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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10
PkACCIE IA WIARUSA
PoIaCy W Delaware.
Wilmington, 1 grudnia.

Wilmington, I grudllla.
Unas odbyl sic obch6d Ii
stopadowy z wielka uroczy-
stoscia. Wyg}osit nam move
piekna Wlb. KS. Maczyhski,
"a co mu nasi ulani broh
prezentowali. Druga miat ma
uczyciel w. Pociechowski.
Przedstawi} nam zycie boha-
ter6w Kosciuszki, Pulaskle-
go i Sobieskiego. Trzecia
move mia} nasz wielce kocha-
ny ks. Leon Szczepahski. O..
S. B. Krakusy, kt6rych ma
uczyciel Pociechowski zreor-
ganizowa}, stall pod bronia.
Pc mowach deklamowali CT
mlodzi zofnierze, oraz dziew-
czeta szkolne.
Potem by} spiew piekny,
albowiem nietylko Choir nasz
u dziatki, ale / u}ani pod dy-
rekcya pana Slkorskiego
pieknie spiewali, Pc skohcze 9
niu udallsmy sic do domu W
w jak najlepszym porzadku,
Zgoda u mas swieta, czego
wszystkim rodakom zyczy-
my.
dden 2 obecnych.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10

| "a $50 funt6w, wYsokl jest 6 stop
a sredalea jego mierzy 8 stop i
z cali.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10
II
Wilmington, % Listopada.
Szanowny Redaktorze!

I Prose- laskawie umiescit
W }amach swego pisma cos i
o naszej Polonii.
w dniu II. Pazdziernika
odbyl sic Il mas odpust sw.
Jadwigi patronki kosciola ma
szcgo, 2 bardzo wielka uro.
czystoScia. Juz dina poprzed.
niego wieczorem przybyli do
mas Wiel. Ks, KS. Chowaniec
! Rodowicz \ Baltimore j
1luchali ~spowIedzi do poanej
nocy. Wiel. ks. Chowaniec
wygIosII nam az try piekne
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10

W ~aiedzlele, % Listopada,
Prev. rs. Biskup po6wiec,l nam
stacye' drogi k~rzyaowei. iowa.
rzystwa by}y zaproszone.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10
PkACCIE IA
AM

OKOEO 800 z owych 423
wiezni6w, kt6rych swojego czasu
wypuscili ma wolnosc strajkuJacy
robotnlcY W Wschodniem Tennes.
see, dotad napawr6t pochwycono.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10

"JSS JSSv oSSf
a sredalca jego mierzy 8 stop i
Z cali.
co SkYCHAG.
w sobote umarl W Paryzu
dawniejszy cesarz brazyliiski
Don Pedro. WiadomosG te
W stolicy brazylijskiei Rio
de Janeiro przyjeto dosye
obojetnie. Niektore story
zamknely iateresa z szacunku
ola dawniejszego cesarza,
lecz o uroczystym obchodzie
za}obnym ME by}o mowy.
Dawniejszy kr6l serbski
Milan sprzedai wszystkie
swoje prawa do korony serb
skiei "a diva miliony rubli-
kt6re mu wyp}acil bank 70.
syiski-a sam przyja} sluzbe
u szacha perskiego jake ma
czelny dow6dca kawaleryi.
Ma on zreorganlzowac kon-
nice perska ma sposob euro
pejski.
A~NGIELSKIE gazety
podaja caty szereg wypadk6w,
w kt6rych zebrane pieniadze
ma ztagodzenie kleski g}odo-
wei W Rosy poprostu roz-
trwonione zosta}y. TAX ma
przyk}ad gmina Kartowka,
niedaleko Odesy, "a wszystkie
pieniadze kupi}a w6dki /
przez diva tygodnie Gala wies
by}a pijana. Dopiero wtedy
policya .}ozy}a o tel rozpus,
Gle sprawozdanie, CO lajlep-
Sym jest dowodem, re ME
maty W niej udziat mice mu.
sia}a. Me zasiano ami jednej
morgi pola, a Gala 7apomoge
zabraf karczmarzy "a co Fam.
knieto mu Z rozkazu w}adzy
karczme. Niestety pc ME
wczasie. Kleska g}odowa
rodzi dalsze kleski. Z poczat-
ku un:ierali ch}opi, spoko)nie
poddajac sic swemu losowi
dz;siaj jednak powstaje wsr6d
aich niezadowolenie, kt6re
rosnie Z dniem kazdym
obejmuje coraz szersze kola
DIS licza juz 80 miiiony lu.
dzi dotknietych straszns
kleska-a coz bedzie "a DIVE
message? Przerazajace pyta'
ME! Dotychczas zajmuja sic
tylko sprawa zaopatrzenia
g}odnych w zywnosc, ale c
zarz9dzeniach zdrowotnycf
Mkt ME %pomysla}. Wybucf
zarazy jest nieunikniony
zw}aszcza, re w niektorycl
okolicach juz teraz MIRA ludzif
ma tyfus g}odowy.
RIO DE JANEIRO. =
Nowy prezydent Brazyli
Peixotto wyda} oredzie, v
kt6rem oswiadcza, re cz}on
kowie rzadu d%yktatora Fon
SECT So zdrajcami konstytucyi
WARSZAWA.-- kopal
nj pod Niwka, W Kr6lestwi'
Polskiem, W dniu 6 grudnia
wskutek wybuchu podziem
nych gaz6w, presto 1oe
ludzi utracifo zycie.
Nowy Arcybiskul
~gniezniehski i poz.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10

