New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-28

il cheapens things. should the tariff be put on, ana
thus cheaper wheat and other products which form
such u large per cent Of Our exports Listen IL
uOes not iOlOw because protective arf. "hch IeuS
up to large factories and gives constant employment
TO large numbers Of men, and thus enables t"em 10
take the greatest advantage OF LABOR saving nchlH"|
and the great power Of the division of labor. and -
cheapcls products-I say. it does not follow "t tho
same rule VIII apply to the products OF the FARMER
Farmers products are not manufactured III wceH
or day. The price OF farm products depends hieeIy
on htieTs enlIc!y outside Oh the cheaphca 81 iaDor
Or the continuous operation Ol mills. me wheat crop
can be raised Only ia year. NJ ihVehtloh no
continuity of labor viii produce greater nnm1cr ol
crops. The amount OF wheat raised 10 liniled by the
amount Of acreage. There are no such limitations
upon those producing manufact ured good.
do not claim tnat the tant On wheat III the
United states at the present tnc WIZ nave VERY
mat article arle,. tariff that article lnsl now
has very lttlc effect. was The tnrih placed ON
wheat with view OF Affecting its price materially at
with most farm products. The production o. wheat
In the United states. in OF our own cJn"uLp-
ion. Is growing les and les, each year There has
been decline Oi about 1O,COOOOO bushels year ior
Inc past ten years. In little Willie the entire PsOdnct
of wheat I'm the Tinted states viii be colaimcd by
our own people The moment tlnt that pvn' Is Is
reached the price oil wheat VIII be ancc'cd ~ an
attempted importation OF wheat rom abroad Nh:h
tnat time Ives The farmers 0l THIS country WIZ
need protection against the cheap labor OF inda ana
II Is clear 10 me that the law which cheapens The
price Of manufactured goods by contnuon, Vpel' ,
OF large factories does not apply WIN anything hhe
the same iorcc if at all to the products o. the sol
OF course an increased price oil an article nhe W,' L.,
or any other farm product would In n very snort
period stimulate the production, ana result PERHAPS IN
choapenng the article bu IN tlat case te 'Hpe III
ton would bc between our own farmers paying Tue
price for their labor and all contributing TO IN"
support Of our Government aiike, sueh co'npcu."T
would be healthy and should always cAIst III c,eis
country. That is entirely different 'mi nGs "T J.
permitting the people OF every nation "uuer ~, AZ
sun to dump their surplus farm products INTO tms
country, and 50 disturb aid ruin the markets 0i o"r
i;ut why do Won Free Traders ask this question:
You claim that the leNins oil duly On az ,,,o,
the price Of farm products has been toI low ~ I w,
country for the last five Years fon VIII acm' o wi,
You not, that an article may be to1 tiraP Mo' -,
YOU not Ike to do something 10 enable the farmers 70
get better price for their grain ana horses ana nogs
to aid these farmers by giving them c0hIOi ol or
home markets, Are yon IN vor Of 'na Wo0 OF n vo
Hike 20 do anything that would give these farmers le
The price Of a farmers products determines his
wages The constant anxiety Of every Protectionist
Is 50 to manage ~ TO keep mp the price OF iaoor ~
this coun,r, bring a fair price. All the products Of
point Which gives good wages TO the who I'LL the
soil The may be said of the article, pIodn,1u
By all wcIkmen. ChcapncSs alone does not determine
the de>irnblity OF am system. We not now
cheap You make an article 30 long a. you do nol com
aboreIs. No nation be called prosperous tAa,
adopts any system which permanently chcaPtns the
work Of its men and women below the point OF
The same Law which might nccase the price OF the
product of the farm may decrease the pnce oil manu-
featured goods. Tie same law which would raise ihr
price OF wool In the market, when applied 10 con
iinnous manufacturing Of wool into fabrics, might re
suit Ia cEeapenng the fabric. Existing experiments
prove this statement TO be true The result ~ the
Mckinley bill. hope and believe viii be 10 increase
the wool product the United state. Ia gave aflneN
IA better price for their clip, and at the same Time
produce better and cheaper wOf~tcd goods Than We
have been buNng in this country. This may Seem
anomalous 10 the members OF the Free Trade CIub oi
Boston. bat il is clear IN own mind. Here AGAIN
that follows VIII be TIE test or whether
am right or wrong. would not give fix for any
theory II the facts that follow do no sustain il.
A FINAL QUESTION TO THE QUESTION CLUE.
am perfectly satisfied that The Mckinley bill VIII
result In giving farmers better prices for their prod
ucts and also In keeping the price Of manufactured
goods low for the ultimate consumers OF these goods
that Il VIII insure good for all labOpr- In the
United states Keep a large amount OF money Ia this
country that would Otherwise 20 abroad. and thus.
while securing prosperity 10 individuals. will build
up and enrich this Nation really believe this.
II protection slal do tgi- then viii the members
OF the Boston Question club also rally 10 H. support
You predict ruin 10 thi, country from the operations
Of that law. promise exactly the opposite results.
Time win demons,rltc which Of us i correct II will
then be exciting fact, not theory.
do So wish that I could get yOn ffcetradc gentle
men 10 agWc 10 abide by the lO-ic 81 some actual
event. Visionary men ar" alNay- thc1uzing. Pracu-
cal business men always watching results. one
takes lessons from his Imagination, the Other from
eXperellre. H. G.. HbRk.