The Somerset reporter., 1891-07-02
FAR VI, GARDEN AND
HOUSEHOLD.
The Now Tariff and the Farmers.

In the admirable speech OF Hon. VII
| liam Mckinley, Jr. OF ohio, accepting the
| Republican nomination as Governor OF
that state, that gentleman spoke at somt
length on the new tarii law and the effect
II had on farmers and the agriculture OF
the country. True" said Mr.. Mckinley
the new law did advance some duties
| and it Is said they bear heavily upon the
| farmers of the country. Let US see If the
criticism Is supported by the facts Mr
Moklnley then said that 80 l-3 per cent
| Of the advanced duties are for the protec
tlon of the American farmer. Twenty
eight in number of the advanced duties
are upon wine and spirits. which will
| hardly burden the farmer Five Of the
| advanced duties are upon tobacco, AN agrl
cultural product Continuing, the speak
| er said
''ln the framing Of the law most care
full consideration was given to agricul-
ture. No like recognition Of this. industry
can be found in any previous taritl ltgs
| lation.
while securing to the farmer the home
market by increased protection, the law
provides reciprocity clause which is In
tended to extend his foreign market, and
upon terms more favorable than those ac-
corded to competing agricultural coun.
tries. The bill was drattt a after the full
est consultation with the farmers of the
United States.
at was made to meet their just de
mands and reasoi able rtq liremeuts, anc
with single exception their requests
| were granted.
"rhe law, while protecting the farmers
| .,.t,t f,,Ii. 4.
duced the duties on other products where
1t could be done with safety to home
wares and the home market. 1t is sig.
niilcant fact that the articles which the
farmer most frequently buys bears less
tariii than under the law of 1888, and the
products which he sells bears a higher
duty than ever before.
The following articles among Others
have either had the old duties decreased
or removed all together;
Sugar, leather, boots and shoes, lum-
Der, rice. starch, trace chains, hammers,
spikes, nails, tacks, needles, wire and
wire rods, screws, nuts and washers, tles,
rasps, binding twine, rope, cordage, log
CHAINS, iron piping, stove plates, horse
shoes, copper and the products of, lead
and the products of nickel and the pro-
iron, hoop iron, sheet iron, wire rope and
wire netting, varnishes, turpentine, cam
phor and glycerine.
There can be no contention as to the
needs OF the farmer. They are, first and
foremost, a good home market. Thai IL
safely secured by the new tariff law. The
consumers of the United States, who ar,
the best in the world, are made his Gus
toners more securely than they have eve
been before. No legislation can give hin
abounding crops; that is with him wh'
plants and the Great Power over all whit
"giVelh the increase" Next he wants
foreign market for his surplus products
That he is assisted in securing so far as i
is possible by the reciprocity provision o.
the new law, and part of the law Inter
feres with his entering any foreign mark
ct with any product of his fields or for
ests. Next he wants good money for hi,
products. He does not want to exchang,
his wheat for clipped dollar, nor hi
wool for adepreciated currency. He now
has the very best money in the world
thanks to the Republican party"