Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26
is PROTECTION A ROBBERY?

Is protection Robbery. in view of tho
| fact that our savings banks-n0t national
banks nor trust companies-hold more
than S3.30O,0O0,O0O on deposit, against
| $l,I4S0OO.OO0 in 1894, an increase Of
| Sl,552 100000 in ten yesrs. of which
| seven have been protective tariff years.
Is protection robbery, in view OF the
fact that the savings banks of New
York aud New England alone. the banks
oil the working people, have more money
on deposit than had all the savings banks
| of our country in 1894?
Is protection a robbery, in view of the
| fact that the 1903 figures showed 1905
600 savings bank depOsitors, an increase
| OF 100000 since 1896?
Is protection robbery. in view of the
fact that the total deposits exclusive Of
| government bonds in our banking insti-
buttons generally in 1903 amounted to
$9,673.o0o000, an increase of $4,757,-
| 000,o00 over 1896?
Is protection a robbery, in view of the
| fact that our export of domestic man
ufactureS increased from S217 ,0O0,0O0 in
| 1897 Gast low-tariif fiscal year., TO S452.-
o000Oo in 1904 dast complete protective
tariff fiscal year., an increase of $780,
OOO0Oo:
Is protection -obhery in view of the
| fact that our home consumption of wheat
IN 1904 fiscal year, was Jl7, 900. 900 bush
els. or 49000000 bushels in excess of
1903 fiscal year in spite of the fact that
our 1904 wheat crop was 33000.O00 bush
els short Of that of 1903?
Is protection robbery. in view of the
fact that our production of pig iron in
creased from T.00G,000 tons in 1894 TO
1SO@oOOO tons in 1913?
Is protection robbery, in view Of the
fact that our coal production increased
from l52U000O0 tons in 1894 TO $4,000
900 tons in 1903?
Is protection robbery. in view of the
fact that our cotton mills used mp 3.924,-
900 bales of raw cotton in 1903 an in
crease of 2.945,000 hales over 1860. and
1,419oO0 bales over 1896?
Is protection a robbery. in view Of the
fact that in 1903 the cotton mills of
North Carolina. South Carolina and
Georgia showed the following increase
ever 1897, the last low-tariff fiscal year?
Mills Observation-Disclosures. 1856
| Spindles Observation-Disclosures. 3,444,322
Bales consumed ........ 765. 462
Is protection robbery. in view of the
fact that our public debt decreased from
S2,331, 100000 in 1860 to $S95 100000 in
1904, a decrease of S1,43G 100000?
Is protection a robbery. in view of the
fact that our manufacturing and wage
earning interests show the following in
creases in 1903 over 1896?
Factories =. ............ 100000
Factory workers ..... 35r}. 600
Factory pay rolls. yearly So, 000000,e00
Factory output, yearly. 81. 600 600. OlU
Is protection robbery, in view of the
fact that our importation of tin plate
decreased from 3S5,000.000 pounds in
1896 10 ll0,0OO000 pounds in 1903, while
our manufacture of tin plate increased
from 359ta0.000 10 S30.000.000 pounds,
an Increase of 4l6,O00000 pounds, in
only six years of protection?
Is protection n robbery IN view Of the
fact that since Abraham Lincoln's first
election. in 1850, we show the follow
ing increases?
Increased exports. 1901 t,127, 100000
Increased imports, 1904. G3S,0O0.000
National wealth ..,....Sl. 000,JFl.000
Money circulation ....... 2,0S6, 000. 900
Farms and farm property l.. 500,0o0,0 600
Farm products, increase
I9tA ............... 2.fouOO0,UOO
Farm animals, excess
1903 ............,.. 10000 900
Government revenue, ex-
cess 1904 ............. 4So.HUoO
Increased petroleum prod
ucts. gals. ............ 2,5400o0OOO
Increased copper produc-
| ton. tons .........,+.. 26'j. tSS
Increased corn crop, bush
els ...... ............ 100000 900
Increased wheat crop,
bushels 49,. ......... AGA, 0C0, 900
Increased gold and silver
production 80. ......... 1909, 600
Increased cotton picked,
bales .......... $4,000
Increase steam railway
mileage ....... 10000
n .paperS. etr., increase. 1884
nts granted, increase. 26,S2l
t Ste. Marie 1on, ae
arly increase 800. 27.333.0OO
: erican shipping, domes-
tic, increase, tons 49,. 2.39l,WO
And all the foregoing is only part Of
what might be credited Ia the protective
tariff. WALTER ]. BALLARD.