Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-10-28
MUELLER AND MEYER.


How German students Give rrrs,nts 1t .,
Pratrction To Initiate in D-siing Out Jus.
Ties to the Farmer Let Us Have Uncle
Jcrry's "Falr Deaf"
Uncle Jerry Rusk is still pursuing his
will-o'-the.w.sp protection for the
farmer" His latest cirusion shows that
he has gotten down to the root Of the
matter In one respect ut least-ho feels
that the farmer is entitled to as much
protection as anybody else. Here is
what he says:
say THEY'RE entitled to til sam measure
at protection rs 10 Other tellOwS 10 they
DONE get II rs NOT u fair deal thit's all
wv'ra cutting pretty tlr d OF rocking tho
cradle for SONS at these foot Will ker.d
infants while cur infants doLt ret any
rocking mt all u lees "nr infant does get
the sa ne amouht,f rocking W re going to
ret ri ht up In eur WRATH an not % w Kick
tho SIX DOT rut of tau era u. but sma-
the no, ker-. DOSE Nou understand We
must all he protected nj kr to tho same ex .
tent
All very trur. Uncle Jerry; but how are
you goin- to give tho farmers this PRO
tect on?" Tho duties which Mex nley
has put into his FARMERS tur.n" will
never do any fasmer In this whole broad
land penny's worth OF gool licyen q
few farmers along the northern border
should be enabled to soil few more
dozens OF eggs, wfew more bushels OF
wheat or few more pigs there is
absolutely no guarantee that they will
get one cent moro for them than at
present; for tho quantities imported arc
so insignificant that 10 dobar them from
entrance by means OF high duties can
not possible affect the prices with us
We now import ono buslel o. wheat to
every Q, 900 that we raise; shut out that
one bushel and how much W II that
raise the price OF the so . bu hel>?
Absolutely none ut all
The same thing Is much more true OF
corn. We imported only 1926 bushels
last year, nearly every bushel OF which
came across from Mexico at Ell Paso,
Texas Mckinley has, however. come
to the rescue OF the farmer by putting
up the duty on corn In order to shut out
that pitiable sum OF i,o26 bushels VIII
any farmer be better of now?
But the protected manufacturers buy
from tho farmer?
Yes; thoy do-and at the lowest FREQ
trade market price How long will our
farmers continue to be humbugged by
this "home market nonsense Tho
home market for farm products is sim
ply and only small part OF tho worlds
market in which the prices OF the
xuArtdfu ri nj Tor 10 n rn
going to prevail, however high McKin-
Icy may pile his duties on those COM
modities
This call for protection for farmers"
is one OF the greatest humbugs OF the
age-and that for the simple reason that
there is absolutely no way TO protect
the farmer You can hurt him by pro-
tectlng other people; but you can't help
him by protecting" him. That is all
poppy-cock.
But Uncle Jerry is right In saying
that the farmer Is entitled to the same
measure OF protection as the other fell
lowsv'
or course; nothing could be more just
But let us suppose that such scheme,
In which all could DO protected alike
to the same extent could be put into op-
GRAFTON. Now, then. how would fair deal"
work? Uncle Jerry's protection means
higher prices for ones produce or ones
manufactures--or else II means nothing
at all. II the manufacturers arc TO DO
benefited to the extent OF 81. 600, 900 by
protection they can get their extra
nroll 4 onlv hv charging hIUber rrfcaa "a,
their consumers, who are largely tho
farmers
Now. then, let us square the account
by making the ''fair deal" 1t is clear
that the farmers must be benefited
81, 900, 900 10 counterbalance their loss.
Where is that 81, 600. 900 to come fromp
1t ought to come from the manufact-
urers who are benefited, else the deal"
u not fair Grant that II does come