MIASTECZKO Amigo, Wis,
W kt6rem wlelu mleszka Pola.
k6w, naw1edzlf 6 grudnia po-
Ear. Spall}a SIG drukarnia gazety
,,Republlcan, store l.. Strasera i
xii ka sasiednich dom6w.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10

ST. LOUIS, Mo,s-Pra}aei,
kt6rzy tn byli ma jubileuszu ks
arcybiskupa Kenr1ka, oswiadczyG
jednomyslnie, il nowy Arcybis.
kup powinlen zosta6 nomlnowany
ola Stan6w zjednoczonych.
Stolica nowego Arcybiskupa
ma bye W Dubuque, W Iowa,
stolice zas podw}adnych mu bis
kup6w maja bye: W Des MONIES
i Sioux City W Iowa, Monterey
W K~alifornil, St. Joseph W Mlsso.
uri, Concordla W Kansas.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10
" PRZYTULISKU dIa zo{-
merry Milwaukee znajduje sic
obecnle 1888 zo}nierzy.
MLECZARNIA

MLECZARNIA nalwieksza
ma swiecie znajduje sic W ST.
ALBANS, W stanie Vermont.
Wyrabiaja tam codziennie 10
tysiecy funt6w masia, do czego IL
tysiecy kr6w dostarcza mleka.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10
TAX ZWANI

TAX EWANI anarchl6ci,
kt6rYch pred paru tygodn1aml
przyaresztowali zbyt gorliwl
%policysci, stawali onegdai pred
sedzia Woodman, ktory skazaf
klerownlkow zebrania na
500 i koszta, a ,nnych 20 czy 30
~oskarzonYch ma d%robniejsze kary,
wszeIako o%statecznie wszystkie kary
zasuspendowai. q Chic go.)
TEXAS dostanie nowY port
nadmorskl. Buduje 60 kompania
>, The Brazos River Channel &
Dock Company mad ujsclem Heki
Brazos. Byta tam dot2d miellzna,
do 3 stop gteboka, a niezsdtugo
bedzie woda ma stop Is.
Nazwa nowego portu Va | e SIX o.
Ma on wlele korzyscl mad dotych-
czasowym jedynym portem texas
kim Galve s t o II, albowiem
pofozonY jest ma ladzie sta{gm l
ma dobr2 wode do picla podczas
gdy pofozone ma wYspie miasto
Galveston must wydawac co rok
SO tysiecy dolar6w ma utrzymanie
dw6ch mostow kolel ~zelaznej mle.
dry miastem a LADEN sta}ym
nlema zas woody studzlenneJ .Nadto
okolica poza Valesko bardzo Jest
urodzaJna, zas poza Galveston
same So puszcze, a woda W percie
bardzo miafka.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10
Stub K
ZECERA. Czytamy W

