm In Disguise" as English jurlst calls
this sort OF reasoning High sounding phrases
are substituted for arguments. and under their
cover opinions are thrust upon others without q
real effort to substantia.e thcm How prove
the natural right 1t does not appeal 70 she
majority OF mankind az thing right in ltsslfro
the common veal. and al history IL against
such exorbitAnt claims OF in4ividualism. It ap-
pears 10 most men that the public welfare must
decide questions OF this nature. Protection 10
thus caile'i robbery. because it violates an as
sumed natural right 1t is much to be desired
that arguments OF this sort should cease to b
heard frequently"
What is TIE Difference tetsceen admitting paupr labv
t'ss, or admitting the product Of that labor?
The products OF labor low freely from place "a
place in oosaience To the least change or dt1sr-
once TN Price: Labor. which is man, is bound -
his native soil by ties OF kindred ana association
iluriag Inducements held out in foreign land.
The d1neieacs ts precisely that between An In.
sensate bale OF cloth and a sentimental, think.
i may exist between this country and France. yet
ter 70 stay ia beautiful France At less Than hsif
4 sho American wages. Human nature tt1e1f pre-.
vents IevelinE OF wage rates III the two coun-
Itrios It Is altogether different with the prod
ucts OF that French labor. which Mother feel nor
think. II there were no Tariff to prevent they
would nov TO this country in delug, 80 long as
'|pricss here were half Of per cent. Qoss the
Frs,c o, Tahn ran higher here taaa IN
l rates OF tho labor employed In producing tho
: goods In the two countries. BY preventing this
: vents = reduction in American wages ey.n
: though labor 10 admitted free
4 TariF'
All men and even animals fear and hato what
ever they do not understand. A horse not
>. broken to tho presence OF 4 griss mill, a buzz
:, saw, . throshfng machine or a locomotive fears
and hates 1t. He will smash everything to which
he IL attached to get away from it. He DIES not
,: know that each Of these things is doing more
~ rapid and Effective work toward feeding and
- shelierins him and his owner than he can posi-
ply 90 htmsolf. The buzz ssw cuts out the
>, boards which make his atable. the locomotive
:. draws to distant markets the crops which he
draws only to the depot. tho thre.h1ng machiae
separates the grain he cats from the straw, and
tho grist mill furnishes bread to those who feed
him All arc as benefloent him as bis mas
tor most kind caresses and far moro etncientlI
Iselviceable. He hates them simply because he
, does not understand them and thinks fancifu
=, dangers or crue!ties are connected with them
- Inc resslve horse wants tho locomotive, the
"a buzz saw. the srist mill and the threshing ma
"a Ich1ne all repealed because no hears their clat
~ er. but his reason Is too single and simple t,
y. comprehend their utility. As the Democratic
N party gets broke to the Tariff it diskes 1t q
Tho cure 10 to hold its nose right to the Tariff
IL until it Quiets down.