New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-17

cultural nation IN the world but VIC dolnnd'c iic po
OF the products Of thr farm In AL the markets. VI "
i.ation. Cheers. oar prodIctivcne"s uhoer t'cSo
settlements thus made 1T pace unknown 70 na'"'a'
law, and under such tropical conditions nhde inc out
pu, Of the farm 30 per- cent greater than the aoN"'o
ing power Of the country. We produced 80 p'r cent
OF the food OF the world and not only easily COM
mandod the countries which are compelled 10 WV
from abroad but so lowered To the prices OF wes' Anu
corn and I've stock that we paralyzed t'c prosperity
OF agriculture all the world.
with tho reduction in prices the farmers fouho ''c
railway rates an irsuprrablc obstacle 10 inc con-
tinuancc OF their business out OF tn" FIRE ana ''""o
OF ono OF thc fcrccs. and what Threatened U" NC WIG
OF tho most disastrous controversies OF our u'c
evolved one O. the most bcncfc"nt and farraich'h9
principles OF tie century, principle when hA' ~'
been and still ls denied ~ 81" railway h's"Ne,'
of Eu,opc II was that enormous volume Of 'rAh'c
economically hsndlrd III Tho larGts p;'SJie cars ao
drawn by the most powerful p'>'ibc eNsuc9 "'u'u
50 reduce tie cost OF transportation as % cao. III,
railway t. carry II al rates unh2rn o pc'or" a''" '
r,aise q reasonable rcturn upon 'ne i,.' ss"'.a
CHEERS, Under the operation Of tbs rule railway
racs I'm tho last twenty years htTo gone down over
100 Der cent uhilo the products OF tic Iarlh
have fallen about 80 per cent. Inc faNs Oh i''o
anpicd 10 the tonnage Of 1850 wonld nave S'cneu r
tho ycsr one thousand millions OF dollars lotc ta' I''o
gross revenue Of the railways OF INC niuN
s,.,cs SIM larger than their to'sl freight
and nasseugcr receipts. almost equal TO our
nrcsent National debt and tho sane as
the war indemnity paid bv FraErc to Germany III.
This tremendous concession OF thousand H!iIohs Oh
dollars year TO the commerce OF tie country mas also
simulated that commerce 10 an extet almost ueSou"
the realm Of Imagination. and In return given TO the
RAILWAYS 4 business which ID fairly cnuhcrativc
Cheers.)
AN ECONOMIC CRIME AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
But at the time when by this union Of the railroad
and the farm the British market was entirely III pcs
session OF the American arner for his wheat when nus
corn manufactured Into the hog was fecalhg 'oho'
mental Europe when the despair Of the foreign asri
cultnss was leading them To change their prOdnc'S
as 20 sill further enlarge our opportunities thorc was
pcrpcncd crime against the pro'pcnf! OF he '"'cu
states uneQualled In Its hing results oy any
war pestilence famine OF ancient or modern uhce
The speculative activity and capital whlch had oecn
successful In the stocf market and produce exchanges
combined to corner TIE food supplies OF Europe DC
rived from Am, RIGA. The theory vas that 'Nat
Britain and the Continent might he maze 70 pay
tribute for bread and meat which WORLD return 70
syndicate Of American gamblers sums SUI passing tc
spoils wruDg by tho Roman FmpcIors from ue con
quests Of the world. 1t alarmed Allie capitalists eh'
cabipets 1t stirred up the dormant energies 'i oiacr
peoples and conservative Governments; II stimnia'eu
railway construction In India ard Russia II made the
fellsh OF the Nile the ryG OF India ana peasant o
Russia the competitors Of the American Nl1ner aQi
lbs necessities for the amenities and lnAures OF Tie
highest civilization II 50 alarmed the Governments OF
England France and Germany That they put fatal ~
etrctIons upon the importation OF our live stock and
our pork But while our foreign markets have Uni'
been In large measure lost. our pr"action OF the
,amc cereals and Of I'VE stock las gone on constantly
Increasing tApplausc.'
