The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-10-22
a Few words for the rarmer.

From the Pittsburgh Commercial azette.
The farmers of Pennsylvania have deep
interest in every election. State and National
and the present IS not less important to
them than others which have preceded it.
A delegation to Congress is to be chosen,
and those who have rea~hed the conviction
that the principles and policy of the Repub-
lican party are best promotive Of the inter
ests Of the whole country will see to it that
under no consideration will ttey neglect to
vote for the party candidates. Il was by
standing up for these candidates two years
ago thai we have the Mckinley tariff act to-
day instead of the Mills bill The Republi-
can party kept the pledges il made to the
people, giving greater measures Of protection
u the wool producer, the farmer and the
fruit-grower, a. well as the manufactures,
and at the same time greatly reducing the
aggregate revenues raised by the tariff. All
the revenue needed in support Of the Gov
eminent can be raised on articles which we
consume. but which are not produced in the
country. and this is the ayowed policy Of the
Democratic pariy--a tariff for revenue only,
and open competition with foreign manu-
lacturers ia such articles as We can and do
produce After not desperate and pro-
longed struggle the Republican party has
embedded It's policy in the form Of law. and
no one who wishes to sustain that policy
should under any circumstances vote for the
candidates Of the Democratic party.
Vow as to State politics. The Republicans
have nominated a ticket composed Of able,
high minded and reputable gentlemen, who
are at all points in full touch and sympathy
With the principles Of the party. They stand
upon q platform which, among other things
pledges the party 70 Tighten the burden Of
taxation which presses uneqGslly upon the
agricultural interests Of the State-in other
words to equalize taxation as far as possible
The details will devolve upon the next Leg
islature and this fact alone should impress
upon every farmer the necessity Of keeping
the whole executive and legislative power in
Republican hands. The history Of the
finances OF Pennsylvania for the last thirty
years furnishes abundant evidence of the
wisdom Of the Republican policy More
than one half of the entire revenues Of the
Commonwealth are derived from taxes on
corporations. which are not only widely
diffused, but cost nothing for collection, be-
sides falling on those best able TO bear them
II was not until the Republican party came
into power that taxes on eorporotions began
20 be laid. and soon became the most i'm
portant resource Of sheState- It was the
adoption Of this policy that enabled Re
publican legislature in 1867 to entirely re-
lease real estate from taxation for State
purposes, and to gradually reduce the large
Indebtedness until it now reaches the merely
nominal figure Of S5,Ooo,000, or little more
thon one-third the Indebtedness Of the city
Of Pittsburgh.
One thing the farmers can rely upon with
absolute certainty the steadfast adherenee
of the Republican party TO be fiscal policy
which has marked its control Of State affairs
since Is60. To this end it is necessary to
elect a Republican Governor and Republi-
can legislature. That the pledges made TO
tighten the burdens upon the farming inter
ests will be redeemed there can be no doubt.
The farmers, who are noted for their hard
common-sense, their fidelity to principle,
and their Ioveof fair play, will not De in
luenced by slander, vituperation and mud
Singing. but will stand up in defense of the
party which has done so much for them in
the past and is capable Of guarding their in
terests in the future.