The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-13
SEATTLE. FRIDAY. SEPT. III.
AN ALPHABET FOR THE PoLITI-
CAL. HIIND.

The New York Evening Post is the or
gan apparently OF the importing interest.
In It's advocacy of all national measures
which will promote the importation or
goods from abroad 81 knows no politics,
and is as willing TO coversly encourage
hope OF Democratic as of Republican sue
cess. In Massachusetts, the only hope of
the free traders Is in the Democratic par
". and the Post pats 1t on the back with
promises OF success.
In a letter from Boston II gives an inter
view with an anonymous person. who is
described as "a leading official in a trade
organization" lie is represented as say
Ing that the Democratic workingmen OF
the Bay state ARE beginning 10 think that
their own party was right. and next year
they will vote with their party once
more"
This influential leader OF labor organi-
saton is permitted to give his method of
ratiochation. lie says:
Suppose that the tariff puts so much
DUTY on an article that IL cannot be sold
for less than - cents Now, | may want
II very much. but IL have only eS cents
can't buy It: say that IL Will have TO
% till next year. But IL the tariff Is taken
of, so that The price comes down 10 my
q cents. then ! can buy II. When the
tarif, was high. then ! made no demand
for II. bus when tho tariff comes down.
then there Il demand. and that makes
q market for 1t right IN our ewn country.
Tha, IL not SO hard for the workingmen
90 understand after all. when they think
10 out. but IN the nard times they did not
atop TO think II CUT
They have had plenty OF time during
The past year or so not only 10 think that
out. but also TO ponder on the question:
''If the entire tarin is taken on an article
and IL thereby costs only = cents, how am
70 set 81 when I haven't nckelg''
Democrats newspapers never tire OF
pointing our the beauties o: A working
man being able 90 buy the manufactured
articles OF other countries ny the aooll-
tion Of the tariff upon them. bat they al
ways fail 70 show how this work,nsman IS
% buy those articles II he is out Of work
himself. Since primitive economies is PER
rissgblo in the columns of a great New
york. daily Il may nc excused IN modest
Washington newspaper. which IS interest
terests of the state upon whose prosperity
It's own prosperity depends We shan.
therefore. submit few homely sugses-
tons
4 firm IN Seattle stands a chance % con
struct a government boat II y succeeds L
will employ az least loo men. Their wages
will amount. let Us say 10 $4,000 q month
Nearly every dollar NJ that VIII be spent
in this city. II the contract goes else
where. the other place VIII SCI tbo benefit
There IS nothing very ahstruse about
that
II We buy our FRUITS. vegetables. eggs.
chickens. etc. Of Washington farmers.
they VIII receive about So" m year: =
we buy OF California ard lows. those
states VII set the benefit. u does not
:ake a course % Mathematics q enable
man 60 understand that.
I, We have Noolen factory IN Seattle
doing business - SSo.o00 year. spending
hair with The sheep raisers of Southeast
ern Washington aaa hair With factory
hands in this city. the state and Seattle
Eet tho money. II tho duty IS taken OF 81
that Ne can buy wcolen Markets from Eu-
rope at = cents apiece less. and Nc take
advantage - e. the mills VII close. We
save our two hits but We lose all the al
vantage OF the sSo.Oao trade.
y there Is duty on hunter. our log
gers are busy Supplying the great ruar-
kets % the country. Take or re duty.
and Canada with is lower stump2ge VIII
shave Just enough below rs - induce Cali
faruia and inland states aagacen, % us -
take their trade from Us. sad our loEse~s
arc either thrown out os work. ~ their
WAGES must come down. fo- nearly all TIE
cost ~ numbering Is in vases.
II We spend dollar 70 buy homemade
ar;iele, 10 ccats IS ruy into our midst q
circulate tnrough al the ranliGcations or
tsa3e. /: We buy az imported article az