The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-08

cHthRe ~ atta2nded by every con iloeratOn
OF The pubic veal, by every consideration OF
dssIduAl hettermcn..
MORTGAGE INDEBTEDNESS IN IOWA.
The eeusas Office has published special
bulletin OF Statistics OF Farms. Homes and
Mortgages for Alabama AMI Iowa, Every
effort has been made On the pat OF the cen.
sas officials 10 break the for.s Of the as
founding facts which are revealed y these
statistics Of morris cages AMI individual in
debsedness In certain Stat = OF the union.
But this Is not the worst feature Of the case.
Instead OF the Indebtedness beiag reduced
from year to year, thers il y constant and
enormous increase every year. Goth in the
number OF acres put unier mortgage AID
the amaonts OF moucy borrowed. There
were 81 ,gou,e0 more borrowed in Iowa In
1900 than In 1850, and 100 more acres
were put under tho ban OF Mortsags indebt-
einess last year tsaa Than there were I'm 1850
ten years Ago. IHis shows IN average in.
crea SO OF Indebtedness ia this state for each
year OF over S2,0UU,Ul0.
The census officials will d3u5tless regard
this great growth of mortgage Indebtedness
In Iowa as an indication u Industrial devel-
0pment. But the people Of Iowa who owe
this Indebtedness ani must par it. principal
and interest. TO tie last :artntng. by their
SWEET and toll, Will regard It az d grievoas
burden, imposed upon them, manly on
account OF the tariff legislation enacted by
republican congresses. THESE facts prove
that farming IL Iowa Is not
profitable. lf other proc or tint, fact were
required. i would refer To the recent report
OF Mr.. j, X. Sovereign, tie labor coUmts.
sioner of the STATE. Ghis report shows that in
raising corn, the chief product of the St ate,
the cost OF production during the ten years
between 1880 and 1Sa0, IL you include 4 fair
price for the ,bor ami the interest on the
capital invested. exceeded the sslling'price OF
the corn TO tho enormous amount III the ag-
Rregatc OF S6i ,0a0.0ea Tie cost OF produc-
ton WAS 60 cents al acre more than the
amount received for the corn crop. Tho
average annual loss for ten years was SO, 4OO,-
QUO. No wonder the farmers OF the state
were Obliged to increase their mortgage
Indebtedness Sa,GUC,G00 a year during tho
same period.
Private Indebtedness must continue to In
crease 80 long rs the people are subjected to
the present systsm OF taxation. our Of their
hard earnings tbs pc 1pie or Iowa must pay
every year. 1T least $40. GOO 900 for protection
to favored Industries; si3,09o.ao year for
the support of the general government: sl5,-
O0U.0uO annual Interest en- mortgage inCebted.
ness, to say nothing of cnatte mortgages
aud other private obliS atious. and i've or ak
millions ayeir for the support OF the state,
counties. municipalities, and the schools.
The great mass or Ihesa etastions fall on tho
farmers of the etGte. The farmer must follow
the pillow, year after year. torne down by
these grievious burdens. He may be likened
to the tabled Atlas, upon whose shoulders. 10
was supposed. the earth itseil was supported.
PROTECTION AND TAAa aoRToA aEs.
1t may be asked, what has protection to do
with farm mortgages? Ny answer 10 that the
chief burden OF protection falls upon farmers
and the laboring classes. Except In . very
fev articles, farmers receive no bene1t from
w a ~ ~ Lab. Axat..
mined by the supply and demand. IL labor
ers are mauy, ana there is lutte work TO do,
wages will be- low. If laaorers are scarce
and there is much 10 do LABOR will be high.
