The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-17

article as something absolute, as pltnci-
pie inhne. Whoreaa, it IL no principle
Whatever. IL IN never anything ahsointe,
but Is, in fact, thu most shifting and rela-
tive Of all conditions.
For instance u suit Of clothes nj $40 per
suit is three times cheaper 10 man on n
salary OF $500 por month than IL IN TO u
man ON anlsry OF 500 por month, Again,
II am making but $500 per day and you
are making 81 per day, u hat at 81 IL just
twico AA dcHr To you na 10 ~ 10 mo.
We must never forgot that mn article II
chonp TO tho buycr only by ronHon OF the
amount ot money he dspoeoR of TO buy
within othor words, 1t TX cheap simply
with respect to tho purchnaing power of
the buycr.
Consequently, IL Ia tho namr with tho
community or tho nation Rt largo,
When we AOnd money abroad 10 buy
goods nsteld Of producing or mtnUlaclnr.
mg thom at home, We inevitably diminish
tho purchasing power uf tho community
In "a tar grchtor ratio than we chonpen tho
articles imported 10 tho conSamor- that In
30 Hny, than we have increased the power
Of tue community by lowering the prlco of
tho article.
lrL uH Hupposr, tor instance, that wa
send 81, 600 900 abroad to buy goods that
'''''' ~ WV "'N' "N'H ll''"''N Nv "''"''
Auu, iurlhoth. ro, that by thlh purchase
abr nj We hHyo diminished tho price Of
the goods 10 the consumer shy 20 per cent.
which on 81, OOO. 900 /, 500. 900.
A FATAL IllUMoE
Now by this trnnsnrtion Free Traders
nn,y., IN th,, r,,n,nn,tt, tn ,h, ,mnnnt ~
Nm ODO hrrnusr ,vn h,v, s,v,I tbnt ann
Ia tn, ,nu-un,.r
Eut n, ,,,r,u,,,li.h ,Iis b,y. WA not h,,n
nhno,,I IA hr.t arrI N upI uOn alrnndy And
nv l,ndlpr mi. sin, nur az tbe couutry
INV. wa nnt nyil,utIv Liu,,ni,h,d thn nuT-
rhn.inr r,vy.r. nr ,Ln cnr,nunitv far ~
ouO oorS mJ,rd wa hnvr Hrc1usr the
ruI,r,,,tp,, u.,y,, ,r th, community =,
m"n.urrI At tnr nrn,.n' ln,y In hIs,nss,
rrln .,,.,. nv th, .,,,,,n,t ,f money in nc.
| tunl rirrulntiun
Th,r,,,rr tn, ,h,v, tr,n4,ction is sim.
pIv ms. tbnt Ia iurr.,,.e a th, purcba,Iup
! pn,y,r Of Nh, cnmmuuItv for ,g,lOUO we
! hN. on lb, nthr. nnnd he,n obliged 10
dimtnl,h this ,nm, purrhulpp pow1r for
~ 900 900 which rertniuiv mako, "A dend
loss 60 the community In purchasing powe or
of SftO ono
Th,s nv frierds ia ths logic of Free
Trade prnsperity
Is IL NOT rnsv T., uplerstanJ thus why
distrrss unutc and il.n.t,r b,ve alwnys
coinrided IN our n,IionnI history with a
Free Trade policy.
Finally lei ms consider that if instead Of
sending the nhoye mpntinupd sum of 81
o u 600 nbrond thia money had heeu nnli
ont IN WAGES ana the prlce of raw mater
ials nt nome womb in t,me and by rem
SON Of the lava nf trad, Gnvr proincoI
this same sum over agnlp IN some other
produce or manufactured article
indeed inst mo anne as mo- force ia eyeI
lost In the physical world 40 in like man.