In view oi the depression brought about BY these
causes It becomes III" highest duty Of The American
and the American fu'ncr 70 look about Tor
remedies. The first act cf The farmer" OF III" M"
states should be q. inclllccntly organize Npplau>")
In tho present condition Of the Tord orsaiha'ion Is
the Necessity Of existence Capital or 'aAc' IN cor
pora,iops labor urc lnizcs IL trad unions mannfact
nryre organize for protection. Farmers alone nave
failed g. unto IN arv ct lent and practical way Ih"r
agricultural societies are purely cducaiia thcr al
anCcS ar largely The Opporunli, VI IN" ''"rc lawyer
To- cNroit crude ideas upon rorpor"''os ana 'a'i ~
the srst round Of the ladd'r upon whi'h he hop, .
climb to the Legislature or q, Congress but tnc
farmer. should 10 30 bandcd 'f"'h~ !'"'
they can impress upon tho Government with '"tiiu".l
ing voice their needs. that the, AN 80 rni'a" u"
other In the rotation and subdivision "i crops ~ W 70
love Surplus 81 any cue pr"dut' that th Cd" cs."p'
the middle who Is now sappinH TIC ITO VI wv
BUSINESS. The most advanced free ruder while 'shhs
that the manufacturers Of tho c"rnu2 no longer hecd
prot.cilon admit, that the fostering " Oh. infant Ia
and the development OF our natural c'our'oe
have lei b. our present commanding position ~
manufacturing county.
RECIPROCITY RET AIIATIoH AND ErVESrE
Tho farmers have a,ways sustained the principle OIL
pr0t ,ction FOR manufacturers believing That tAclr
growth would create homo markets o! far more valn"
than any foreign possibilities. tAppsusc) ih"n'
are imported into tuis coHntry y'Ail; ar'Iih
worth oyer three hundred millions ~ dollars.
the direct product Of tie farm. II BY 'ntr'hg NJ
legislation this money cou,d fad It's way To TIC a1r.clt
,,n lp
The farmers organ..a,iDn shonM iuscrite upon 10
tanners the "thrcc RS Reciprocity Rctaatip' ahc
Revenue Chcer.) We have El1de remarkable
stride: within the last year IN the crHc;Hn % L,'
practical application OF the idea of America for AEcr
cans lCbeers.) W. have bccu brought into closer
relations and have better understandings WITH the other
countries upon the North ard south American CONT
ncHts. by wise and 1udr!ous Application, Of ia.
principle Of barter and exchange brood avenues oaH
opened for products into hitherto unknown mar
lets. b. these mtthods cach 0! t- countric' rar!c'
psting can be mutually Leuetted and eai!chcd. long
tarin which HAY be imposed equally AID !r.sr
tally by other Governments. but wr'u Great Eiltilh
prcteads u discover picdro pHruhohla Al ou 'a'lc
when France and Germany ciAiin That there !, uth
oes III rGrn. ahd by dc suot'rfufes Keep o oar
Of other countries the duty become imperative FOR u
show them the application of VI" familiar ruiz, ono
god turn deserves another" ,Checr,J
IL is tor TO declare That WEISS "f thai
payne. burgundy and the Rhire ap adni'crn"d and
metals tGlCat BIiti.u d' ''"i
ls establish re!d GOVERNMENTS! Inspection at cur
own ports upon eAp".i> and l.icn ~ L. 'rc.i
Britain. to France. " Ucr'l:aiy. 70 ncisum' IT. to
ciAl certificate or ut for tJ." Eut before
AID beyond the SLOW processes Vi Go, "ruA-cDtil
assistance there Inust always b.. tho !.i,-'.' aoph
cation Of the bcpeitent rule OF >e help. The ir,i
the wool and tho cotton HialL!ac tu.e:b combine
have each their own stors enc ccpDts. Leu /, l.
minimum II difference LotWrca tn prl'" - mann
featured steel coron Or wool a tho MIL and Ia mo
market, but the unorgalized ia!ucr are puIurrcd DC
ond II! rhyme or re.son IN, -inb!nIt'n 81 middle
ncn keep lowering tne prices for HIN. l"rr eE COR
the transportation complnrs ana mt!1taiH them
for the cOIi,uLcls lila. which hse faiicI from . or
6 TO s per quart al the cOu., -tat.,i uI.u
100 per cen, OF The railway tana. Is sti!l 'rrs TT
quart to the city family. The p"a";tul ton'',nr
sheep and hogs Tx on TIC enc l"sd y"
profit II the farmer and o.: III: o,aer hand the o'ft y
he consumer Tn. output " tie it1> LcseLt, III
ference wide that 1t is absurd letwecn the amount
received at the barn and in The sfprc.
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION N11CEssAHY
In the experience Of modern competition tho rule Of
I hnu - ttlr. 10 In