Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-03

the people of Europe are still hungry for more
of grain and still only half clothed with our
cotton. Why should we not take more OF their
manufactures and pay for them in increased ex-
ports of wheat corn. beef, pork and cotton:
1.-THE repeal of the protective tariff would
to-day even more than it did in 1S46 open to our
farmers an enormous market, which would pur-
chase all that they could possibly furnish I
do not think that you at all overestimate tho
amount which would be purchased from our
farmers if we got rid of our high protective
tariff. Importations would largely increase,
and they ought to increase. There is no over
production in anything. There are not now ia
this favored country nearly enough coats, or
dresses, or hats, or shoes. The American farm.
or is entitled to many coats. hats, shoes and
other comforts of life as the American manu-
facturer. The farmers wife has as good right
to a good wool dress, pretty bat, a suit Oh all
wool clothing. pair OF handsome, warm gloves,
and Of good shoes, and 10 as many OF these az
has the wife of any manufacturer. But there
are many of our farmers and farmers wives In
this country who have almost none OF these
things. will go further and say that see no
reason why farmers wife and daughters
should not indulge In the luxuries Of life. and
repel with indignation the arrogance OF proteo-
tionists which treats these things as necessary
for the manufacturers wife and daughters,
but as sinful extravagances for the farmers
family.
Let these things come in floods IL they will.
and let the farmers family get their share OF
the flood Of comforts They cannot come In
without furnishing instantly a larger market
for the farmers produce and making him rich
by the increased sales from his farm Millona
of Europeans are hungry while our granaries
are filled with food. Millions of them go half
naked while warehouses are crowded to
bursting with cotton which We cannot sell.
Many of our American farmers and their farni-
lies are insufficiently clothed for the winter.
while these same Europeans ready and
eager to send us clothing and other comforts in
exchange for food and cotton Let open
our ports and make the trade. Let the farmer
send out the corn which he cannot eat and the
cotton which he cannot use, receiving in ex-
change clothing for himself and family, freq
lumber with which to build a better house, and
all OF the comforts and at least some OF the lux
uries of life. Or if there is any farmer who
does not want to indulge in luxuries, and pre-
fers to be rfgidly economical there are plenty
of Americans who will take these things and
give him high prices in cash for his wheat and
corn, which he can put in the bank or lend at
interest
1--WE must have, and believe that we speedily
will have, such reduction of the tariff tax as
will let down the bars the payment by for
eigners for our farm productions and allow the
American farmer to sell in every part of the
world, taking in payment whatever the people
with whom he trades have to pay with We
must, and believe that will, in this
manner secure a foreign market for twice as
much as we now sell and thus bring degree Of
prosperity to the American farmer such as he
has never yet known.
at is my judgement that, by opening foreign
markets to our farm products, the abolition of
the protective tariff would now, as it did in
1916, cause permanent advance of not less than
30 cents every bushel of wheat, Is cents
on every bushel of corn, and or cents on
every pound OF cotton which could possibly b
grown in this country.
"And it is my further judg nent that this pros
perity of the farmer would not only do no injury
whatever to the mechanics and the artisans in
the so-called protected industries but, the
contrary, that it would result in an increase OF
wages and that it would set the wheels OF indus
try il motion through every part Of the land
Beyond this it would at once stimulate our6ar-
rying trade and restore to rightfu posi-
ton as one of the chief commercial nations of
the world For the prosperity of the farmer
lies at the basis of all national industries;
and when the farmer is prosperous everybody
prosperS with him. Very truly yours,
HORACE BOIES"