The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-16

scarcity rrs4.icL IN higher prsoes ,os
corn. hut the trouble with tile farmers
was that they had little or no corn 70
sell. and many Of chem who had stock
- feed became buye-s ~ the higher
rates which scarcity lad produced The
prices Of agricultural products arc de-
term:ned entirely w the extent Of pro
duction. and this = governed BY natural
causes. NOS BY Legislation.
"A failme Of crops Ia this country y
regarded by the farmers - the greatest
calamity that can befall them But
such failure inevitably results in higher
prices Of farm products; and. therefore.
the President has cited = an evidence
OF prosperity that which the farmers
themselves regard as . calamity, name
". higher prices resulting from crop
failure. There can be no combination
among farmers To reduce the output Of
agricultural products; such combine
tons are not even desirable Farm
crs universally strive for bounti-
full harvests-the pious ones among
them praying as well Is laboring
for them They regard . bountiful
harvest as essential 10 their prosperity.
notwithstanding the fact that the
greater the crop the less viii be the
price Of products They are political
economists who believe, who realize in
fact that abundance Is wealth, that
scarcity can never tend In that dircc-
ton. II the next season should be
favorable and large crops Of wheat,
corn, oats. and other products Of the
farm. should be realized. there will be =
corresponding depression Of prices. and
the larger the crop the lower the prices
II such should be the result, q year
from this time the President in his an
nual message Notwithstanding the
lines Of his last one-dcplore the un-
fortunate condition Of the country.
brought about by low prices for farm
products caused by abundant harvests.
.sThe Republican leaders can not hope
TO divert the attention of the country
from the tariff question whatever they
may do, whether they go forward or go
backward The Democratic party has
plain. unmistakable duty to perform;
that duty consists in moving steadily
onward and pressing the ad-
vantage which il has already
obtained. II viii keep this ques-
ton before the public until the
traits Of victory have been realized: un-
til the Mckinley bill has been repealed,
and until materials which make profit
able manufacture impossible have been
relieved from unnecessary burdens, and
so cheapencd as 70 not only aid manu-
featuring. but increase profitable pro-
duction- II will demand larger markets
for American farm products; not only
reciprocity with Cuba, South America
and Canada, but freer trade with all the
world.
1.-The late election was only the ex-
precision Of a popular desire; that popu-
lar desire has not been accomplished
IL may not be fully realized until after
the next Presidential election, at which
the final and complete victory WIN be
achieved. namely, the election Of .
President and both branches Of Com
gress. who will carry into effect the
popular verdict Of last November.
During the Fifty-second Congress the
large Democratic majority will keep
this question continually in view. II
viii not be turned 70 the right nor 70
the left; IL win not permit side issues
Of any kind TO interfere with this al
absCrbing and all-important question
With the advantages already obtained
| it viii be little less than criminal 70
permit any thing to occur which would
make impossible ultimate and completes
tariff refC.s.nn