The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-09-06
NoNa NAakET 80 go rAalrr.
Domestic Trarsportstion Charges An.
nusiiy Exceed Amount Of
Foreion Trade.

EaNa E"NHaHNNH LN
Foreign Trade.
Americans are much ihcHned TO
boast Of The vast foreign coamerct 81
mis- country, which has suddenly shot
upward, until % Cur exports and lzn.
ports total almost 81. 60g.O80 080. Bat
Few persons eWgr think what q mere
bagateiie ibis is Ga comparison Hith
our domestic commerce. the trade -
tween diherent parts Of the United
btata b. railway highway. river ard
eAnalf aud by lake and coastNlsa YES
sells. One significant sign Of the i'm
p%ortance and value Of this home trade
shown BY the totals for railway
earnings. now jumping upward a. an
annual increase Of 10 per cent Ac-
cording % a preliminary report Of the
Interstate commerce commission. the
gross earnings OF the railroads Of the
United States. covering approximately
$4,000 miles OF road. win show. for
The fiscal year ending June 90. At least
mat rate Of excess over the sz.6T8.O06.-
900 earned in the preceding fiscal
year. Official statistics win no b re-
turned by some Of the roads for sew
eral months. but the increases that
have been shown month By month dur
Ing the year and the final reports OF
many roads give reason to believe that
the expected 10 per cent increase wiz
Be realized.
II to this expected total OF $3.50.
100000 railway earnings the freizhts
collected for other transportation with
in the United States in the last fiscal
year were added. the gross amount
would doubtless exceed S3.000900JO0O
In other words. the mere t~rausuorta-
ton charge on internal commerce
amounts annually 10 as much as the
total value Of the commodities han.
died in q entire foreign trade
Il has always been a principle OF
those statesmen who favored building
up our home markets by a system OF
judicious protection for American in
dusty that the home market was
many times more valuable and inn
portant than any foreign market could
ever be- In view Of the fact cited
above, Il would be dimcult 10 dispute
this argument This vast home mar
ket has been developed largely BIZ pno-
lection. which has provided employ
ment for millions Of manufacturing
employees al the highest wages ever
paid, thus creating IN unprecedented
market and the best prices for agricul-
tural products and other commodities
are often not deemed within
the influence o. protective tariffs. To
tear down our tariff walls and destroy
this home market IN the chase for
imaginary foreign markets; to throw
several millions Of workmen out OF
employment. and thus lessen the peo-
pies power % bay and consume The
products o. the couutrys agriculture
is the net meaning Of the Dem-
outcry against Republican pro
lection and OF the campaign Ter con
troll Of congress which the Democratic
party Is nov waginE
ANY tariff ia force for uine years Is
bound 10 develop iniquiues and doubt
less present schedules are detective in
particulars They should be re-
gised. and win be. IL President Roose
aims prevail But q Democratic
congress viii mean, not revision. but
destruction. There Is no reason TO
ioubt that the country understands
his, or 20 imagine that the country
any intention OF turning -congrcss
over 20 the Democratic pary-Taco-
ma Ledger.