Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-12

rate o; $1s. 1so. 900 q month. or $5oo. 200 for
every business day OF the year.
Losing In Both Directions.
1--WE have either been sending too much
money out of the country or getting too
little in, both. We have lost steadily In
both directions. Our foreign trade has been
diminished, and domestic trade mas
suffered jncalculable loss Does not this
suggest the cause of our present depres-
sion. and indicate its remedy? Confidence
in home enterprises has almost wholly dis
appeared. Our shops are closed. or run
ming half time at reduced wages and
small profit, if not actual loss: Our men al
home idle. and while they are Idle.
men abroad are occupied in supplying US
with goods. Our unrivaled home market
for the farmer has also greatly suffered,
because those who constitute 1.-THE great
army of American wage earners-are with
cut the work and wages they formerly mad
If they cannot earn wages they cannot ouy
products They cannot earn If they have
no employment, and when they do not
earn the farmers home market is 1essened
and impaired and the loss is felt by ootn
producer and consumer. The loss OF earn
ing power alone in this country in the past
three years is sufficient to have produced
our unfortunate business situation, II our
labor well employed. and employed at
as remunerative wages in 1892. in few
months every farmer in the land would
feel the glad change to increased demand
for his products and in the better prices
which he would receive.
Not Open MINIS, but Open Mills
cit is not an increase in the volume Of
money which is the need for the time, but
an increase in the volume of business
Not an increase of coin, but an increase Oh
confidence. Not more coinage, but mere
active use of the money coined. Not open
minis for the unlimited coinage q the
silver of the world, but open mills for the
| full and unrestricted labor of American
rl-iD IN Ia
minis for the coinage Of the silver Oh tue
| world would net bring the necessar1es anu
| comforts of life back to our people rms
will only come with the employment OF
the masses and such employment Is GER
| tain to follow the establishment OF a wise
| protective policy which shall encourage
| manufacturing at home. Protection has
| lost none OF its virtues and importance.
New Tariff Law Promised.
1.-The first duty of the Republican party,
| IL restored to power in the country, will be
| the enactment of tariff law which VII
| raise all the money necessary to conduct
the government economically ana honesty
administered. and SO adjusted as TO SlNe
| preference to home manufactures and ade
| quate protection to home labor ana tnt
| home market. We not committed tt
any special schedules rates OF duty
They are and should be always subject Il
change to meet new conditions. NuI th'
principle upon which the rates OF unty ar
imposed remains the same Our dcls
should always be high enough to measure
the difference between the wages pa1'
labor at home and in competing countries
| and to adequately protect American invest
ments and American enterprises
i. Our Farmers and the Tariff.
"Our farmers have been hurt by tn
| changes in our tariff legislation as seVa-ei
as our laborers and manufactures. c<iGl
as they have suffered The Republican plat
; form wisely declares in favor OF Euca On
| couragement to our sugar interests IS WI
| no American So
Of all the sugar which the American pes
pie 1t promises to our WOOL an
wco1en interests the most ample protet
tion,' guaranty that ought to common
itself to every patriotic citizen Neve
was more grievous wrong cone tn
: farmers of our country than That 50 vi
? Justly inflicted during the past three year
upon the wool growers of America A
: though among our most INDUSTRIOUS an
useful citizens, their interests have pee
! practically destroyed and OUR Wooie
S manufacturers involved in similar dIsaste
= At no time within the past thfrty-s1x year
p and perhaps never during any pfeVlo'
period, have so many or our MooiS5t - ID
tories been suspended as now Enc fNePui
/ | lican party be relied upon to- CORE
- | these great wrongs, If again enerusee
O. with the control of congress-
y Adxnuta=es of Reciprocity.
t "Another declaration of the Republica
Il | platform that has my most cordial suppo
: is that which favors reciprocity Tine sp4el
u that were made under authority of Il
s. tariff law of 1890 are striking and SUI
If eestive The brief period they were
Y force in most cases only three years, WI
h not long enough to thoroughly test the
d great value but sufficient was shown |
IL the trial to conclusively demonstrate II
2. Importance and the wisdom OF their ano
r ton In 1892, the export trade OF the. Uni
" ed States attained the highest point In OF
r. history. TIE aggregate of our exports TN
Re- wear reached the immense sum on SI-o5t
d 27S 14S a sum greater by Snoo OOo,0oH tina
It the exports of any previous year In 1S9
re- owing to the threat of unfr1ent1Y tar1M lie
" islation the total dropped to- $S47 ,6b5, is
4 Our exports of domestic merchandise
- creased $3.50 600, 00o but reciprocity st
ID secured a large trade in central al
IF South America. and a larger trade WI
- the West Indies than We had ever befo
as enjoyed The increase of trade with e
=, countries with which had reciproci
10 | agreements was SO. $50. BIS over olr ira
a | in 1892 and SIG, 440. 721 over our trade
w | 1891 The only countries with which t
y United States traded that showed fncreas
IN | exports in 1898 were practically those WI
:. | which we had reciprocity arrangement
ar The reciprocity treaty between TINS cou
re- try and Spain, touching the markets
- | Cuba and Puerto Rico. was announc
- Sept / 1891 The growth of our ira
- with Cuba was phenomenal In 1891.
sold that country but f14 fff barrels
-four: in 1892. 3sS, IT'S; in 1898, e16,4O6, a
~ in 1894 $50 24S. Here Was a growth
= nearly 500 per cent, while our exportatio
> of flour to Cuba for the year ending Ju
:. 80, 1895 the year following the repeal
-, the reciprocity treaty, fell to 319,So6 bf
~ rels a loss Of nearly half our trade wi
~ that country The value OF our totai
~ PORTS of merchandise from the Unit
rs States to Cuba IN 1S91-the year prior
ue the negotiation of the reciprocity treaty
n was So 224 SIS: in 1892, s17.953.579; in 18