Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07

FafmeFD-Necesaity OF . Broad Marriott
volley of Hot Shot For High Protection.
Speaker Reed is mighty man when
it comes to making members of Congress
vote as he wants them to vote. but he
has not yet acquired the power of put
ting gag into the mouths of = few
members of Congress Outside of Con-
gress Blaine continues TO -Tbreathe out
threatenings and slaughter" and. en-
boldened by his example. Congressman
Butterworth has INDUCED his soul by
giving vent to some more fine reciproc-
ity talk
Butterworth, as Is we'll known. has
long been strong advocate of reciproc-
ity with Canada He is not one of
those blind leaders of the blind protec-
tionists who think it good thing to
shut ourselves up with tariff bolts and
bars and have nothing to do with
abroad"
In his celebrated attack on the Nc
Kinley bill it will be remembered that
Butterworth complained of our policy
toward Canada in these words: Against
our own countrymen here on the North,
in whose veins courses the same blood
that courses in our own-united to us
by a destiny which is above the control
of Kings or Congresses shut the
door, we refuse even to accept their
lumber, but send our children shelter
less to bed rather than have a fair ex-
change with them"
In that strain Butterworth went on to
show that under President Grant a
treaty was negotiated designed to open
the avenues of trade between the north
ern part of our continent and the south
ern. not only providing for a free ex-
change of manufactured and natural
products, but opening up the canals and
railroads in order that the healtaful
tide of our commerce might sweep
North and South, as it does East and
West"
But this treaty was not confirmed.
''What prevented it?" asks Butterworth.
and he answers his own question:
The avarice in certain localities. The
| opposition was dictated from the potato
patch, from the cabbage patch, from the hop
| fore the bill is over you will see my honored
| friend in charge OF the hop brigade, associ-
ated with the cabbage cavalry. endeavoring
| to persuade the farmer that his highest good
| is in combining ourselves to a mar1et where
| we do not sell now more than three -fourths
| of what we produce
After Butterworth had made such q
brave onslaught on McKinley's queer
measure-with its duty on eggs amount
ing to lust one omelet year to each
of our people"-some persons were led
to suppose that he would vote against
it; but party pressure was too great
even for a man with mo star of ann
bition above him that would tempt him
to climb on false ladders"
So Butterworth keeps up his spirits
by talking against the bill he voted for.
His latest talk was suggested by Harri-
sons little reciprocity message to Con-
| gress transmitting Blaine's letter on the
same subject
He gives his fullest sympathy to the
South American reciprocity scheme and
says: The patriot who fails to recog-
nize IN the policy foresh allowed by those
papers great opportunity fer renewed
National prosperity don't read correctly
the signs of the times It is not diff
cult to discover in the restless discon-
tent which has grown up under the par
| tial operation of our tariff a sure har-
binger of the overthrow of those who de-
fend and uphold the extravagant rates
| of duty which are now imposed"
Butterworth has a very positive opin-
ion that we have carried this protection
business too far. and he rejoices that
there are signs that a halt is to be
called Here is the way in which he
| expresses himself: The country does
| net believe such high rates are essential
to adequate protection. There is no
nation in Europe where the Govern
ment shows less inclination than our
own to mind its own business and let
the private concerns of tze people
alone When conventions are brought
to approve policy they do not under
stand, and applaud particular acts of
| which they have na definite knowl-
edge, we have reached perfection in
political machinery. In the presence
of such trying conditions it is refresh
ing to read the message and letter men,
toned. pointing out the necessity of
multiplying the opportunities of our
people by enlarging the area of our
trade and commerce"
The prospect of the party for 1892
does not by any means please the Ohio
Congressman and he asks: what is
our situation as q party? The tariff un-
revised. and no consoling prospect that
| the Senate will do more than transpose
| the exorbitant rates than abound in the
present schedule"
| Then he comes back to the subject
of reciprocity as means of widening
| the farmers market, and complains
bitterly of a Congressional policy that
would narrow the field of our commerce
| and snub the nations OF this hemis-
| phere, with whom alone we could hope
to secure enlarged and favorable trade
relations We make prefer of plan to
give farmers sugar at a reduced rate,
but we won't let him sell his corn or
pork in order to pay for his sugar. We
pacify him by pointing to his home
market, as if we had to stand guard
over it to keep him from losing it Yes.
| the farmer has a home market and he
holds it by title above the power of
Congress He is shown a tariff schedule
which runs the whole gamut from snap
beans through peas, onions, peanuts,
squashes. cabbages. eggs. oranges, hops.
! corn, rye, and wheat-all of which is as
useful to him as aduty on tin whistles :"
| McKinley's farmers tariff is further
| derided by Butterworth:
What use to him (the farmerD Is a tariff on