, 1873-08-22

Of itaelf vontd bo ,nprotablo afall DO rnnlo
profitable 1t tho flrst glanco, waa inclined to
upon reelection, Bno TINT it seomn nbsArtl to mo
simply because NH Froo-Trador, Tho do
mand it, III other words, only
A DEMAND ron PROJECTIONS.
Tn this case the lax which would hive to
H. 'rcst 3G III ,n all other r0sGs''
n footing Of equnlity with tho protected woolon-
goods manufacturer, anil tho protected bunting
manufacturer, md lilo numerous othor " pro-
teetetl' gen.ry aud % mnttor Of principle,
oiror to lin demand. uo conlos before tho co1l1l-
Try with precisely The Hano plca tloy l,ayo sue
ccssfnlly urged, ,lnno1y: that ttoy dosiro to FOL
| low q bl1auoHB Tho nornll conditions surrounding
| Which rondor 1t thon i1nproftnblo They tcsiro,
| therefore, ttat tho normal condition If things
| shall bo 10 far itterfercd with as to
| MAKE THEIR nus!NEss PROFITABLE.
| u, This enn bo aono only by levying n tax upon
| tho country will roap tho bonoiltH arising from
| diversified industry, Nhatovar those benolts
| May bo.
As matter OF fnct, however, kno,o tllat tito
ProtcctoniBts would offer all sorts OF objections
to my auch demand OIL tho part of tho farmers.
Their advanl0ge lies in khe fnct that Ne farmer
is not protected. 10 bring him to their level
would bring thorn both upon an oqnaty which
HUAlu Hl1hN lEDtGC[lUH uaclt9H 10 6ltQeI.
Almost the ontire bIrlon OF tho protective
| Rystem
| FALLS UPON THE WoRK1N8 UIAgs,
bit, potent aB this fnct in, tloy SOON unable to
| comprehend it. From Tho projected ma1ll1fac
luror downward tho burden is Biftol from
shoulder to shoulder, until 1t roRolcH tho fnrn-
or. It can 90 no farther. and upon him 1t
| rcsts
All other clasHoa of tho con,mslnity-tllo day.
1aboror, tho tradcaman, the lawyer, tho artiBan,
n -hnJn mir Ind ,%,1H
by tho Inv Of supply and demand, but, IN an inl-
portant dogrco, by the cost Of living. Any por-
nnnont rise II, the prices Of the ileceHsarios Of
! life is followed by a, corresponding .riao 10 the
| sonso, applied to tho compensation Of profess
| sonal mou MS vol as to that OF day-labororH.
This Insertion iB sufficiently proved by tue riao
of wages during tho War, and tho fact that d
though tile purchasing power Of Il day'a wagos
iB not much, il any, greater tlta1 before te War.
| Contrasting tho condition of tha farmer with
thnt of othor industrial clasaen affords
| STRIKING ILLUSTRATION
Of tho difference which have Bhovn to exist be-
tween them. During the War, tho natural or-
farm-proaucts,to reach lligh rrico!e:, Since tho
III price, until, to-day, tho ann1e inoxorable law
Of supply md donand Inns brought tho
farn,or, alone Of oil industrial classes
| back to tho ante-War prieea for iiia products
quotes from tho Norih Anlericn,a Revieto, have
risen from so to 100 per cent" AIr. Flagg how
over, seems to have but faint idea Of tho inl-
portanco Of tlcso wordB, and tho doop meaning
they hayo for linn and for all farmers.
Further on llo Bays: !" Ia direct better than in
direct ta1aton2 And, il indirect taxation is ap-
proved, should It bo leviod npon Injuries. upon
all articles nd galorom, for what Ia called pro-
have not now time to ontor, but wlloso consid-
erntiou and proper solution nro eminontly deRir-
able" These arc the questions, l think, tint
A1r. Flagg
SHOULD HAVE TAKEN TIME
to enter upon aud diAcusa What llo Gays about
thcnl sounds 10 mo like SAYING to bis auditors:
hold IN my hand tho key to tho solution Of our
difficulties, but, for tho present. will not uso it.
Tho Sum and suhstanco OF the :" Farmers
tl,ue stated: Thoy $50 that their b,ls,,oss 'haa
boon artitlcially depressed to point
wlloro it III no longer profitable. Thoy
demand der J., that tho rostrlctiona upon i
It may again afford them m adequate rowal1 for
their toll. But thoy nBsumo that the restrictions
which encompass them haEo been imposed al
most entirely by tho railways, aud t!.olr demand
for relief is addrosaed Chiefly, if not wholly, to
the railways.
HEREIN THEY ERR.
as I think It sepms to nio that tho railways nre
i'll TO great degree responsible for the deproH-
sion Of their business. 10 somo extent they aro,
which would Justify anything like "war upon
railroads." which VIC hear mentioned eyery now
and thon.
Ono other fallacy, popular among tho farmcrs.
reduction III the froight-ehargea for transport
ing grain from the interior to tho Ecaboard
would he followed by gain to tho shipper Of
tho reduction. In puint Of fact,
THIS Is NOT 30,
Tho reduction would bo divided botween tho
producer anu tho consumor ut each end OF tho
limo. Tho moasuro in Which eacll would
benefit by tue reduction would be do
1stN product to ''b BE- snipped # 19f ti;o suppy ply
were very redundant, it iY safo to aaslme that
the producer would not benefit TO an extent
greater thnn one-lalf OF the reduction i'll
freights.
OF Mr.. Smiths speech, ono may Bay that, as it
advanced no arguments, none Aro necessary in
replying to it. Air. Smith seems 70 be gradually
allowing his feelings to dominate his judgment,
and to DO Descending rapidly to the cyol 81 bum
colnbe-oratory. sonlo PORTIONS Of bis speech
have
DECIDED coatMUNIsT1c FLAVOR,
but i'll America we can afford to anlt1o ut
any such talk. Ills talk about tho
hovel OF tho farmer, anil tho pa1ace Of tic man
who handles his noighbor's wealth, and lis as
sertion that the farmers had organized to pull
tho ono down to the Lowell of tho otller, might
sound serious i'll SPUN or in Franco, but Aoro it
aaid 10 waa in favor Of loveing tic palace down down
to the hut was incorrect. What lie lid any was
thnt llo vas in favor Of loyeling tho hut up to
tho palace-ED. Tn1BusE.l ComnllniBm is q
plant OF abnormal growth, and there aro too
many hoalthfnl influences opposing it hero ever
to allow it to attain respectable proportions;
and VIC all know that our tarmors would be the
last to nourish it, oyon wore it adapted to our
Hol1. Nfr. Smiths speech, however, ia mig
chieyouB in TINT it lenla hin auditors
AWAY FROM THE FACTS
which it is necessary for them tocons,lor Roberly
and dispassionatoly before they will make nluch
progroaH aud, further, in that it tends to bring
upon tho movement tho diBfayor Of thinking
men who aro neither iarmors nor railway Lords
No good olld is Hubsorvcd by an indIscriminato
danunciation Of otllor people as robbers thoyeH
ing 10 much force in "atriAing" for their rights
they had bottor learn whore to atrike effectively
Having titus freely criticised tho assumptions