The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-25
BUSHELS OF WHEAT AND BAR
RELS OF PORK.
THE MCKINLEY BILL MAKES NEW
MARKETS FOR AMERICAN FARM
ERS.

How Agricultural Interests Have Been
Fostered Under the Republican Tariff
A Strong and splendid Showing for Pro-
lection and ReciprOcity-HOme and
Foreign Markets Expanding daily
Facts Plainly Stated-The Triumph of
Republican Reciprocity.
Under the famous lead of Mr.. Hatch,
of Missouri, the Democrats in Congress
have adopted resolution instructing
the Committee on Agriculture to investi-
gate and report upon the effects of the
Mckinley bill on agricultural industry.
In the course of the debate to which this
resolution gave rise Mr. Hatch resented
the imputations of some Republicans
who suggested that the Investigations
would be, and was intended to be, bit
of partisan humbug Mr.. Hatch pro-
tested to the contrary. 1t was desired,
he said, simply to get at the facts; the
Democrats wished only to know how
the farmers of the country were getting
along under the new tariff. But when
the session had adjourned that day Mr..
Hatch whispered slyly into the ears of
New York World reporter that the pas
sage of this resolution was "the first
great blow struck at the Republican
tariff"
What this means, of course, is not
difficult to see. 1t means that the Dem
ocratic majority of that Committee on
Agriculture is as ready now to write its
report as it will ever be. 1t means that
it is of no earthly consequence to the
majority what the facts may be that are
ascertained by the committees inYesti-
CATION. 1t means that the majority is
going to report that the new tariff has
simply paralyzed the farmers, blasting
their crops and bringing their utmost
energies to naught. 1t means, in short,
that the Democrats will declare that the
Mckinley bill has had all the effects on
farming which, when it was on its pas
sage, they declared it was going to have.
But surely Mr.. Hatch will consent to
let the people know that for the seven
months ending January 31st, 1892, the
farmers of the United States exported
barley to the value of 81, 30S, 1927, as COM
pared with 1928, 677 for the corresponding
period ending January 81, 1891 corn to
the value $40, 1876, 097, as compared with
$40, 120, 1871; oats to the value of g, $751;
TAI, as compared with 1927 ,253; oatmeal
to the value of 1851, 6S5, as compared
with S172.6l4; rye to the value of $S,32l, =
40, as compared with SOCIAL; wheat
to the value of S112,61S,3 $40, as compared
with 24,Ol5,71 and wheat flour to the
Sal, 1O6,971, as compared with $2S.S90, 800.
MI Hatch will be good enough, surely,
to let the people know that the harvest
of breadstuffs have been worth to the
farmers of the United States thus far
this year under the Mckinley bill $780,
13G,474, as compared with $64, 524, 799 for
the similar period last year.
Whether the Democratic majority OF
this Committee on Agriculture gives
out these figures or suppressess them, it
will be morally certain to say that the
new Republican tariff did not create short
ricStSrd GP e8P6rfagF b bis ones here and
cent greater than in the year preceding preceding
its passage. The farmers were EoclIel
ousiy told that this could not oy any
possibility occur. 1t is tfaiifioSnn " III 6neA
should see that .t5fa mistake as u" bu,
mistake-anI, the rest OF the alleoation,
Pc by the Democratic orators as rs
thee the effect of the Mckinley bill on the nc