The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-24

levied upon manufactured articles, ougl
to be sufficient 10 silence forever, M
opposition TO the demand l have mad
on behalf OF the American farmer III III
annual report, namely-that by a Wis
application OF our admirable protectiv
system all the benefits OF our home ma
ket be secured to him for every thing h
may DO able TO produce. a,
FOREIGN MARKETS.
Accompanying this principle Of pre-
lection to tho American farmer, Ia tina
Of reciprocity, which should invariabl,
be applied whenever that OF protection
In relaxed. II there arc products grown
to better advantage In other countries
remission OF duty on which, woul,
seem to 10 In the interest Of n large por
ton Of DIR population, such remission
should only DO accorded as the result o
reciprocal concession in the way OF u re
mission Of duties by such other coun
trles on products more readily grown
here. Many OF those countries which
would DO specially benefited by a 70
mission OF the duty on sugar by our gov
eminent, would afford an excellent mar
ket for our breadstui It's aud dairy and inca
products, were 1t not for the high dutiel
imposed thereon by thom. So Will
other products, and whenever duty OF
such products Is lowered or removed
and the protection 10 our farmers thu
diminished, 1t should be Us tho price
concessions made to Us In the tariG o
other countries in iayor OF our own farm
products. In this way, ind In this way
only, can our farmers be adequately pro.
tected, new markets being thus thrown
open to taem for those products which
they can most easily and clieaply pro.
ducc.
Unfortunately, irksome restrictions do
exist and especially in this case with ~.
Terence to our live stock industry. Evi.
dence Is not wanting that Il demand ex.
lists in Great Britain for our live stock,
and but for tho oppressive restrictions
imposed by the British government, and
said 10 be necessary owingto the alleged
existeuce OF contagious diseases among
American cattle, there is little doubt but
Il large proportion OF our product OF live
cattle would find there q profitable mar.
ket, thus greatly relieving our home
markets. SO with u pork products,
oppressed by the cmbargoes placed upon
them by certain European powers, with
the result OF IN enormous decrease dur.
ing the past six years in our exports Of
bacon aud hams; for whereas these ex.
ports in 1879, 1850 and 1881 averaged
about 100000 pounds, they had fallen
IN 1883 to less than 400, 600, 000, and until
last year never exceeded 400, O0O, 900.
The effect Of this han naturally been to
restrict competition among pur.
chasers, and to seriously depress the
price OF our hogs. Aided rs the farmers
and cattle growers must be by supplying
them with authentic statistics rs to sup
ply and demand OF their products, much
remalns for them to do directly through
their own intelligent ant active cooper.
alton directed to an intelligentcontrol OF
the supply. This is Il matter worthy OF
the Earnest attention OF our numerous
farmers organizations. On the other
hand, the national government owes it
to the farming and cattle growing com.
munity that no effort shall be spared to
secure a removal Of those restrictions
upon live stock and meat trsde which
we know to be unnecessary, and there.
fore feel to be unjust.
CONCLUSION.
1t seems TO mo that our system oftaxa-
ton demands improvement in certain
The cost Of supporting the
needs to be most eoui,ably
among the different classes Of
our people. At present in many States,
burden Of local taxation presses
upon farm property, its very
nature rendering it easily assessable.
corporation created by the State,
to whom special privileges are granted,
by State, county. or incorporated
or city, should be taxed in pro-
to its earnings, and in all ways
principle OF taxation should be to
place the burden OF maintaining the
whether State, municipal
or National, upon the luxuries and com.
iorts which the wealthy enjoy, and to
reduce it to q minimum in its a~pplica-
ton to the hardly-earned property Of the
poor man.
No doubt many more causes could be
assigned for the present agricultural de.
pre.sions, still less is there any doubt,
but that other and more efficient RENE.
dies than those suggested might be
| may gay will be found, to re-
it. l have merely tried to indicate
what seemed to me the moro important
causes and to point out such remedies as
a long and solie;tous consideration of
the situation, and | may add long ia.
miliarity and sympathy with the hard
working, frugal class which is the i'm.
mediate and chief sufferer, have sug.
to my mind as both necessary
and feasible.
1 cordially confess, that my personal
sympathies are with the farmers, and
they must bear with me ii l offer them
an earnest word Of caution. No possible |
relief can come to them or to the
country, no permanent remedy for pres.
ent ills is to BIO found in measures which
are rather the outcome Of resentment
than the product Of reason. I would
say to the farmers, stand firm as the
everlasting hills in demanding what is
right, and resisting any possible infringe
ment on your rights, you seek to in
fringe upon the rights Of others. No
Measure that conflicts with the rights Of
any n class O. citizens, but what is sure
to follow the course OF the boomerang
and return to i%njure the hand that
shaped it. On the other hand, let it be
borne in mind by all other classes OF u
citizens, that the present conditions de-
mnnd consideration now aud that con.
sideration must DO full and fair for the
time being it is paramount to all other
questions and il necessary, every other
interest must be prepared to stand aside
IN favor Of measures looking to the re.
Lief Of agricultural depression. +
a1.uf. J. NJ. Rusk.
Hold It to the Light.
The man who tslls you c%onfidentially
just what will cure your cold is pre-.
scrib!ng kemp's Datsam this year. In
tina prpnaration nj this ri, ohio mad.