The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-10-06

now groan under. Not solitary great
industry owes Its existence upon our soil
to tariff Legislation. IN. d. Harter,
Democratic candidate for Congress In
the Fourteenth district.
The Voice Of Experience.
''Our condition, as workingmen, b
such that requires legislation for our
betterment, not for our detriment,
which the legislation Of the Mills free
trade) bill will make possible. Some
will argue that our employers will re-
duce our wages anyway, even though
the tariff remains as 1t is. We ask You
to leave that to us, and we will endeavor
to take care Of ourselves. As is custom
ary in all branches Of business, we have
our little family quarrels. but we dis
like outsiders to interfere in the settle
ment thereof.
while every member in our organi-
cation is free to and does exercise his
political preference, we are protection
lists and have unanimously declared our
selves such as an organization at almost
every recurring annual convention.''--
Amalgamated Association Of the
United States, in Its petition to Congress
demonstrating against the passage Of tho
Mills bill.
Blaine Compares britain and America.
"In 1860 the population of the United
States was in round numbers 81 ,OOO, 900.
At the same time the population of the
United Kingdom was in round numbers
1000, 900. The wealth Of the United
States at that time was $4,000, 900, ,OOO;
the wealth of the United Kingdom was
Gee, ,OOO, ,00O, 900. The United Kingdom
had therefore nearly the same popula-
ton, but more than double the wealth
Of the United States, with machinery
for manufacturing four-fold greater than
that Of the United States. At the end
Of twenty years 1880 it appeared that
the United States had added nearly $780,
000.000,000 to her wealth, while the
|, United Kingdom had added nearly $16,-
000, COX, 900, or about one.half.
''During this period Of twenty years the
United States had incurred the enor-
nous loss Of $4,000, ,OO0, 900 by internal
war, whilerthe United Kingdom was at
peace. enjoyed exceptional prosperity,
and made Q far greater gain that In any
other twenty years Of her history-a
gain which during four years was In q
large part due to the calamity that had
fallen upon the United States. The
United Kingdom had added 5000. 900 to
her population during the period Of
twenty years, while the addition to the
United States exceeded 18,0O0,0OO.
"By the compound ratio of population
and wealth in each country, even with
out making allowance for the great loss
incurred by the Civil War, it is plainly
shown by the statistics here presented
that the degree of progress in the United
States under protection far exceeded
that Of the United Kingdom under free
trade for the period named. In 1850 the
average wealth, per capita, Of the
United Kingdom was 81, 900, while In
the United States IL was but $3.50. In
1880 the United Kingdom had increased
her pen capita wealth to 1850, whila
the. United Ststes had increased her pen
| capita wealth to A87Q The United
Kingdom had IN twenty years increased
her per capita wealth twenty y-three pea
cent, while the United States had in.
creased her per capita wealth more than
rtnsty-thr PEP cent Il allowance
q esSn Is @s TMtcS states would I Is IA
exceed one hundred per cent. flames G..
Blaine In the North American Revisw.