Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-11-04

tvuGct AilS us luiiS -CpiiiIutC dliC
wearisome effort TO show that free
trade was just what America needs to
make it as prosperous as Great Britain.
II the Hatchet has not been endeayor-
ing 10 make such a showing, as we
have before stated, we fail to compre-
heud what it has been driving at, and
why ii has persisted in attempting to
show what a prosperous condition
Great Britain is in.
The lla:chet insists that Great Brit
ain. under free trade, is prosperous and
Increasing in prosperity We gladly
accept this correction. That suits bet
ter than the way the STAR quoted it,
which was d Typographical error, max
ing it read increasing in population
YET the ldtchet admits wherever we
have cited Great Britain ii ha.s been
with the purpose OF showing that the
prosperity Of its laboring classes is
greater than that Of any other uation,
with the exception only OF the United
States. and that the Improvement has
been rapid under the policy OF free
trade
That is very good and suits Il side
Of the Argument. Now if the iiatehet
believes that the prosperity of the
latorine classes OF the United States is
greater than that of any otl.er nation
and then speaks OF them as follows.
What must be that papers opinion Of
the wovkinemen OF Great Britain?
Here are the liatchei's views upon
protection and its effect Noon working
men: ""rotec.ion has enabled Carue-
gies and that iik to establish tneir IN
dustries here. claim protection for the
benefit ostensibiy of their w~orkingmcn
and that UNNECESSARILY in excess of
the difference in wages here and
abroad: REFUGE the wages Of the work
lItG lItI DtiNNN ttIc I!illb OF ltlclI G!INllI-
ancs: raise a private army toawe them
Into SnhjectiOn: sloo. them down hike
dogs. and Import a lower grade OF
pauper labor to fill their places" Now
then, the Na.chet very plainly com
ceaes shat protection enables capitalists
to establish industries in the United
States. This much the STAR believes
it has made the ilalchet understand.
!, That paper also admits that the work
ingmcn of The United states are morc
prosperous than those Of any other ma
ton. THIS, ii seems to us. is confession
enough sor any free iraiar-and Just
on tbs eve OF election.
IL the Hatches has only cited Greaf
E.itain TO show THAT its workingmef
!. are more pro- porous than any Other
country except tie United States
where is the argument IN favor of fire,
trace and against protection? Accord
ing to the iia.chets own argument tin,
:. laboring men in protected Amer;c;
! are mere prosperous than in any othe.
o country, and the liatchet also agree
y that 'iprotccEion has enabled Carnegie
and their ilk TO establish their indus
tries here Ii the Hstchet hash
wound itself np in this argument. an,
virtually cancedsd aud confessed tina
protection is a benefit to America an,
e the workingmen, we do not knoy
= what concession and confession means
e The Ha'chet states that the price o
o pig iron has been lowered "because o
tie revolution in the process OF it
production. which has decreased tn
cost of that production which is tru.
V but since the admission OF our colitenl
4 porary that protection has es'sbii,he
'e Industries in AMler:ca, ii should under
1t stand that American skill and Amer.
II citu SSiiuS IdSG diSO ptell encouraged
II and because Of this We have the .rey
olution in the process of production.
- In this manner protection has ,owere
the price" Is this explanation sulit
GENTLY simple" for the Ratchet t
understand?
= IS *
1t AS a final farewell to the Hatche
II and this subject for the present. til
STAR will quote the following from tn
" Newcastle, (Eng.) journal OF Sept. ,
that country that is prosperous an
h increasing in prosperity Of which til
VI llatchet is so proud.
i. No ironmaster can much Jorge
contend successfully with difficult {
that have put furnaces out of bias
Is 90. .1p,.4,,1 H., ., a. \Nr.flI- ~ II.