The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-17

has attracted attention 20 the fscs tnas the
strictly agricultural districts-nosaDly IN
Massachusetts, New Hampshire oonnecu-
cut. New York and onio-were not sucked
into the Democratic maeistrom. for res-
sons not involved IN me tarin ques.ion, =
presently WIZ % maoe piain' operatives IN
manufacturing essao'isnmenss were largely
detected. bus the farmers, = vn Also %
demonstrated eave atssnuve need 70 sne
tarin question ana renamed sseadiass 70
me kspuolcan ucket which 10 many
farming distFlcts showed oec'ded gains,
but these. ~ reason OF greater density OF
popuiaron, were overcome py the Uemo-
crauc gains IN the cities and towns
n uyine % account ior TINS sssss q AZ
iaars tne eastern Democratic ana Mug
wump papers have assumed that the farm
ere are slower 70 think ana TO perceive.
ana moro tenacious IN adherence 70 OLD
e0ssoms ana sssocisuons IMAM are the
urban populations. ana that they are not
% readily reached ~ the usual appliances
OF An educational Campaign" which
means liberal supply OF Golden Club lit
erasure. by tneir own utterances these
papers should b estopped from putting IN
TINS plea. During the campaign their col
umns seemsd with accounts OF joint de-
bates q county fairs. or speeches by Mills.
6reckinridss o. kentucky, wilson Of West
Virginia. ana others. attended BY thou
SANDS o. farmers, VINO even IN some cases
IN spite o. branching rains, listened With
rapt assenoon. And numberless were the
feii0aeeflons on ne evident fact that Of last
"ths farmer Wa bstng educated"
FOR . wonder. the declarations Of these
papers were strictly true. The farmers
useensd to both sides; listened attentively;
listened hsedfuily, we're fully "edueated"-
ana proceeded TO vots the Republican
ticket! They could not do otherwise with
aA the facts bsfors them. It they were r.
gardfui Of their own interests and the gem
eral welfare The Republicans took pains
70 place the new Law bsfore them. with al
Of the changes from the old law noted. In
the shape of IN Official document ana .
study Of IT. simple provisions more than
answered every Democratic sophistry.
TO cay nothing ct the liberal advance IN
protection 70 Ill descriptions Of fruits.
which California fruit growers quickly
oomprehended and responded 70, for the
drst time In the tari6 legislation the
Mckinley bill Was considerass Of the
farmer ct every point Horses and mules
OF less value than ons hundred and fifty
doll Ars each are protected bya duty of
thirty dollars each, and above that value
1t duty Of thirty per cent; cattle over
one year old are protected by duty Of
ton dollars per head, and yearlings or
younger ct two dollars head; hogs at ono
dollar and . half per head; sheep ct the
same and lambs at seventy-five cents. That
certainly should give the farmer control Of
the home market on those animals. The
protection on wheat is raised from 20
cents under the old to Is cents under the
new law, and the Mills bill would have put
It on the tree list The protection on bar
ley il raised from ten cents . bushel to
thirty cents; buckwheat from ten per cent
I'd valorem to fifteen cents . pound; corn
from ten cents bushel to fifteen cents,
and the Democrats would have put it on
the FREQ list Similar changes, all in the
direction Of greater protection for the
farmer, were made Is to poultry and dairy
products. fresh vegetables and everything
1 ~A-A ...' wy - A.'s snoru no Renu-
An0 pfoA0cslOn W suo AoImef. but the