The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-09
FACTS FOR FARMERS
Tearing Down the Fences
Won't Help the Crops.
HARD TIMES ~ OLD ENGLAND.
Free Silver Coinage Senators Refae
to Make Concessions.
HARD TIMES IN OLD ENGLAND.
lrrIgatioaiss Hinton Accused ef Being >
Socialist = senate Passes worstsds
CiassfAcation BnI-Oklahona Terri
toEial O0csrs.

q TIE journal the House went into committee
Of the whole on the tariff htl. Dockery OF Mis-
sousi said that IN the last caupaisu the Repuo-
hcsn party claimed that the farmers would be
benefited ~ protection. yet after tae Repubii-
caa victory the depression in agriculture Was
greater than ever. This depression followed
great protective victory. II was not q tempo
rary coalition Of the country that had to be
dealt with. Farm prices had not recovered since
the panic OF lssz The constant tendency in the
West hsd beea downward since that time. He
then proceeded to argue that IL was not in the
power OF any sarif to raise the price Of any
agricultural producs unless I. should BE- seen
that it was brought into compel lion with .
foreign article. instead OF having to meet COM
petition on our own soil. The American farm
ers exported their owa produce to sapply tire
agricultural defciency Of European countries.
Morse Inquired whether the farmers did not
nave % compete with the farmers Of Canada.
Dockefy replied that the question revealed
another iujustirs of the tArsf system. The
Western farmers had no competition, bat ths
effect Of the tariff ON agricultural prcducts Was
detrimental to the farmers of the Rase Eggs.
with duty OF cents dozea. were brought
from Canada 70 New York because it was
cheaper to pay the duty on eggs than to pay the
railroad rates from the Wet 70 the East. There
fore the tariff gave no benefit TO the farmer OF
the West and taxed the Eastern farmer to the
extent of the dusy. Dockery then submitted m
argum~ mt In favor OF free wool aud reducing
the duty on manufactured products. In his
state taere were l0o0oG moro people than
sheep. and between tie people and the
sheep. his sympathy was with the people.
Discussing the subject Of trusts IS
connected with the tariff. be denounced the
dressed beef monopoly Of Chicago as having
plundered the farmers of the West by unscru-
puious exactions. II the farmer was to be re-
fcvei II the mortgage was to be taken Off his
farm. the government must speedily reverse its
policy In regard to foreign trade. II the govern
ment would unshacKie our genias, unhamper
our enterprise. unfet'es our resources, we would
soon outssrip England.
Burrows OF Michigan said the Republicans
would REFUGE the surplus by one method. the
Democrats BY ano.her, and il was this conflict
OF theories which prevented the remedy being
applied. In the campsign of lSeS the two the
ories were presented 10 the American people,
and after . fun debate on the platform and in
the press, verdict was rendered In favor OF the
Republican theory. The verdict WAS SO pro-
nOunced as to wrest the presidency snd
the popular branch Of congress from the Demo
cratic party. In the measure the committee on
ways and means presented, is sought 70 execute
the popular verdict and crystalIize il into law.
The Dvmocrsti tic party was again gong before
the peop.e With m appeal that they rsyeSse
their verdict The Democratic party
favored tariA for revenue Tha.
Republican party favored tariff for revenue
and protection. not incidental. not accidental,
but Intentional. tariff for revenue only waa
step toward free trade, ard the Republican
party was against It. Applause. The bill ives
intended ~ measure OF prote tion, from the
enactins clause 10 the closing paragraph. Bur
rows defended the tin plate. sugar aud wool sec
tons. Free trade meant unrestricted compett-
ton in cheap goods-meant cheap labor; com.
petition In cheap labor meant cheap flesh and
blood, competition In cheap flesh and blood
was slavery. Cheap clothing aud cheap food
were of NO value ii human labor was cheaper
stll. iApplause.l Free trade meant chs apne - TO
the rich and Idle. but longer hours and harder
work TO the laborer. In this race for cheapnes
the Republican party did not propose TO enter.
Whatever might be the cause OF the present az
ricuitural depression, no one would be rash
enough TO assert that il was due 10 the policy
which had created q home market copious
enough to consume, exclusive of cotton and to-
bacco, 95 per cent OF the products OF the farm.
Whatever might be the remedy for the agYicul-
turai depression one thing was true, IL would
not be found in the markets OF the world. In
this bill. said Burrows, we have sought to re.
duce the revenues TO q basis of governmental
nee3. without impairing single American In
dustry or depriving single laboring man OF the
pro;uct OF his toll
McMillin of Tennessee proposed 10 stretch this
hiis. this pu'fid patient, upon the dikseciing
table In some respects IL was like a man, for
twas fearfuily ana wonderfully made. Again,
II was lik the earth at the creation, without
form and ell in darkness. There was general
change from ad valorem TO specific duties. The
prices Of commodities were falling all over the
world, snd this change prevented the con.
snmers from getting the benefit Of the reiue.
ton. The Democratic party would take issue
with the Republican party on the new doctrine
OF bounties. He also denounced the increase
Of duty on tin-plate The gentleman on the
other side spoke OF the victory achieved by the
Republicans in 1a1iwsIaat WAS a victory when
iooeso plural m she Democratic
candidate. - H8Sx@