The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-07-27
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Of the British Lion" How Protection
Affects the Farmer" The first was
written by Hon. w. D. Kelley, mem-
Der of Congress- from Philadelphia, .
devout. even fAnasical, worshipper at
the shrine of "protection."
The second one was prepared By
james NJ. Swank, ''Secretary of the
American Iron and Steel Association. "
The last one was written by Hon.
Thomas H. Dudley. Unfortunately
the last two are to fame, land the
general public,) unknown. The tracts
are published by the above named asso-
citation, aud ell expense Of publishing
and distributing Is borne by it. Mil
lions of copies of these and other "pro.
tection tracts are now being scattered
all over the country for the purpose of
educating the voters Of the country up
TO the protection views of this associa-
tion.
This association, as its name indi-
Gates, Is an organization of iron and
steel manufactures who have banded
together for the purpose of maintaining
the highest possible tariff upon iron and
steel. They . are spending thousands
upon thousands of dollars in printing
and distributing these tracts, and the
money thus 90 literally and lavishly
expended is wrung FROM the horny
handed tillers of the soil, the mechanic,
the common laborer, by the odious
means of q high protective tariff.
After these manufacturers set aside
large dividends arising from their iron
and steel products, they find themselves
with large sums on hand with which
they viii teach the psople TO be willing
to submit themselves as slaves to the
giant iron and steel manufacturing
monopolies of the country.
/ In these tracts, glowing accounts OF
the benefits arising from this protection
scheme co the agriculturalist and COM
mon laborer are minntely dwelt upon.
The unparalleled benefits accruing to the
manufacturer are purposelY lost sight
Of In fact the greatest strain upon
each writer is in attempting to conceal
these monopolistic benefits from the
ewes of the common herd. They know
they must hide their personal interest
in a high tariff, or the great body Of
producers will rebel. Yes, these pro-
moters and advocates of protection are
always armed with ready pens to tell
of the benefits 10 those whom they have
in their employ. as we'll As farmers,
mechanics, and laborers, but they fail
to expatiate upon their own princeiy
fortunes accumulated through the
means of protective tariff.
Was such disinterestedness ever be-
fore manifested except By Him who
came indeed to lift up the fallenl We
trow net. The thin gauze by which
these grsspers after the fruits of other
mems labor, have attempted TO cover up
their swn selfish, sordid motives, has
been rent by the discussion of this
question, hence these gentlemen must
ward of, il possible, the impending
blow armed at the laws nnier the
operation of which they have accumu-
lated prlncely fortunes at the expense
of the people. fhis man, Dudley. tells
the farmer that be should be protected.
That nothing should be left undone
that would help or encourage him. in
his pursuits. That every possible aid
should be extended to stimulate his
efforts and enlarge his capacity to pro-
duce. That safeguards should be
thrown around him, aud caps sbe
climax By saying that our tariff laws
have been framed especially with this
in view.
To establish bis statement in the
mind Of the farmer, he tells him how
our present tariff laws impose a pro-
tectiye duty of 20 cents per busbel on
wheat. Ten cents per bushel on corn.
Ten cents per bushel on oats. Fifteen
cents per bushel on rye. Fifteen cents
per bushel on barley. Four cents per
pound On butter. Fifteen cents per
busbel on potatoes. Beef and pork
one cent per pound. But this man
ignores the fact that these articles
mentioned are never imported into this
country, and hence there can be no
protection in these duties.
How does the twenty cents duty on
wheat protect our farmers, when he has
large surplus of wheat which be il
compelled to export to foreign marked
in order to make sale of it1
3 How does duty on corn protect on
4 farmers when we do not import any
but export millions of busheIsl
The same may be said of oats, barle,
3 rye, pork, beef and butter.
4
: II the duty on these several article
was removed, the price of each woul'
not be greater or less by such removal
: for the reason that they are exporte'
3 and not fmnorkad TIaso dut;aa a.