The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-07-12
sTgoSGEYssTATED.

The New Ycrk Times puts tho case very
we'll when II invites the attention OF the
farmer 10 the proposition that The price Of
what be buys Is just as important 10 him
a. the price Of what he sells. The Times
restatcs q familiar Law of trade, hich can.
not be too often repeated, IN these words
The difference between comfortable
prosperity and slowly grinding itnpoyer.
ishmept for The farmer may be made by
tbs simple fari that he necessarily sells his
products In competition with all the world
and st ihc lowest prices that competition
can produce, while the cost Of nearly every
thing that he must buy Is enhanced by >
system of Indirect taxation, The greater
part Of which IL Intended 10 sirangie COM
petition and Increase the profits offavored
interests. When the farm CT has worked
out this simple problem he viii find that
tho relief he most needs {. in Ibis own
hands aud that The taxation from ahieh he
suffers most Is that - iieh he has been
bilndly helping 10 tasien upon himself.
The competition Of the great agriculture
al west does lessen the profits of the cast
ern farmers corn and wheat, but there Is
another way In whiei, the western immer
helps his eastern cousin II l. the west
which affords market for The surplus
manufactures OF the cas-. and by eonitibu'.
Ing 10 the growth of manufacturing towns
gives the eastern land owner chance at
fruits, poultry ard other similar
products. The western farmer suffers In
the end the greater disadvantage because
usually he can grow only staple crops or
stock.
The manufactures of the country can
not grow much more and still live upon
our own population. They have been
stimulated now mach beyond our eonsum.
Ing capacities. We are paying for grea,
deal Of Idle lime asd sfasmodleally uscd
capital. The farmer does most OF the pay. |
Ing. The home market IL worked to death. |
Manufacturer in Pennsylvania thrive well |
enough 10 keep private lakes for iheii ]
amusement anal by their snpercilioas neg
ligenee let the water sweep 10 destruction |
1000 human beings and millions In prop
erty. They th,i.c by laws which give |
them power TO make artificial prices. Prob.
ably Kansas and Missouri farmers In buy |
Ing their nails and hardware helped the |
Pittsburg plniocra,s TO build the iohnsiown |
dam. Certainly the ability of wealthy
Pittsbargers to own the lake Is due direct. |
" to the tax laid upon The country by the |
tariff Laws.
II the average price Of articles larmer |
buys Is 40 per cen, higher Than the level OF
the worlds markets AMI the price of what |
he sells cannot sise cent above the level. |
II Is not hard 10 see how great part OF
crops sell for $1,000 and lie pays for ar,l
eies Of consumption SI,aoo he must come
out Ssoo In debt each year. II articles of
consumption COS, him but $500 he would |
be $soo ahead.
A republican administration has four |
years In which iis sweet promises TO farm.
ers may be redeemed, So far II has not
changed a single iaw oi trade and II Is so
safe TO predict that none will be changed.
Unless The party repudales lie platform OF
1883 and reforms the taria the farmer will
be worse in debt In isos than he Is now.
VIII the western farmer have common
sense enough to refuse 10 follow The bloody
shirt orators and vote in moment Of
Fictitious enthusiasm for hIs own enslave.
ment