The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-08
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8. 1891.


We cannot get the Every Evening to |
explain to its readers why binders
Irvine has fallen in price from fifteen
to eight cents pound since the Nc
Kinley tariff bill went into operation.
1t is PLAIN question for argument and
needs no illustration. 1t cannot be
that 1t Is too dhninutive subject to
talk about, for large portion Of the
space of our ncighbor was used in
showing before the Mckinley bill pass
ed how that farmers would have to
pay higher prices for their Irvine II the
bill did pass. Naturally we would
suppose that bill so heartily con-
demned beforehand because it would
raise the price OF an article, ehould DO
as heartily commended afterwards
that it had the contrary effect pre-
dicted, but it seems not TO work good
in this case. Our neighbor has been
overwhelming in condemnation, as
silent as the grave in commentator.
Irvine was selling for fifteen cents be-
fore the Mckinley bill passed.
It was manufactured almost exclu-
sively in Europe. chiefly In Austria.
Why 1t cost SO much we are hardly
prepared to cay one thing was certain
Americans could not compete with
Europe with its cheap System of labor
md Europe was permitted to have
monopoly OF trade. Farmers who
chiefly used II for binding grain paid
their fifteen cents pound for 1t with
out grumbling. 1t was a costly arti-
Gle to them, as they used large quanti-
ties of it but they never thought
much about it being cheaper and kept
on buying it and using 1t uncom.
plainingly. When the Mckinley tar
IN bill came before Congress- tho
proposition to increase the duty on
binding Irvine raised howl OF opposl-
tion in all the Democratic papers Of
the country. Amongst those howlers
none were louder than our neighbor
the Every Evening.
Its impassioned appeals to the poor,
down trodden, prosecuted farmers
were touching in the extreme. They
would have TO pay the increase OF duty
by giving a higher price for Irvine.
But the rich Republican fiat frlers"
had to have the money, and the poor
farmer would have to submit, there
was no other help for him. How elo-
nuaptlty the faptnn,.l 1vnra aybnrtad en-
rise in their might at the next election,
and hurl their oppressors to the earth
and repeal this iniquitous Mckinley
tariff bill that the price Of binding
Irvine should not be raised. We re-
collect it we'll the Every Evening must
recollect 1t. 1t II has forgotten, ref.
erenee to It's files will strengthen its
memory.
The hated, detested Mckinley bill be.
came law, and it has been in opera
ton over year. With what fearful
forebodings the farmers must have
approached the harvest. Their fields
were clothed with an Unprecedented
crop oi wheat and higher prices were
looming up for it, There was draw
back to the realization OF their pleas.
nIs In their increased crops aud in
creased prices. They would have to
pay more for their binding Irvine. They
were sure Of that, for did not tht
Every Evening say SO. Did not every
Democratic speaker upon the stunt
cay so2 What must have been the sur
prise of those farmers when they SEN
In their orders for binding t@ine t.
find that the price was onlyelght cents
per pound. We think we can hea
them say:
What. why how is this! We wer'
paying fifteen cents pound befor
for 1t and We we're assured by The
Every Evening, and other Democrats
papers that the prica would be increaE
ed IL the Mckinley bill passed. tn,
bill did pass and here binding twin
Is down to eight cents pound Ho '
strange ii Is that the Every Evening
does not say something about this an
tell US where the mistake occurred
tits not strange that the farmers ar
'bewildered over this question II the
attempt to believe all that is said 4
these Democratic free-trade papers Il
reference to the operations OF the Nc
Kinley tariff they will he still more be
wildered. But indeed the Every Even
ing, out of consideration for its farm
er readers, ought to explain to tner
how it is that binding Irvine unde
higher protection has fallen seye
cents pound in price.
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IT IS unfortunate for the WORKING