Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-24
GOV. HILL In OHIO.
HE ADDRESSES FIFTEEN THOUSAND
PEOPLE AT MlLLERsBURG.
The Eyes OF the Farmers Opepcd-They
Need No Protection from For
eign Competition.
IBy telegraph to the Dlsps,ch.I

MAss1LuoS, o., October Ex-Governor
Hill. OF New York, addressed l5,OOO
persons this afternoon in the Opera
House at Millersburg, the .county-seat OF
Holmes county, in the Sixteenth con-
gressional district. In regard to the
Mckinley bill the Governor said : The
Mckinley bill is unique in more respects
than one, but. chiefly in its apparent So
licitude for the American farmer. The
farmers have found their profits shrinking
while their farm mortgages were IN
creasing, until lately they have loudly
complained against the injurious effects
Of high tariffs upon their interests. How
does the party in power discharge us
duty in this emergency towards that
third Of our population who depend
upon an agricultural means OF subsls-
tence }? Their hands are tied too tightly
by the enriched individuals of the 10
yored industries to enable them to give
genuine relief. Instead, they have de-
yised monstrous Legislative humbug,
which they are now exhibiting in the ru-
raj districts. Continuing, Governor
Hill said: Most of our agri-
cultural products need no more pro-
lection from foreign competition than
On elephant needs protection from a
mouse. The levying OF q duty upon
them will not have the slightest effect IN
Rising the prices or with denying our
market, because our production 10 so
vastly in excess OF our demands, and the
ratio OF our imports with the exports OF
agricultural products is so infniteslmni
that McKinley's arguments are easily
shown 10 be what they are-simply n
diculous and buncombe.
THE EGG TARIFF.
The Mckinley bin places a duty OF
five cents a dozen on eggs to protect the
Americans against the activity of their
foreign cousins, but Canada and Europe
send only a hundredth part as many
eggs 10 this country as are produced
here. and il looks as though this addi-
tional protection on eggs was added TO
keep Rutherford b. Hayes in line.
A mere statement of the exports and
imports shows the bald absurdity OF Nc
Kinleys ponderous conclusion thai
damaging foreign competition IN our
home markets" is the cause OF the agri-
cultural depression, and that the remedy
is TO increase the duty on agricultural
products, the importation OF which form
such an infnitesimal part OF the home
production and export.
The total imports of agricultural pro
ducts for 1889 amounted in value to
about 1913. 900, 900, and it is the admls'
sion of this amount which Is creating
what Mckinley calls " damaging foreign
competition in our home markets.
The principal articles, which are sugar
and molasses, Of which the imports were
nearly one third of the entire agrlcultu
raj importation, and the Mckinleylte'
have demonstrated their lack OF faith II
their own theory and their disregard OF
the American sugar-grower by removing
the duty altogether upon this competing
product.
THEY GOT FRIGHTENED.
Then we also imported last year $50.
! UUU,NbU WOItu VI uluto. AhoiAAhANJ
committee first attempted to stop thu
source Of competition by imposing
generous duty, but got frightened anC
left hides to come in free, rs they hay'
I for many years, illustrating the bench
cent effects Of free raw materials. Alto
gether. after pointing with horror a
/ the alleged S356, 000,000 worth OF I'm
ported agricultural products, whicl
are producing bis damaging foreigl
competition in our hore markets am
from which our farmers are declared 4
need protection. the trainers OF the Nc
Kinley bill have actually reduced TN
existing duties one third, have left IN
touched the duties on about one hall
and have increased the duties on scarce
ly one sixth, which proportion include
the articles that are in no sense serlou
competitors with American products
The Governor at the conclusion OF In
speech returned to Massillon, where h
spoke tonight.