The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-14
THURSDAY. Arm -. 1879,
Protection for Farmers.

Protection for Farmers.
A great many people who are Justify |
demanding that tho markets Of the |
world be open to the people of this
country certainly never stop to ask |
themselves what the consequences |
would be il they had what they de- |
mand. Amongst those who are loud
est in their demands for worlds |
market is large number of farmers
who have been taught by free-trade
demagogues that they are the worst
oppressed class of people in the coun-
try. Farmers are getting low price
Tor their wheat, it is true. but how
would it be with them IL they had no
protection upon the wheat they raiser
Indiana wheat can now be laid down
In the streets Of London at 70 cents a
bushel, and in New York at rs cents
without duty, with duty added it can
be put down at New York at one dol
lar bushel and with tho increased
railway facilities which are now being
introduced into India, before five years
his wheat in New York market at n
very much lower rate, probably as
low as go cents per bushei without the
duty. and unless the present duty on
wheat OF 25 cents per bushcl, is In
creased, India wheat will be here In n
short time, competing with our own
farmers.
The lands in India are as rich and
fertile as our own. How, then, can it
be possible for our farmers to COM
pete with the India farmer In raising
wheat when the latter can hire ali tho
labor he requires at from six to eight
cents day without board, the laborcr
feeding himself out OF those wagesl
all the labor saving machines we have
and use do not and cannot make up
for this difference in the price OF la
Dor. In India a hundred and fifty
men can be hired for day on the in
terest alone the farmer here pays up
on his reaper.
The farmers of this country would
indeed cut pretty dash with the mar.
rate, without protection; would they
not2 The farmers are now protected
better under the Mckinley bill than
they have ever been before but t.
make them thoroughly secure they
require still more protection. Strang,
as it may seem yet it is true, that dur
ing the year ending June 30, 1891, W,
imported over five million dollar!
worth OF breadstuils, 81 ISL, 595 wortl
OF egg, $50, los, SOL worth OF meats an,
dairy products, s1S7o,SI4 worth o
vegetables and 81, 945, sos worth Of liv
6ftimals. All these ehould have beel
raised and supplied by the farmers o.
this country.
Why is it necessary to import any
thing into this country that our farm
mers can produce here? The farmer re
uires more protection instead of les
Ainstead Of having the markets O
ID more thrown open to them
epuld it be for them If The.
Closed tighter against them
Nth the farming Industry as vii
the manufacturing industry. Oh
farmers have 10 contend with thecAca
labor Of foreign counties, and eac
OF these industries actually require
more protection from cheap labor,
has come to that point in this eouutr
when We must either lover our wage
to the standard Of European labo
which we cannot and never will cor
sent to do or else we must protect it,
There is no intermediate course {
half way measure that will meet Il
difficulty. II is the wages we pay OF
people that marks the difference L
tween the condition OF our iaborll
people and those OF Europe. 1t Is tn
difference thai gives tin one many
the luxurles Of life, willie tie 9th
does not oven have I'll the neecssarl
of life that enables the ono to Ay
while the other almost starves The
ase facts well worthy the = .teH;ton
farmers and Iaborers.