Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-20

been characterized since the history OF man
| BEGAN. The gentleman from Maine talks
about The home martet. We oil know, DC
Gays. thst this protective system is beneficial
TO the farmer, because--1rst, II protects bis
| products against competition from the agrl.
J cultural products OF other countries; and
| secondly. the gentleman says, because 1t d.
vefsihes industry, and by increasing the
number OF people engaged IN other than
/ agricultural pursuits. Increases the market
| for his product.
| Now. Mr.. Chairman, it Is scarcely neces.
| sary for me 10 make on argument 10 show
/ that as 10 oil those agricultural products
which the farmers Of this country are COM
| pelled 10 senl abroad 10 sell at foreign
! prices duty csnnot be Of any possible benefit.
/ The American farmer understands this so
surely, and the falling Of this argument has
80 often been exposed, that II would be
waste Of time for me 10 dwell upon 1t. II Is
barely possible that az some particular time
aud nj some particular point along the
northern border the duty upon barley and bay
and potatoes and eggs, and perhaps few
other articles, may enable the producers OF
those articles Mt that particular time and That
particular place 10 realize higher price Tor
his product than he would II the tuiy were
lftnONfus Dlt4 1lIs ADtll even tuAH w
casonal and uncertain benefit is Of but very
little advantage to bin, and when you come
10 remember that ne IA all the time subjected
70 the burocn which a high tariff
imposes upon the articles he has TO
buy and undertake TO set on his
advantages against his disadvantages
YOU will ind large balance on the wrong
side. OF course the domestic market the
home markets. improving and has been
improving, ard will continue 70 improve un-
der any system OF taxation along With the
increase OF population, the increase Of
wealth, the improved facilities for prOduc-
ton and distribution In this country. But
bow long are orr farmers 10 sit down and
wait for the coming OF that home market
which the gentlemen on the other side have
been promising them for so many long
years? Are tie farmers OF the North and
the planters OF The South to aoan-
don Their great wheat aud cotton-felds aud
undertake the cultivation OF crops not suited
to their soil and their climates In order that
these gentlemen Bray have an opportunity to
make experiments 10 see whether home
market can be made by legislation No, sir.
These Great agricultural interests must 20 on,
and the American farmer must continue TO
sell his surplus products in any market be can
reach and for any price he can get. The gen
tleaau from Maine Dinsley) while not fear
lug TO admit that the price Of all our eXporta-
bic product ID Fixed in foreign market, un-
dertook to avoid the force Of the admission
bV conttndpg that the price IN the
foreign market was fixed by the cup
py IN America. Undoubtedly the supply
in this country has an Influence In hzlog
the price in the foreign market, but the
great controlling element Is the worlds sup
ply and the worlds demand. American pro-
ducers OF wheat, for instance, do not COM
pete among themselves alone In the great
wheat markets 81 Europe. They meet there
the wheat FROM England, from Russia, Aus
trla, Hungary, and India, asd all other
grain.grOwing regions Of Europe and Asia,
and they sell their products there In compe-
tliiou WITH all the products and prices Of
labor on the face Of the earth. The lately
emaucipated seris OF Russia, the rYots OF
Indis. who live all summer en- rice and milk
and require no garment except coarse
cotton shirt, and sleep on the floor OF 4
bamboo hut, all pour their products into the
markets OF Europe 10 meet the wheat from
Minnesota and Dakota, and NO tariff we can
nut on and 40 system OF tax that can be de-
Vised here by the ingenuity Of man can pre-
entthis being done. The argument ppplies
to all our agricultural industries, ara the
American farmer understands that a. long as
he is compelled to export and sell 10 foreign
and any part OF his product the foreign mar
ket Is worth iustas much to him a. the bome
market, because he receives there just what
be would receive here after deducting the
cost Of transportation. Therefore IN the
place Of restricting bis market he wants II
extended snd enlarged. 30 that hts products
when csnuot be consumed here can Esd
r,arkst among the people elsewhere. What
the American farmer wants Is = home market
IN which be can purchase hw supplies as
cheap as his comp-titors purchase their sup
plies. When he cAnBOt get this then he asks
that there may be such system at viii ena.
bic bin 10 purchase his supplies elsewhere
and bring them into his own country with
out being unnecessarily 6ued for carrying
on this harmless business. This is what the
American farmer wants. We want, gentle
men, not only the home markets. but the
markets Of all the world for the variety
Of products OF this great country.
We want to sell our manufactured products
TO India and Hungary, the manufacturing
places Of Europe, and the agricultural places
OF Mexico, South America, and Asia. We
want 10 remove as far as we can the resTic-
tons and barriers which annoy our indus
tries, so that this couRtry may take ITS place
alongside OF the great commercial countries
OF the world, and become rich and powerful
as no other country has before.
Mr.. Carlisle thanked the committee for
the attention with which it had heard him,
and explained that he bad undertaken 10
speak under considerable difficulty. 1t was
generally reported that he was far from well,
and be appeared to be much fatisued at the
close Of bis speech. When he had finished
there was burst OF tumultuous applause
and cheering, which, in fact, had been pien-
tifuIy accorded at each Of bis points, and it
was some minutes before order could be re-
stored, owing 10 the pressure OF members
to get near the Speaker AID congratulate
him.
AZ $3.50 o'clock the committee rose and the
House adjourned