Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-02
Uncle Jerry Takes occasion to Expose n
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Uncle Jerry Takes occasion to Expose n
Democratic Forgery.
jeremiah Nj. RuSk has reached home
from Washington, and on his way made a
short VISIT in milwaukee, and while there
he spoke freely ab0u5 the campaign, and
the Democratic methods by which TO de-
CelVe voters.
The Secretary OF Agriculture was very
emphatic ouSone point lie said his mail
daily contained patches of letters from
farmers mourning as to the authenticity of
the document. 1t is headed, "PrOtectIOn'S
Home Market and reads as follows:
had an opportunity to take some stock in
the combination american Harvester Com
Panyl and know what inducements were Of
tered. An investigation viii show that this
same combination is now selling Offering to
sell machinery II Russia and Australia and in
NLher wheat growing countries. IhIS won
do and need not offer any argument to prove
the weight or truth OF the assertion. The first
thing he farmer viii do when he is acquainted
with the facts will be to make q howl against
trusts and protection that does not protect.
Whether Justly or not he Will charge it to the
Republican party. | am a. certain as l can be
utanything that this Mower and Reaper Trust
Will cost the Republican party hundreds of
thousands of votes at the next Presidential
election unless it takes firm stand against it
and trusts in generai,-Jeremiah III. Rusk.
Secretary of Agriculture.
This matter is entirely a villainous
forgery" said Secretary RuSk. Il never
uttered or wrote the words to which my
name is forged, and | have hitherto re-
peatedIy. by letter and IN abe public press,
emphatically denied its authorship. The
forged handbillS contain the same Ian
guage as a bogus interview published IN
Chicago Democratic paper i'll 1890. At
that time [ denounced the interview as
fabrication instantly it met my notice. L
did not suppose that after this denial. pub
llshed as it was ali over the country. any
one would have the hardihOOd to revive it
Tor the purpose of deceiyIng a class of our
citizens III whose interest my labOrS have
been directed for several years. But it
seems that some Democrat with too
taCiIt and ingenious pen has seen fit to re-
we 1t. l want TO say once for all that [
never uttered the words attributed to me-"
Secretary RuSll now took up the work of
his own department, telling what the adj
mlnIStrati0n had achieved for the farmers
and cattle TaISeIS Of the United States, He
emphasized the successful eradication OF
contagious pleuro-pneumOnia as 4 great
work, which had SO far detied the efforts
Of Great Britain, France, Germany and
other European countries. lie said that
tue regulations controlling Texas fever
saved yearly to cattle growers three times
more than the total annual appropriation
tor the department.; that by the proper
supervision OF vessels carrying export
cattle, losses had been greatly reduced.
having been is low during the past fiscal
year as Seven-clghthS OF l per cent.
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cattle shipped abroad had been reduced
from per cent. to about per cent. and a
saving effected on this Item alone Of So per
head on every steer exported. The meat
and cattle inspection had resulted IN a
modification OF the restrictive legislation
enforced by foreign countries against our
cattle and meat, and as regards American
pork. IN the absolute Withdrawal OF tn
prohibition which had been enforced in ali
European countries but Greao Britain for
eleven years past. The effect of these pro-
additions had been markedly shown, he
SAID, by the drop IN our pork exports from
l0A0J0O00 to S2,000,000 the FIRST year
thcy were put INTO effect. The
ShrinkagG continued until our pork
exports reached 4 minimum figure of
51,CO1,G03. The removal Of the restrictive
legislation and OF the prohibition on or
u0rk products had already secured most
favorable results. We exported in the past
fiscal year nearly twice rs many cattla as
III 1882 and this IS at an advanced price, so
that the value OF cattle exported Increased
5rGA less than 100000 in 1859 to 50. 000.-
600 III lS92. EXrOrsS OF dressed beef in
creased n the sane tine by IS per cent.
3he withdrawal OF tha prohibition against
our pork prodGC'S lad Eeea so recent that
ats fgIt effect upon the trade had been
manifest for only 4 Few months. But,
taking TIE four months Of MAY, June, July
and -Au~uat. ar. comparing fhls with the
c0IEGSp O2dinI months OF 1891, L found an
increase or 66 PEI cent. in the quantity,
and this in spite OF an increase III the price.
Che following official statement from his
department, no. made public until now,
was produced BY the Secretary. It shows
the quantities anu values Of our pork
products exported to Europe durin g the
4n0nthS mentioned in this year, as COM
pared with the corresponding months of
1851: