The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-21
ONE RESULT OF PROTECTION.


dared to deny that the high standard OF
wages Plaid mechanics and all grades of
.workingmen in this country is due to
the Republican policy Of protection, but
they have tried TO make It appear that
the agricultural classes had no share
In this benefit. OF course such on argu.
ment is an insult to the intelligence OF
the American farmer, but 1t was used
more or less effectively during the LAST
campaign in the South and In the new
states OF the West where manufacturing
industrles have not yet had time to es-
taIbiish themselves. The New York Trib-
une has lately been making some deduc-
tion from the reports OF the last cen,
sus which form one Of the most convilc-
ing arguments that has ever been ad-
vanced tn favor of the proposition that
the fostering OF manufacturing interests
confers a direct benefit upon the argicul-
turalists of the country greater, perhaps,
than THAT resulting to any other indus,
trial class In the country. The Tribune
says:
One lesson Wnlcn our Debated census has
SuS. urVusnt 70 Ignt mas especial use
fulness at this time. 1t appears that the
number Of persons having gainflh occu-
pau-Ons increased proporttonately more
eilah sne popuiatpon from 1850 TO 1880, and
over o. per cent. But the ratio OF In
Sleslse s was very uiHerent IN the dinerenh
uepas'n'ents oi INDUSTRY. The statement
lnaue pubic thus Tar gives the total OF
Pslpons einpioyeu an agriculture, hsheries
,s'iu iilina's US S,Vlo,1Vl' Dut the number OF
eo.t ss.' miners ana quarrymen Is separately
siren. ieavins aDout S,iOLDO Tor farming,
t'snerles ,.l,,ll1. ana tne remaining and less I'm
,,''n.'s. Selicamy ine same
persons ana fhe sncrease was ' 'S'is osS an
but this Is only Is per cent In ten yearu
whereas " e tne increase dn population was
on The either either n ana ,no ,r,.n,.
sons engaged IN manunacturIng and min.
ing occupations was from S.S37.112 in 1880 |
~ nsr 0VaO~ csNt !. IN .ssV' or l1tOO5 This is s27
more than tbe Increase IN aru ,'ons,, ~ n.y. ohly
considerably more than double the In. |
crease IN agriculture. In this one depart
S hS. - ~ Ss;,,n ssy noen-ng OF opners, the num>
creased about 200 900 more tban ths n,,n. 49,
ber OF persons employed IN raising food |
anu an proportion increased more Than
domestic ssrv,c. s a,so nua,lper ., persons In
ratio than population, but al TO this clas. |
y Is not possible 70 be certain that d.f-
- csnsrs "a "a ~ o'assllica.lon ssa between ono
much Of tha gain Tn tSa Te u,onusou nSvou.s 10y
and mechanical departments the classif.
'au'n h@s not on essentially charged,
lnctease IN ne.s,.rs vs,S, ."o,e @ .nah uouD.e ths
Is OF the greatest Importance ''"s'
All know that this Is In large measur.
the direct result OF thar Amarlcan no,,ov
which steadily encourarsd FOR ,h,r,v
years the development OF nanue,ctrr,ra
and mechanical industries bv nrot.ot,rn
them against direct comnetltlon with nro
ducts of foreign labor. II IA not mo ms,
pose here to consider whether tbis ro,,cr
was In all respects wisely carried on,
whether the announcement gwen n a,s.
ferent branches OF industry was w,so,,
appcrtioned or adjusted. rhe hroad ,ac,
that the consumers Increased In numhar
In this one branch more than tbs nro-
ducers OF food, and In proportion NOR.
than twice as much. tells n st,,rv ns ,h.
highest Importance to arrlcu,turs
The rpbuadlnv OF n great ana narr,o
nent home market for tbs nrod,,ots =,
American farms was from sha .,r,,o.,
days OF athe republlo tho mas, o,.,1.Sas
object OF Its founders who u,oro ~
large extent FARMERS or saar,lo... =. -.
land owners. with avr,culDura, ,n,.ns..S
They saw Al the outset ,ho, ,ha ,,n,,,,,,',s
and fertIse qands on ira ns,, nan,,,',,1
would Attract seltiers from, e,,'.,.,, ~, :,
the worsu and tn,t ina snrn,,,. :, - -, -
cultural products woula soon a.ns'.. @
prices OF such products navond Al, -
son. ana beu1na eha bar, oos, 30 ,,.o.,,,a
were not paNen ana