The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-17
A CAMPAIGN or rALsEHooD.

Prok Wilson'S speech In Lonooa sug-
gests that crossing the Atlantic did NOS
cure him Of his Democratic habit Of cam
psign prevaricatIon. RAINING INTO positive
falsehood. for the professor told the peo-
pie Of Grea. Britain that protection had
been "bolstsred up In the United States By
fslsehood," and asserted thai s'for the past
twenty-five years we have adopted the
policy of commercial exclusion and have
clipped the wings of our industry and
trade"
The truth is that from 1870 TO 1892 the
foreign commerce Of the United Kingdom
increased ssls Csc. OF. while that OF The
United Ststss increased 1914. s33 547. or
se5 5e4. 40 more than that Of Great Britain.
Taking the volume or exports as the true
measure Of our success we find that the
exports of the United States increased
from 1870 to 1892 s534, s34, CSC. while Crest
Britain's increased only 1921. ~, 40. or
less than one-half as much.
The Mckinley law. which Mr.. Wilson
asserted excluded the United States ''frorn
the markets of the world" increased our
foreign commerce to the amount Of $751;
us, 7s4 in 1882 as compared with 1859.
while In the corresponding years the for
sign commerce of Great Britain declined
to the extent of si35, 270. $50, difference
In favor OF the United states OF s3i7. esq.,
III.
This Is what protection did for our for
eign trade. a. compared with the effect Of
free trade on Great Britain's commerce,
although the British received over $780,
10000 from Us for carrying our goods.
In the fifteen years the Calhoun or
walker" tariff Of 1876 was In force the
exports Of domestic merchandise increased
s103. ISL, STA. while in . similar period from
1877 to 1881 the exports of domestic mer-
chandise, under protection. increased
s42s. oei. 1877.
These facts and figures are from the
treasury reports. yet Prof. Wilson hsd the
deprsved assurance TO tell the British
public that protection has excluded the
United States from the foreign markets
Prof Wilson further asserted that with
free raw materials we would take posses
sion Of the markets of the world. This Is
q very old and musty Democratic lie.
Cotton has been free raw material since
1896 IL is grown here. and Great Britain
has obtained her chief supply from the
United States. This free raw material has
not enabled US to control the markets of our
own country. let alone those of the world.
In 1879 we exported $40. $50. $50 of cotton
manufactures. With the advantage offree
r&w material all the time We increased the
exports In cotton goods TO sll. 800. 355 in
1893, IN increase of 1856. 405 in fourteen
years. In the same time the increase in
the imports OF cotton manufactures was
from Sc. 57e, 253 TO sl9. osi $50, or an increase
in imports of 81. AS. 4sd, as compared with
an increase In exports of less than
100000.
With the advantage Of free raw material
Mt our door. while the foreign manHfac-
turers had TO import their material from
as and pay duty on their goods We could
not compete with them in many things In
our own markets, much less drive them
out of the foreign markets as Prof. Wilson
predicts. The only way We can compete
with the foreign manufacturer is by bring
ing down wages to the European level.
Another illustration of the absurdity OF
free raw material is taxed" wool. In
is60 the manufactures OF cotton in the
United States were Sis. ISL. IA in value, or
$3es per capita. while the manufactures Of
wool we're $e5, $50 s64 In value. or SAGE per
capita. In 1872 with free raw material all
the time, cotton manufactures had in
creased TO $iTT, asa. $50. or $40 per capita,
while with a heavy duty on the raw ma
terial the wool manufactures had increased
to STA, AZ. CSC, or s46o per capita. In 1890
cotton manufactures were Ss67. 9si. PA in
value, or s82s per capita, while wool
manufactures were 1887. 5es, 524. or $3.50
per capita.
In tssi we exported sii. SIS, 2ii OF cotton
manufactures and In 1893 sll. 500, 355. an
actual decline in ten years, W lie We largely
increased the importation of such goods.
These facts and figures show that we can
not be helped by free raw materials :" the
only way America can compete in foreign
markets is by reducing wages to the for
sign level and By keeping them there. or by
means of reciprocity treaties.
The repeal Of the reciprocity treaties Is
closing the foreign markets against Us and
opening the American markets 10 our for.
elga competitors. Reduction of wages in
consequences OF the Democratic tariff Is
proceeding. and will only be checked By a
complete Republican victory in November
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