Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-08-23
OUT FOR CLEVELAND.
4 Pennsylvania Manufacturer Allies
Himself Htth the Party Of Pure
Government and LOlC TdCeS.

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gest manufacturing establishments in
Pennsylvania is that Of A. B. Farquhar,
of this place, who makes agricultural inn
plements. He was a warm personal friend
of Garfield, and only last week pronOunc-
ed for Cleveland. In an interview to-
day he said 81 have not left the Repub-
lican party; it has left me. | became
Republican because | believed that ev-
cry man, woman and child in America,
white or black, had an equal right to lib
erty and the untrammeled pursuit of
happiness. | voted for all our Republi.
can presidents. The Republican party
has deserted the principles of its noble
founders and now stands for the policy of
shackling trade and taxing labor to give
bounties to favored classes. 1t has be-
come the party Of Capitalization and mo-
nopoly, imagining the government was
instituted for its benefit, while /, in COM
mon with its former great lights, Lincoln,
Chase and McCulloch, believe in the eco
nomic principles Of Jefferson. No old
time Republican owes apology for advo-
eating tariff reform.
after the war | remained with the
party called Republican so long as l be-
lieved the national credit (more impor-
tant than systems of taxation) was safer
in its hands. But President Cleveland
administration has proved there is no
difference in the parties in this respect
and his tariff reform policy is certainly
in the direction of national progress
The effect of high tariff rates is to en-
courage monopolies and trusts, and the
farmer is beginning to understand thi;
very well. Manufacturers seek to terrify
farmers with a picture of the competition
they will have when their factories are
closed and their hands have to go on the
farm. What nonsense The Mills bill
by reducing the cost Of the raw material
will open a dozen factories where it vii
close one. 1t is, besides, demonstrably
impossible to break any considerable por
ton of the manufacturing industry of thC
country even under absolute free trade
q am very sure that l would not have
to stop, but would rather do SO than have
the community taxed to support me-
while it is certain that with lower tarif
the farmers supplies might be more
cheaply obtained.
"In short, no benefit is derived by th'
farmer from the protective system it is
however, very certain that the increased
price he has to pay for supplies impover
ishes him and makes the monopolist
millionaire. If wool was placed on tn
free list it would simply be what the WOO
growing States desire. The older State
are growing less and less dependent upol
wool, but farmers everywhere suffer NOR
from increased cost of clothing han the
would gain by tariff on wool, and re
duction of tariff, therefore, would prov
benefit to the farming community.
Although the prices of agriculture
implements are enhanced by the tarif
the implement makers suffer by the prai
ent war tariff system in several way.
He is at disadvantage in the export {
his wares; he is at increased expense fc
r his raw material. His sales are dimiI
ished, and the high tariff bearing parti'
ularly hard upon his customers, the farm
, Ing community, he suffers with then
= Were the Presidents policy carried OIL
he would, while able to sell bis impl
ments at lower prices, make more Of thel
and make better profits upon his bushes
'Protection is the father of millionaire
e and paupers, and the question simply
shall we continue thus to tax labor an
S trade to fill the already overfowing trea
ury vaults and pockets Of Il aillionair