Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17

higher market, but nine men out OF
every ten, who keep sheep, are affected
injuriously by the tariff -
OF the ZOO, 900 of men who sell wool,
nine out of ten Of Them will not average
over thirty sheep to the flock, while the
ordinary farmer, even though he aver
aged 200 sheep, would be q loser by pro-
lection. Suppose farmer could actu-
ally manage to get ten cents pound
more for his wool, under protection,
than if wool we're free of duty, (but we
all know that he cannot), but suppose
he could, and that his clip of wool was
500 pounds, he would pocket $50 on ac-
count of protection. But let us see how
he is going to come out as protection
lists, and how far the extra $50 will go
towards keeping him whole, when he
comes to buy for himself and family.
Duties about as follows: Woolen goods:
carpets, Al per cent; dress goods, So;
cloths. 20; knit goods, 81; sHawls, S.;
clothing, 65; blankets, "a; flannels, 70;
hats, 65; yarns, so. Cotton goods: calico,
80; muslin, A; hosiery, 35; clothing, 35;
thread, 60; Iron, bar iron, so; chains,
So; nails, about II; farm tools, 15; steel
rails, SIT per ton; leather goods, 80;
gloves and mittens, so; fur goods, 80;
books, 25; furniture, 80; paper, 20;
brooms, 35; mating, 20; tin ware, 35;
dishes, 20 to go; copper ware, As; glass
ware, 20; soap, 80; starch, 100; rice, 100;
coal, 20; lumber, 81 per M; shingles, 35
cents per NJ; common glass, 60 to so;
white lead, 40; wall paper, 25.
Here we have a few articles, out of
over four thousand, on which the peo-
pie pay duty, and there is no farmer so
dull, if he will stop and reflect, but can
see in minute that the tariff on wool
was given him for blind, while on the
other hand, the monopolists were not
only laughing at him, but robbing him
in the bargain. The farmer knows
that his duty on wool increases the cost
of manufactured woolens, not only to
the amount of the wool duty, but much
more, for the reason that the monopoly
manufactures, when he consents to a
duty on wool, must get an increased
duty on his product, so that he can get
back from the farmer not only the duty
on wool, but nice divy besides. AS
the spider said to the fly. practically,
the protection monopolist manufactur-
ers say to the farmers-come into our
circle, be one of us, get protection OH
your wool, and truly he gets protection
on the fleece of his sheep; but in turn is
fleeced himself. For every cent the
farmer has ever gained by protection,
he has paid out ten cents to protective
monopolies. The average farmer is a
great anti-monopolist, in theory, and
no doubt is candid in his opinion, but
to be consistent, he should oppose all
trusts, combinations, pools and the
like, even though some one said they
were to benefit him; and of all the viii
famous tariff duties which are laid,
those on coal, lumber, wool and cloth
ing are the most perdicious.
Lumber is necessary for the house or
cabin of the poor man who has to toll
daily for the support of his family
Woolen clothing and blankets are nee
essary to keep them warm, while coal
for fuel is not only necessary to the
home of the poor mans family but in
all the homes and business institutions
of our country.
Let the farmer stop and reflect while
sitting in the cold evenings by his own
stove or fireplace and think of the
hundred of thousands of poor laborers,
working women, cripples, sick and un-
fortunates, widows and orphans living
in cold tenement houses, cabins or
shanties almost without fuel and who
after the toll and hardships of the day,
return to their excuse of q home to par
take of q meal which in many cases a
rich mans dog would scarcely smell Of
These children of God who are always
to be with us must suffer the pangs of
hardship and misfortune, the burden of
daily toll; scant or at the best coarse
diet, cold houses, shortage of fuel and
worst of all these sufferings brought
about thorough sickness, poverty and
misfortune must be increased during
cold winter by the use of cotton cloth
ing, as woolen goods are too costly
owing to the heartless tariff duties of
monopoly manufacturers. When Eng
land was high tariff nation the farmer
was protected by tariff on grain until
the masses were at the point of starva-
tion. Humanity triumphed and the
odious duties for protection were
abolished. If the farmer will reflect he
will see that duties in the shape of
tariff taxes on the common necessaries
of life, such as clothing, fuel and the
material of which their homes are con-
structed aggravates the hardships of
the poor and beholding naught but
destitution and poverty, the lot of
themselves and families they become
fit subjects for conversion to the theo-
ries of those who teach communism
and anarchy. The space between the
rich and the poor in this country is get
ting too wide"