The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-09-04
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has Just returned from Elgland, is ad-
vocating protective tariff system for
England as the only way TO restore
prosperity to that country. Indeed,
this is news. What does England want
protection against Does she want her
infant industries protected against the
pauper lAtor of America : Has Ameri.
can gold in the hands Of American pro.
tectionisls thus crippled and almost
crushed out English manufacturing
interests : Would protection give her
home market she does not nov epjoy !
If England should adopt tariff system
under the operation Of which our in.
dustrial productions would he driven
froG the markets Of that country, how
much could 1t be said that our tariff
laws benefit us 2 We can hardly con-
ceiye how maa of tho ueputed intelli.
gence Of Senator Elmunds could favor
the adoption OF tariff by England that
would thus operate against the best
interests OF our manufacturers. But,
passing on from mere. conjecture to
certain facts which arc known TO all
who are conyerssnt with tbs economic
conditions in England, we merge into
light, upder whose reflection we are
enabled to determine just about what
Senator ElMunds maaus hen he urges
protective tariff for EaglAnd. IL is
we'll known to thnse who watch the
course Of events, that, f,r acme time,
there has been restlessnIss an rug the
farmers and stock raisets OF England, /,
owing Tn the s'rirgency in their busi-
nees, aud they have naturally sought
relief from any source which would
afford it. Qaita sentiment has grown
up among this elias, of E1SliSh psop!e
in favor If p~o.eeiioa sgainst the cheap
grain, bsef aud pork Of the Unitei
States. The only cry that cnnes up
from Euglsud now, for protective
tariff, comes from ,hess farmers and
meat producers, and Senator Il Imunds,
we are led to believe, would urge Eag-
land to grant such tariff, as the only
interest in the United Safes which
such tariff would iojare would be our
grain and beef producers, aud AS be has
defended our present tariff against all
attacks made against it in the interests
Of our farmers, we see no reason why
he should not favor .hs adoption of "a
tariff in England, which would the
better enable the farmers Of England to
purchase and pay Tor the manufactured
products of his manufacturing friends
in New Eaglan1.
Why any American farmer should
be deceived Any longer hy tar false pre-
lenses that our pr1ee,ive tariff. ss nc
present arranged, heaslits the sgricul.
tural interests Of t,is cin1trv ia b-yond
the comprehension Of any one who Is
not blinded by party z4al. Olr pro-
tective system falls 20 furnish jlrt the
two things which "ir wheat And corn
producers neei il oi1ur - enable
them to reasonAh'Y prosper "a thar
business. The l.sL Is hon4 IA srket,
aud the second is foreign mtrks. at
paying figures. Where is tho home
N arket for wheat and corn that has 50
long been promised by p'0tec lv- tariff
men to the farmers The t-rme" has
been told for yes,s that if he would
consent 70 the enormous ex4c.ions de-
mandei by our manufacturers through
the im position of protective tariff, that
such tariff would re,nI; 10 giving him a
home market that wonId fully remnn-
crate and more than pay him f'r all these
exactions. III ,pe deferred rDske'h the
heart SICK" is a scriptnral proYerb
which we think should now ind ample
application 70 the mind OF every farmer
in the country. Wheat at losing
price year after ycsr ~i.l certainly defer
the hope of tho f.rmsr All make his
heart sick.