Fergus County argus., 1890-05-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April %. $40.

WASHINGTON, April 20, ls"o.
| Se.r-tary R,sk il about to issue an AL
dress To the farmers I'll the country xpiain-
ing how the depression in agriculture can
he reu,e,lied. His solution of the problem
is to put high tariff rates on sgriculi urai
prp,iucts. lie gives tables showing that
the annual imports III agricultural prod
uci- an,"nnt to s2Gi 2s3713. the greater
part al whhh. probably 2'o,W",""
might. with proper encouragement. lie pro-
,n,,rl "n our own soil. Ia all the tarifi
bili- the farmer has been PRACTICAL, lefs
"ui ia the rold. With an average income
! nj $500 per year hr meets the necessary
aud ia, islental eNIeu-es "f himself and lam
/ IL, aud protects the infant industries.
The nii.d States j. essentially au agri-
cultural country: there must i'e many TAR
mer, engaged al that incone to- amass the
immen.e revenues that protect the favored
industries. The farmer is not protected az
all. while he pay. ,iouble price for every
thing he is competed to purchase. The
secretary claims that hu.handry may b.
more truly said io b- in it's infancy than
any oi the manufacturing industries it is
called upon to support by far the larger
part "i our soil has never been .iisturised
/ 10y the pillow. only u few acres "f ground
now occupied as homesteads 10y western
rttlers are broken, because they cant buy
the plows and either necessary implements
that their foresight has protected. The
farmer has been imposed "n hong enough
aud should he relieved.
Thi. +, the drift of the s-cretary's argu-
ment aud is good logic, but IL soes tn show
the force Of u clause in the report of the
minority of the WAYS and means commit.
tee on the new tariff bill. That Was that
the prolonged discussion before the com
mittcc during the present session was not
hrtwccn the indiV iduals aud corporations
vino received the taxes and the consumers
vino paid them, but between representa-.
tiVss uf various protected Industries, each
class conteuding fur higher rates on ifsown
products and lower on the products of
others. Secretary Rusks tables sho" that
higher rates of tariff on farm products
would he :, benefit toagrieultural interests.
\ bonus or tariff of course, cannot fail to
assist any industry. 50 long as il does not
have to dsperse its extra gain To protect
other industries. They cant all he pro.
trc,ed. for that would be simply one branch
of trade Saying to another, you give me Il
dollar and will give yoa one, which leaves
the parties to the transaction in their orig
inal condition. For one party tie derive n
pecuuiary henefit somebody has to liz put
out of pocket. aud that's what caused ths
struggle before the ways and means com
mittce.
lie also recommends the farmers To r~aa
the agricultural reports aud avail them
selves of other Information supplied by tn
!. department. an. not to acquire more Ian,
than they can proiitably cultivate.
There has been great extiasaganee Oh th'
part "f congress ia appropriations Tor pub
lie building. ia different parts III the coun
try, aud many more public building bill
have been introduced and are now pending
Some mrmbers al the hoi-- have called Tia
president. attention to the matter. I,
inform himself on the subject hr ha. sen
IN agent to the capitol - secure "a com
plri. l-i Of such bills nov pending IN I'll
house aud senate. II is eaid that he "
pr.,lal,lv begin a series of vrto.s after III
manner ri Cleveland.
The great southern "trip "f the Pan Amer
ican delegates for which .iah"roi- pr-pa
ratinu. had been made, r-i,hed no inrths
than Richmond, Va. The sI.,ial trai
that left this city Saturday night Was tile
with congressman attaches. secretaries Ia
news spa per men who started out in antic
patton al "A great and glorious Time. The'
uete but four del,gaics on board, two 4,
whom represented the United >tate~ an
two from South America. on l-arnin. Vii
fact Secretary Blaine ordered tn. trai
turn,. around and brought home. To IL
great disappointment of the many l"vel
,. uf hanqur,- and sight seeing.
. The subcommittee nf the house itniriar
:. committee il charged with an inquiry int
alleged Illegal and irregular practices
southern courts. such evidence as coul
h- furnished here 10y the department of iu
tice has been collected, aud the subcommi
tie will leave for the south Thursday nisi
aud visit in order Atlanta. Mobile. Men
snmery birmingham aud Huntsville.
Representative Nardever OF californ
!, appeared before the house committee
foreign relations this morning to advoca
tile adoption ui "A joint resolution reluer
in. the president To open negotiations vii
"a the president oi Mexico fur the promotis
of friendly and commercial relations. q
adjustment 81 boundaries. and tine F'reve
al 4 4r pffF