The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-12


exports OF Mdse''''''.''..'.' sa'4sd'iio
Aaya,ss Ra,a,ce of Mise 4,
ten wears, ',,...,,.,,.',..,,, 57. la2 eiaI
Adverse Balance Of Specie in
ten years .................. 4i1,42aWal
----
imports Oh Mose per eapita n All
ppna.,s ~ VA. ,,,. ,.,,i;a "o'
per annum -. ...,.',. s.8eI
-
Total. ................. hio
-
PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
Foreign Trade 1881 TO Is)) Inclusive.
Imports of Mdse ., tfois, esi, es7
Exports Of Mdse ............... 1855, bsl. s5sI
Favorable Balance OF Mdse
Auyers, Nm + ,iance il, sn.cie in ''''
10 We IRIS 49, rs s4p. sTol
lImports of Mdse per caplla
per anntrm Ia.aOl
Exports Of Mdse per capita
per annum. ................. iasJl
-
Total ....,,........,....... o.oO
Tina fallaoy of free trad. tariff in.
lcraaslng the foreign trade as com
lnared with tha nroteotiva tariff Ia
m niyaat no this - - ~ r,son. ifnaar
y. " spis IouIpat ioon. 81 nu w
~ l.ne irso traoe OF repenue tarilJ tue
.ae'o Was STEW ~ oaps"
psi ahhuin, Whilst unuor Ihe pTotec'
i've tarlff the foreign trat6 was Ss5.5Ol
per capita per annum. The reason lorI
which i5 quite plain; under the formsrl
the people had less money with which
to purchase, either domestic or foreign
merchandise, than they had under
the latter system. consequently both
domestic aud foreign trade suffered
from this Insane policy OF reyenuel
tarih.
| Now how about wages, &c, under
the two different systems or poiiclesl
Extracts from Il. Atkinson's Industrial
Progress OF the Nation, from 1850 to
1888.
Wages and cost OF living compared,
Glass ], skilled men. foreman, &u.
| in 1869, per day g., As average.
In 1885. pcr day, si.I4 avera &c.
The purchasing power OF these wages
increased IRON lsoO TO 1882 " per oeIt.
4 Class observation-disclosures &c.
l IN iso per gay. a,oo average
~ ~ aooo, pr day, s%iO average.
, ras is pG ' ,s, o. 'nese
,,as',s, n,
In Is,a,. mr. d sY 4, a. ey, ,n a'Rs'
h in 1855 Der day 81. so average.
The purchasing power OF thes, wages
Increased from lobO TO 1888, 10 per cent.
j Glass ilIl-Laborera
4 In 1860. per day 1901 average.
In 1885. per day, $40 average.
Inc purchasing power OF the wages
increased from 1850 TO 1855, ~ per cent.
4 The Increase In the purchasing power
of wages commenced about 1865 and
has been gradual. (Alr. e. AS. figures
iIoarry US from 1850 up only to 1885, but
. It was well known this increase has
1 continued up to 1892. This Increase
, value OF wages has continued during
: the influence OF protective tariff.
: IL the term Prosperity has any mean
. Ing In the material elements. 1t is that
lindustry's reward shall continue to in
GREASE gradually and surely or at least
not decrease. How Is that to be SO
lcured; there ls one simple and effec
8 tive way, that is. to vote for the men
nIand party who sustain the policy
/ which has produced these beneficial
results. The wage earners of this
. lcountry have n great Interest at stake
at the present time; arc they fully
aware OF IL.
The protective tariff policy Is the
> principal barrier between them and
the cheap labor OF other countries
/ dow tariff causes lower wages and less
Z busihess). Cheap freights und rapid
steam Communication between all
nations are leveling costs and prices
3 iof every article used by man, and
Tu In rTl IN rnn IN Las ne H..