Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-08-31

the wages paid for agricultural labor in this
country and in England than there is between
wages paid in other industries. and our competi-
ton with foreigners i'll this regard is more sue
cessfu In other words. make up tor the
high price of wages by the fertility OF our
land We have advantages also in other indus
tries such in mining and in cotton produc-
tons which no human law can take away. 1t was
upon the idea that new country might with
advantage protect its infant industries that
America first established this protective system.
These infant industries instead of growing into
manhood and strength, have gone into weaker
decrepitude These infant industries now
producing annually $21 ,Ooo, 100000 of manufac-
tures] They have needed more and more pro-
lection. That ought to overthrow the whole
doctrine in itself. | maintain that manufac-
turers are made better manufacturers whenever
they are thrown upon their own resources and
left TO the natural competition OF trade, rather
than when they are told, ''You shall be held in
the lap of the government and you need not
stand upon your feet Such theories discourage
skill because it puts all industries upon an art'
fetal basis [Yet Free-Traders assert that be-
cause of the superior efficiency of American
binders commerce immensely The English peo-
pie do not send many goods to this country
as they would if the duties not so much,
and in that way there is restriction OF COM
merce. and we are building up manufactures
here at the expense of commerce. maintain
that it is not only pernicious system but cor
rupt one. Commerce is not industry. 1t is
merely agency, tool an implement which
serves to distribute the products OF labor La
Dor is the starting point of commerce. With
out labor and its products, there could be no
commerce.
Professor Wilson was asked il he advocate
he repeal OF all Tariff laws to which he replied
"Of all Protective-Tariff laws; if establishing
a Tariff for revenue merely 1t seems to me
very absurd to maintain that we shall have
Free Trade between different portions OF this
country. and at the sametime shut ourselves out
from free communication with other producing
countries OF the world Ii it is necessary to inn
pose restrictive duties goods brought from
abroad. it would see INTO me. as a matter OF
logic, necessary to impose similar restrictions
on goods taken from State OF this | mon to
another. That follows necessary conse-
quence there is escape from it..
Few business men not engaged in importing
,reign goods, can read this carefully prepared paper
' Professor Wilson and realize that he may become
resident and not Shudder at the thought Imagine
President OF the United States holding the view
lat it is necessary and just to impose duties on
GODS going from State to another as to impose
nch duties on foreign goods! And imagine Pres
lent asserting that industries established under
nd strength have gone into weaker decrepitude =
formerly we imported iron and steel from Grea
britain almost altogether Now we produce NOR
han Great Britain, France and Germany combined
II the result OF the Protective Tariff, giving worl
o thousands OF men at better wages than they car
ret in any other country in the world.