The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-22

ment, for the discharge of the debts OF the
United States and the encouragement and proeec.
ton of manufactures that duties be lalo, elc.i
so that they contemplated encouragement 70
domestic manufactures by means of import du-
ties as well as the raising of revenue, and
did not consider it an infraction of the Constltu-
ton which they Ind helped 70 frame.
The protective feature of our tariff laws mas
been recognized, in the main, from the fonn9a-
ton of our government and was resorted TO 0y
the colonies. / am sure | am sustained by the
history of the country IN saying that whenever
a revenue tariff has been adopted, panic ana dls-
tress have followed, as witnessed after the ae1s
of 1916 l832e3 and 1857. From 1916 to the
incoming of a Republican administration ID
1861 our import duties were levied upon reve-
nue. basis, and, Notwithstanding the
famine in ireland, short crops IN EUROPE,
the revolution Of 1848 which involved hussla,
England and France, retarding agriculture, ana
the discovery of the gold mines in California IN
l849, our manufacturing industries did not houI-
ish our wool interest stood still, so that IN 1921
our industries were so depressed and crlppleu
that President Buchanan, IN his message TO 0on-
gress, called special attention to the fact since
1861 the protective feature Of our tariff laws mas
been more distinctly recognized than at any
other period la our conntry's history, ana ~ilat
has been the RESULT In 1850 we mad put
SIG 000,0 900 of wealth. to-day we nave
so, 600, 600 900, an increase of 300 per cent IN
1860 we had 100000 farms valued at 1000
0e0,900; to-day we have 1000, 600, containing
nearly 100000 900 acres, valued at more than
$40 099. 600. 000 or fifth of our entire wealth
In 1860 we produced less than zoUOOVuOU pus,l-
els OF wheat; this year we Wlll produce over gOO
OOO. 0OO bushels In lo0o we raised less onan
1000 900 900 bushels of corn; now we raise
1000, 000 900 bushels. In 1860 we had but -,
000, 900 head OF sheep, containing elp ~ ~,
coo, 600 pounds; now we have nearly
oOo Ooo 900 neau 1850 with slave
labor there was less THANH 600 900 bales of cotton
produced, now with free labor, they produce over
15 p oan so6 PEI gea[ an LOW Now
WE nradnee nearly 5e9 600 zoo bushels. In 1860
we packed less than 10000 900 head of hogs in the
country ana now, alie III
more than 400 GOO head In 1860 we produced
less than ,O00, 900 tons of pig iron; now we pre-
duce annually over O00, 600 tons In iooO tnere
was but 30,O00 miles OF ralroad IN al
thIs country; now there Is over over
lzo'0e0 miles, or nearly one fsil bne Iaiirodus VI
the weird; and every thing That aIeets our ma
tel1al development, wealth and advancement as
Natien has increased proportlonately, ana yet
inc Lemoeralc party deneunees tAe GArin LAWS avs
as ropnerY. now ask WhaI mass peeH ing
cause OF this wonderful growth ana develop
ment3 has It been AIDED by our protecUlVe tarlH
laws, Or mas III oeen IN ffaue OF such laWss One
thing we 40 KNOW and That Is thab sucn grown
and development are faets known 90
on purely revenue tariff, ceuld nave
appropriated such prosperity ana ratherth icy
the experiment OF Democratic tariff 1or rev
enue nly-excluslyely-the RepnDhcan parry
prefers to san along IN the new snip, ana lighJen
her draft from time to time as the needs OF the
government may require, without destroying her
Keel
WANTS OF THE FARMERS
Now what do the farmers of this country
yvanta- for thev constitute mora fban half our
populauVu, ana everything aePenos upon bile
farm. They want to know that what they pro
duce will find n ready market at fair prices and
49,, -. =, 49,. 80 49, 49,,
'iiey ""ii' " NAD" onA' 'iioy e"A - wy
manufactures goods At cheaper prices than they sy
- 1875, Nov r. start with everv fa,r,,er Loorrs
- 80 - 800 ''-'--' A0' -
mat the Vaiue Oh farming ianos uepeh9s upon
Wnat the prouuc1s on sueh lahaS Will Drlng IN
the market ana every farmer Knows that the
price OF sucn prouucbs Is reguiateu Dy the sulply
ana demand; hence what the farmer wants IS
STEADY demand LOT wnaJ ne produces ana every
farmer knows tnat tne more consumers, the
greater VIII oe me demand 1of ms proauets,
anu conseq ihe greater price, NOW can me
farmers OF 1has country oepeha upon ehe
foreign market Tor me sale OF their surplus
proauctss uneer our present system OF manu-
Iacturlng IN thls country ~ per cent OF All we
proouce Is consumed al nome, ~ per cent Only
Suns anu ouh -
wheat IL IS now wei! known that india, with
her 2oo 0V0 OOO people, rs rapidly developing her
wheat helds, ana with ner vast area OF land suit
able Tor tnat product she can soon supply Eng
iahd "ltn al tne wheat sne WIN want, ana tnat,
TOO at cheaper prices, Tor the iaoorers OF India,
who 1--we on rice, only get about SIX cents
per day Tor their work It is also well known
that hussla Is a large wheat growing country, to
say nothing about the products OF Australia and
the South American countries Now, If our
farmers have to depend upon the forsign mar
1ets, where they will come In competition with
the products OF these vast wheat growing coun
tries, what price will they receive for their sur
plus OF even 10 per cent The farmers Of this
country cannot afford to raise wheat at % to 80
cents per bushei, If their grandfathers did
What, then, will we dog The Repub-
liran party says build up manufactures
encourage diversified industries, employ
our laborIng classes, and thereby furnish
q market to the farmer. This policy
is tolerable because it has been demonstrated
that domestic manufactures are cheapened by