Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-29
is PROTECTION A R0BRERY7

Is protection a robbery, In view OF tAS
| fact that our savings banks--not national
banks nor trust eompanies-hold more
than x3.3o0.O0o.o00 on deposit, against
SI74S.ooo.o0o in 1884, an increase Of
| S1.5Js. 100000 in ten years, of which
seven have been protective tariK years7
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. have more money
OH deposit than had all the savings banks
of our country in 1891?
Is protection a robbery. IN view of the
fact that the 1908 figures showed 1905
600 savings bank depesitors, an increase
| of 2,2Io.ooo since 1896?
| Is protection Il rob berry. in view OF the
| fact that the total deposits exclusive of
government bonds i'll our banking instt
buttons generally in 1903 amounted to
S9.6I3, 100000. an increase OF S4.757.-
ooo.ooo over 1896?
Is protection a robbery. i'll view OF tho
fact that our export Of domestic man
| ufactures increased from S2T7 600 coo in
1897 Qast low-tariff fiscal year,, 10 sf52,-
100000 in 1904 Qast complete protective
| tariff fiscal year, an increase OF S173,-
Co., ,0o0I
Is protection a robbery. In view OF tho
fact that our home consumption of wheat
In 1904 fisca year was ,1lT 900. 600 b,rh-
els, or 49.o90,Oo1 bushels in excess Of
1903 fiscal year, in spite OF the fact thar
our 1904 wheat crop was $1,000. 900 bush
els short Of that of 1902
| Is protection 4 robbery. in view OF the
fact that our production of pig iron iD-
| creased from Tg0UUD tons in 1894 10
| 1S,n1o0o tons in 1902
| Is protection a robbery. in view Of the
fact that oar coal production increased
from l52uoae0o TONS in 1894 to 3ig,0oO.-
600 tons in 1905;
| Is protection robbery. in view of tho
| fact that our cotton mills used up J.i2I,-
900 bales of raw cotton in 1903. an in
crease OF 2,9i5,o0o bales over 1860. and
l,413.oo0 bales over 1876?
| Is protection q robbery. in view OF the
fact that in 1909 the cotton mills OF
North Carolina. South Carolina sad
| Georgia showed the following Increase
over 1897, the last lowtariff fiscal year7
Mills ................. ISs
Splhates ....s......--...- 3 f3fJ23
Bales consumed -..-....-.... IO5.4 .482
il protection a robbery. in view Of the
fact that our public debt decreased from
| 81 coo, 600 ia 1860 to SS9J. 600. 900 10
1901. decrease OF Si.436, ,Oo0oO07
Is protection a robbery. in view Of tbs
fact that our manufacturing and wage
earning interests show the following ~
ercases in 1905 over 1896?
| Factories ....... 10000
Factory workers ...... 3.ouo.0OO
Factory pay rolls. yearly 81, ,Oo0. .00O,OOo
FACTORY output, yearly. 50. go .000. 900
is protection robbery. in view Of the
fact that our importation of tin plsts
decreased from 3s5.oeD.ooo pounds In
| lktiG to l..
our manufacture of tin plate incrcas<3
from 359.ooo,vpo to $4,000. 600 poss..i..
an increase Of 4iG.oo0.ooO pounds, -
only six years OF protection7
! Is protection = robbery. in view OF the
fact that since Abraham I.incaln's 6rus
election, in 1850. we show the follow
ing increases?
| Increased exports. 1904 .Sl,127 900 GOO
Increased imports. 1904. e3SOUOOOO
National wealth ....... "a. .00O, ,vUJ.O 100
Money circulation ....... 2.0sd. 10000
Farms and farm property. Il. 500. 900. 600
Farm products. increase
1904 e. ......... 2,7o0O0O.Ooo
Farm animals. excess
| 1898 .......... 3, 102, ,O00.O00
Government revenue, eI-
cess 1904 ......... 4s5. 900
Increased petroleum prod
uct-. gals. ........-. 2,e4o.Ooo.0oe
Increased copper produc-
tion. tons ....... 2s3,ass
Increased corn crop. bush
els ...... ......... 1900, 100000
| Increased wheat crop,
bushels -. ......... %s4.Ooo.Ooo
Increased gold and silver
production ......... 1oI.ooo.Ooo
| Increased cotton picked.
bales =. ........ 6,scg.OO0
| Increase steam railway
mileage 80. ....... 10000
| Newspapers. etc, increase. 1894
| Patents granted. increase. 26J621
| Sauh Ste. Marie tonnage.
yearly increase ..... 27 5000
American shipping, domcs-
tic, increase. tons $50. 2.39I 600
| And all the foregoing is only port Of
what might he credited 10 the protective
tariff. WALTER J. BALLARD