The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
IS PROTECTION 4 ROBBERY

pAStSNAWt y IuuOcIy, IN view OK LR0
fact that our savings banks-not national
banks nor trust companies-hold more
than $3.300,000,000 ON deposit. against
S1,14SO00.0OO in 1894, an increase Of
l,552,0OO,0O in ten years, Of which
seven have been protective tariff years?
Is protection a robbery, in View OF the
fact that the savings banks OF New
York and New England alone, the banks
OF the working people, nave more money
ON deposit than had all the savings banks
of our country in 1894?
Is protection a robbery, In view of tho
fact that the 1908 figures showed 1906
600 savings bank depositors, an increase
of 100000 since 1896?
Is protection a robbery, In view of the
fact that the total deposits Exclusive OF
government bonds) in our banking insti-
tutions generally in 1903 amounted to
$9.6I3, 000, 600, an increase of $4,15T.-
100000 over 1896?
Is protection a robbery, in view OF the
fact that our export Of domestic man
ufactures increased from $2T7, 900, 900 in
1897 CAST low-tariff fiscal year,, to $432,-
100000 in 1904 CAST complete protective
tariff fiscal year., an increase of $115,-
100000?
Is protection a robbery, in view OF tho
fact that our home consumption Of wheat
in 1904 fiscal year, was 517, 100000 bush
els, or 49,O00,00 o bushels in excess OF
1908 fiscal year, in spite of the fact chat
our 1904 wheat crop was 100000 BUSH
els short OF that Of 1908?
Is protection a robbery, In view OF the
fact that our production of pig iron in
creased from 100000 tons in 1894 to
1S,000,000 tons in 1903?
is protection a robbery, in view OF the
fact that our coal production increased
from 152, 900, 200 tons in 1894 to 319,000,-
600 tons in 1908?
Is protection a robbery, in view OF the
fact that our cotton mills used up 3.924,-
600 bales OF raw cotton in 1908, an in
crease of 2,945,0 900 bales over 1860. and
1,4l9,000 bales over 1896?
Is protection a robbery, in view ~ tho
fact that in 1903 the cotton mills OF
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia showed the following increase
over 1897, the last low-tariff fiscal year?
Mills !. 1s6
Spfldles .3,4t4,323
bales consumed ............. u ,i62
Is protection a robbery, in view OF the
Ahet mat OuI DuDllG utUL OeCTthStu iFDtu
S2,331, DOC, 900 in 1860 to 1895, O00, 900 in
1904, a decrease OF $1,436, 000, 000?
Is protection a robbery, in view OF the
fact that our manufacturing and wage
earning interests show the following in
creases in 1909 over 1896?
Factories !. .......... 100000
FACTORY workers ......... 3,ov0,000
Factory pay 'oils, yearly So, 900, 000, 600
Factory output, yearly. f. . Sc, ZOO, DOC, 1000
is protection a robbery. in view Of the
fact that our importation OF tin plate
decreased from 3S5, 100000 pounds in
1896 to 110,000.000 pounds in 1903, while
our manufacture OF tin plate increased
from 359,000,000 to 500 00 900 pounds,
an increase Of 1G.O00,0 900 pounds, in
only six years OF protection?
Is protection a robbery, in view OF tho
fact that since Abraham Lncoln's first
election, in 1860, we show the follow
ing increases?
Increased exports, 1904 ..S1,127, 100000
Increased imports. 1901. 63s,oe0.OOO
National wealth $1,000. "a 600, vUO, 700
Money circulation ....... 2,08G, 100000
Farms and farm property. L., SOC. 100000
Farm products, increase
1904 J. ............ 2,700,OO0,O00
Farm animals, excess
1909 J. ............ s,1o2,ooo.ooO
Government revenue, ex-
cess 1904 ........... 4S5.O00. 900
Increased petroleum prod
ucts, gals. ............ 2,G40,000,000
Increased copper produc-
ton, tons ............. 2Ga,ss
Increased corn crop, bush
els ...... ........... 1,5oo,ooo.ooo
Increased wheat crop,
bushels . .......... 4e4, 900
Increased gold and silver
production s. ....... 1o1, 900, 900
Increased cotton picked,
bales i. .............. 5,s6G,o00
Increase steam railway
mileage =. $1,000. 100000
Newspapers, etc, increase. 1G.434
Patents granted, increase. 2G,S21
Sault Ste. Marie tonnage,
yearly increase Q. gao Q
American shipping, domes-
tic, increase, tons 80. 2,391,000
And all the foregoing is only part OF
what might be credited to the protective
tariff. WALTER J.. BALLARD.