The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-03-21

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n For the "Protectcd" Farmers.
From . s. Moore's Letters. May 1851.
The census or 1850 gives the foIIowin,
official ani intere-ting returns of IN
nnnher "f people occupied in prr-nin,
Ia gainfui Dcrupstion. The total nunh.
was IL 7.3J3u u9s. Tie division was - foi
lows.
4 Agriculture 767049;
pr"ie-si"nrl and personal 4o74 81
Trade sni transportation -l.slU.15t
Manufacturing, mechanical aud
mining. 3.s37.Ila
| Total 1892 Uyy.
But the actual number employed In
manufacturing WAS:
Males above l5 wears old 2.O25.335
FennsIe- above - years old 53I. .6Sa
children Isl 92l
Total 273s.ss5
Now. these 2.73s.s95 are the actual
larmv, ofiiccred aud n,srshaied by pro-
trc'ion, 10 whom the whole population
has 10 pay tribute in the shape Of tariff
tax. When we look At This calmly, we
may well subscribe 10 the sagarity OF
Mr.. Bright who. IL one sentence defines
the situation by describing the profec-
tionists Ne An organized army. aud the
bulk Of The population rs = mob OF
consumers.
A PEW TRUTHS.
In the first place IL will be seen that
there ara six times more people engaged
~ all other business. aud nearly three
times more j" farming, than in manu-
featuring. let 81 tste-fnen and orators
will cody cry themselves hoarse by
pointing out that the existence aud well
fare Of The whole GU.OUO 0OO Of our pop
ulation rests upon high taxation, la orr
der that higher w.ges can be paid 10
these mechanics. Or course, as protec-
ti0n Is mixture OF kmaverv aud ignuI
snce, those who are ignorant of the fact
cannot point out that days or week.
wages will buy more uf anything lex
cept bread and m-ai) im Europe than ~
the United States. Aud those WIN dol
know II aud omit 10 state il are the other .
set. IIut what would this country b.
without it, farmers! Only see what III
going ON around us. The 700 900 peo-
pie employed in snerhanicai industries
bsve for several years been disconiented. n,
more or less turbulent. disHailfcd
with employers. There are strikes al- 4
most every week hundreds OF ihoms-
lnds are ~ want and misery full OIL
grievances whether real or not-griey- 1,
- flt ~ a.
4 protection, which the prophets OF the n
protection Bssl hold up As the only rem I
dy for All evils. True, not only hun Z
Ircds Of thousands but millions Of dol \,
srs have been gained by perhaps hun Ii
red corporations or single individuals. =
The tariff on steel and steel rails has, &C =
ording TO the uncontradicted statement !, =
{ Hon. William L. Scott, Of Erie, Pa, III
iade the income Of one single individ- a
81 5000 day. There are now, be- Il,
eve, only III steel-raiI corporations. =
tho by dini VI duty Of 50 ton on N
eel rails will pocket It least so .U0O, ,0U0l -
onus on homemade rails during the 4,
rsr 1887. There arc hundreds OF other ~
hose bonus income by the ~
rsce uf the tariff amounts 10 hundreds he
millions Of dollars. Still, what good n
that 10 the community 1t large?
rikes, discontents, vexations and dis IN
rbances 20 on ell the same aud that islfh
Q result Of protection. Sa
NOW TURN TO THE FARMERS. ~
There are 100000 human beings ac-
ally employed aud at work ia the pur-
II Of farming. Il there can there bel
more orderly or more worthy, more -,
w-abisling, peace-ioving popuIation on !
0 globe Ia 1850 therewere 4,Ous, ,yp7
rms of al kinds aud sizes held 10 The ~
nited States. The value OF these farms ~
thout any movables on them WAS IL u.'
und SUN $1,000 OvU,OOU while the -"
Role capital invested Ia manufacturing :,
Is S2,7y0,273.6U6. or not quite ~ per -
NJ. as compared with the value of the ~ ~
ms alone, without the cattle. Yet p"
b mighty. industrious, rd-working ~. no'
Intending 10 be It all seu- 80
Mental blessed population 10 nothing ~
tier than mob Of consumers, subject 80
"a organized army Of fprctectionists.
Let me show the farmer IN this CON- 49, s'.
nicatiou what tax he pays on that aw- -
luxury 10 man aud beast known as
/. In 1856 We imported $l,4y3, ,375 {
rth Of foreign salt. On this amount 80 ~.
70 ,699 being salt used by the curcrs Of : :.
J, did not pay any duty, but came 70 =
her free or the duty was RENTED. ner
D tariff laws are 50 beautifully sr- 8
gcd that they treat somc ~ loving att'
Idreu aud