The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-24

a position in the Government. who
did not obtain il by fraud and violence,
aud now holds it in virtue of laws passed
in violation and contempt of the constl
tuition of the country and Of the rights
and liberties of the people. Knowingt that
by all the arts of legislation, and tricks
.of-the.-demagogue, and --insolence OF
office, they are fast making themselves
uncomfortable IN the eyes OF an out
ragged people, they are now seeking
in Congress to salye over some of their
crimes and blind the larger class of our
people to others, by putting into the tariff
bill at yhicbthey have been tinkering for
weeks past, clauses giving what they
call protection 10 the agricultural
interests" of the country. The fraud
and villainy of this trick can be made
transparent to the blindest dupe in a
few words. Canada and all Of Europe
buy agricultural productions from
American farmers. We ship millions
of dollars worth of wheat, corn and
flour to them, while they ship to us a
small quantity. For instance in 1867
the Canadians bought from our farmers
., DDS, 800 bushels of corn; in 1865, they
bought 2,O34,7l0, and in 1869 they
bought 2,16S,l4i, while during the
whole three years Canada never sold
to us but $40 dollars worth!
an 1869 we took from the Canadians
81 100000 worth of wheat while they
took from lis S4,502, 600 worth, or near
" three times rs much. In the same
wear we took $4ij,0O0 worth Of tleW,
while they took 81, S69,OOO worth, or
nearly nine times ~ much. We took
from them in the same year $4,000
worth Of rye, and they took from us
$3.50 worth--a very small amount
OF oats we took S299OO0 worth, while
they took $500, 900 worth, or about the
same But as result of the whole
tra,le, we purchased from them $7,0S4,-
so worth, while they purchased from
us. of the same species Of grain, Nc.,
81 .OgG. l33 worth In other words,
they took nearly twice a. much from
H. a. we took from them.
The same figures hold good in our
agricultural trade with all OF Europe
We are IN agricultural nation, and we
help to feed the whole world with our
products If we dill not ship abroad
then there would bc no prices at home,
and there would BE- no induCcment to
our farmers to till the soil for more
than home consumption. Ii, therefore,
Congress should tax imported bread
stufls, as they propose, at forty cents,
then, Of camsc. Canada and all Europe
would rctaliatc by taxing our bread
stufis, and thus would our trade he de-
stroyed and prices lowered
Our farmers want no protection from
foreign competition. They have that
already. They want protection from
the tax-gathcrers, and from the plum
dcrcrs of the Government at home.
This handsome little scheme is got
ten up by the Radical leader, for two
obvious purposes, and only two. The
first is to secure the votes of the west
ern members who represent large agri-
cultural districts, for high rates of duty
on all iron and other northern produc-
tons, and thus give them the cXorbitant
protection which they demand. And
the second is, to deceive the honest
farmer by making him believe that
they keep Il waichful eye over his in
terest, and that he is TO be immensely
benefited 10y protective - duties! \
more barcfaccd fraud was never at
tempted to be palmed off upon any
people, and we are pleased to observe
that some of the Republican members
of Congress and some Republican news
papers, are exposing and denouncing it
as it deserves. Farmers, though
plain and unsophisIicatcd people are
too intelligent aud too honest TO be
bamboozlcd 10y such trickcry and de
ception.
\ New Y"EG NEGRO voted the Demo
cratic ticket, aud for that otlcmsc was
set upon by Il lot OF Radical "darks,
and cruelty beaten In noticing the oc-
currcnce the star SAYS: "What a howl
of Indignation there would have been
had seventeen Irishmcn beaten 4 negro
for voting the Republican ticket. 1t
makes all the difference in the world
whose OK is gorcd.
An Ohio editor says: The bottom is
falling out of something, and if that