Stub
ZECERA. Czytamy W
Detroickiej NledzleH:
Nv Detroit dnia % Lise
topada w kaplicy Semina.
ryum Polskiego odby1 sic
Stub p. Stefana Rrzeszotar.
skiego z parma Zofija Kali.
nowska.
nObrzedu uroczyscie dope}.
nil Rektor Zak}adu KS. J..
Dabrowski W przytomnosci
Proboszcza KS. ]. Rzadko.
wolskiego; b}ogos}awiehstwa
podczas Mszy sw. udzlelif x.
Prof. w. Buchaczkowski.
move zas slubna wypowiedzia}
Redaktor ,,Niedzieli."
Pan Stefan Rzeszotarski,
jake cz}onek Cd poczatku
! godnie pracujacy PREY naszem
wydawnictwie, tylko "a.
cnoscia i czynami swymi
skloni} redakcyjne grono do
tax mi}ego czynnego
udzialu w Slubnym a
uroczysty!m dian obrzedzie.
Szczesc BCze Druchowi W
rodzinnem -%-spowitem swiezo
| gniazdku!"
Fan RzeszotarA'ki pracowaA
takze przez pare lat sumiennie
pilnie iako zecer PREY Waorusae,
Niecbze mu Pan Bog W n>'wym
stanie udzleli s%zczesnyct latek
chleba dostutek.
CHICAGO.-Bracia Drzycim-
soy, kontraktorzy budowniczy,
p%rzenjesli sw6J filiaIny offs
[branch office] ped mr.. 1853 St.
Halstedt ulicy. Gi6wny offs znaj-
duje sic pod Mr.. 1920 Whiple
ul.
ADWOKAT Marckworth z
Cincinnati .%poszukuje W sprawie
spadku europelskiego obywatela
Macieja Gacek, pochodzqcego
z Ludomia, W w. KS. Poznan-
skiem.
OMAHA, Neb. 49, w dnlach
"a, % j 2G Llstopada odbylo sic
W tutejszym polsklm koscicle Sw.
l'awia 40 ~godHInne nabozehstwo.
Polskiemi kazaniann zaszczycii mas
Wiel ks. x, SIomihski 2 Chicago,
bt6ry tn byi prsez Gale naboAeh
stwol dopomagaf piracy du,
chowneI w tej6e okolicznosei cd.
wledalll mas Wielebni kgle&a X,
Anastaay Czech = Columbus, X.
Deras re spaldIng, X, Hansen =
%l3eIwood, ! X, BreiLkopf, proboszez
sw. J0zeta y Omaha, Bog zaptaG
wlelebDyM k~apiapom,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10

5000 BECzEK pieknyoh ia
blek (Muter apples) nadeszfo W
tym tygodniu do DOMU7 OWO-
COWEGO p. Stirnemana, Mr., 100
West 3rd Str, nledaleko naroknika
ulio Main i 3rd
Przybeda potem W prz7sz}ym
tYgodniu dalsze diva tysiace.
Kurujcie, by zachowac ma ri.
me, DO jabika s~trasznie TAME,
szczegolnie, ]ezeli SIG kupuje 5 be-
GEEK ma raz. PrzyjdzcAe soble je
erred do domu owocowego
S~TIRNEMANA. Jabika szybko
muSza byS sprzedane, gdyz ME ma
mle]soa, by je przechowa6.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10
DETROIT. Mich

DETROIT, Mich. - Ko.
lasihcy jakos sic ociagaja z
budowa nowego kosciola,
injury wzniesione, ale dalej
ami rusz. Oochod Listopado.
wy odbyl sic wspo1nie - i
to bardzo uroczyscle. M6wil
take cenzor ~Przybywszewski.
- Wiel. KS. Byzewski, daw.
Messy dsugoletni proboszcz
winohski, cieszy sic jak najlep
sem zdrowiem i ME narzeka
ma swoJa nova parafia, cho>
ciaz to ma Wygnanowie, DO
az ma 80 ulicy. - Wskutek
zbyt wilgotnego powietrza
difterya okropnie u mas gra-
suje. Codziennie kilkoro
dzieci umiera, %przewaznie
miedzy Polonia.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10
posrednictwem Wia.,sQ.

posrednictwem Wa.wsQ.
Pan Sienkiewicz wobec
obecnej niedoi naszei
Ojczyzny wskazuje nam ma
easy kr6la Jana Kazmierza,
kiedy Polska takze luz prawie
utraci}a byt polityczny, a
jednak prey pomocy Boskiej
wybila sic ma wolnosG.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10

Grunta So ma sprzedaZ.. dwie
mile % Wlnony, 70 stronie wis.,
consihskiei, W kawaikach. cd 10 do
20 ARROW. Sprzedaje sic takowe.
pod dobremi val unkami -Blizsze
szczsgofy poda Redakcya Wiaru-
sQ.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10

