The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-10-26

banks nor trust companies-hold more
than S3.3OO.OO0,000 on deposit against
Sl,I4SOoo.ooo in 1894, an increase OF
Sl,oo2oOo,0oO in ten years, OF which
seven have been protective tariff years?
Is protection 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
on deposit than had all the savings banks
of our country in 1894?
Is protection a robbery, in view OF the
fact that the 1908 figures showed 1905
600 savings bank depositors. an increase
OF 2,240,OOO since 1896?
Is protection a robbery. in view OF the
fact that the total deposits exclusive OF
government bonds in Our banking insti-
buttons generally in 1908 amounted to
$9.613, 100000. an increase OF S4.T57,-
600 900 over 1896?
Is protection robbery, in view OF the
fact that our export of domestic man
ufactures increased from S2TI 100000 in
1897 CAST low-tariff fiscal year,, to $751;
600, 900 in 1904 CAST complete protective
tariff fiscal year,, an increase of $115,-
100000?
Is protection a robbery, in view OF the
fact that our home consumption OF wheat
in 1904 fiscal year. was SIT 900 900 bush
els. or 100000 bushels in excess OF
1908 fiscal year, in spite of the fact that
| our 1904 wheat crop was 33,0O0.OO0 BUSH
| els short of that Of 1908?
Is protection a robbery, in view OF the
| fact that our prod OF pig iron in
| creased from 100000 tons in 1894 to
| 100000 tons in 1903?
is protection a robbery, in view of the
| fact that our coal production increased
from 152, 900, 900 tons in 1894 to 319,oO0,-
600 tons in 1903?
Is protection a robbery, in view OF the
| fact that our cotton mills used up 1924
600 bales of raw cotton in 1903, an in
crease of 2,945,OOO bales over 1850, and
| 1,419,OO0 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
over 1897, the last low-tariff fiscal year?
| Mills =. 1856
| oplnuIeS d, Al, 323
| oaIes consumed ............. 765. 49,
| Is protection a robbery, in view of the
fact that our public debt decreased from
1881 600 900 in 1850 to 1895. OOO, 900 in
1904, decrease Of $1,436, OOO,OOO?
| Is protection a robbery, in view of the
fact that our manufacturing and wage
| earning interests show the following in
creases in 1908 over 1896?
Factories :. ............ 100000
FACTORY workers ......... 100000
Factory pay rolls, yearly So. 600, 900. 900
Factory output, yearly. S., 600, 600. 900
| Is protection robbery, in view of the
fact that our importation of tin plate
decreased from 49,, 100000 pounds in
1896 to 100000 pounds in 1903, while
| our manufacture of tin plate increased
from 359, 100000 to $4,000, 900 pounds,
an increase of 416.O0O,OOO pounds, in
only six years of protection?
J Is protection robbery, in view of the
fact that since Abraham Lincoln's first
election, in 1860, we show the follow
ing increases?
Increased exports, 1904 81, 127, 900 600
Increased imports, 1904. 63S, OOO. 900
National wealth ........ "a, OOO, vOO, 900
Money circulation ....... 2,0S6, O0O. 100
Farms and farm property. Il, 500 100000
Farm products, increase
1904 :. .............. 100000, 900
Farm animals, excess
1903 :. ............. 3.1O2, oOO, 900
| Government revenue, ex-
cess 1904 ............. $1,000, 600
Increased petroleum prod
ucts, gals. ............ 2,640,OO0,OO0
Increased copper produc-
ton, tons ............. 263, 1888
Increased corn crop, BUSH
els ...... ........... 1900. 900, 900
| Increased wheat crop,
bushels -. .......... 4e4.ooo.ooo
Increased gold and silver
production ........ 1ol ,oOo.o 600
Increased cotton picked,
bales :. .............. $500. 600
| Increase steam railway
mileage -. ........... 10000
| Newspapers, ETC., increase. 16.434
Patents granted, increase. 26.S21
| Sauf Ste. Marie tonnage,
| yearly increase .... 1888, 900
American shipping, domes-
| tic, increase, tons -. 1891 900
And all the foregoing is only part Of
what might be credited to the protective
tariff. WALTER j. BALLARD.