The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-04-03
SOURCES or PROSPERITY.


uSy Net Learn
The tarin editor ~ the New for~
Tribune lay, down a great democratie
rrin~iole when he declares tnat
-America-~ ought W this time 70
know ,k.. :heir prosperity always ae-
u@nas upon the consuming power OF
the millions" This j. exactly what
the advocates Of the tariff reform have
hen saving for the past 20 years That
the republicans are now finding II Out
is encouraging. as II shows thAt ~
given Sufficient time they may learn
something more than their OLD hlSn
tarfS doctrines. which taught thAt
high taxes and dear goods made oasi-
ness pros porous
but While the Tribune accepts the
correct theory of national prosperity
i, fails 10 understand that its views on
the question are highly inconsistent
with its support ~ the protective tariH
sxfndIe. The Tribune IS a conspicu-
ous advocate Of the restoration OF the
Mckinley law. with its crushing TAX
burdens on the American people ~
claims that any depression in business
j. due to lower prices, caused oy the
W rL>l1 rtElu. anu a. - ttt% f'~N-"I
lief urves the Immediate passage OF
the DingIey bill The result, u THINKS.
would be higher prices aud an Increased
volume Of trade
IL i, difficult 70 understand the Pc
culiar logic by which IL is argued ina.
. since prosperity always depends on
the consuming power Of the millions.
the best way to increase prosperity i
10 diminish the ability of the people %
4 buv roois- For il is certain that tarin
laws which raise prices make II narue'
: fo- the millions 10 get the things thes
4 need IL goods are dearer the con
SINNERS must buy less. When les
4 Goods are sold fewer workers are EN-
-,lcxss and men out Of work or Wit
1 IRREGULAR employment in turn buy les
I Of the product Of other workers
I resul, i what j. called "overprodu'
rfon.~ with closed factories. idle Ell
: Moves aud bankrupt merchants.
-e-tifv 70 the evil effects of decreasin
The ability Of the people To buy larg
= quantities OF goods !,
II must not be forgotten that N
y consuming power Of the people T. VI
r Ter fair conditions. practically unlin
r frei. or limited only by their aoiii'
20 prc.suce something 10 give IN {
e .-haure FOR the products OF other
wi.h uncivilized people the create
Dy barrier 20 prosperity IS the lack OF
n 3.~ire <or more Than the bare neces
ne ,ies Of life. But the $1,000 900 progr'
M we and enlightened Americans wa
ar more Of all kinds OF wealth
a. house. furniture, books. clothing. e
- than they now are able To buy
tell these people that the way 10
IN more FOODS j. TO make them 6
n- more i bitter sarcasm 4
N, farmer who IS living in srn
~ hou,e because he cannot AFFORD
n, build n bigger one. i not likely 10
~ helped by restoring the duty on ~
~ land increasing the duties on gia
nails and lime and othe r building
' -e-iat- % as 10 make those TN
!. aearer. The. workman who Is wear
1--WE poorer clothing than he would Tx
'lur have. would hardly be benefited oy
u't .to-inc- the duty on wool and incr
ID Ing the wooden duties On the
,rarw il would seem reasonable th'
: TO III raxes on building materials v
abolished. more and better no.
pat voutd BE- built. and that II Voc
i'd Goods were untaxed the DEMENT'S
er. -sadv derived from free wool woui
emit really increased This IS the
wax in which the consumers powe
- b.v -hinrs can be enlarged Il;
..xe~ not only are of no use. out
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