The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-14
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solved by political theories. 1t Ia far
beyond that. It is a condition. and
not a theory, that confronts tho Amer
lean farmer. Protection has nothing
TO do with 1t. The farmers of the sea
board Statea could not compete with
the great farms OF the West. and their
farms have deprecated in value. Not
only that, but the great trunk line
railroads to the West have dIscrlmi-
mated against the East to such an ex-
tent that the Nebraska farmers can get
their grain intothe eastern markets with
more profit to themselves than the
eastern farmers have. This would be
the case no matter what the political
complexion of the administration
would be. What can the eastern farm
ers do to make ends meet under the
circumstances?
Clearly they cannot raise wheat at IS
cents bushel, corn at As and oats at
so cents. There nothing In these
prices for the farmers, and still the
question remains. what can they do.
There are still avenues left open for
them, especially those who are located
contiguous to home market such as
lie offered In such cities as Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore. But 1t
will be requisite with farmers possess
ing this advantage to change their
mode OF farming to enjoy other ad-
vantages, They will have to throw
aside the raising of cereals and change
to truck and dairy farming,
There is always a ready sale for
these articles and the prices are re-
muneratiys. There Ia an increasing
demand for dairy products and even
stock raising lie becoming more re-
munerative. The great eeacoast
watering places and mountain resorts
give powerful stimulus to the pro-
ducts of the dairy. People who spend
part or the whole of the summer at
these resorts want ice-cream and the
best kind of gilt-edged butter. 1t is no
unusual thing now for tirst-clas5 but
ter dairymen to receive seYeuty-iive
cents pound for their butter. or
course al dairymen cannot get such
prices but prlcas can be improved by
improving the quality Of butter.
Another source Of profit to the far
meis accrue through the raising OF
fruit and vegetables canned In the
home eanneries of the neighborhood
During little trip through Hartford
county, Nd. a few days ago, the
writer's attention was called TO the
large number of small canneries es
tablished through the communities,
For every half dozen of farms, there
was a cannery, affordlng at once a
home market for the community for
all the surplus vegetables and fruit
raised in the neighborhood.
1t is much less trouble to haul tho
produce OF the farms out up in cans
and cases to the nearest depot on the
nearest railroad. than to haul IL un
prepared to tho nearest city market,
possibly rs or 80 miles distant. Can
the oppressed farmer and wise Is TINT
farmer who will avail himself OF the
opportunities offered, and the sooner
the farmers will cease attributing thell
Ill luck to the influence OF politics
and look at things exactly MS they ex.
Let, the better it will be for them.
How EnoiiShly They Argue.
When Democratic farmers are nskc,
L "A
by a reduction OF tariff duties the
cannot tell unless 1t Is by ha wing cheap
or labor. 1t Is fact that number o
Republican farmers at the late electio
voted the Democratic ticket for th'
sIpress purpose OF obtalniug cho9pe
labor. They know that free-trade O
Eny approach tn FREQ trade would F
reduce the price of labor that WORKING
men would be com pellsd to leave tn
shops and go out amongst The farmer
In search Of work. On the otnsr hun,
many thousands of wotsinsmsu VIII
had been Republicans leGSivsI By th
oily arguments of Democratic orr
tors, made discontentcd with tn
Democratic ticket with the rxpscta
ton of increasing their wages. Some
body will be fooled most prOd,EiDusl
1t is very difficult to sec how fart
srs are to lie supplied with cheap
labor and the werRingmen in I'll
shops are TO have increased wage
We are rather of the opinion that Il
farmer stands tho best chance OF dra
Ing the prize out OF tho political gra
bag. Even that depends entirely II
on whether the incoming udmiuistr
ton has the least distant thou Kht
carrying out its pledges as ret fort
In its declared platform OF principle
The now administration will hGsita
long before it will lessen the waE
OF labor In the manufacturers, rs tn
would be the death-huell Of the Dem
cratic party four years hence.
Democrats say they eau cut lab
down Just little aud take that lit
off the price Of articles they purcha,
which would be kind OF equullzing
leyeling up and leYelinG down.
that labor would not miss the chani
We heard Democrat within day
two talk in this strain, but when ask
how the manufactures wore to he he
running to tie same extent he cot
Eot answer tle q lest.on, and flew
90 the patriotic platitulo that 4
fathers destroyed the British tea
Boston harhor because 1t was tax
He thought the Americans OF tho pr
chi day should have enough of I
came spirit Of liDerty to rise agai
taxation.
When reminded that tea and oil
articles not raised in this country W,
not taxed, aud that upon tho arti,
that were taxed it was tho other g
and hot the British vino were doing
taxing. he hastily concluded the ar
nent by saying that he had no
tiSnce with ST. taxation nor with 1
body that uphold il. 4 declaration
that kind always hastily ends disc
sion, But n majority of Democr
are in the same boat.
They think that because they {
rled the election by some hook
crook there is to be better times, q
Whau aaked how the urouusel lief