The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-10
rHn HOME MARKmT THEORY Tx
Flooded,


10y, we do not now discover any RE-
publican campaign orator who 10
dwelling on the home market theory IN
connection with tho so called Pfotee'
tive tariff, II Ia such transparent
fraud and humbug that but few OF the
Republican leaders have the gall 10
peTpetrate II upon their trusting CON
atltuents, For the benefit OF the much
humbupged who dwell In Major Nc
Kinley'a bailiwlck let us proceed to tho
facts, without elrcumlOentlon,
Pennsylvania, AZ we know, Is the
great Protection State, ana Pltls'
burg is the metropolis OF Weat'
ern Pennsylvania, Mr. John H.
Wallace, OF New York, has just given
us some statistics on the shrlnkage OF
farm values IN Western Pennsylvania,
that Wa want all our Stark county
farmers 10 read, Mr. Wallace's article
WAS first sent TO that narrow Protee'
ton organ the PlttAburg Commercial
Gazette, one Of the principal organs OF
the protected millionaire, In response
TO that paper'a bluaIeTlng requeat for
proof 20 substantlate the truth Of u
previous article OF Mr., Wallacee on the
same subject, which Ia deslgnated free
trade baIderdash" But the CONNER
clal Gazette, true TO It's policy of unfair
dealings ana Of never presenting both
sides of the question, rrtu6td to pub
llbh II,
Mr.. Wallace shows by his article that
while milliOnaltes arc belpg rapidly
created IN some Of thq Protected Indus
tries, that farms are being plaslercd
with mortgages, and that good farms
are constantly shrinking Ia value IN
the midst Of these projected industries.
Mr. Wallace advertised for q farm re-
Gently In Western Pennsylvania, aud
the farmers literally tumbled over each
other 10 sell at almost any price, Mr.
Wallace says;
at the close OF the advertisement |
cautioned correspondents that The
values Of TO day aud not OF ten years
ago would Oe considered From this
yCu V N observe that ] was then aware
OF tho shrlukagG that had taken place
IN farms for farming purposes, The
replies 10 this adyerti, cement, which j
had previously placed Ia tle Presbyte'
riau Banner, Kept mo quite busy for
two or three mOnthe, bat the adyerlls'
lug paid we'll for In three days after
going into the held / found Just what |
wanted, Thes replies Ienotreslrlcl'
cd 10 the southern part OF Allegheny
cOuuty ana the northern part OF Wash
ingtOn county, 90 Indicated In the nd
yeftlsemcnt, but came from all 0djoin'
Ing counties and q few from tho east
Crll counties OF Ohio"
The following are among the lnStan'
cCa coming under his personal notice
with which Mr., Wallace backs his Ns'
Geltions'
Away back about 1872 my
brother bought the David Duncan
| farm. adiOIningthe village Of Florence,
IN Washington county, NJ $50 an Rcre.
lie consulted with me about II sbefolo
the purchase, llo said the soil was thin
but 10 was 80 much below the average
price OF good farms In that region that
| advised him " buy 10 and thought
N great bargain. His efforts 10 I'M
prove the soil by careful tllllng and
nursing were not very successful and
no determined TO sell II. After years
OF effort aud delay ho succeeded 40 last
IN getting rid OF II NJ o very c0nsidera.
bic loss. Al the time Of this purchase
good farms OF good land were worth $50
% 800 an acre II we'll located In that
region. About thu lirst OF last May
was NJ tho old farm In North Eayette
| township, and then aud there II occur
red to mo that / would buy farm for
my nephew, j.. Harper Wallace. ! had
not asked any questions about the
price OF farms for good many years,
aud when 1 asked him what the old
farm was worth his answer struck me
as u clap Of thunder, He said mot
more than about sixty dollars an acre" )"
This was revelation for which ! waa
not prepared, for never IA my memory
had 10 been placed NJ n less ilgure than
eighty dollars. IL had always been con.
Bidered one Of the beat farms In the
township. From other sources ! learn.
ed thnt this estimate Of what II would
now bring was quite correct, am In
tereated In this farm bringing the
highest cent possible, but my personal
belief iSit will not bring sixty dollars.
Mr., Wallace cites some twenty farms
In the midst Of Protected cities, where
the decline In the value Of land has
been over % per cent, IN the last ten
years, This is fatal to farm Industry.
Mr.. Wallace cites o casein Ohio county
whore u farm n few weeks ago Of iG5
acres sold for 500 per acre, that was
worth SS5 ten years ago. Mr., Wallace
shows that the formers ore slowly being
taxed to death by tue general govern
ment for the benefit Of pet millionaire
manufacturers, who are rolling up
enormous fortunes In consequence.
There never was n greater fraud than
the "home market fake, which every
campaign Is dinned into the ears Of the
farmers.
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