El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-24
PROOF CONCLUSIVE.
PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE CON-
TRASTED.

traIian Colonies-Prosperity Under Pro-
lection For Nation and Individual.
Where Farm Interests Flourish.
In no section of the globe can the diff
ference between the effects Of the pro-
tective tariff and free trade policies be
more strongly contrasted than in the
adjoining colonies Of Victoria and New
South Wales in Australia The older
colony, New South Wales, adheres rigid
~ to the free trade doctrine Of tho
mother country. The younger and moro
progressive colony Of Victoria has long
since adopted the policy Of protection
The free trade liar seems to exist In
New South Wales as we'll as In the
United States and in order to refute
some gross misrepresentation uttered
by a member of the New South Wales
legislature. The Age, Of Melbourne,
epitomizes the following summary OF
facts which constitute the chief ele-
ments Of national prosperity:
First.-That our tVictoria) population
measured by density. Is nearly four times
that Of New South Wales and Is nearly equal
Of E16,OOO.O00 Of loans spent in New South
Wales more than in Victoria, besides Ella. ~
spent for immigration in the mother colony
and q land revenue of 81. 0N 600 greater than
that of Victoria.
Second.-That Victorian dwellings are moro
numerous than those Of New South Wales.
with tower Of the poverty stricken class
Third--That education is more widely DIT
o1vv1No t~Wy{r~ ma
and more than twice as many books
Fourth. That the destitute asylums OF New
South Wales have almost twice as many IN
mates ours and cost almost twice as mucn
In maintenance.
Fifth.-That our railway enterprise has been
greater. we having a mile Of railway to every
% square miles Of territory, as against 20
every Il9 square miles in New South Wales
Hixth.-That our postofices are more numer-
Gus absolutely and relatively.
.Heventh.-That the value OF our crops ID
greater by more than 81, 900 900; that we more
than double New South Wales in wheat. are
moro than eight times greater than her in
oats. nine times in barley, nearly twice In po-
tatoes. four times greater in vines. nearly
twice In hay and over 100000 acres more In
the sum total Of all
EiRhth.-That the garden and orchard crops
Of Victoria are worth 419 Is. per acre against
80 p in New South Wales, and an aggregate
Of ES18. Ais in Victoria against 4z79756 In New
South Wales
Ninrh.-That New South Wales sheep in 1896
were q GIT 1897 against only Is, 180, 943 in Vic
toria owing to the wide extent Of pasturage
over the Murray, but that even in this item.
while Victorian focks are slowly increasing,
those of New South Wales have had a disas-
trous decline. according to Mr.. Fenton, OF
Ii, BIB O6S slnce 891 to 1895. and a still more ia
tai one SINCE, according to general estimate.
Tenth.-That while the totals OF New South
Wales cattle have declined since 1851 by 121,-
S66 the Victorian increase has been 1.205, 800
Eleventh.-That while the increase Of New
South Wales horses since 1861 has been 254. 72S
Victoria 8 increase has been 847 ,4GO.
Twelfth. our dairy cows are more
numerous and our dairy product greater.
Thirteenth.-That our swine are more numer
GUS and their increase three times as large.
Fourteenth THAT in the details OF our in
dustry Victorian breadwinners greater
and their dependents fewer.
Fifteenth.-That in manufactures our prod
ucts are greater, our factories worth more and
the hands employed greater by some Is, 900.
Stxteenth.-That even in primary production
Victoria has Elsa 8s lid. to the square mile
against 4s2 Is lid. in New South Wales
Seventeenth.-That the facts from the pro
bate returns show Victorian accumulated
wealth to be greater and more widely difused
EfRhteenth.-That Victorian indebtedness Is
very much less than that Of New South Wales,
while her foreign Investments and income
from them are very much greater.
Nineteenth.-That the value OF Victorian
ratabIe property is much greater than in New
South Wales, and its annual value Ell. sac. 079
against e. sos. 645-
Twentieth.-That all this progress has been
accomplished notwithstanding that the New
South Wales revenue from land, Judged by the
year 1866. Is Fl. GOT ,19l larger In the mother
colony than In Victoria
Here are score of conclusive proofs
that agriculture. industry and invest
nlent are more prosperous in the pro-
teotion colony Of Victoria than in its
free trade neighbor. It is a great group
Of facts, and protectionists are never
afraid to present facts, while their free
trade opponents wriggle and squirm only
with theories and generalities- Turning
to the question of foreign trade, which,
the free traders assert, is "a direct test
Of q nation 8 progress. The Age refutes
this idea and ably proves it's point as
follows:
Az q matter Of fact. q nation g foreign trade
~ often merely its carrying trade and is not
even In q remote degree an index to its wealth
production any more than the railway porter
h . rich man because he carries many poo
pies luggage. This can be made evident by .
glance at the following table, taken from Mr..
Coghlan's latest edition Of the ''Seven Colo
ntes:"
Total trade
-- per head,
1894
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