West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-03-01
REPUBLICAN ROT,


! it is necessary for US to maintains a
High Protective Tariff in order to
protect American labor against the
"papper labor Of Europe" sounds
patriotic and looks well on paper.
Let us examine this protective
theory.
First--h it is necessary to main.
tain q High Protective Tariff, which
will enable rs to pay high wages to
our American workmen, and AT tho
same time prevent the foreign
manufactures from shipping his
manufactured goods to America
and undertaking the American
manufacturer in the American mar
ket, 1t necessarily follows that the
American manufactures is unable
TO ship his American goods into
foreign markets. unless ne sells
them ut a sacrifice, since he enters
into a "pauper market" in compe-
tition with "pauper labor" Ii the
Republican theory Of high protec-
ton is correct, 1t is utterly impossi-
bic for the American manufacturer
to sell one dollars worth of goods
in the foreign markets. For If he
! cannot compete with the foreign
manufacturer in American markets,
without this High Protective Tariff,
how is it possible for him to ship
his American product into a foreign
market, where he usually has to
pay tariff, and compete with the
"pauper" manufacturer. The Re-
publicaus can take either horn of
the dilemma and explain it if
they can.
Second-lf the American manu-
facturer can ship his high wages
American manufactured goods into
the foreign market and compete
with the low-wages foreign manu-
factured goods, after paying trans
portation and the tariff exacted on
the other side of the pond, the ar
gument of the High Protective
Tariff theorist falls fiat. This is
the plain common sense view of it,
and every American workman can
understand it, for if the Republican
theory is correct, the American
manufactures would have to confine
himself to the home market
tAmericsn) exclusively. But does
he? Let US look at our statistics.
We prefer dealing with statistics to
buncombe, and would invite con-
tradiction from the intellectual
giant of tho Journal, if he is not
too busy these days fighting the
"war" over for the edification of
his readers. 1t is not often that
man combines the elements of
bold warrior and a genuine states
man, but the Journal man does.
But statistics prove that Sl60, 00O,-
900 worth of American manufac-
tured goods are being shipped and
sold in the "pauper" markets of
the world. Can any of the ARGUS
readers imagine how it is possible
for the American manufacturer to
do this, after listening to the Re-
publican cry Of protection to
American labor and American
manufacturers %
Then comes the poor farmer
Oh, how the Republicans do love
the poor farmer J They are going
to protect him from the "pauper"
markets and build up home mar.
kets on the high protective plan,
where he will find ready sale for bic
farm products at fabulous prices.
But the cold steel Of statistics is
what cuts the Republican rhinoceros
hide OF the home markets. Does
the American farmer sell his farm
products in the American markets ?
Well,statistics prove that 800, OOO,-
600 worth of wheat, corn, cotton
and other agricultural products are
annually shipped from the United
States and sold in foreign countries.
Take this "pauper" market away
frem you, Mr.. Farmer, and mag.
inc, If you can, what fabUlous
prices you would get for your farm
products in the "home markets !"