Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-06-14

0AN ACA4GlIOCAS 4OOOt Out IL AS u u1S0IuI
eccentricity absolutely peculiar to the
strenuous advocates Of fair trade and
reciprocity"
The st. Paul Pioneer Press exhibits
the same idiosyncrasy when it says:
ITO designate the failure of the trea-
ties as shameful is hardly too severe.
The reciprocity clauses of the Dingley
law were included in response to a very
general demand for reciprocity, and as
the first step in the redemption of a
pledge in the Republican PLATFORM"
Again the platform of five years ago,
but not the platform Of eleven months
ago! The official proceedings of the
twelfth Republican National Conven-
ton, held at Philadelphia in June. 1900.
are incorporated in a neatly bound vol
ume, which is, OF should he, in the
library of every newspaper Office. The
little book is undoubtedly on the shelves
of the Ledger and the Pioneer-Press.
Presumably it's existence has been for
gotten. So we venture to refresh the
editorial memory by directing atten-
ton to the paragraph which begins at
the bottom of page 1O5 and ends at the
top of page 106. 1t should be read
over and over again by some people,
for it possesses a peculiar pertinency to
the question of "fair trade and reciproc-
ity."-American Economist.
A New Market.
While the free traders are looking all
CyynV, tho no,.th f1v - ,,,rvI-,%, %l,r
are overlooking a very important one
that ought to be gained, and gained
easily. This information is of great
value, but the American Economist
gives it freely to our poor, blind, deaf
(but not dumb American C%obdenites.
During the fiscal year 1900 there
were imported into the United States
$S49,941,1s4 worth of merchandise, a
part of which can be grouped as fol-
lows:
Animals So 9 ,353
Breadstuffs ............. 1,127,136
Chemicals, etc. 21,599,57O
Cotton manufactures ...... So, 1S9,9I2
Earthen, stone and china
ware S,646,2.2i
Fibers and manufactures of. ,4SG
Fish 5,S26, 731
Furs n manufactures Of. 5,42S,99S
Fruits and nuts ........... 1,793,419
Glass and manufactures of. 4,9O5,3SS
Iron and steel and mfrs. Of. 2O,S57,844
Jewelry and precious stones. 13,29O,466
Leather and manufactures of 10, 100, 742
Liquors 11,S92,5S1
Oils 2,531,416
Paints and colors. 100000. 1,515,697
Paper and manufactures Of. 3.7S7,523
PROVISIONS 2,250,49l
Rlce 2,O6Z,29S
Silk manufactures 100000. 3O,35S,7W
Sugar, confectionery and mo-
lasses .................. so,soO,221
Tobacco and manufactures of 1857, 1872
Toys $685. 16
Vegetables ............. 2,7O7,964
Wood and manufactures Of. 14,113,231
Wool and manufactures Of. 3O,656,7 IT'S
Total Of above. $3S 156,S13
Most of which could be produced in
the United States. In fact, we are inn
porting annually over $4OO,O0O,OOO
worth of merchandise which could be
produced at home.
Our total imports for 1900 were, in
value:
Free 3 67,236,S66
Dutiable 1872, 4,31S
ss49.941,1 1874
Why not look into this, free traders?
Think of the freight we could save, and
think of the additional labor that
would be employed and the amount
Of wages that would be paid. Why go
to Europe, Asia and Africa looking for
a chance to sell a few million dollars
worth Of stuff when there is a market
for over $500, 100000 to be gained at
our very doors? AS A. Lincoln said Of
the rat hole, this will bear looking into.