The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-09-27
The Farmer and the Tariff.

IT may be instructive to the Vntdicdtof /
to have a few facts about the farmel and
the tariff to which it has not hao access
in it's search tor free trade literature ~
iterates and relterates its fallacy about the
tariff duty being added to the cost OF AT
ticIes upon which the duty is laid, whether
it is imported or not. 1t argues ihaf ut-
cause duty is provided on 4 certain CLASS
of manufactures of foreign countries
that these articles are necessarily ibl
p0rted and consumed in this country. l he
contrary is the effect. The duty is pro-
lection to the labor and the industries OF
| the Country against the cheap laoor
and its products of foreign countries, and
places the costs on An equality, or Hearty
so. Encouragement is thus given TO our
own enterprises and capital and labor, aud
invites them into industrial undtrl aklngs:
creates home compe. ition aud thus brings
the cost of the article down to the lowest
possible figure consistent with the exist
ence of the industry Without this pro-
lection, the industrial system OF this
country would be a failure. and our own
MARKETS would be at the mercy Of foreign
manufacturers, and they and not US would
fix the prices. 1t is plain proposition te
transfer the workshops Of America tt
Europe, and give them the mastery OF Inf
] situation.
3 But below is statement OF the farm
r or g relation to the tariff and The advan
9 tages accruing from the protective pollcy
at is so simple and practical that he VIII
r runs may read. taken from the TART
v Talks: of the New York Press:
g Those who do not see the benefits derived D D
ID loIIo he 1att Will do vel to fean "a
Tribune which The Press gives as The tariff ta1l
for To-day:
Ia During the month of June, 1858, Farme
Q Centre Township, begins to "shlnF' around t
y make ready for the coming harvest. Ee has
have money TO pay the harvest hands; he mus
l. lay in u large STOCK OF groceries to feed them
some extra dishes are needed and other neces
la sart.s around the house and farm. He find
40 also that ne has 10 have new wagon, and h
% would like to buy a new two Seat buggy for III
v. family to come to town in instead OF AWAY
riding in the lumber wagon. AS he had il
he ready money (the free trade tariff taxing nearl
all the money out of the country to buy Engils
p ! made goods he Las TO spare what produce
II can cHt or The farm. He tells she following
80 cords of wood, $3.50. ..........,,....... 70
10 tons timothy hay, &c. ,,..,.,,,.....,., 90
% 100 bushels corn, Is cents .............. IS
y 100 bushels oats, 23 cents. %
ia 80 dozen eggs, cents ......... ............
~, 30 pounds butter, 10 cents.
e. Iotal.........
Il "Farmer Brown and his wife came to Sout
= Bend during the latter part OF June to buy the
g. harvest groceries, ETC., and get wagon. Hell
Is what they bought:
70 l Studebaker wagon with seat. ..$l30
N pounds Rio coffee, Is cents .........,...
he % pounds brown sugar, II cents...........
70 pounds graduated sugar, ID cents.
70 pounds rice, cents. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l
pound best green tea.....
IN 2gallons syrup, rs cents ...................
Parrel salt........ ................
2pair overalls, go cents. ..,....~............
IL yards of Calico 1914 cents ................
40 yards (bolt bleached muslin, is cents.
% l set granite cups and saucers
II set plates. ...............'..........
j. set knives and forks ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l
~ dozen II pint tumblers 124 cents....... L
SO wheat SACKS, 80 cents. 10