The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-10-08
HOW FARMERS ARE NOT PROTECTED.

HOW FARMERS ARE NOT PROTECTED.
My friends here hold in my hands a
circular which presume has been mailed
to farmers all over the state. Now doun
know whether l am farmer or not. tits
true that own a small farm, and from my
experience with that one financially
speaking) l thank God, have but the one,
and il my experience is the experience of
others, do not wonder at the discomfort
OF the farmer, for surely they have cause
for 1t; but 1t passes my comprehension
what delivereuce can they possibly expect
from the Mckinley tariff bill, unless it is
the promises of VIM. Mckinley which /
must confess l have never known to be
Mckinley without doubt is the cham
pion promiser of our country. Now hear
part OF his promises which / will read to
you from this circular.
The bill provides for the interests of tho
American farmers. When once it's pro-
visions are put into practical operation, II
will bring the country one OF the most
prosperous periods in it's history. Under
its provisions farm products will cease to
be supplied from Canada and other
foreign countries. Good Lord gentle
men, from the tenor Of this circular Il
seems that we have been importing our
wheat, our corn, our pork, our cabbage in
from foreign countries, and / in my
simplicity supposed that we were export
ing such articles to the amount of from
two to three hundred million of dollars
per year. Now IL the article will prove
that We are importing instead Of export
Mckinley bill, Bill Mckinley and oil the
McKinley's In creation. Well, we will
commence with meats. Beef, ham, ba-
con, mutton and pork, the duty on which
Is from to cents per pound, and II
shows that we imported in 1889 $69,200
worth. AT the same time our exports to
England alone OF the hog product is
almost forty million dollars worth annu-
ally, to say nothing of what we exported
to other countries, and what we formerly
exported to Germany until Mr.. Bismarck
took the Mckinley method and told us to
keep out the American hog. Next 10 corn,
which has duty of 10 cents per bushel,
worth. Next is wheat, which has a duty
of 25 cents per. bushel, and II shows that
we imported about 1000 worth. Next is
rye, which has duty of 10 cents per
bushel and we imported the enormous sum
of f16 bushels. Then there IL broom corn,
cabbage, potatoes aud many other arti'
cles which are not worth while to mention.
Here we have the importation of the four
leading articles produced b. the farmers,
amounting In the aggregate to S65,516,
while the expectation of those articles la
| the same year will amount TO over 5000
COX, 900, and In this year II will, without a
doubt, reach over 100000, 900. Now, let
me ask In all candor and fairness, where
does protection protect the farmer? How
can duty of 25 cents per bushel on wheat
do one iota OF good to the farmer when Il
10 a positive fact that to get sale he must
export about one-third OF all the wheat he
produces. and can only get tho price for
what the Europeans are willing to pay ;and
suppose he would take the advice of Nc
Kinley, to depend on and only sell In the
home market, the result would be that he
would have to sell at much lower price,
and the surplus left unsold, consequently
of no earthly use.
THE'HoME MARKET HUMBUa.
Mr.. Chairman what tom foolery this
home market theory OF Mckinley I am
really sorry he puts himself In such hole
because / have much regard for him, but
sir, in what part of the worlds history will
you find that any nation became as rich
and as great as II should become by this
theory OF Mckinley. Take for example
the Jewish nation, at one time the richest