npr is the uroductlvs mower of money ken
nj hom. ever active IN produring and re-
proauriur wealth and uros,erIty for tn,
community
How fatal An ill1sion then to f,Dli.bly
surpose we che,nen the cost of hying h
the working classes by FOREIGN trade
yhap we d:nipi.b -. tls .nms alma an,
IN A s,ni rrent-r ratio mon not % only tI
purchasiug p5,yer Of the community bu
likewise ia prodnctiyp mower which. "
must remember. is rbe sole source of liyli
hood for the ,abnripp popnlutiou
Most of Won have probably heard OF tn
Irisnman who had lust landed in this com
trv He poes INF, y hal-ry tn huv lnu
, Of bread f,r which the befpr nslst him /
cents. "Buf.n saw, Pat. "Iu the nl,ld con,
Crv where list came from | conld buy III
same for ! cents % "Tneu why did vo
NOT STAY theresn retortel ina brlyer "AE
replies Pat. with "A tyiukIa in ms eve 81
= dlyil was to pet the ! cents
Though under a trivial form this anec
2 dpte graphically illustrates the fallacy {
Free Trade.
, Even now with only the odyoncin
shadow of Free Trade over H.. alread
,, 'the divil is to get the cents, " wuat the
will it be when the reality is upon u
| Anu uuuuTe"S OIL hlllohs VIII 90 Eolu
c ,Nl a. o"''l "n,I7 ,ue "lnuuuI VI I"oo' wiz
'uT Sun. f ..uls uo ul!l'ulSnlhS az noIile'
y Iue s'uplu "ss'rIIyA " U, rIGo lIaue'
S VI'' 'ho 'lI'' VIZ oH' "o'o"u Vhe mo-
: "'ngt ."''oH, ~ PLI Cuase iIoul US
I Ic'"( UoT aoNuIu W uo notiCeu, were
+ NV Lo' 'ue numerous uupes IL mas aire"o
lu.'ue, Wv, ..-..,- ,-,,-,
II "a" S"l "He W. l.",lsn enough 10 SUI
70 pJ'o 'u"O n"y'ohs 9Il ouy E'ous rom ea'
IS o'nel oL Sc" l,i'el'"i an" pouJe pIluclp"
ST" Ply ,r " ie.u'n tue CoUlPl'heht' as
! WIZ ~ .Iy 'Ve" o"IJ hseuiS I.epustouS
l. h"S ',nS.o.o ou'lirss lil'ei y u ~ neseIun
L 'css l''' Sp'0''ueh ol IIeo Af"ue mo-
'e 'tnse'
r NhuonS Duy oil one ahotner from hece
'i W 'ne uesD "uN"h,"go' FIee lr"ue cHl
'r nov iuci e'so i on, safes 10 foreigners oy 3i
: Shsls """hI, whereas II " eVlueuJ IN
- efc'y uI,io' worm OF goous we o'
% "oI""u I'"OeS just 10y tn'I lnuch more oa
Z az, , "B"luSy u.s. "g''" o"'u"c' oi "uue
! ",T,,'ps E"'u :" 3"'n.
l. I",Iulo'o 1u' Pi'nC'p'e involved rs l'
t VIZ" l'""o @ ~ va we ,"V' "' IL cur IShCS
l- q ,D'" ~ P'IuO,pl'' any uoI aS rec ll"ue
m i'''e'S "Sso't" 4" "'''" prlh'ple'
THE OBJECT ~ VIEW NOT PRICE,
n have alrpnly shoyu TINT tho ,iou,i,
= chespupss Of an nrticl, l., NOT io IA, rn
n, sidored a. urinary conditio, and as
% absolute princlplo. Neyerihsless nrnp.
p. tnig h,lsc centre most OF the nrgumo,
3t pro and CON concerning FREQ Trade n
is Protection have royolycd. much 10 I
&C. general hewiIdermcnt of tho nnhlic min,
Is but when we oncp undorstnnd that I
be object In Wow is NOT tho nriro or nm arti
90 but rntbcr tho purcbnsinr povcr of I
community which alone ia the corr,
r. idea-thpu Tint which hero To nroye /
Iy hocn 10 confused and obscnrr becomes i,
%. mrd,nrcly pin,p and cnmrrohpnsiblo
in child even can undorstnnd IL
10 m, r,,u,ctiv, yrIrc r,,'s,,,,orti,.
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