West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-09-11
as,ry sOr its support, Il, comforts aud It's Aappi-

the necessities ofthe county required the scct6ce
the patriotic sentiments OF the American people
night he successfully appealed 10. but. sic, this
bill presents in all its naked degormity, without
the slightest attempt al conceaimcut the true oh.
e,on that the motives which pro,npted h orivln.
atcSt, not IN desire 70 promote the public welfare
but but rather to redeem promise given in momeut
OF political desperation.
Mr.. President. the agricultural exports since
1870 have exceeded ON an everage $500 90 90 an.
nnsny, and yon Offer the farmer in exchange
and Consumed these products a home market
ftes not the home market during these 20 Years
been amply supplied aud only the surplus has
sought sale beyond its hmilSf n agricultural
production did not increase but remained sta.
uonary, would Il not require over ten million at.
uluonsi population TO consume this surplusi II
the legislation you propose 10 enact tends TO re.
strict these agricultural exports will a not result
n "a .vNststoskieg the hone market aud ia still
ductsP
Sir, the increase OF production In this industry
mas TOT many years been Ia excess OF the Increase
va population. Under these circumstances, how
10 YOU propose 20 increase home dcmaud, 10 keep
pace WITH the increase OF productiouf n Il 20 be
wise provisions OF the law witch originated in a
DenaoStsue House OF Representatives, and its
passage Insisted upon In Republican senate by
an earnest united Democratic minority, support
cd ny the power aud influence of organised labor,
which prohibits the importation Of laborers under
contract 10 work in these industries, aud thus to
increase population; nor will IL be claimed that
the simple transfer ofthe rural iaborcr to the
u.aS,aring sentess will increase the demand ior
agricultural productions. The stihinR air Of the
mandatory, the fetid atmosphere OF the crowded
tenement house, the price Of wages. when bal.
enced against the cost OF living. wall not tend to
stimulate the appetite or increase the ability OF
,his eassof our deinded population who surrender
10y anu Son.sn,nent OF ,ursl lite TO the
manufacturing city.
This neither increases the demand nor enlarses
w. me population; We have the same mouths to
be shod, aud the same heads TO cover. TO the
farmer a home market In this country would
soiute prostratiou OF the agricuiturai Industry.
and the transfer through mortgage sales OF the
home OF his family TO The possession of the Eas.
tetn creditor. To the manufacturer the home
market Is not a deiusiou, but reality. SO long
as the product of our mills Is not equal TO the
duties s1r ReC snss OF ss sS
price OF their commodities aud will continue 10
increase their accumuatons.
Although profession can not benefit In any way
the iatnSr who IL compelled TO sell his products
the price fixed In the free markets of distribution
IA competition with the lowest.priced labor known
70 any other industry yet he has not complained
that other citizens OF his country received tho
dement's which must necessarily result from the
passage OF tariff bill, the object OF which IL TO
raise SUFFICIENT revenue for the economical al.
ministration of the Government, but ne does
aeny INC right OF Congress to discriminate against
ms industry, lessening the va.ue OF his products
by imposing excessive burdens upon the value of
MS labor done, not for the public welfare but 20
corporations
In the campaign Of 1855 Ranized labor repelied
inc pretended sympathy offered them by the Re.
publican party, aud TO day the farmers of the
country iuly realize that the prosperity Of tn cir
industry depends and that the value OF their labor
VIII be enhanced by opening wider the doors OF
and restrictive navigation laws: by minimis,ne
the LIMITATIONS on our international commerce,
ana by Isdueing our excessive and prohibitory
nuues Ihey are looking forward with hope TO
the hour when au American Congress will recop
niae the wisdom and the patriotism OF the sugges-
IN favor OF entering into treaties for the exchange
OF the products and manufactures of this country
republics aud the Island OF Cuba.
