The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-10

Penn township. His lien Indebtedness il
Sl3.j6f, which can be covered by his real
estate, as that is assessed at more than that
sum.
BENJAMIN l.. Gambler, who was thought
TO be one Of the richest men in Manor, madc
an assignment Thursday to John l.. Herr,
Of Lancaster township. Judgments 10 the
amount Of S3S,9OO are entered against him,
but he has valuable real estate to meet his
debts. Ills large farm in Manor township
is assessed at SlG.965, another in Drumore
valued AT $1,000, and tract Of laud in
Providence worth 500.
Michael Smoker, farmer, and wife, Of
Intercourse, made an assignment to Jacob
4. Iieiler, Of the same place. Mr.. Smokers
farm is assessed at $1,000.
Christian shrimp, farmer, and wife, OF
Eden, twp, made an assignment Wednes-
day, for, the benefit Of their creditors, TO G
NJ. Crcswell. Mr.. shimp's real estate is
assessed at 81, $50, and his lien indebtedness
is $1,000.
Isaac St0ner. a farmer of Ephrata, against
whom execution for $500 was issued 10y
his wife, Annie +. stoner, Thursday, has
made an assignment 10 Levi Heinsey. Be
sides his wiie's judgment, there Is $1,000
additional held by two different parties.
Mr.. stoner's real estate is worth Si3,370.
Here is the remedy proposed editorially
by the Examiner: "Of course local inter
csis will have 10 give way TO the general
good, but in the end, with the passage and
approval of the revised tariff bill, it is safe
TO predict that Republican protection will
start on new career Of usefulness"
Now, consider the situation. Here are
fourteen farmers In one OF the richest coun-
ties Of one Of the richest agricultural sec
tions OF the United States, burdened with
liabilities aggregating $40, 900. one oftheir
brethren tells them that the reason for this
is that war prices have not boon maintain
ed, and their paper points out the proiec-
tive tariff as the measure tor relief
Mr. Johnson Miller, the lecturer, sh ould
have gone farther and told them that war
prices for farm products were enhanced by
war tariffs, that the war is over, and that
unnatural means for ele,ating prices should
long ago have come 10 an end. War tariffs,
while temporarily, and with the aid Of war
they may have raised the prices Of iarn
products. have resulted in limiting the mar
kct for farm products, have increased the
prices Of farm implements, have not raised
the wages Of workingmen, who have to live
on farm products, but have lessened the
amount they should have for the purchase
Of food, by increasing the prices Of the
homes and clothing.
should these facts be impressed upon not
only Lancaster county farmers, but farmers
everywhere in the United states, they would
fail 10 appreciate very largely that "career
Of usefulness upon which protection is to
start anew.
Those fourteen farmers may be SO self
sacrificing as 10 allow local interests TO
give way TO the general good. even if they
can be convinced that their imposorish-
ment Is for the general good. But we
Aloubt Il. Martyrdom Is rare thing in
htics, and as local interests are just the
hat affect the farmers most directly,
Us will throw away all ideas Of
band see that Republican protec-
10 longer have a chance for any