The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-03

FIRTH t<Hn tfEHItfA@ttHms
If there is any one thing the free
traders are anxious to hold up before
the farmer more than another tits that
protection is the cause of the depreci-
alton of the price OF their farms. They
point to a few abandoned farms in
Vermont and New Hampshire as proof
to bear them out in their arguments.
Nothing, however, is said OF other in
dustrial pursuits that have sprung up
In those States that pay better than
agriculture, and to which many farm
ers have resorted. But IL the position
assumed by these free traders is the
correct one, II protection has driven
these farmers to other business and
deprecated the price of their farms,
what are we to make of the same de-
probation Of farms and real estate in
England, where free trade has full
sway? There has been the same drift
in that country rs there has been in
the New England States.
Fortunately we are not dependent
upon slip-shod free-trade arguments
in this country to unfavorably criticise
the depreciation OF farm property and
attribute it TO protection influences
while we have ample proof to show
that tho decrease in land values in
free-trade England has been much
greater. This London Field, leading
observation-disclosures of England, gives
the following:
| which was bought for $4,000 IN 1899 and
| fer SA0, 900 In 1870. has been sold quite re-
Gently for 100000. One in Spelsnere.
BerkA cost late owner $4,000. has been
| Sold Tor SiS,B0D. Walton Manor, Lincoln
ehl' C. for which the late owner paid $50, :
90 aud afterwards built costly house
upon IT. sold for $4,000. Langley Manor,
| Gullford, cost late owner 10000, sold for
| sb2, i0o. Crack yton Manor. Cornwall, cost
sas 500. aud ti1 500 laid out einco. sold for
$1,000. Lilwoof Park, Sunnydale, cost
$4,000 sold for s2@h,0 900. Many more SINH
lar deprociations in land values in Eng
land, Scotland and Wales are known 10
have occurred.
Everybody knows that there arc
more potent reasons for the deprecia
ton Of farms in both Old England and
New England than the reasons assign
ed by these free traders Larger wages
and steadicr work can be obtained in
manufacturing cities, and the social
enioymeuts are IN additional ndvan-
tage. The frec-traders know all this
but they prefer to keep on deceiving
the people with the foolish cry that 1t
is protection that affects the farmers
interests so disastrously.
Now THAT the willy William Hunt
office Lee has missed the comptroller
ship of the county, under the Five
County Commissioner bill that ran
against snag in the Senate and tina;
he is sure of losing his little sugar
plumb OF register of deaths and births
and secretary Of the board of health
when Republican Council is elected
next June. he is down as a rea
mourner at the anxious bench, and is
awfully concerned about what he shall
do to get an Office. 1t is now said thai
he has Il little william" in his side
poke got up with most exquisite care
and cautious wording, to take before
the Legislature, and that he will
simply ask that body to extend hi
term Of Office five years more, regard
less of any opinion the City Council
may have upon that question. Bu
William will hardly get there, tn,
Senate IS in the way.
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One of the pieces OF property tina
/ will be handed over to-day into til,
keeping of a Republican Levy Court
/ and that has been secured by Demo
/ cratic fiianclering, is the Court House
with the following ledger account o
debts and credits:
The tax payers of New Castle County:
e DIR.
To one New Court House So 90
, CIR.
4 by cash paid .,........-.......,........ IL
J. Balance unpal..........,......, 500, 9O