The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-15
Spanish american

1t is not a pleasant fact for American
Farmers to learn that the manufacturing
firms who furnish their farm implements
sell the same to foreigners in some instances
for one half the price charged for them at
home. They are enabled to do this by
forming trusts or private agreements among
themselves to sell no lower than schedule
price agreed upon. While the tariff pro-
tects them from foreign competition at home.
they are compelled to meet that competi-
ton abroad, and private understanding
among themselves, prevents competition
and lowering prices at home. American
farmers have been making liberal sacrifices
by paying more for goods of all kinds at
home than the same articles could have
been purchased for in the markets Of the
world, in order that our manufacturers
might build up strong establishments, with
skilled hands and the best machinery, so as
to successfully compete with any other
people and any other country, hoping to
purchase such goods made at home as cheap
as the cheapest in the world, and at the
same time keep our entire market for our
own manufacturers to supply. After a
heroic self sacrifice of forty years they have
laid before their eyes two price lists of the
same implements and machinery, and the
list prepared for the foreigners with prices
far below those in the home list. Is this
fair dealing? This foreign Price List
proves that Our manu- facturers can COM
pete with every nation on the globe sue
cessfully in the worlds markets, and that
the tariff they clamor so for is not 10 save
them from ruinous competition of the
foreigner, but mainly 10 keep our home
markets to themselves and enable them in
addition TO this to form trusts and sell their
goods at higher prices than they sell them
for in foreign lands. Farmers, this is plain
cheating, and you, who have furnished the
bonus through all these years 10 support
manufacturers, are now being literally
swindled for your liberality and kindness
The great pains taken to hide these foreign
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farmer false or no such caution would be
had to conceal the foreign lists.
The manufacturing firms which combine
to cheat the farmers will as readily chea
each other when fayorabe opportunity
offers, which accounts for the exceedingly
low prices strong Oranges can buy machin.
cry from them for, when they are quite sure
the terms will never be made public outside
the walls of the Grange hall.
And now. farmers, we have this 20 say tC
you. You have been looking after anG
guarding Tor you thought you were) jeal
ously every body's interest for long time
like kind mother providing for the Who'll
household before taking a bite herself
willing when all had been satisfied 10 ST
down to kind Of second table. But when
you had fondly hoped that the time had
arrived and you were preparing TO rest and
enjoy little of life, you discover that these
ungrateful people have not only devoured
their own share, but have carried off yours
also. Now, from this time forward, look
out for your own interest, anil let Others
attend to theirs. Join yourselves together
in societies, do your own thinking and in
vesigating, and take the word Of no one
outside of your own class, class composed
offarmers, and cemenled by mutual interest,
and for mutual protection.