Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1892 — Benighted Greenlanders. [ARTICLE]

Benighted Greenlanders.

The Arctic explorers are back, and bring with them much interesting information In regard to the s'range inhabitants of the northern portion of Greenland. It appears from Lieutenant Peary’s reports that these Greenlanders have very few of the ordinary comforts of life. Their tables are but scantily supplied'with apples, oranges, watermelons, potatoes, sugar and other ordinary fruits and vegetables. Even wheat, corn or rye bread is almost unknown there. The people are also backward in dress, and could not tell Americas shoddy from English all-wool goods; in tact, they pay no attention to Parisian fashions, and do not even wear collars or cuffs. They have no railroads. electric lights, r.elf-blnders. band, organs or world’s fairs. What is the cause of this sad state of affairs? The lack of tariff protection. They have m> Major McKinley there to teach them the art of levying duties on imported products, so that while producing any article to advantage in any climate and soil they could at the same time build up home markets! provide increased employment at advanced wages, and collect their taxes from the commercial foreigners who might seek Gieenland’s marke s. Benighted inhabitants! Let them s* *d their statesmen to our World’s Fair next year. McKinley and his trained assistants may possibly have & school there, where instruction will bo given in McKinley government, religion and morals. If taxing imports encourages wealth production then geographic boundaries cannot stay the beneficence of high duties Pennsylvania ought to grow still richer were Jersey’s products shut out. Where is the protectionist who dares follow his logic?—St. Louis Courier. The trap with the bait labeled “protection” is being set for the Eastern workman. The same ©age. with reciprocity as the lure, does duty among the hayseeds.—St. Louis Courier.