New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-12
FARMERS AND THE TARIFF.
PRAISE FOR THE TRIBUNE's ADDRESS.
REPUBLICAN CoXaRHssMEN. WITH AdRloULIohAh
CONSTITUENTS HEARTILY INDoRsE TIE DocU'


CONSTITUENTS HEARTILY NDoRsE TIE Doe''
MENT.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIHUSEl
w,surxo,ox Feb. 11.-Among Republican Repre-
snntatives nj the Capitol to-day tho Address "
Farmerss publlshod In The TRIBUNE OF Wedhcsua''
was the chief topic Of discussion MI. ho"oh' "
Illinois, who represents the most important as
tural district In that State, praiseu 'ho h.u
heartily, and said Il hope 1t VIII DO puDishcu ~
separate form and distributed among tho iain'o ,
throughout tho United States. In several poi''uai
carnations 7 hays madc the tariff Issue In my as
trlct and the farmers there have become awe 10 is
inheritance They favor the protective poncy DC
cause they understand that 1t Is bcnent u 'ho" a.
we'll AZ TO the other industrial interests anu " 'n'
general prosperity of tho country STILL the FARMERS
have not made their interest felt Congress as they
NAV do. / trust that tho Address Will stimulate
thom, and to that end 1 want to SEQ 1t obtain tho
widest nresde circulation"
ait js a capital document" said Mr.. Cannon, oil
Illinois. .Tho Inter-Ocean' published 1t, but
hayo not vet seen 1t in Tho Chicago Tribune
hope 1t will be published in that paper, which mas
largo circulation among Western farmers"
Mr. Peters, Of Kansas, said: "That Address Is the
best stroke OF newspaper enterprise that have seen
in many a day. represent the largest agricultural
district In the United States. would Ike 10 nave
600 copies Of the document to scnd 10 tho ooooo
farmers in my district alone. 1t Is the sort OF tera
ture which provokes thought and discussion at the
residc and have observed that whenever the farm
ers get TO thinking about tho tariff and discussing the
protective system inteligently among themselves they
invariably become its supporters. 1t does not take
them very long to reach the conclusion that tho true
interests Of tho agrcuturist are lndlssoubly inter-
woven with the interest and prosperity OF tho manu-
factuer tho artisan and every other domestic con-
sumor have not heard word about tho Address
except In praise Of 1t, and commentator OF lHE
TRIBUNE for placing 1t before the country
Such comments heard on every hand among
Republicans. They Indicate general desire that the
Address shall obtain the widest possible circulation
among Republicans everywhere. AS for the Demo
Gratis the free traders over the prospects
They have been long accustomed to counting the
farmers of the country In lump as supporters OF
tbor dogma that the publication OF the Address was
like a blow between the eyes, They DO not under
rate the importance Significance OF tho farmers
declaration In favor Of the maintenance OF the pro
tectIve policy or OF tho farmers demand that agr
cultural products shall receive full share OF the oche
fits OF that policy. One Western Democrat, who mas
been counted stanch supporter OF the revenue pol,
lev of the Administration, said; "Well, have read
that Address" ..
al have not finished my thinking about It, but
begin to fear that II VIC go for free wool we shan
como home shorn Of political heoces 40 NOT
see why THE TRIBUNE could not leave the FARMERS