Besiaas this, 100000 immigrants arrive in
tnis country every year, coming In free, and
ut once enterins into competition with our
own people, both us farmers, and as working
mon in the factories. Everything that farm
ers raise, With few exceptions. is sold %
prices nxei In the Liverpool m arket, the free
trade market OF the word. Everything they
buy is At prices Fl 1ed in the protected market
OF the United States. the dearest market In
the world, for the articles tbey are obliged
to purchase. The surplus, which Il export
ed. dete, mines the price of the whole pro-
duet. Farmers do not get the Liverpool
price even. From that price In deducted the
cost OF carriage to The foreign market, ol-
though the article may b. sold and consumed
In the very vicinity OF its production.
FARMERS VIII. DEMAND THEIR EGGHrs.
In view VI tlriii Legislation # me repub-
iican party, which has Fes8Igga ia building
up great monopoiieg and tssaEhr*e.S fe ,JfsA
industries, nn& VIII Oh hes wafkea irrapsra6le
ioss and damage 20 the agricultural interests
o. the country. t. ~ any wonder that The
farmers snoulE demand some feiieg, 30 ne
assistance - aaeir Cassnes@ fgaas the legislaS
ri0n of c.Ngresa LaGr satGgaily infer Inat
IL Ii - right fer 1cargress 10 SO frame the
&c.. a.
Gritty and reulanerstiye prices in the bust
nesE CT Misunderstanding, II IL also right that
hey snoulc enjoy snare OF congressional
favor. hence they are endeagorinY TO make
known their dissent from the existing cOndi-
lions and their demands for their own relief.
some have suggested what 10 known 40 the
sab-treasury bill: others the bill authorizing
loans OF public money to farmers and others
on real estate security ~ a low rate of inter
est. Many, in fact nearly all farmers in
Iowa, believe, advocate tine free and unlim.
lied coinage OF silver. Others propose thAo
the government should own MI the railroads
and tramp lrt alton agencies, As we'll ~ tho
telegraph and telephone lines. The dissou-
sion OF al these questions will result In incal.
culsbie benefit to the country, and will result
in the adoption NJ proper measures of relief.
The democratic party insists that the tAr13
legislation OF the last thirty years ia mainly
responsible for the depression Of agriculture,
for the building up Of great monopoiios and
for the piling up Of immense fortunes In tho
hands OF T. few people. Lit Us then all unite
In righting this great wrolg.
the democratic party. in its declared pol.
icy, does net go far as is demanded BY
many farmers and other friends Of labor. But
We are certainly moving in the right direc-
ton. Lay aside past differences and past
political prejuoices auc unite at once with
the only political party that can give assur-
~ nat 1rir htsf M - hfN
earn their bread by the sveatof tho brow.
Let the discussion for greaterrelief 70 on,
ard In tho future the democratic party will
meet every demand Of the telling millions
that Is founded on Justice and sustained by
an enlighten ed public sentiment. The rev0-
LII Ion in publ; sentiment in this country
which was indicated by the elections q yeas
ago, will not go backward. Every recurring
election will show that it is gaining strength
and that the sentiment of tariff reform which
is behind il is sustained by An Overwhelming
majority of the American people.
To the farmers of Iowa and to ,oilera
everywhere appeal. Do not longer stand
In your own light and oppose your own
interests. The policies and legislation
III the republican party have robbed
you OF unto.d millions OF your hard
earned wealth, and covered your
LAM with mortgages and chained you In the
bondage OF private Indebtedness. II you
nave not ALREADY determined To cease voting
the republican ticket II ade that resolution now
and when made keep it as sacredly as our fore
fathers kept tnelr VOWS when they proclAi med
to the world the immortal declaration Of In.
dependence. They pledged their lives, theiz
fortunes and their sacred honor. Happily
The contest now before us IL to be \ peaceful
one. Your lives will not be imperi,cd.
Your fortunes Ia 100 many instances have Al
ready been morIgaged. But every considera-
ton of patriotism Demands that you should
pit dxe your ''saered Loaor' to co operate,
nenceforth, with that political party which Is
not responsible for existing wrongs. but pro-
poses to right them. aud that offers the
greatest assurances of success. That party
l. In tpv md ha 1sfnonrat,e partv