Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-12-15
WEDNESDAY DaCEMBER 10. 1855
1ha Pnar arrners.

II ye were to believe that the Tree
&raaara ware really sincere In what they
saw ve would have TO conclude that 10
asplorAble condition of the poor farm rs
who are as they say without the zoe
fits OF protection, lay very near thsl-
hearts.
Asa matter Of fact, farmers b. .ee With.
An three or four years past. covering
4he time the free traders have been try
Ing to repeal the tariff wi aca resulted
In general stagnaion. oi business
bad more real cause for complaint than
they had for twenty years before when
yhsre WAS no attempt made to NEEDLE
with the tariff. The farmers are told,
and We sre seCry 30 many Of them be-
lieve 1t, that il they had free trade, tkey
would pay only si0o for what they COW
pay $3.50, in the line OF cotton goods
and clothing, Is this actually true?
We say It Is not, the farmers themselv yes
being the judges. There never was a
time 1nder free trade when farmers
could dress as chea Q es now. The de-
veiepment Of American Industries has
oheapened cotton and wooien goods
mere than one-h'lls. There wae ,lme
when none but q r. oh farmer could car
pet his hosse and laboring man could
not afford even rag carpet. In those
times our carpeSngs nearly all came
from England Ingrains that now cost
from &c 1915 cents per yard, then cost
rs much rs sl.Fo and rs per yard, and
Brussels were luxury that cost from
$500 20 So 90 per yard and none but
the wealthy ever thought OF buying
them. Now these same Brussels CAL
be bought fer from 60 cents to 81. so pei
yard. Mary farmers can reoollec
when nearly all our calico came from
Europe. Car cotton was sent to Europe
and came back manufactured into mus
lin and calico. Say, farmers how much
did you then pay fcr your calico and
musllns7 Did you not pay % cents 9
yard for IL? Did not muslins range
from y levy" to levy and hp" 4
yard? Answer, ye farmers whose hair
have grown gray. You knew ell abou
It. This was in the days OF free trade
under the Polk, the Pierce and th,
Buchanan administrations. Now wha
do farmers pay for calicoes and muslins,
FROM to cents q yard. These ar,
facts that cannot bs gsinsAyed nor con
troverted.
Yes, but If we had free trade tn,
farmers would have larger marke. fo
their produce than they have ct home
Here Is another fsllacy that needs ex.
posing, another free trade bubble tina
needs pricktng. How in the world cal
our farmers DO benefited by the open
ing Of larger forsigu markets when the
sell their prod ace in the home market
FOR more than they can get in forsigl
marketsg Il Ia the boast Of free trader
that table supplies are cheaper In Eng
land than in this country. How thel
OAn farmers profit by supplying tina
table living from this country? Far
mers are benefited by an acii 1e hom
manufacture trade. Wherever Their,
are large man ufactories, farmers hav
good markets. While miners and irol
workers, bridge builders and car maker
have been 0ertfi tied by the late IL IA.
OF foreign capital TO this country, IA,
mers have not been left out In the GOLD
To the farmers in the neighborhoo
Of Birmingham, Alabama, for instan 81
the great Improvement in the iron bus
ness has mean. higher values for y
their lsnd and higher prices for thei
products To the farmers in osht
States which produce iron, the sau
stimulating ana helpful influence he
come. They have been enabled
pocket in payment for farm produ !,
sold large part Of the $4,000, 900 E,
pended for American steel rails Il
present year. 1t is question wheth,
farmers are not even more beneft,e
by protection than any oher class
people In the country.