The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-10-31
VAST INTERESTS ARE AT STAKE
Cedar Rapids Republican,


ciaily are they too busy to read tn,
lengthy discussions on the tariff Ye
condensed eptome of what may bt
affected by November returns. NAV be
OF some use and will surely appeal to
the pride of true Americans.
Over 20 billions of dollars-that is
the yearly output of the factories of
the United States. (See statistical alb
stract, page 2O3). Such an amount is
almost beyond comprehension It is
more than 20 times the combined cap
itaI of all national banks in the United
States; 1t would buy all the railroads
In the United States and have ample
working capital left 1t is almost
double the value of all the gold pro-
duced in the whole world since the dis
covery Of America. The total value of
all farm property, consisting of the
land. the buildings, the machinery and
the live stock is a little over 40 mil
lions of dollars, or the same as the out
put of the factories for two years.
Engaged in factory work are 7,67S,-
57S persons receiving annually $4,-
365,613,000 as wages-a sum large
enough to buy all the national banks
of the country four times over. TO
the number directly and indirectly en-
gagged in manufacturing about one
third Of the entire population. must be
added the la ge army engaged il the
transportation and distribution of the
goods.
OF the $40, 100000 factory output,
about two-thirds of it will be directly
affected by tariff legislation--and all
of it indirectly. So long as more than
100000 factory people have steady
work at wages two to three times the
wage paid in any other country, they
have the price to take the product of,
the farm and the mine, thus keeping
the wheels turning all the time in
every industry throughout the coun-
try. The whole may be regarded as
one big machine.
How dead easy it is for congress to
throw monkey wrench into the cogs,
bringing idleness to millions while the
machine is undergoing repars What |
is the promise? The democrats de-
clare that protection to the American
and manufacturer is unconsti-
tutional and promise to abolish it by
adopting another Wilson bil-a bill |
that President Cleveland refused to
sign and let become a law without his |
signature. Every one knows what |
that Wilson bill did or helped to do
in 1S94-5-6. Why now, in the very
midst of untold prosperity in every
voting precinct of each of the As states
why take chances on another Wilson
bill? The proposition is to increase
very greatly importations of all kinds
Of manufactured articles. Every cargo
Of the foreign goods will displace a
cargo Of home made goods. Can such
a course help your town or county?
Why should you vote to displace the
product Of your. home factory with
er may possibly buy for less in some
Instances, but. if SO. how long before
he will in turn be compelled to sell for
less? The third of the population in
the factory-they are the farmers real
market, to whom he sells so large
per cent of his products that he has
eft for export today only about per
cent. On the other hand, of the $780,
)00,00O,000 worth of factory products,
ess than s1,OOOOOO, 900 worth is ex-
ported The machine is working WELL
Why throw monkey Wilson bill into
It with every chance of repeating the
experiences of the former Wilson bill?
Without now arguing which may be
right, the fact is that the labor, the
and the entire business
If the country have readjusted them
selves to the republican protective
policy 70 change now to the demo-
cratic way through another Wilson
dill can not fail to produce confusion
and business depression. A demo-
cratic friend admitted this recently,
out said that after the reimbursement
Ill would be better just as a mans life
s often prolonged by cutting off his
egg. Now cutting off leg is last
resort and there Is nothing In the
business life of the country to warrant
he surgical operation unless possibly
t is the fee of the surgeon. Think of
t! The whole $3O,O00,000 of revenue
ak Is only three fourths of ! per cent
If the $4,000 900, 900 worth of manu-