Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-01-02
HarrISOnIan Humbur.

What is the great fact in the condi-
ton of this country which to-day de-
mands the attention of every states.
man, Of every legislator, of every man
| who aims to serve the people? What
is it that any friend or Representatives of
| the people, charged with the custody of
their government and the advance
ment of their interests should regard
as worthy of his best thought, his
closest study?
1t is the universal, the unexampled
depression of the agricultural interests
of the country.
Benjam Harrison has sent his first
message to Congress and what does he
say about this momentous, this natiou-
wide problem?
What does Benjamin Harrison, the
great leader, the chosen President Of
the Republican party, know and say
abont the present condition Of the mill
lions of farmers who cannot sell the
products of their farms for money
enough to buy the necessary winter
clothing and comforts for their fa miles?
Apparently President Harrison
neither knows nor cares whether the
farmers of the United States exc cut
living or not.
Listen to the spokesman of the party
which now has full control OF every De-
partment of the Government of the
United States:
"The protective principle should be
maintained and fairly applied to the
products of our farms as aOeU as of our
shops."
Now, farmers of the United States,
sit down and think what this man il
saying to you.
He proposes to help you by "protect-
ing the products of your farms"
He appears to be willing to admit
that you are not receiving the benefits
OF protection now. 1t would be an in
suit to your intelligence to assert that
you are.
1t is equally insulting to your intelli-
gence to tell you that you can be help
GU py dkjJ CohCclNaOlS cAtcuSlOu III tllc
protective system. Is there man in
the United States who gets his living
on a farm who can be humbugged by
such suggestion?
Here is an extract from letter re-
ceived a few days ago by the National
Democrat from town in Dunn Coun-
t., Wis:
"Times are hard and money sea rec
er better-but the farmers cannot get
anything for them. Wheat, go cents per
bushel: corn, 20 cents per bushel; oats,
Is cents per bushel; beef, live, to l
cents per pound; pork live, 2 and 3 cents
per pound; other things in proportion"
La Iowa corn now brings 16 cents a
bushel. Corn was never less than 20
cents bushel under Gle veland," writes
an Iowa farmer. Potatoes 10 cents q
bushe! And Mr.. Harrison proposes
more "protection" for the agricultural
interests which are nearly protected"
to death already.
Every farmer knows or should know
that the price Of the products of his
land, ard the cattle which he raises
for the market, is determined in Liver.
pool and London. He is In sharp COM
petition with the labor Of Russia, of
India, of the Argentine Republic.
These countries threaten to absorb the
European markets for bread-stutfs and
for ali food products in South America
or any other part of the world.
The American farmer must look
for an enlarged consump-
ton of w hat he produces in the United
States. His interests, like those of the
work men in all our industrial establish
ments, lie in the extension of the
foreign sale Of our manufactured goods.
Horace Greely used to complain that
the opponents of a tariff VIII ich tended
to render foreign commerce impossible
always spoke of the high protectionists
as if they were either knaves or fools.
w 4. submit to the farmers OF the Unit
ed States the question as to which OF
these terms should apply to the men
who now talk Of benetiting them by
increasing the 'protection" of our iarn
PROD otucts.-NdtiOnnk Democrat.
For SALE-200 Acres land with House
and Barn, 30 Acres Cleared, Balance Good
Timber, 81 per acre. Address Thos. New
,.on yro,+op No 3m.n