New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-02

duty ON any commodity adds Just much to the pres
of the similar article OF domestic production, evi-
IDENTIFY one which need not be spuned In the intereue
Of protection.
The duty on sugar Is maintained by Free Traders
and also TO considerable extent by ProtectionIsts.
The same is true 10 rice. Cane-sugar Is produced
only in louisiana and rice only in South Carolins and
other Southern States. The Democratic patronage Of
these southern interests, whose existence depends
protection, helps to keep the South ia line In tho
assault upon the products of manufacture. ~
sugar and manifestly occupy doubtful positios
In tariff discussion, they have been omitted from
both the foregoing tables. They naturally belong
however, tho Protectionbt side of the argument.
In bis Message Of December 1887 President Cleveland
ludciousy omitted all reference o these highly pro-
,ected southern industries while expanding the iorcc OF
his argument against the farmers throughout the coun
twenty-five TO fifty
would also sliude to another aspect OF the tariff,
which reflects the feeling Of the Republican parry
toward the farmers Of the country The tariff now Ia
force gives them free fertilizers. This Is an Important
benefit. II includes. among other things, ashes,
glano. bones and nitrate Of soda. During the year
ioss it amounted 10 50 $4,000.
Ihere Is also a third aspect Of the present tafn
favorable to the American farmer In common with
others allows him for his table free spices bansnas
p;neapples Olives cocoanus arrow root cocoa farina
vanilla mscaroni verm:cell sage and apoca 1t alss
allows him free tea and coffee Ali these are articles
for the production of which he is not a Competitor
and for that reason they are not dutiable under
the farmers wife to have free indigo. and his WHO'S
family enjoys the advantage OF free India rubber ana
and besides all THIS he Is allowed to import animals
for breeding purposes free OF duty Tho total value Of
the imports Of all these free articles during the yess
1888, was S113.006462.
From an this I appears that the tariff policy pur:
sued by The Republican party IS protective Of the In.
terests Of the American farmer. both by tho I'm
position OF duties and by the remission Of duties n
OF Government but at the time II directly con-
fers upon him benefits which vastly outweigh those
burdens. In word. the tariff policy OF the Repub-
lican party is adapted to the circumstan and
dtions OF the country I'm all its needs OF projections
and Of finance 1t is attuned TO the sentiment Of the
grand old Roman maxim: Z" Salus popui supreme
lex"
And now what Is the grand result Of this policy Of
protection and Of careful conformity OF our tariff
policy, to the conditions which onfront us"1 ft
Is that In 1885 American farmers found home mar
kets for the products Of their labor TO the amount
OF about 80 900 900 0O0 and besides, sold foreign
countries OF their surplus 10 the amount OF $780,
surplus exported from any other country the globe,
and. perhaps has had something 10 do in causing our
farmers to be kindly disposed toward any sort Of
surplus.
The value OF the foreign commerce Of every nation
is not only much less than that of its internal
merce. but foreign commerce appears to be. in i'm
portant particulars, mere adjunct of internal COM
merce
interesting fact that the exports OF products
OF agriculture during the year 1888 constituted 70
cent and that the exports Of products OF manu-
facture constituted only 10 per Of our total ex-
ports Of domestic merchandise. This indicates that
the America farmer has his full share Of participation
in our foreign commerce. well as a practical
monopoly Of our home markets
And now, In conclusion. what specific re-
form can Mr.: Cleveland any other gentleman Of
his way OF thinking propose for the benefit Of tho
American farmer except II he In the direction of an
increase Of that protection which is afforded him
under The line Of policy which. since 1851 hs been
s'eadfasy pursued by the kePTefa Sr pary I'd
Huntington, L. l., Oct 81, 1859. Nv -