The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-12

rat. Of sis $50 900 month. or 100000 for
every business day Of the year.
III Losi.s In BotA directions.
1--WE have either been sending too much
money out OF the country or gettink uoo
little In, or both. We have lost steeoiy ~
both directions. Our foreign trade nss oeen
diminished. and our domestic traoe ~
suffered jncalculable loss. Does not tnls
suggest the cause Of our present depres-
sion. and indicate its remedy? Conndence
In home enterprises has almost wncsiy oir-
appeared. Our shops are closed. or run.
ming on half time at reduced wages anu
small profit. II not actual loss: Our men AZ
home are idle. and while they are ldies
men abroad are occupied In supplying us
with goods. Our unrivaled home market
for the farmer has also greatly sunereo,
because those who constitute 1.-THE great
rmy of American wage earners-are with
out the work and wages they formerly had.
II they cannot earn wages they cannot ouy
products. They cannot earn II they nave
no employment, and when they DO not
earn the farmers home market is lessened
and impaired and the loss 10 felt by both
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 was we'll employed, and employed 81
as remunerative wages as In 1872, IN rev
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.
at Is not an increase In the volume OF
money which Is the need for the time. out
an increase In the volume OF BUSINESS:
Not an increase Of coin. but an increase Oh
confidence Not more coinage, but more
active use OF the money coined. MOI open
mints for the unlimited coinage q the
silver Of the world, but open mills Tor the
full and unrestricted labor OF American
The employment OF our
minis for the coinage OF the silver OF the
world would not bring the necessaries anu
comforts of life back to our people. Inis
will only come with the employment OF
the masses and such employment ID GER
tain to follow the reesta blishment OF wise
protective policy which shall encourage
at home. Protection mas
lost none OF Its virtues and Importance.
New Tariff LAW Promised.
"The first duty Of the Republican party.
II restored to power in the country, Will be
the enactment OF a tariff law which VIII
raise all the money necessary to conduct
the government economically and honestly
and so adjusted as to give
preference to home manufactures and ade-
quate protection to home labor and the
home market We are not committed to
any special schedules or rates Of duty.
They are and should be always subject TO
change to meet new conditions, hut the
upon which the rates OF duty are
imposed remains the same. Our dulles
should always be high enough to measure
A2sxr hA w
labor at home and in competing countries.
and to adequately protect American invest
ments and American enterprises.
Our Farmers and the Tariff.
"Our farmers have been hurt by the
in our tariff legislation as sew s.ely
as our laborers and manufacturer. plcly
as they have suffered. The Republican plat
form wisely declares in favor OF Suct en-
to our sugar interests as will
lead to the production on American soil
OF all the sugar which the American peo-
pie use. 1t promises to our wool and
wcolen interests the mos: ample protec-
tlon.' a guaranty that ought to commend
itself TO every patriotic citizen. Never
was a more grevous wrong done the
farmers OF our country than that so I'M
Justly inflicted during the past three years
upon the wool growers Of America. AL
though among our most industrious and
useful citizens. their interests have been
destroyed and our wooden
involved In similar disaster.
At no time within the past thirty-six years.
and perhaps never during any previous
period. have so many OF our wooden fac
tories been suspended as now. The Repub-
lican party can be relied upon to correct
these great wrongs. II again entrusted
with the control OF congress.
Advantages of Reciprocity.
Another declaration Of the Republican
platform that has my most cordial support
Is that which favors reciprocity. The splen-
did results Of the reciprocity arrangements
that were made under authority OF the
tariff law of 1890 are striking and sug-
gestive. The brief period they were In
force. in most cases only three years, was
not long enough to thoroughly test their
great value, but sufficient was shown by
the trial to conclusively demonstrate the
Importance and the wisdom of their adop-
lion. In 1892. the export trade Of the Unit
ed States attained the highest point in our
history. The aggregate Of our exports that
year reached the immense sum Of 81 $780,
,7S,14s, a sum greater by 500. 00o.0 900 than
the exports OF any previous year. In 1898,
owing to the threat of unfriendly tariff leg
slatioh, the total dropped to $s47, 665, 194.
Dur exports of domestic merchandise de-
creased $lse, 0oo, 900. but reciprocity still
secured us large trade in Central and
South America. and a larger trade with
the West Indies than we had ever before
enjoyed. The increase of trade with the
with which we had reciprocity
agreements was $3.560515 over our trade
in 1892 and s16.440.72l over our trade In
1891. The only countries with which the
United States traded that showed increased
exports In 1893 were practically those with
which we had reciprocity arrangements.
The reciprocity treaty between this coun-
Try and Spain. touching the markets Of
Cuba and Puerto Rico. was announced
Sept. 1. 1891. The growth OF our trade
with Cuba was phenomenal. In 1891. we
sold that country but 1l4.441 barrels Of
iour; In 1892. 366.175; In 1893. 616, 406, and
IN 1894. 662.24S. Here was a growth of
nearly 500 per cent. while our expectations
II flour to Cuba for the year ending June
80. 1895. the year following the repeal Of
he reciprocity treaty. fell to 379, $50 bar
-els. loss Of nearly half our trade with
hat country. The value Of our total ex-
,orts OF merchandise from the United
states to Cuba In 1S91-the year prior to
he negotiation Of the reciprocity treaty
was s12.224, SsS: in 1892, $17,953. 57y: in 1899.
24157 SOS: in 1894. $50. 125. 1921. but In 1895.
litter the annulment OF the reciprocity
agreement, It fell to only $12. sS7, 661. Many