The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-09
REPLY TO "ONE OF THE PEOPLE.

REPLY TO ZONE OF THE PEOPLE,
To the Etdior o. the Eagle.
think that in some respects the EA-
GLE is one of the best edited papers in
the United States. 1t gives all parties,
however widely their views may differ
from those of the editor himself, a
chance to be heard in its columns. By
free and fair discussion, the truth is gen.
orally developed on all subjects.
Your correspondent, Zone of the Peo-
pie from Guthrie" makes some state
nents in regard to the tariff which we
think are calculated to leave false inn
preston on the mind of the public. He
SAYS:
'On one side we were asked to believe
that protective tariff was just the thing
! Tor US. The arguments looked very plaus.
IDLE and flattering. Protection on home
manufactures ought to give employment
and protection to home labor, and so we
think 1t would. if it were not for the big
loophole. unrestricted immigration.
If unrestricted foreign immigration is
the only "big loophole'' that prevents
protective tariff from "giving employ
ment and protection to home labor" why
not stop up the ''big loophole" by pass
ing bill restricting immigration? But
does not protective tariff give protec.
ton to home labor and benefit ali
classes" even if we have unrestricted
foreign Immigration"
Which is the worst for the employ
ment and protection of home labor. the
unrestricted foreign immigration of
such as choose to come over here to seek
homes and employment or the "unre-
strcted importation" of the products of
the labor of the 100000 laborers who
are employed in the factories in Europe?
The Unrestricted importation of foreign
goods made by laborerS i'll foreign fac
tories, brought over in one Shipload, does
more TO in]ure the employment and pro-
lection Of home labor than the unre-
stricted foreign immigrants brought over
in one hundred snip loads could do.
Again, the unrestricted form of immi- |
grants that come over and find employ !
ment are helping TO build up new manu-
featuring industries in this country, and |
the manufactured products made, add TO |
the national wealth, and the money that |
is paid to all employees in all our factories
is largely kept here, while that paid for
the imported products is nearly all sent |
out of the country. Every factory that |
is started in this country adds to the !
wealth OF the country, and every yard
of cloth and other products that is made
in these factories adds to the wealth of
the people. The immigrants that come
over here and work in our factories furn-
ish a home market for the farmers pro-
ducts, and increase the supply of manu-
featured products, which tends TO in
crease the price of farm products, and
lessen the cost Of manufactured products
to the consumer. Free trade or duties
that are too low would inevitably cause
a cutting down of the Ameri-
can Iaborers. While the foreign
laborers may compete with home labor
ers, the competition is not one-tenth as
bad as would be the competition of the
products of foreign labor sent over here
by the ship load.
Your correspondent says:
Grover Cleveland is the author CT tariff
reform: and on this question the prople of
the | nited States have, by large MAORI
ty, placed him the second time in the high.
est place in the government There is no
the issue; the people seem TO
want a change of some kind that is ia the
line of tariff REFORM"
Well, the people had Grover Cleve-
anl from March 4, 1885, to March /,
1882 and his administration causedan
immense loss 10 our foreign trade, chang
ed the balance of trade from $l65, 000,-
200 IN favor of this country to $2S. 000,-
BOO against Us, produced general loss of
confidence and staSnation of business
lIl over the country, lowered the prices
Of nearly ali products, demoraliZing our
industries, and yet the
damage done by his previous tariff re- {
form administration was all laid to the
tariff and the Mckinley bill:
while the fact Is patent to everyone that
with two years of the Mckinley bill.
confidence has been restored, prices have ;
gone UP, labor Is fully employed, the
various industries of the country are
prosperous, and there has never been a
period during the history OF the country .
When the prospect was stronger Tor con-
lnUed prosperity than 1t was on the Slh
IF November. 1892, when Grover Cieve-
and was elected president OF the United
states. Ii Is trde shat Mr.. Cleveland I
las Teen elected on tariff reform ]
platform, and also that ma joritv IN :
10Th houses OF congress were reelected
N tins same platform. Now, if Grover
-leveiand and his party carry out the {
principles Of their platform, we shall :
rave q chance to see whether the tariff ! !
eform policy" will do more to promote I
he prosperity OF the people of this
ountry than The Mckinley bill has done.
OAR belief Is that before TWO and hall !
ears shall have relied away, every iu-
ellgent man IN this country viii see the :
tx mistake the people made in electing
irover Cleveland 10 occupy the seat va. T.
atei by one OF the greatest Of all our
residents, benjamin Harrison.
DIR. f. f. MILLER.