The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-16

sake Oh Jne eiDpiOyees Ol tnc prOtccttu HI
dustries. for they get no higher wages than
the unprotected In fact. the increase goes
to one as much as the other. Who built
the mills Of Fall Riveri Who made the
machinerys Who furnish the provisions
and the other consumable wealth which
Fall River and its mills demands The an
swer must be, the whole United States.
But" says my questiOner, '.if you only
distribute this money which was taken
from US for the extra price among us all
again who paid it, what II the good," II
that were all there was to it. l could still
answer that at least there was no loss. But
beyond question this system establishes
diversified industries. Nobody can doubt
that. Diversified industries call out all the
working powers Of the world. Some men
are fitted for one thing, some for another.
The only way to utilize all the powers of
body and mind in . nation is to have some
thing which suits all. By this means the
great army of the unemployed can be kept
down. A nation which keeps its people
employed is in the end sure to show the
largest gains even of wealth. Diversified
industries educate the people and give them
a broader education than books can give
and so help them on the road to greater
civilization. We have already seen that
greater civilization leads to nigher wages,
to greater production. In country of high
wages there are greater Inducements for in
yentors, for they can save more by their in-
ventions, which are therefore more readily
adopted.
We were tai king awhile ago about higher
wages. The question naturally comes up,
How can these higher wages be goti There
must be something for them to come from.
just think a moment what wages are. They
are the devourers of consumable wealth.
In order TO have more consumable wealth
you must have an incentive for its creation.
Wealth will never be made unless a con-
sumer stands ready. More consumable
wealth. therefore, depends upon broaden
ing market This l have already shown
does not mean more purchasers, but pur-
chasers with better purses, though for that
matter in this country we have both
But how can you make more wealth with
the same number of workers, By nsing
the forces of nature and by utilizing human
brains. How can you do thatt BY incspr
dves. The brain no more works without
Incentive than the body does.
Necessity the MseAer Of Invsssiso.
To hesr the discussions in congress you
would suppose that invention dropped from
heaven, like mamma to the Jews. You
out into the darkness and pulled back =
steam engine. IL was not so All invention
is the product Of necessities and Of pressure.
When the boy who wanted to go OF to play.
apd So rugged the stopcocks that the engine
went itself. he was not only true inventor,
but he had the same motive-his personal
adyantage-that all inventors have, and
like them was urged on by business neces-
sities.
What originated Bessemer steel - Sir
Henry Bessemerf No, but the necessities
0 nilroais which would, every one OF them,
bsnn hank rupt without steel rails. II Sir
Henry had not invented the process, some
body else would. IL detrscts not one iota
fron the fame Of Alexander Bell that .
dosen men were close ON his track. 1t has
been 50 in every great invention. l say,
therefore. that IL is the diversification Of
our industries that has stimulated inven-
tions. Otherwise all the inventive power
of America would have run TO waste. and
when man calculates the wonders Of
American inventive genius he knows
where some of our wealth comes from
As further proof that invention Is born
Of necessity, tell me Why great inventions
never come until the world il in such shape
~ to enjoy themf What would the crusa-
ders have done with railroads. There was
not money enough In the world or travel or
merchandise 70 keep them going week.
And this brings me to another fact. No
invention is worth its salt which dos not
have increased consumption behind il.
Take the very case Of railroadA Are rail-
roads scouomicair ''Certainly." /" you reply.
They can carry passengen for half . can't
mile, for . quarter Of . cent, and . New
Yosk hs0k viii soss you - and even alum
bering coach may coss y0s 70 csuts. OF
courue Il u ecuAo0ical" Bat suppose you
had only . stagsloed to carry every day.
wosld u pay - baila . rsilronA anA wesld
thss convsyanes b eheapi Haraly. You
/ can make an AZ handle with . machine in
two secooAs; withsut, II thrse hsan. 1t
would pay TO hui1a machine - make
! 1,00O, 600 AZ handles. but not - make one
Prsssssss. aavss lgo.syA ~ Asa.
The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Black
has noticed hat man come here, and he
does not want them 70 coma Hence ae Ii
willing that our Wages shall b. lowered 70
! keep people away. Well. this 10 not the
time to discuss immigration. But while
people are coming am giad they have not
yet imbibed the gentlemAn's ideas and
i have not yet begun to clAmor for lower
wages. I really cannot help adding that
Black starts his reformed emigration OF
men who come here ''unawed by influence
and unbribed by gain nope to he there.
for it would be . sight hitherto unknown
/. on earth of men who forsook their homes
without being either pushed or pulled.
To sum IL up, II this protection gives US
money aud men. and our vast country needs
both. it may show why we have 70 wonder
fully prnspcrcd. II il does, l an inclined
70 think that the way to have two joa'a
hunting one man is 70 keep On making new
mills and Try TO prevent tAs cD0mistee on
liwsys ard neans from pulliag down old
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