Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-16

The Laurel Gazette calls attention
10 resolution put out by grange tor
Signatures In this State, says 1t is
credited to farmer Of Milford, and is,
1t not an attempt on the part OF the
Democrats 10 break down the protec-
live policy of the country, o most
foolish and short. sighted effort on the
part OF somebody to aid agriculture
without regard to what the general
and final effect OF his act would be.
The resolution ia something like this:
"That at whatever port OF the Uni ed
States an invoice Of iorei N goods other
than agricultural products. Is exchanged
fer an equal valuation of (mesning Of
the United states) agricultural products
TO be exported that the tariff on such
Importation shall be reduced or subject
to rebate OF thirty per cent oi sid
tariff"
The Gazette In all able manner pro-
ceeds to show the iallacy of such an
alteration in the tariff law, ii made.
In the FIRST place nearly all the vessels
crossing the Atlantic are controlled by
European capital, and the policy OF all
these ships would be to reap tho bene.
Ut OF thirty per cent. upon every
article imported into this country.
In the next place II would not stimu-
late the exports OF grain because men
10 not buy any more flour or pork
han they need. Necessity alone gov
srns the demand Tor food stuils while
vanity and artificial tastes help to in
crease the consumption OF all other
lhings. The rich use most OF the arti-
lies that are imported and they Gun
lfford 10 pay for cultivated tastes and
desires. But u poor man can get what
ae wants in this country. The tariff
70 tax chiefly on the manufacturers
and exporters OF Europe and not on
The American consumer.
The Gazette fears that If such a
resolution were embodied in the law it
would break. down the entire pro,ec
live system, just as Democratic legisla.
lion did in 1882, 1915 and again in
1854. The only way to sell wheat to
Europeans is to sell it in Russia aud
India, and that is precisely what the
American farmer cannot and will not
do. The better remedy and one which
appeals strongly to the common sense
of the farmer is thus ably set forth by
DUR Laurel contemporary, and we are
pleased to say that il fully Conforms 10
The principles for long time aivo
rated by the REPUBLICAN,:
The farmers OF Delaware cannot hope
y prosper on grain. Delaware SOL is
not strong enough TO produse wheat Gna
corn In quantities that will LAY. IL can
not compete with the coil of Kansas and
Dakota In growing grain. TIE Value OF
Delaware soil lies in other directions and
, enhanced by the clrcuIstance Of Its
proximity to the large centies OF Amerl-
:. appropriation. Delaware farmers must
Iiyersify their products still more. Fruit
and garden vegetables are the crops for
this State. The frightful atmospheric
shange OF the last few years have slmost
ruined all prospects OF men making any.
thing out OF peschrs, hut this is $ hard
ship imposed by nature aud cannot he
Riley!ated by man or III ms devices. Bat
an equivalent FOR the loss OF tue b pch
crop eau and must he found. Let the
peach orchards be reduced, so that when
the crop falls, the result Will not be atso-
tutely ruinous to the growers, ard also
That when the crop succeeds the rrsu
will not be ruiunus from oyer-burdened
markets.. Small fruit and vegetable
must take the place Of barren peach
tee. Another mode OF diyersihcalinn Is
dairy'ng, an hnpor ant agricultural
notion, not sniliugn'ly general in this
I'D Kent county.
We are IN perfect harmony with
the Gazette when it says, that II even
tuch resolution would become {
law it would swamp scores OF Amcri
can factories aud would throw Ameri
csn artisans out OF employment, bu
we hardly agree with It when 1t cay
that this would moi injurc the farmers
home market In Wilmington, phila
delphia, New York and Boston. w
are very strongly OF the opinion tina
breaking up of any considerable,
number of manufactures lie this eoun
Try would iDjure the home msrket
As in the case OF the tin plate industry
when it was broken down in thi
country it sprang up in Wales, ant
the 200, 600 hands that would hay,
been employed here were employed
there. So II would work with al
other industries. Manufactures max
the large cities and towns, aud thes
in turn make our home market. w
agree that the Milford resolution is
bad buzz saw, and steam should n,
he applied to Il by signing the petitiol