The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-21
FARMERS o M
TARIFF NOTES.
By James Fleming.

Inc BOufD0nS, on Lnclr return ~ CfdlCe
and power, after many years of exile, had
earned nothing and forgotten nothing. Our
Bourbons, the Republican party, have not
learned anything, but they appear to have
forgotten what they did learn, or at least
the recommendations of the lead RS Of their
party. Presidents Arthur and Garfield
urged tariff reform. The best reply to
John Sherman's recent utterances is John
Sherman's speeches q few years ago. But
for cool check and heavy platitudes. the
platform of the Dakota Territorial conven-
ton takes the cake, and is an insult to the
intelligence of the farmers; to ask that the
tariff revision "should be in the bands Of its
friends and in their hands it would re
main, plundering the many for the benefit
of q few. What do republican leaders call
"a reasonable protective tariff with an
average ad valorem rate of over 4G per cent,
which is but % per cent less than the high
est rate of the war period. They by their
leaders in congress, are fighting tooth and
nail against the small reduction proposed by
the Mills bill. What good Is protection to
the poor women in New York, making shirts
for seven cents per dozen-vide Bismarck
Tribune. 1t causes them to have rags for
their bedding instead of blankets, and
drives many to o life Of shame. "~lnfant
INDUSTRIES are over ninety years old. Pro-
lection commenced with 80 per cent of tariff,
and to-day it has over 40 per cent, and cries
for more, ever more. The infant industries
are the pioneers who arc spread all over the
land, and who IRE Systematically robbed for
tie benefit of the monopolies. Lumber has
been increased in price nearly s. per thou
sand by the tariff. Millions are wrung from
the poor farmer, who p~erforcc has to put up
with a sod shack, but the infant industry of
numbering has nearly exhausted the timber
in our forests. The lumber barons beconl-
ing miliionaires; the farmer mortgaging4 his
land to pay his way.
Blankets are nearly doubled in price by
the tariff which John Sherman says does
not give the farmer any higher price for his
wool, and We know it makes us pay more
for our clothing, etc, with no benefit to the
farmer in return. But what consequence,
as long as the farmers can lie hoodwinked to
vote for their robbers, and kiss the rod that
smites them. The Dakota republican sach-
ems are very, very hungry for Office, and
their vital questions are division Of the ter
ritory, statehood, and boundaries. More
taxed farmer, whose burdens arc already too
heavy to be borne. They talk of protection.
Protection, indeed! Call it tribute, levy. e
action, monopoly, plumber, anything rather
than protection, with which it has not a
feature in common. After ruling and rob-
bling the country for years, the republicans
seek for power with NJ professions of re-
~pentance for their abuse of Office, but in con-
gress by opposing every scheme to relieve q
long suffering people, and by spending the
surplus in foolish schemes to make reform
impossible. In Dakota we have a right to
expect that our politicians would study our
interests and press it on their party. With
out organization, discipline or canvassing,
the North Dakota farmer gave q majority
against division. Although the republicans
marshalled their..forces, they got defeated,
the farmers rising above party. 1t is now
a battle of The masses against the classes
Our privileged classes are the monopolists,
the IRON barons, the coal barons, etc., and a
party great in its OWE estimation, is sacri-
icing honor, principle and patriotism to aid
and abet them, and together they will sink
in everlasting infamy.