Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-10
WORKING THEGRANGERS.

The New York Tribune Iavitcs an Expression
otoplnion Of Tariff influence on Agriculture
To Get a Petition Before Congress
NEw NoRK. Feb. Some time ago the
Tribune invited expressions of opinion
by individual farmers, agricultural
societies Snd oranges regarding the in
huence Of the tariff upon the agricultural
industry and changes IN the tariff
desired by farmers. The result WAS the
receipt of several thousaDd letters which
the Tribune submitted to 81 committee
consisting o. Hon. Warner Miller,
Cyrus c. Carpenter. JOHN I. Rich, W. <,
Morse, Edward EUryouSh. j. y. LYMAN,
VIM. GroSVruor, J Il. Hale. OF Connect.
cut ard Hon. James Wilson, OF Iowa.
This committee was charged with
the work of making un cen
sus of the farmers rs shown
10y these letters. Its report Is accompa-
MED by the following petition, which rm-
bodies the findings Of the committee mud
which the farmers and farmers orgaulza-
tons who favor the propositions are re-
quested To sign and transmit 60 congress,
or 70 the Tribune for forwarding:
To the speaker ct the house of rcpresou-
tatives:
The undersigned respectfully pray that
agriculture may be more otTectuRlly pro
tected by preventing fraudulent impor-
ta'lons of cattle ON pretease that they
are for breeding purposes only. BY
duty of twenty cents per hushel
on barley, and with proportions
ate Increase of duty on malt. By
dntlos of 25 cents per bushrl ON pota-
toes and Onions; s. per 100 ON cabhaE :;
So per ton on hay; 10 cents per pound on
hops; 20 per cent on beans and peas; ,
ceuts per dozen on eggs; 30 per cent on
fowls and poultry; and on vegetables in
their natural state or in salt or brine, not
otherwise provided for, with no re
mOval or reduction OF the duties on
market garden products now dutiRble.
By such an increase of the duties on flax
and on linen goods as will cffectually On
courage the preparation of the fibre and
the manufacture of the goods; by abol-
lshlng all duties on sugar, with bounty TO
the home producers; by prevent
ing imports of leaf tobacco suitable for
wrappers at duties imposed ON other Loaf
tobacco, and repeating all internal taxes
on tobacco. By restoring to wool grow
ing the substantial protection under the
tariff of 81, modified To meet the later
FERNS of foreign competition and ovas-
ion.
The report proper is quite long, Civ
ing statistics of farm and muuufactur-
ing growth in the United States during
the past fifteen years to show that pro
lection has brought immigration and
with it a home market for agricultural
products which permitted vast farm
Developments, etc
Two hundred and seventy of
three hundred and twentv-six farmers
who refer to the duties on sugar ask
the abolition of those duties.
The producers of tobacco earnestly do
sire that the fraudulent importation of
cOOlie grown tobacco may be stopped by
a more precise definition of the classes.
The report then gives statistics of the
wool industry and the reasons for the
necessity OF return TO the tariff of 1867.
Petition for the Submission OI II National Pro
hibitory Constitutional Amendment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Grand Div
ision of the Sons of Temperance of Wis
consin, have forwarded TO Senator
Sawyer and by him introduced in the sen
ate, petition praying for the submission
to the states of national prohibitory
constitutional amendment