The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-11-01
home market on the face of the terrestrial

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AMERICA S PROSPERITY JEoPARDIzED.
g why do politicians desire to jeopardiz
or destroy That market? Are men wh
. take even one step in tat direction wor
thy OF the confidence Of the American pee
f pie +? Can the American people trust them
? Inc solution OF these questions is depend
3 ent OIL the result of the coming election
; The farmers Of this country surely do no
desire to have their home market de-
stroyed, They are told that if certain for
eIgn goods are let in they can buy cheaper
v ELL man can not buy unless he ha
money, A farmer can't have much money
unless ne can sell his products for COCO
pfice. An Englshman comes to him and
says: Il can sell you a coat cheaper than
the American manufacturer
"Well,' says the farmer, IF you will
buy my grain ior good price l can buy
tie coat
Says the Englishman: don.t want your
grain. can get my supply of grain from
India. The IiiDdoo works for few cents
day. Ny grain obta ined from India
costs me not more than half as much as
yon ask for yours, Lower your price and
may buy your wheat, though the India
supply is abundant y
W hat," saga tho American farmer,
''a4l Il in order to get an English coat to
sell my wheat at ruinous prices? NV farm
laooreTS will not work like the Hindoo for
a few cents day. We cannot compete
with the pauper labor of India. We are
American citizeps, AID j ana the men
! wac Work On my farm had better vote for
q Protective tariff and have home mar.
ket. Mr. John Bull, 1 can't buy your coat
unless you will consent to pay Iae good
price for my wheat"
| ADDING INSULT TO INJURY
And so with all the work1ngmen of the
country, 1t would be bitter mockery, it
would be adding insult to injury for free
trader to tell factory operative about
cheap English goods, when he has been
| thrown out Of employment and has no
money in his pocket and sees no prospect
OF obtaining any. When the Englishman
comes in and undersells the American
manufacturer the factory is closed and the
operative ia out of employment. The En-
gishman S cheap goods have been the ruin
of the American workman.
A few days ago l was standing ST the
window of q house in tampiden. [ had
passed over this very spot of ground some
thirty years ago when, withsth exception
OF few struggling houses, there was no
Hamptden, no Woodbury.. Now there is
a population of many thousands. All this
is the outgrowth CT the protective system,
AS was thinking of these things wagon
| was driven up loaded with the finest pota-
toes ever beheld. 1t was soon surround
ed, the potatoes sold and the farmer
started back to his home to bring another
load. Here was {, home market for the
farmer, created by the Protective tariff,
would the Englishman have bought the
farmers potatoes? Oh. no; but he would
have offered to sell him cheap coat. But
the farmer must sell before he can buy and
unless ne can find home market he con.
not dispose of his produce. There are a
vast number of Hamptden's and Wood
berry's created by the protective tariff.
Let any one travel over this great country
and he will discover hundreds of manufac.
turing places created by the wise policy of
Protection and affoTding home market
for the farmers products.
HOW TO REDUCE THE SURPLUS
The evil of a surplus in the Treasury
can be easily obviated. Les them remove
the duty On sugar and many other articles
Vhich ought TO come in free and there will
be no surplus. But it is apparent that
men who will keep the duty on sugar and
let foreign wool in free, SO that our far
mers will have to compete with the wool
growers OF Australia and Europe are not
the safest depo8itores of political power.
Ihe State of Maryland has endeavored to
protect our wool growers by tax on dogs
in many OF the counties, but ths present
domlnat party in TIA House OF Represen.
tatlveg proposes 20 render such legislation
USELESS by letting in foreign wool free,
thus injuring our farmers more than
would be done by 1000 sheep.killlpg dogs
turned loose every county.
In conclusion, would say that any far
rler OK any workingman who votes for
party that is moving in the direction of
free trade will be voting to impoyerish
himself, beagar his family, and bring on
the country the calamities which afflicted
us in lS40 In that year l cast my first
vote for General William Henry Harrison,
and in this year it is my intention to vote
for his worthy grandson. General Benja-
min Harrison, who, believe, will make
as good president as any man now liv-
ing in America. With much respect an,
gentlemen, very truly yours, cts,
GEORGE YELLoTT.
To Messrs. James 2. Hooper, Richard
Cromwell, Enoeh Pratt and 9th ers.