The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-10

to be of an extremely partizan nature as far
as the gentlemans reference TO the tariff,
which will not bear criticism for the reason
that conditions will show that his re erer-
ences are incorrect, and in conflict with
such conditions as interest the agricultural
interest, viewed from non-partizan stand
point. Now for facts relative to the con-
dition Of our country where extreme tariff
reforms or a condition verging on free trade
has been tried. Take the period which the
gentleman referred to as the time when
duties on imports from other countries were
Of the lowest nature, that is from 1850 to
1860. Our protective tariff of 1910 was
consequence caused by the low tariff or free
trade tariff previous TO that time The
tariff of 1910 set the wheels of machinery in
motion all over the manufacturing portion
of the land 1850 found this prosperity in
creasing, the wealth of the people every
where increasing. This excited the jealousy
of the agricultural south and their influence
was exerted 10 reform the tariff as near as
possible to free trade standard. The effect
was that our manufacturers were put in direct
competition with The manufactures and pauper
labor of the old world, and notwithstanding
the fact that millions of gold from Califor-
mia was put in circulation, which tended to
advance prices, as silver is doing now, 1857
found US with the balance of trade against
us. To quote from President Buchanan s
message: That our manufactures were
closed, our people thrown out of employ
ment, the balance oftrade against us and
the gold going out of the country to pay for
goods manufactured abroad at advanced
l.rices which will always occur when
monopoly gets control of avenues of trade.
This condition was in direct conflict
with what Gen. Andrew Jackson recommend
ed, when in his message, or in Congress, he
recommended the policy of men from the
farms Icing put to work in manufacturing
70 relieve the farming intererest, which was
Gin Jackson's time) in depressed condl-
ton. This was when England had the
manufacturing principally to herself
Our war Of 1861 necesstatei high protec-
tive tariff and a circulation of the money to
the extent of $4,000 per capita, ($S 90 and
disaster is the condition now. The change
to prosperity for the farmers was instant,
showing that protective tariff requires
sufficient circulation to do the business of
the country, and | venture TO say that not
one farmer that opperated a farm from 1862
TO 1873, when free coinage ceased, can be
found that will deny that at that period he
made more clear money, that his land ad-
vanced more in price than at the interme-
diate period between 1862 and 1878. Con
elusive proof that the contracted condition
of our money, money monopoly in the
hands of the few, has much more to do with
the depressed condition of the farming IN
,erest than any tariff that can be devised by
any class of partizar spoilsmen or of any
political character. The reference made to
the increase Of sheep in England, showing
that low tariff makes wool no cheaper
there, will Go very we'll for an ignorant
audience. England dropped her wool breed
of sheep fer mutton and large carcasses
owing to the fact that Australia and her
other possessions put wool on her market al
lower price than she could produce il on
her own lands valued at 500 TO $500 an
acre, literally destroying her wool industry,
4 h.. Lor 4 L.,
competition with wheat grown in India and
her other dependencies.
Now these conditions were qualified by
the speaker, in referring TO the valley of the
Nile, whereNhe laborer goes naked, follows
crooked slick for pillow; all in competi-
tom with the wheat grown here. Any in
telligent farmer can see that when Egypt
adopts our app owed farm machinery, and
other wheat countries where the same con-
ditions exist, wheat will seek our market.
compelling our Intelligent, enlightened
American farmers to ask an advance in
duties on wheat 10 protect them against the
panper labor of the world. / say that a
tariff reform speech of the nature delivered
before the Grange by a p,rtizan speaker,
shows that the farmers will not be bene-
fitted in any sense by such conditions A nd
as long as farmers will listen to tariff
speeches offered by political spolsmen,
employed by the monied interest to direct
the farmers attention from the true condi-
ton, just so long the mortgages will re-
main on their farms. 1t is the policy of The
monied interest TO keep the attention of the
people Oh the tariff, for they know that i'll
we had a circulation equal TO France, say
$40 90 per capita, that the farmer would be
no longer compelled to beg loan or pay
an exorbiant rate of interest, to further in
crease their millions given them by unjust
legislation. The course commenced by the
Grange in questioning the various candi-
dates relative to their stand on matters
which concern the farmers welfare, is nn
more than what is absolutely necessary. III
our candidates prefer TO represent other
interests and not ours, why our preference
should be for those candle atea that represent
ms. To insure success to the farmer the
candidate should be above reproach. Moth
ing questionable should stand against him.
His interest should be the same as our
Interest. The farmer asks for equal con.
ditions which are eoual money. the GOV