PonsewaS p. Micha} Kuczko-
kowski j przYJaclel jego Adolph
Bladzik (alias Blazik) nawofywali
ma obchodzie lstopadowym, ably
rodacy pomiedzy SODA sic ko-.
chall, vice nalezy sic spodziewa3,
re sic poprawla i ME beda wiecei
" nieczystych zamiarach szarpae
dobre lmie patryotycznej polskiej
gazety l jej redaktora, i przestana
take wygadywa6 ma zamiejscoc
wyeh polsklch kapfan6w patryo-
tow DAB by to Pan Bogl
TOT ola kolei elektrycznei,.
ma tel samei liril, gdzie dawnief
sz{a kolei kopna, juz potokony.
Pracowa}o mad tenn przez kilka,
tygodni $50 Polak6w pod rozkaza-
mi p. Andrzeja Satki.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10

X a p 9 | a ma zal do sekretarza
l'stopadowego obohodu, IL o lei
wsp6fudziale W cbchodz ie 4adnei
wzm'anki ME uczynif W polskiei
gazecie.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10

Hcln' " celach pob6znyoh
rolacy W Winonie ztokyli tego-
loczne1 koiekty ma ntrzymanie
sslerykow Dyecezyi wlnohskioj W
%eemfnaryum d%uchownem, dalar6w.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-10

WARSZAWA.--W kopal-
nj pod Niwka, W Kr6lestwie
Polskiem, W dniu 6 grudnia,
wskutek wybuchu podziem
nych gaz6w, presto 100
ludzi u%traci}o zycie.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-18

The Barbed Wire Trust, for instance
has recently been reorganized. Barb
ed wire on the free list will open the
market to competition and trust.
The Carnegie Steel Rail Trust is
supported both by the monopoly tariff
and by patents. The repeal of the
tax on steel rails would make it i'm
possible for il to control the market,
and the building and repairs of rail
roads would be cheapened with a
consequent increase in facilities for
marketing farm produce.
Free coal and. free iron ores would
greatly stimulate manufactures on the
seaboard, and the restoration of silver
bearing lead ores to the free list would
revive the Mississippi Valleys trade
with Mexico, which the Mckinley
bill has done so much to crush.
Free white lead and paints and
free lumber would greatly increase the
activity of the building trades.
Free wool would so cheaper the
cost of producing all forms of woolens
that reduction of from 10 to 80 pei
cent. could be made on woolens and
worsteds to the advantage of home
production and without decreasing
the revenues. A reduction of rs pei
cent. in the duties on window glass
would probabably increase the reve
nues, and would certainly help the
Glass Trust to realize that competition
is the life of trade.
A dozen separate bills, each drawn
to illustrate the difference between
the interests of Pennsylvania trusts
and the interests of the country, would
put Western Republicans in the Sen
ate in situation full Of difficulties
from which they learn to sympathize
with the difficulties Of their constitu-
ents.
Some of these bills would certainly
pass to the President, and, if he veto
ed them, it would cost the Republi-
can party thousands of votes. A
Republican veto supporting the Barb
ed Wire Trust against bill putting
barbed wire on the free list would dc
a great deal to educate the Republi-
can farmers in the Prairie States to
the evils of monopoly politics and to
the beauties of reform. 1t would be
impossible to deceive them as to the
purpose of such veto, if the bill con-
tanned only single item.
The Republic is very much in favor
of giving Mr.. Harrison chance to &c
on record with a dozen vetoes of this
kind, or at least of ascertaining how
far Western Republican Senators are
willing to sacrificing themselves to
shield him from the exercise of his
responsibilities. Louis Republic.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-18
A CANARD.
The New York Press exposes that "Im-
portant Bill" business.

The article credited to the New York
Press going the rounds Of the papers, In
which 1t Is alleged that unfavorable action
has been taken in the New York Legis.
lature against the Royal Baking Powder
proves to have been canard, gotten up
and circulated by opposition baking pow
der makers for purposes quite apparent
to every one.
The New York Press, in exposing the
fraud, says: "No such legislation as
that stated In this article has ever been
had in this State-or in any legislation,
to our knowledge" The lie is made from
whole cloth. The Press disclaims any
responsibility for the publication, and
objects to being made party to such
methods adopted by some baking powder
manufacturers in their efforts to substi-
tute their goods for others now In use.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-18
Tariff Reform by Separate Bills.

