The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-09-05
THE FARMERS COLUMN.
Edited by the Pioneers Agricultura'
Correspondent.


now YARnsRs ARE ROBBED.
If the increased price Of American manu-
factured goods, caused by the tariff is only
will add the increased cost Of their distri
that tho sum Of the tariff bonuses paid by
our citizens is something over sl2,boo, ,o0l
per annum, and Of this our citizens depend
upon agriculture to pay above $500, ,00O, 900
For every dollar paid in by tho nAanufao
turers, the farmer pays in four dollars
And then the manufacturers take the
pool This is the protective system.
COMPARISON OF RESULTS.
Taken as . whole the United States has
grown In wealth at an unexampled rate. So
far, 50 good. That is just as we should ex-
pect. And under low tariff it was the sgri-
cultural interests that not merely profted
pered at rate that distanced all others.
Under high tariff our crops have been ss
good, our growth in wealth, not 50 great
proportionatoly. to be sure, but still snor-
nous in the aggregate and rapid in rate;
OAs Suln IAu0 ~ ID AOt tuo 18Iuox @u0b XoI6
the lions share. HIS industry is more pro.
ductive than ever, but not to him. He
is taxed to subsidize the manufacturers.
And thus is inaugurated new sort Of part
nership--the farmer produces the most
wealth and the manufacturer gets most Of
it. The farmer need not be shocked at
this. He ought not to be surprised. That
is just what the tariff is for. There
is NO malice about il. The manufacturers
simply want all they can get. They don't
care whore it comes from.
THE "PAupER-1ABon" HuxBua.
]. The American farm workingman
does compete, as q matter Of fact, with
the pauper laborer, not only Of Europe, but
Of Asia. American grain sells in the
worlds market on . par with the produce
Of tho serfs of Russia and the slaves Of the
soil Of India.
2. The Protectiolist is the only man who
wants the American workingman to COM
pete with the pauper laborer Of Europe. It
is he, and not the Free Trader, who insist
that the American workingman shall be put
to the tasks under which the foreign '.pau-
per" is ground into the dust.
And how is the American workingman
against loss by being privileged to extort
is the protection for the workingman
There is no customs duty to keep out labor.
The average or base rate Of wages in this
country is obviously fixed by Agriculture
the heaviest employer. Agriculture re-
ceive protection-and it needs none.
rrJr A - A .
HIS own HANDS.
Unlike every other class of our voters,
the farmers are sufficiently numerous and
powerful to bring about any economic poll
cy they faver. In one sense, they are to
blame for the present situation. But our
tariff was not Of their making. Their hon.
est representatives were wheedled, their
dishonest ones bought, to give assent to
legislation that NO one except the experts
who procured it for themselves could even
comprehend. Now, however, In the light
of its effects, they can see its intent. We
reach the practical question, what is the
farmer going to do about it
Congress made the Protective Tariff.
Congress must unmxke 1t.
So long as congress is composed Of Pro-
tectionists just so long will the farmer be
plundered. Nay, more So long ss the re-
presentatives Of the unprotected CLASSES are
Indifferent, while the representatives Of the
protected intererests' are 0@Gressiue.
Eeen, and 0r6O7cizeI, just 30 long
viii the farmer bs made tie victim. The
unprotected masses have the remedy in
their own hand. Their voters number
5000, 900, those Of the protected classes on
ly 2,0OO, 900. The victims have an over
majority. But their representa-
tives in Congress have been indifferent. |
Indifference must be allowed no longer.
The farmers representative must be alive
on this ISSUE
There lies the remedy. Make the fight
in the Congressional districts. Is this man
in favor of high tariffs f-Vote him down.
Arc you republican Vote for the
Vote for the Tariff Reformer.
II your representative in Congress pro-
fesses wish to relieve you Of your tariff
Protection" on the ground that the system
is necessary to raise revenue FOX the govern
ment: then vote for him to stay at home
while you send to Washington some one
else, who has more brains than he, to help
sAu AAu way ~ WnlSn the government
can raise one dollar without taxing the |
American people four dollars-of which
those dependent upon agriculture pay three. |
= You need not hope to raise such
E{Nz1pGleH funds. as can the
PrOtectel naG7s1sf 1ctztrizse en-
DLOyers. But you can cast more
..otes than tlaeV can bHy.-Tsrif Re-
Form.
4. &.. zEss5s&s1, ,SSs$ I'M 49, =. r
NOW ROE Al AGRICULTURAL sHoK.