Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
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The Tarit aud the Farmers.
tfthc biu for tae rciactiou % The tarif,
uos psni.ug ln Clngtvss, sh0li become
slas. h0s s0ad 10 act The Interests ~
| farmers A. C.Assf
10 ne erst p'tes there l. nothing that
| farmers produce. especially 10 The north,
/ BOT shst in that bill l. pat on Tie free It,
iu the second place Canals, which L. sli-
uaiei convenlent % oar markets, hAs al ~
/ those articles In abundance 10 export
| Thus 10 = PROPOSED 90 sllos The Citfens
/ 20 that cUuuiry % enter oar markets Ia
| ffeyf compet.ulH With he ulsfs of our
ovn soll-tho.s ~ cannot iaK % have The
same privileges a. those ~ho pay the taxes.
TIE fysat must bt = shfiukAge In price,
/ Are fAruers Wiling % accefs - ielsi
/ Have thry 49, = class nsen mailing mOpu,
too iasi 10 he pasii AT. they sudciently
pfusp-f0u. - ilstify Q change fOr ihs
-0rssi Ask ne stortksvpers -ao furnish
/ them with their supplies. Ask tae taI 40
scssors ani tAI ssiasfsr. Ak The farm
~. themselves. and see What gill - Tie
ansssr L. u not true. that tasru q no
class Who work 40 l0sg. a. hard AMI fof
such smAu pay A. farmers and thslr sl'ssf
Bat there Are comPsnsations-ye flr -ool
an 80 duty GA wooden clOih. Free 90.
gari -. Frss ricsf 40.
Ia farmer keep. afly sheep. sells BIZ.
sool AL bays The clothing Tor hls family.
D. BE- goiug 20 gst back the loss In The
price % WOOL 10 he ch-aP-niug of his par
cbAse.i Not mach. dOnI believe Ne
.hoa'd ses coarse soo,eu goods mach, n
Any. cheaper a, Tor doe bfoadcl1ihs, tasy
mi ght bv chsAp-uei some-hst, hai TIE ben
- !. q
shO 80 DOT nj iL a. flr me l sOnli
rather have o. cent. pr tu.h-l Adiei -
tie price % nv potato crop thsn al The
compensation can see 10 the proposed
tsfir On
% nv brother farmers want . repeil-
tion 10 their Own e1p-fiercs ~ ths times
forty years sgoi remember TIE fact Ia,
ny father. then y0uug. smart nan, work.
81 Ia hAyiug A. IS csnts q day. % pay OH
% borrowed money I remember ~ sss-
iug him sell nice twc-y~Ar-oi heller for
uIn= dollars remsmbyr - al. cntting
cord WOOD flr the potash aui hauling u
too on - flr one dollar per cord l rc-
msmD,r ~hsn my folks sold batter fur
a. ! cent pr p1unf and thoug ht IL an
sHtrsvsgNnt price. A1lnsss cost then
from - - 81 csnts PEI gsllou iss A1oat
The sane pr pogni Sugar sAs higher
Than nos. cotton cloths ard pfiuts were
from O. csuts pr yard hi ghsr than nov.
How about TIE price % Soolcnsf A q
that caat ssy via certainty. =. oar fam.
iiy sore the pfofuCts Cfths domestic loom
AZ that tine. bat I DO recolleci That nv
mother used % weave ard roll large qusn.
titles of ftnntl every summer, sud that ar
~ csuis yard sAs the price she got fIr
IL - Of sol
"a goods must AZ east have been ~ high
a. a. prtssnt
Thsre isa cool deal ofblsisnt taxi In ihls
eonEecti0n A10ui measures seeking TIE best
gooi % the greatest uumber. l don't b.
lieve there vas ever any lAsiing good 10
robhing Pctsr 20 pay Paul The measure
that Affects the prosperity % The farming
Interest Affects the property % al Other
Industries. When you striGe the uuuk ~
The roots TIE whole tree vii qalver, so
when agriculture IL smiitsn The whole fab
nc ofour Industries feels the shock. These
thibgs arr not Independent u each other.
Agriculture feels, science iuvsu's, and
labor impsllsd BY capital sets In motion the
Whole vast machinery % oar various indus
tries, whose Interests are 80 inss3sraoly
intersOyen that the least Jar 10 one Vi
orAtes thrOugh the whole. A quick mar.
ket makes glad heart When msnufAe-
tarvrs boom, farmers prosper. when The
farmers prosper. trAissmen dad The ready
cash Ia their III Then 10 Il that the IA
bOr,rs reap . rich harvest Let as farm
srs not BE- deceived into selling our birth.
right Cor . m - OF po,tsge. Let rs not,
Tor The sake Of party, cling IN any usdi-
ton. OF the past. which time and expert
snee have proved to be lnaisqutie "a oar
needs. Let ne insist, By al the weight Of
Oaf influence. that In The making OF laws
oar hurieBs shall b. considered. and our
welfare made second 10 no other Interest
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