The demand of the country for tariff
reform, so emphatically expressed in
November, 1890, and reiterated this
week, must be met by decided action
in the Democratic House of Represent
atives, and in no way can the Demo-
Gratis of the House do so much to
force the Republicans of the Senate to
terms as by separate reform bills,
each dealing with single item or
several items in the same schedule.
The Republic proposed this plan in
November, 1890, and it was extensive
ly discussed, not only in the Demo.
cratic press, but by Democratic press,
Congressmen.elect, the majority of
these expressing opinions on it at
that time being emphatic in its favor.
It's advantages over general revi-
sion bill are obvious. No general bill
that the majority Of Democrats would
have to defend in the campaign in.
stead:of attacking the Mckinley bill,
and when party out of power fights
defensive campaign, it stays out, nc
matter how successfully it defends it.
self. BY forcing separate bills on the
Senate and the President, the Demo-
Gratis can force the issue on the Trusts
formed under the Mckinley bill, and
with this opening can keep the aggres'
siye throughout.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-18

more than the equivalent of 100000
900. She cannot pay us 5000, 600, 900
Of that amount, or indeed any large
part oft, without unbearable financial
distress. She will accordingly pay us
in her own manufactures, and in
orders for goods and products upon
nations who owe her for her manufact-
ures. Now it is just upon these very
articles that the farmer gets in ex-
change for his surplus crops the Nc
Kinley bill has purposely put its pro-
hibitions and its heaviest taxes. 1t
has carefully and coldly examined the
returns of our commerce for recent
years, and wherever it found consid-
cradle stream of foreign articles COM
ing into the country it has raised the
tariff so as to keep out or greatly to
diminish that stream, professedly dis
eliminating against the foreign in the
interest of the home producer, but
really discriminating against the
American farmer in the interest of the
American manufacturer. For that
stream of foreign goods seeking en-
trance to this country does not belong
to the foreign products, but in effect
to the American farmer. 1t is the
money which he has received for bis
surplus farm products, and indeed the
only money that he ever can receive
for them, and fines and taxes imposed
upon it are fines and taxes imposed
upon the American farmer.
The Mckinley bill. therefore, has
with deliberate purpose debated or
demonetized the only currency the
Missouri or Illinois farmer can get in
exchange for his suplus grain and his
surplus meat, and for this debasements
or demonstration it fcan offer him no
possible compensation. Despite that
bill, he is forced, and will always be
forced to sell his products in foreign
or free-trade market, at the prices
fixed by the worlds competition in
that market; while by reason of that
bill he is forced to buy in protected
market, where the full power of the
Government is exercised to run up the
price of what he purchases 60 per cent
beyond what it would be in the mar.
ket where he sells.-William L.
Wilson.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-18

State had gone too far forward to be
turned back.
The Iowa election of 1889 was,
accordingly, genuine shock to the
country. Nobody had dreamed ofthe
possibility of such an event. The
Hawkeyes, Republicans, as well as
Democrats, delight to tell pleasant
little story Of how Miss Jessie Boies,
the Governors daughter, had a mum.
Der of trunks packed on election day
of that year, preparatory to starting
with her father, on a tour of Europe,
which they were about to begin at
the time the Democratic Convention
nominated Mr.. Boies. The Governor
made but few speeches in that cam
paign compared with the one just
closed. He had no expectation of his
election. The trip was postponed, and
the story goes on to relate that Miss
Boies was disappointed. Horace Boies
awoke one morning to find himself
famous. He has been prominent
figure in national Democratic politics
ever since it was known that he had
beaten Hutchinson and carried the Re-
publican Gibraltar of the country.
His name, hitherto unknown beyond
the limits of his State, is now in the
galaxy of names discussed in connec-
ton with the highest honors of the
country. As the first Democrat who
has ever carried Iowa on State lines
since late in the 40's his election was
not proof that the prophecies of
earlier campaigns were coming to full
filment, but it serves as a basis to III
dictate the rapid growth of the party
since the inspiration of victory grow
ing out of his election has served 10
strengthen it.
Everywhere the Republican major
tiles have been decreasing.
This, in fact, has been going on
longer than three years, but the
returns of the last three elections will
serve to show the strong and steady
drift of the State. The great victory
of Tuesday was not spasmodic. II
was logical; the outgrowth of slowly
developed causes which have been
working for years, and which have all
tended toward the triumph of Demo,
cracy as a result.-Correspondence Of
Republic.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-18
Catarrh in New England.

