Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-28

gets cuffed right and left. de pays iof
protection by buying at high price.
The Europeans wreak their vengeance on
the American farmer for this Same tariff
that ghuts them off from our trade The
farmer is punished twice for the tariff
lie is punished by paying high price
for what ne buys, aud again by getting
low price for what he selie. As Bill Nye
says, congress, ruled as it has been, by
the combines and trusts, has legisiated
upon the principle summed up IN these
words: Damn farmer anyhow"
LAND REFORM.
The democratic party has splendid
record on land reform.
l. 1t has stopped the granting of the
public land to corporations.
> 1t has construed tho Iaws fairly in
tho iutcrest of the people instead of tho
corporations.
3. II han made corporations keep their
contracts.
4. II has already restored TO the public
domain over eighty millions OF acres.
g. IL will soon increase that area OF re
stored lands By 90 millions acres more.
g. Ii has evoked the orders made by
republican officials withdrawing lands
from settlement to give them to rail
roads yoars hence, holding the lands in
allowance for corporations tat had not
earned them.
T. II has torn down unlawful fences of
the cnttlo kings and allowed honest set
tlorp an opportunity TO settle on the pub
lie lands which these cattle kings had
lawIessly enclosed for their own ocou2a-
ton.
T. IL has put a stop TO tho gobblipg OF
broad miles OF land by alien owners.
.. The general land Office and interior
Department., under tho master hand of
that marvel of industry, Secretary Villas,
is doing greater amount of work a2d |
better work than was ever done by any |
administration before.
SNAIL compensation for this neglected
need il found in tho further purpose here
announced and covered by the decara-
tion that, if after the changes already
mentioned there still remains a larger
revenue thnn is requisite FOR tho wants of
the government, the entire internal taxa
ton should he repealed rather than sur
render my part of our protective eJs
tenn" Our people ask relief from ths
undue aud unnecessary burden Of tariff
taxation now resting upon them. They
are offered free tobacco and free whisky.
They ask for broad aud they are given q
stone CIeveland's letter of acceptance.
TIE FARMER SHOULD STUDY THE TAElFF
If it behooves any man TO give the
tariff question a thorough locking over,
it il the farmer. He should give il care
ful examination, that he may know
whether high protective tariff is for
prejudice ought to be put aside, and u"
attention should be paid 10 the argu-
ment5 OF ofliceseekers who have their own
personal cnda TO serve. II is n grave
question that has absorbed the attention
Of the best statesmen ana scholars of
this country for many years. TIE time
NH II no hat
understood by the people; and there is
no way or understanding it but by study
ing ii. Columns of figures arc of little
avail to the ordinary mind. There is but
time to devote to an exhaustive investi
CATION of the subject. That i, TO sit
down and think what ,he tariff is for,
what interests are most benefited by 1t
who gain most by it, and finally let the
thinker ask himself the question: How
am benefited ny it?' Acother question
might be added, viz: "Who is most
active in their efforts to maintain
war tariff in these times?' There are
few simple principle lying at the bot
tom of tho tariff syste NJ which, if well
considered, will settle the question in
every mind. All may not arrive at the
same conclusion to be sure, but every one
will feel after having informed himself
somewhat about the tariff thai he know
what it is for, how it operates, who is
most benefited and who mos. injured by
it. No subject is better calculated to
awaken thought and promote habit OF
reflection in the mind of the American
voter. than tais great economic question.
And be the result of the election what 1t
may, the people of this country will be
gamers il useful knowledge.