No stronger argument could be addressed 10 the
public Ia favor OF foreign market tor agricultural
products then that penued by the most distin.
realizes the la,, that giut in the home market
could only be relieved by throwing down the
barriers and removing the restrictions now para.
lying the trade 81 the country. From a party
standpoint he showed wise appreciation OF me
iiniqniues OF bill that imposes such onerou,
burt rs upon the farmer, and which does not ssrh
10 mitigate its injustice OF attemut 40 olger h,,r
any relief He sums up the effect u the arorslou,
OF the bill under consideration upon The iutore II,
OF the farmer ia the following terse but com pre-
hensive language:
There Is not a section or a line In the entir,
bill that will open market sor another bushei o.
wheat OF another barrel of pork"
Mr.. President. the statistics OF our Government
furnish the strongest evidence to overthrow tIte
appeal OF the protected industries that n home
enormous
IN any way beneficial 10 the agricultural Interest
The loss IN the values Of farms, animals nipple
ments and machinery IN the manufacturing State,
OF New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont Con necticut
New York, New Jersey aud Pennsylvania In IN,
decade betwe en- 1870 and 1880 aggregated fSI7 ooo
600. and as Is shown in the remarks of that dis
tiuRnished Representative from Texas Mr. Mills
made during the present session. the loss In vain,
by reason OF the depreciation IN price Of sgrieul
tural products, based on the crop Of 1880 aRere
gated the enormous sum Of s. $40, go ft6 while
under the influence Of high protective tariff tina
furnished to the manufacturer a home market TO,
ms products, the manufacturing industries OF IN,
country rapidly developed, and those interestec
In them aniassed great wealth.
During the came period the value of agrieuitura
products was steadily falling beef fell from 81 I
barrel to 81; corn from a. cents per bushel TO 1
81 90 per barrel, and wheat ON a. 10 ner hv,bS
TO - cents per busbel.
This fan in the price Of agricultural products I'm
not resulted rom oyerproduction. The whenlc roI
Of 1910 amounted TO 4s9.41gs6S bushels with Dot,
ulaiion contained witnin the limits Of the nom,
market OF 50 oooooo. The crop OF 1888 nmountet
TO only 4i5.s6s 600 bushels while the popuistior
contained within the home market had increasee
20 O. 100000 These figures disclose the fact that
aitn9ugh we produced IA 1883 a. otI,ooo bushels
less than we did IN 1880, nnd the demand In IN,
nome market was increased by the addition o
i2ooo'oo0 consumers, yet the price fell from 81 n
10 - cents per bushei, which shows loss 10 IN,
farmers Of This country ON the wheat crop Of ISs
Of Si33,o77.763.
Mr.. President the loss suffered nv tte f,rr,..,
~ reason Of THIS iail IN price OF thesingie srtcl,
OF wheat was not caused by ovcfproduction N
resulted rom tie competition in the markets o
distribution, AID this active competition that ha,
reduced The price Of brcadstuns Ia those fnatkrf.
has been iostered aud stimulated by the unvytss
policy OF exclusion Of foreign commodities from
the American market. England has been on,
heaviest purchaser, the balance Of trade with hc1
being largely M our favor Her statesmen have
watched the growing tendency on the part OF the
Republican party ia the interest OF a few OF the
citizens Of this coun ~, 20 frame our revenue law
with view Of Excluding the products Of her man
ufactofies aud this conviction upou their ,,s,1 iss
induced them 10 lcud announcement 10 the dc.
velopmeut II the great wheat area Of India a nd
10 stimulate the production Of this article bv > -
tending the lines Of transportation further into
that territory.
They did not intend 20 be dependent for fbeg,
brcadstuhs upon country whose avOsqcd policy
u was 10 endcavof to exclude the products Of other
countries. Through her commercial supreuiacv
on the seas she has been enabled 10 foster the De-
velopinent oi agricultural products In other
nations who are willing - trade with her aud Tie
result Of This policy has been that whereas IA fs7o
The Argentine Republic exported no wheat iu
1879 she exported 1000, go bushels. India ia.
creased ~ export from 1000 cco 10 ZOO 600
bnshe - and Russia from 80 coo 900 10 no 600 ooo
bushels thus Increasing the worlds supply in
the mafscts ~ distribution f3f, 90, 900 bushels
WIN these Facts staring In the face We should
not be surprised that our xoofts ~ ,yl,esf ,t;t
90 80 amounted ~ f12s7s1 80 bushels Ia 1858 fell
tO S5,555o75 bushels aud the loss to tie American
FARMER on that single crop IN the foreign market
amounted 70 The sum o. f74,dsg,bTI
The high tariff aud unwise navigation favge
passed by Republican Congresses have turned
over o. Lualaud Tic CARVING fsadc OF Oils eoug.
Try NV DESTROYING our merchant fInffua sofm