The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-08-07
HoWPARMERs WILLBEcHEArE


It Il amusing to observe how the old
trick Of deceiying farmers is repeated in
the new tariff bill prepared by Mr.. Nc
Kinley. Republican farmers Of the north
west have been making such a trouble
some racket Of late about having to pay
80 much for the protection Of eastern
manufacturers, while receiving none them
selves, that the high tariff leaders found
that something must be done. The agri-
cultural west and northwest must be pla-
Gated, or they might rise in insuTectiOn
against the party. II was necessary toI
paeiiy them. A new congress is TO be
chosen this year, and q new president
two years hence, and Il the favored man
uiaeturers Of the east were TO continue to
monopolize all the benefits Of the protec-
tive system, while the moTtgaged farms
Of the west and south were to continue to
hear all its burdens, there was no telling
what might happen. Thepatient burden
bearers might lose their patience, and
rise in fury and smash the protective
system and the republican party together.
The leaders decided, therefore, TO give To-
western farmers, not their share Of pro-
lection which they demand, but The pre-
tense Of it--not the kernel, but the frag-
ments Of the cracked shell. The kernel
must be kept for the favored manufac-
turer.
The trick had been successfully played
before and Ii could be successfully played
again, the leaders argued. The materials
for IL were found in those superb products
Of western agriculture, cider, eggs, butter,
cheese and cabbages. Cider is now free
Of duty, but il is 10 be free no longer II
the authors Of the Mckinley bill can have
their way. II is TO be put in the family
Of highly protected favorites, under duty
Of 5 cents 4 gallon. And, then, there's
eggs. Eggs are now on the free list, too.
and there Is no telling how prodigiously
u win tickle a western farmer, whose
good wife can hardly get enough eggs to
set her own hens, to hear that they can
not hereafter be imported, except at a
penalty Of cents q dozen. And milk,
too; milk Is to be protected BY a specific
duty Of cents q gallon. There are q
great many cows in the Argentine Repub-
lie Of South America, and though the
Argentine Republic is 50 far away that it
would be impossible to import milk from
there, still the farmer will never think Of
that, and will be UNNECESSARILY grateful
at finding how well he Is to be protected
on the milk item. The duty on butter is
increased to 8 cents pound and on cheese
to6 cents pound Caobases are ad-
vanced to cents q head, and onions can
not hereafter come into the country from
abroad except under duty Oh ~ cents q
busliel. II Il true, onions DO not come
IN now, but that Is no matter; il Is part
Of the trick on farmers TO pretend to keep
out iarm products that DO not want to
come in BY way OF reconciing them to
the task Of paying high prices Tor manu-
taetures that do want to come in. The
duty on green vegetables is increased from
10 70 . per cent and on hay from y 70
va ton
The duty on horses and mules is in
creased to so . head and TO 80 per cent.
I'D valorem where they are worth over
$50; cattle TO $40 head; hogs to sl.5C
head, and sheep to tI.2O q head. Al
We export large numbers Of these animals
and do not need TO import them, except
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