Ely's Cream Balm gives satisfaction TO
every one using 1t for catarrhal troubles.
G.. X. Mellor, druggist, Worcester, Mass.
believe Ely's Cream Balm is the best
article for catarrh ever offered the public.
Bush & Co., druggists, Worcester, Mass.
An article Of real merit.-C. p. Alden,
druggist, Springfield, Mass.
Those who use it speak highly Of it.
Geo. A. Hill, druggist, Springfield, Mass.
Cream Balm has given satisfactory re-
sults.-W. p. Draper, druggist, Spring
field, Mass
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-18
Council Proceedings.

The Common Council of the city of AL
pena, met in regular session, in the Council
Room, November 10Th, 1891, and was called
to order at 1880 o'clock by the Mayor.
PREsENT-Michael O'Brien, Mayor
VIM. A. Mcdonald, recorder, and Aldermen
Alpern, Fournier, Pack, Bowden, Placie,
Guyott, Crawford, Murphy, Campbell,
Daoust and Englefeld.
Journal of previous sessions read and APP
proved.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Ordinance No, 43, new series, relative to
the construction of sidewalks, was put upon
its third reading.
Moved by Alderman Bowden, that Ord
nance No. AZ, new series, relative to the
construction Of sidwalks, be put on its final
passage.
Moved by Alderman Alpern, as an
amendment, that in section 2, of the real
and personal estate, the word one-ffth be
stricken out and one.tenth be inserted in
its place. Carried by vote as follows Ayes
|-Alpern, Fourier, Pack, Bowden, Placie,
Guyott, Crawford, Campbell, Daoust and
Englefeld. Nays-Murphy.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-18
The Demonstration that Hurts the
Farmer.

The latest reports largely increase
the deficiency in the European grain
supply. The correspondent of Brad
streets now puts the expected foreign
demand at 800, 100000 bushels, hav-
ing advanced his estimate forty mill
ions in the last three weeks. The
American farmer is expected to supply
nearly two-thirds of the needed grain,
and having been blessed with pheno-
menal crops of wheat and corn he is
fortunately in position to feed the
hungry mouths of Europe and to avert
the suffering that would undoubtedly
follow this shortage of crops.
Moreover, this general failure Of
crops among his usual customers and
usual competitors insures him better
prices than he has been able to get
for scantier harvests in recent years.
Forthwith the tariff advocates openly
and boastingly count on this wave of
prosperity to reconcile the farmer to
the Mckinley bill and to convert the
anger he exhibited against that law
last fall into enthusiastic admiration
of it the present autumn. They
claim, as usual, that all his good for
tune comes to him from the tariff, and
argue with him as if the Mckinley
bill had smitten the harvests of
Europe with blight and havoc and
quickened into amazing fertility the
wheat and corn fields Of the United
States. While no man who can think
two thoughts in succession can mistake
the real source ofthe farmers prosper
ity the present crop year, or fail to
see that the tariff is an immense and
unjust drain upon that prosperity, it
is unfortunately too true that in peri.
DDS when agriculture has been reason
ably prosperous, the farmer has been
in the habit of patiently submitting to
any tariff that was not too open in its
exactions, provided it left him COM
Portable share of the fruits of his own
labors to subsist upon. Like the fid-
dler encountered by the Arkansas
traveller, he does not worry himself to
repair the holes in his roof while the
sun is shining and unfortunately has
not been able to repair them when
the storm of hard times beat in upon
them.
But to-day, more clearly than ever
before. he ought to see several facts
that illustrate the whole tariff question
so far as he is concerned. The first
is that for the sale Of his surplus crops
of grain he is dependent on the foreign
markets that the price of those crops
is fixed by the competition Of that
market. A second fact is that he ia
paid for that surplus, not in money,
but in the goods and products Of the
foreign markets in other words, all ex-
perience shows that foreign trade is
and must always be an interchange Of
commodities, for no nation has a suffici-
ent supply of gold and silver to carry
on its foreign trade.
Great Britain and Ireland will pur
chase from US in the current year
more than $200,000,000 worth Of
farm products. Her entire supply o.
money in circulation is only a little