The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-20

The farmer sells dear or buys cheap,
whichever way il may be put He has the
whlp-hand OF the protected mill-owner IN
business under fair play, and can under.
sell him.
The miil-owner howled for protection in
1851. Protection from wheat and from
whom2
Protection from the American farmer.
Protection from the American farmers
surplus. Protection from the American
farmers payment for his surplus. Pro-
lection from the American farmers dis
posal to his countrymen of the payment
Tor his surplus. Protection from the
American farmers competition in the dis
posal to his countrymen of the payment
Tor his surplus
There was no other human being on
this green earth from whom the American
mlli-owner could be protected, or from
Whom he wanted protection. There was
no other human being who entered into
competition with him, or who could enter
into competition with him. except the
American farmer.
he was protected-but protected from
the American farmer only.
The American farmer was forbidden 10
take in payment for his surplus any re-
hned sugar, under penalty of d fine Of
three and one-haa cents per pound--to
protect forty-nine refners.
The American farmer was fOrbi 49,
take IN payment wOslen cloth, unEcpDen-
atty of fine of sixtyto ninety per cent
70 protect 1890 cloth weavers.
The American farmer was forbidden to
take in payment cotton cloth, under pen.
atty OF fine of forty to 300 per cent.-to
protect l ,005 cotton sp.nners.
The American farmer was forbidden to
take in payment iron or steel, under pen.
atty OF forty per cent-to protect 1,0O5
iron workers.
The American farmer was forbidden To
take in payment silk goods, under penalty
OF fine OF fifty per cent.-to protect So
silk weavers.
And so on, and so on.
Every line in the tariff that protects anv.
body or anything is levelled directly al
the American farmer, forbidding him in
so many words to take in payment OF his
farm products sold abroad whatever is
made by the person protected, because
the farmer might, o. could, or would sell
1t again, at profit, to his countrymen al
lower price than the protected mill
owner.
The yearly product Of over two million
farmers must be sold abroad There are
! 100000 more in the farming business
than are required TO supply our 65,O00,OGl
people. There are less than thirty thou
sand establishments protected from their
competition, and the highest estimate of
| the persons employed-men, women and
children-in these protected establish
ments is 905, 900. The $4,000 mill-owners,
who make large fortunes when times are
good through the protection they enjoy
farmers, wax fat; but the latter wax leaner
and leaner
From 1850 to 1860 these mill-owners were
not protected against the farmers-and
farming paid The value Of our farms in
creased lO3 per cent. yearly, or more than
double the rate of increase of population.
From 1860 to 1880 these $4,000 were pro-
tected against the farmer-and farming
has not paid. The value of our farms is
increasing only p per cent. yearly, or less
than the rate of increase of population.
In 1880 our farms represented as per
cent. of our national wealth. and in 1850
they represented only % per cent, de-
cline OF one-half.
Year Value Of Farms. Total Hsalb. Per o.
1s5O..----.--- s. %. 90. 421 s7I35. 80 22S ~
ls6o------.---- 66i5. o45,o97 ,6I5e.616,o6s a
$50. 10 49,, 096, 10 g 6i2.000.O00 y
And the American farmer votes solidlv,
votes blindly, and will continue to vote
every year to protect the mil-owner against
competition by-himself and only himself
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