, 1866-02-23

Of xbea& which cost him a many day's work 10
prctloe u It cost Tho EuRt;sh u,eehantc to rn,ko
tesche1 ganehcster The fre,Eh,cs deliver bu, thirty
th1eo oush:ls and feep the other dxty seren for
eSrsnses t, 81 hsn:portstion: The Iowa farnes Il
costing him no days labor TO produce md bsni to
FeseheF Ensand the ttegnsss taks s Isl hn;ssis I u
.a}e @ Il sopston 0p MssH III III 0sa Ra.;,an ~,
Polish. French. Irish. German. Mediterranean and
Csuad}an wheat a1l e:an'oE7ps 70 sel 10 The aane
The Europsan competitors oaes theirs for Slaa pei
bustel The 1S3 bushels d wheat nn1l1y so1t at
3lss market quoted dun sud declining. Ine
ielehiers then fill back on she Iowa far1aer with
Of Whrat. Tha newa Of ,he decline Of wheat IN Eng
land Is cents per busbcl reaches lows at the same
IS. apd the Iowa frmer must sell 10 bushels nom
wheat TO psy for tcheap ~ British CLOTH and this
Is the pun1<hmeut ho feeelrrd BY pasru1tnnz ~.
e!gn riher thzu bono mechanics; 10 taonzht he
was eetttng e7est bargain IN cloth At $40 per
yard ior wh,eh the home mechanic rhsrgcd $50 PCT
yard but when be came 10 pay for IT e discovered
that It actually coet hin tWtee to three snee a.
bread, meal md wool for cloth with home sIrisan
1his e1pertcnoc OF angie ffrner sending to Eu-
rcpc for What he ought 10 purchaae az home- tlns-
ne Thos 9ca ?, "a S psv
manufactured goods Which We can and on:ht 10
make at home, exhibits the stupidity Of savage
I1pes In 1le pt1Dctple Of p31ttf
A PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW OF 7uE QUESTION.
Looking at the faw Of barter and exrhanse IN its
proper and philosophical light let nc inquire what
Europe has got that We need, which We can not pro-
dnrc at home With equal or even tesa amount ol
lator-for The number OF hours Of human elEozt Ia
the i1ue and real measure Of cost! What has sha
got thar We have notf We cont need her food-wo
have that III abundance At hone. We adoar need her
iron, steel cutlery, her hrass or copper ware, her
lewcly or plmc1aekr, her textile tabes her ieashel,
boots shoes, hats Or csps, her coa! o. lumber. be-
canse We hsvc the aw materials Of a these things
produce them al within ourselves, L
we give them decent chance to supply their TEL
toWcountymen- Kthere are any secrets Of mceh-
y, unknown here and known in Europe: The Yan.
kee tanutacturss will not be long In tndsng It out
ana adopting IT, Or 11Tcnttug, something better.
Nov keepng N i1d ,, ihat he European mechanic
or leather with the saa nuount OF labor than ourH
can, wherein do re gain In wealth in buying the
warts ot aofslEn raaon. sad leaving cur mtehsn.es
with our farmers lnetead Of consuming their
hscadssHas! How is Is possible fox the Western
tarmcr, after paying Hanspartafton charges. TO OBJ
lain as IasEeA quantity Of manufactured goods
rom tho European maker. m exchange for wheat.
corn and meat, a. the American mechanic can give
IT. never as I'D neSs5 IN ss den
az Cd sa a. "a Gesa Z III @e f. Rhy ssosd ~
buy abroad R That we can produce At home With no
by 70 DONG we snatch tbs very. bread ont OF Tho
mouths Of our artisans and their wlvcs snd chil-
oi our AZ g na N ,hal shs alas
aSiom applies: lie lint provtdeth not for bis
own household is worse Than an inadel.'
ErHorr DOES NOT WANT orH BurApsKrTJs.
Europe has but few commodities Which We netd
to purchase. And those things We Of the West are
most andons TO sell, she don't want - she has
enough OF her Owl. No 1atfon IN Europe wants Or
receives any OF our breadetuf8 except England.
nTef3nnE hf1 E1rf
hrealstus, and they ali compete for the supply Of
e. nsh e5fs 10 eTis II e. eass, S% s
turntables that Great Bntasn imports. Canada and
other colonies supply nearly AZ the remainder.
Years oeeteT b, te ns nor III bsn uo1sn W
Import md consuruc oH Canadian agricultural pro-
ducts. In other words, II Cn&ds wera excluded
9@ o., a;ss BY NE aaEoSaSn 0f The Kespso
enough to supply ourselves and cur custou1e1s Ia
the Weet Indies and the tropical parts Of South and
Cd ars ases as much brssdstua s & M caeada pG fsrs
OF duty 40 we shipped to that wonderful British
market Of which nee traders ta1k so necessarily.
I4roRuSG BnEADs1C7Ts IESoA kCnoPE.
