New-York tribune., 1886-02-13
PROTECTION FOR THE Farmer.
HOW TIE TARIFF HELPS AGRICULTURE.


PROFESSOR TBOMPSoN's IHIgD LEG rURE AT YALE
VAILED INTERESTS WANTED.
Nkw HAVEN, Feb. II (NpeciGh. Shelf
field Hall packed tonight with Yale st"dehts 10
listen third of the course of ten lectures OH FRO
lection by H. f. Thompson, professor Of political econo-
my at tue University OF Pennsylvania When the
Sneaker took stand he was greeted with app~u"e
Professor Thompson chose for his subject The Relation
OF Protection to riculture He fine speaker. aud
perhaps the who can successfully address the
young of Yale who are continually uuder tho teach
inrs OF Profe sor Sumner tho free trader President
Porter introduced him
He first inquired Il agriculture in this country had
been stimulated under frrerade teachings. and male
reply In gative. Agriculture" he said "is the
original Industry aud 1t cannot thrive without protec-
tiou. The minute You persuade the farmer that
II will better for him to adopt the principle OF
free trade and thus drive our manu-
factories out OF the country then will you get
his for It, There is national policy concerning
agriculture in every country The policy OF America has
had for it's object the establishment OF great farming
Community. Different policies have been pursued trom
time TO Jne but OF these has been the free-trade
policy. This Government ~ always offered preminm
upon farming Our pubic Lands were sold at hish hs-
Till the public debt was paid After that meaus
were continually used to extend the public domain
until "a rotrst came out claiming that premium was
being nut upon farming injury of other Interests
The this day offers 100 acres for pay
of from $40 t. $50. Is not this premium upon
farmngl upon immlgrauOnl We offered free land
grants to our soldiers OF the Mexican aud Indian wars
We gave nothing but land the land that cost the
Nation 900 SO the Nation took tle direction of
agricu uIe into its hands. 1t did Dot leave 1t TO
chance re-trdde ideas The drifting policy has resulted
III the deuding OF the forests, the disappearance OF
valuable woods. and the consequent deN0Iaton OF
various Protection has fostered and is build
ing the National Agricultural Bureau which Will event
uay become very Important factor in this cOuntrys
history with its schools laboratories, aud ITS stu lies or
accnatz alton Tn re is no such aid for the manuihct
urer lie idea is to make agricultural education at
tracvc infusc scientific principles into IL and check
the flow from the country To the towns.
Thus Tar | have assumed that agriculture 10 not
directly protected but parts OF it sugar rails
ing, instance, without the tariff would losing
business. From the climate Of louisiana, which
is cO.der chan that OF the West Inde es, II IL
in need of protection, and yet this matter
Of the tariff on sugar has provoked
the hottest of tights It's repeal however has been sue
eessfuy resisted and yet to-day import eleven times
as much raise. Rice promises never 10 come
up to the demand it did before the war Growing II
is difficult and costly business aud cah be maintained
only by protection. Protection makes cotton trade
the important factor in wealth. Before the Revou-
ton but ttle was done IN this business Indigo WAS
the SOutns Product but after indigo was crushed out OF
the South by Brtns Introduction Of tue culture INTO
India, attention here was specially directed 10 cotton
and the first thing That was Gone by the SOuu was
TO ask Congress tolsy protective ianh upon IT, The
request fought by New-England and Alexander
Hamilton, but Congress knew better than they The
tar wool the thing that has built up that Interest
There great outery that raw materials are being
taxed ana why shouldn't they bel The tarih s not Tor
the Inauufacturers for industrial dependence
We should rather extend list OF protected articles,
grow our fax and hemp. and make our own linen.
Yes should incre the raw materials on the tarlh
list mst-ad OF decreasing them.
at home uuder reasouaDle We import
mauy things We six States that Will raise excel
leu ngs Why import thrm, theuf IL wal De
good daY for farmers when our imports are
confined wholly the products Of the tropics. lap
plaus. Our idea reduce the production Of staple
foods actual wants and for our neghbors OF tue
South 10 raise sug IT. nee. nax. dye SUNS GhhcOhl'
etc. The home market Will suffice MIX sea-
sons and golden hours, as the pot says
and not carry Goals TO NeW-CastIe.
We want varied intertsts Our markets are growing
more risky. What is To mud market Tor our
own cropS Ii will check the raIsiug OF grea
single IDS markets aud prevent the 'laud
butche-iu resulting tn raising Of the same crops
year alter year. The American farmer can stand some
OF the takedsbout oppression or protection zap
piause.