The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-09
AMERICAN PROTECTION.

lne inquiry is made, shall we expec, an
immediate advance in wooiens. Tie
prompt reply 10: No! Thon comes an ex-
cismaiion of surprise, and the remark:
After ali II Was a campaign for politics,
and not for business. Let Us lnyestigaie.
-Four years OF, Democratic rule mas MADE
eur PEOPLE about as poor as they have
any desire TO be. We must wait with
patience, until the people agsin acquire
purchssnbIo means before the demand
can be created TO make an advance in
vn.uo. In eli! probability one OF the irst
ects Of the coming administration will
he for the benefit of our WOODEN indus
tries. A tariff will undou btedly be placed
on wool, and material alterations Will be
made on the ts-iff of Insnnfii turei
wooden goods. A prominent manutac-
tursr rcoutiy sssted, that at the present
cost OF the raw material he could not
manufacture goods to compete with the
present market for goods, end cur mar
kets arc now Hooded with foreign made
goods. The few doH,rs Of actual profit
that arc in iirst class suit OF clothes,
belongs, every cline Of 1t, TO the foreign
manufacturer aud 10 tire importers while
Ia nd
thousands OF ccmpctest, experienced
operatives, ready and anxious 10 labor
have actually nothing to do. We have
catered for fcrcign interests long enough
and /; IL high ii no 10 b,gin looking out
for ourselves
This free wool business, and the nd
valorem on manufactured woolcn goods
Savc made ono of the no. 3 OF deficit for
our IrssoLt administration, and IL is not
so voFy clear 10 Is hcw any iensht Is to
/ q de;ivcd whcD wo put the smsll margin
from these sc u!ces into one pocket fn1
from the other pocSst take out larger
amount to make eooa the deficiency.
The lato Hon. JAMES u. SIMMONS orc,
remarked; "If the law CT our land was
such Gs 10 hang evory pers> that wore
aay article uf drIss not made in our
country, we should soon become tho
wealthicst nntiol on tho faee OF the
globe" Hn qualified the observation
by addi3g that he would not MAKO tho
penalty quite so severe, bit at tn, same
time would place fcrsign made goods
where 1t would lie almost sn impossioiI-
ity 20 obtain them. Tno cuesi ion might
rrfsc II tte fasrfonarfe DANES IN ClIoniaT
times In tho Revolutionary struggle had
ret adopted, 1Dd parsisted in wearing
none Du, The homc,pun, who're would
we DO today7
Will tex on raw wool ratursllv in
crease the coat OF the manufactured
goods? We must ioliow this from cnd
20 end before wo reTiy, firsi. tas on
Wool VIII protect the wool growers Of
our own lard, ard revive business for
mcrly of grea, magnitude, therscy plao-
ing in the hands Of the thousands OF
wool rsiscrs, purcAesable mcans. which
must inevtatl, be exp'nacd among our
selves for the tenefit and development OF
otocr intrstrics. with free wool care
this abomiaiblc, vicsod. disbonorable
ad valorem on manufactured goods,
part and parcel of the same till. This
is practically a premium on under vaIua-
tion, md Is undoubtedly the source of
houses than Nil ether ways confined.
1t would seem that the price OF foreign
labor wes about as much as our msnr-
ffcturcrs ought to contend against.
Give employment to our own wooden
operatives. Their cxpeenced hands
give uo Goods fell ns good as we need.
Pay our money 10 them. and they mrs,
expend VI among ourselves. Money Is Of
no value OF itself, NJ 1, only It's purehss-
Ing quality that maaes II sought after.
this money will develop new inaustrise.
and strogthen many needy ono already
siatlIsbsc, thoreny working for the good
OF every n.cihet's srn CT US. The present
bill has been fairly tested. Give us a
new deal ana 10, oar rnllyiny c.y be
protcc, ion, projection, protection!
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