But this Is not all, nor the worst Of ii. our
European manufactures as arc our mechanics. from
The act that at least hn the prcs oro1elcn goods IL
made up Of agricultural Iroduete, and the other
foreign cloth, and ,he wages Of labor makes most
Of The other half Iron 4 almost exclusively an
Agricultural product, consisting Of The grass and
gram consumed bT tne ANIMALS, and tho bread and
grain consumed by tho animals, and the bread and
meat consumed BY the nen employed In its m2nn-
" nre importing from Europe now at the ra,c of
tN Q hundred Iniilious worth Of goods and wares,
which we eould and ought 10 make 1t home. And
ducts, raw materials md snbaistenca Of the work
men. aDd firm products they say. Tthit would mako
farming more lucrative: b ths tame liDe q s..
Eusole.
REAL cACsE Or FINANCIAL coyyC1s1oas.
terrible financial eonTplslons that have belalen our
people during the past tfty years. It was nothing
more nor less than ns1men's attempt 10 employ
he & European farmers ~ t. supply our farmers With
nish our mechanics with clothing. The resnlt Of
which Has, that our artisans went hungry for want
ofeMployment. and eur aes!snltu.i:t, wen. in sags
Our farmers are actually purchasing from The tar-
els OF Great Br1tain, France, Germany and Russia,
Sn an Ro,S + E ons p do
any wonder theT complain here IN the West oE The
unptofiahfeness Of farming when such crazy. SUI
fd.l D0sy Is being =, Ana yst We haze
tei!,geut; who call themselves e1a,emen and
political ecqnnns,s, 8hh actually propose as REM
edJ for agricultural depression 10 remove the In
of q En,9peaa 1921: Il j; proven BY
We import shnually four dollars wo'th Or fefeixn
agricultural produce worked up into goods Tor
every dollars worth Of agricultural produce, save
cotton, we export to all Europe. Ihls calcuialon
E 6;ssa M q oaE szpor!s and inpo,ta TO Europe dur
Thus Il is seen hat We buy beek al tho grain and
meas IT, - ws ,hp 10 Europe paving Tho ttsospora-
What else than disaster, bankruptcy ana be.a,aIy
.IDi Tx tRoA ~ sanptn' Mass. acs-
Trade riaced to ,tS essence. esTtnnea ~ =. DE-
eulses, and with the susar-coatine washed OF As
The Ceit said to the toad when be lint saw ugly yer
o." So We may tay of thc scheme col Of fSea a trade'
p>umagci
ran thero hs NV .nnht ~ IN shs -1sht n,,,.v -
puTsnei The h~hTsx ~ nat,nna v..5ti, ~
" beiore M. So ennntry $500 s a,eaf M
almost eyerythinr rcofre 1 M X sn1r 09se.s
wnnfs md erstHe.1fnn ~ 1nsm,s ~ ~ nnnan h
oi dbfes, Euiis, grasses. Iatns and yeect.h1cs .cs
6ess Al Fnas or afmeatic an;,. 'saf1snsy sna aas
pro md mrs in ths ortrv 11,,r tas. a 1--WE .,,
1atn most ysnefiea Of timber md our rsyer. IaEes
food enS ont ~ nnr hi1ss1.. .,9 r,ons - os
crn1 eTa~ nnrfe of m,nara1 9.o,n i,,a ~ TN,
W hsHs nsS sat ~ M ,a1.,,an, u @ So,a 70. io nnn ~
Il .h,n s rn9 pat 'o' II. R, III mo1E watT poTsE
erioWrd M;ih nc1.rnitnr.i nniM.i ~ .ns 31cn,1 ~,
forcst Seah ;h,n mn nthes nsI -, NV -. aa ~
n. ,Inhe ~'''1- "'' N'''eA Aa1'o w 1'e MeF "a
Win III tho.e 1,risb MIR. ~ ,,t,,o ,,,,,a7 ,..,o..
no. what 1tfes fsa no1ftisi n ,rah h.
should Ia Min trmy "a hst os nas "e
sen.a III NJ ~ ~ .nt ,h. Taa. use eoeS soanaen
develop tbrTns For Eh.t ass III w as'ht.. ~
hestoT ,hen IN ~ in tnch msIvsWnra 1n us s+o1sS
II leernr 10 nj, nnt nniv snnrs1ns 15Tv ~ .
Of wickednets. 10 r. imnnrtjn. ifon nat n. A5 III
World thnee things which tFe h1rc nnir "a rera
ont ur bunds and nlnet m, es1 y, nt.cs IN res.
or loom ana shane to suit orr Wsn,. -
-. -. - ~.-S" 49, ~. ,.4.t-.
,,o,-,a 1ns aohs .ns eo.ass T TO rohsoE. =.
Lookng az me question N all 1ts bearings, It
seems 10 me that Inc Tue policy would oe to grad
uahy lne1ease the fnpoat on foreign fabrics which
can properly be made at home, up TO the point
Mnere they Would Cease 10 be imported. Ths escr
home artisans would reduce prices 10 their Just
teatFc Level With other products ct labos 80 that
Gays wpsk Of the ES1net would ray for days
work OF the mechanic, and al the cost Of transport
tallon 10 lofelen markets, now 60 Uuerons and e1-
cesa1Se, Wonld be saTed to the producer and con-
We're ths npi,cy annie' l., =. .hors trss t III.
lions Of people Ne are supporting as cempetitors n
Enropc would come hitler and co.ooerste with rs a,
companions md felloy citizens. Our Iarme,a wnuId
then have consumers for all they could raise. at
Prices At orce satisfactory and re:uuncrnuye: and
III .t.p-