Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-04-04
SOUND SENSE.
Col. Harris Explodes Several False Free
Trade tallacies.

Trade tallaeies.
Editms Cmtcn
The public mind II unusually stirred
by the conflicting opinions entertained
and promulgated by the industrial
Swans ~ the present day. False ppstu.
la,cs are put forth rs n foundation Tor
argument; erroneous condition. are A..
aumed AMI white doubt aud anxiety per.
vail. harmful and shaiowy phAntoma uf
impending disaster are paraied ~ In.
huence hastv aud III digeste~i legislation
The latest bugl~af aud one that II used
with no little effect 10y the vo'aries u
'rrc trade aud free pauperlsm IL that
Mexico. Japan, China and India are
threatening a. invade the markets ~ the
world ia competition with the products
VI the United states. England, France
AMI Germany. This four stringed harp
j. sounded nov for the first time by the
alatmi4ts ~ though the four last named
naton' enjoici n monopoly " the
~"tliI progress, and all others were to
hr -lult uut from whatever industrial
competition and opportunities Tor i'm.
proved civilization their awakening
energies might stimulate them H. work
f"f AMI desire. Any crcditablr EFFORT IN
this direction ne-i cause 10 alarm nor
pTmurc acknowledgement The race br.
longs to the swift" The nations which
llf-t threw N the messiah shirt ~ con.
sentative bathatism and began Ia fecug
hiL" and fr,pct the rights ~ man. aud
the blessings ~ improved civilization are
III the asccndrncy aud So far In advance.
That II viii require more than the mere
occurrence" " u degraded aud cheap
labor competition tu lessen " overcome
reiterated mruacc II foreign labor com.
petition made hur- II not point to and
suggest thr adoption ~ all the srrNllr
conditions that obtain IN the cuuutfi,.,
named whirh are threatening IT, out.
strip ~ IN the race Tor mercantile and
commercial supremacy Are We 81 ret
| r0gtadr IN the onward march ~ progress
and civilization aud WELD the palm ~
admitted superiority IN enlightenment,
l1pulaf education and wealth, lmupaf.
isouS are oliou- and particularly ~ to
III" nation " individual who sui.
frIS thereby, but In making com.
pari-"n- between Mexico aud the
Tinted state, unthlnklng and mar
row minded people are fOrgrtful ~
the fact that may he truthfuIly
admitted ~ the Improvement IN financial
ana social conditions. which has taken
plasr III Mexico, l. not due Ia ia" superior.
II. of these systems over thu-r II the
United states The true comparison Is
between the Mexico ot II quarter ~ "A cen.
fury ago. and the Mexico 81 to-day. the
Mexico when the revenues ~ the church
were III excess II the evil government -
tlh,po,Un per annum and the Mexico
oi to-day, when through the almost Su.
perhuman efforts IL Commonfort aud
,luar"z, supplemented by those II Preri.
dent naz, have tsen wrought the partial
amellora'ion ~ her conditions. The con.
tfaSt Is not between the Mexico II to.da,
aud the United states ~ to-day. This
comparison would he similar 10 that ~
comparing the rays ~ tallow candle 10
the efIugrnce NJ the noonday sun. Even
the illIStrious representative Of Mexico
al Washington. VI. Romero. asserts In the
June number Of the north American Re
view. page 7oi. A. follows: THE United
States Is far ahead " Mexico IN material
progress, commerce. manufactures. agri.
| culture, wages. popular education, wealth,
banking aud banking facilities aud other
things" Whatever consideration may be
given 10y those who make comparisons be-
| tween Mexico and the lnitrd states with
Respect Ia the abundance II money Ia cir.
culatinn In the former country. II Is n
statistical fact that there l. not In Mex.
leo unr-third II the per capita circulation
| that there i In IN" United states nj IL"
present time, may h. permitted I"
mention one other striking illustration
ui the superior conditions surrounding
and apprrtaining g. our industrial sy-.
tenn. even over that II our nrarr-,
competitor England. Through n" cour.
tesy II Mr. ,luhn James am placed IN
ppSSr-~inn -, All exhaustive article from
IN" London Time. on IL" subject ~ la.
hor, published few wears ago, The
Times classified N" COS, ~ production be-.
tween England, France aud the nitcd
states ~ frllow- In England lahor l.
charged with titty--lX per cent 81 the cost,
capital twenty -0n" per cent, and govern.
ment twenty three per cent; III France
labor forty one :rr cent capital thirt!
six per cent, government twenty three
per cent, III the nitrd States labor -.N
rntS two pet cent, capital twenty three
per cent, government tive per cent
| Continent un these statistics. rmanat
ing from free trade source. il unncce-.
4afy, and II viii not be- difficult Tor the
candid mind L. draw conclusions favor.
able a. uur protective system. Hut. SAY
the free traders. We must have our share
Of the foreign markets. Must W. have
foreign markets nj the cost ~ all that the
free born american laborer holds dear
nj, mauhpI and chance of elevation and
rnhghtrnmrni'
In the languag" 81 the immortal Fat
rick Henry, II revolutionary fame. rs
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