The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-17
Tho Farmer and tho Shoemaker.

IL III III interesting TACT itnnt tnerc 10
not an argument advanced by the FREQ
traders OF this day that was not advanc.
ed by their predecessors in tho early
days Of tho tariff discussion and square.
~ mot by tho protectionists OF tho time.
Protectioniats now have tho additional
advantage over contemporary free ira.
ders that They can point to results,
which vindicatc tho theory OF protec.
ton and knock in tho head tho melan.
choly theory and doleful prophecies Of
tho free traders at every stage Of tho
contention.
Hero is IN argument sixty years old,
as reproduced from tho Portsmouth,
Now Hampshire. Journal in Niles Regis.
Ter under date July 80, 1881, ut n time
when the FREQ traders wero moving
heaven and earth to break down the
system Of protection as established un-
der the acts Of 1924 and 1928.
"a 4tikAIsN <hNpNh 6llOlsblsAENbAs.
FarmSr-Good morning, nclghbor, have YOU
finished my shoes:
,Shoemaker-Yes. And hope you brought
the cheese according TO agreement.
Fariner-ro be sure did. But look ye, neigh.
Hor, l shGn't DO quilted my longer. You must
hereafter make my shoes at IS per cent. less, or
won't have them Of you.
Shocmnkcr-Why, neighbor, what are you att
II requires all my tiIno at present prices, 10 mako
comfortable living, so that your prices would
soon makc,mea bankrupt The reduction you
propose Is more than the profit.
Farmer-Now that's d fine story, utTyegot my
ewes open md you shln't take me in any more.
j take th5 N. H. Patriot, from which learn that
duty on al article for protection Is tax on tho
consumers and goes into the pockets Of the me-
chGnlcs. This Is SO plain that | wonder I,neycr
thought on 1t before. The dutySis Is cents n
pair. Now do YOU suppose that am going to
pay you all tina. the shoes cost you, aud your
profit on them. and % cents besides? Not !.
shall serve oil alike for there Is tax for the ben
Gilt OF all Of you, the halter tailor, harneSs-mak-
or, cabinet.mn&er, rope.lnakcr, blacksmith, &c
shall save many dollar by getting OH this pro-
lection. What u glorious fellow this Patriot man
Is TO let us into these secrets and show US how
you wrong lis. ! - = r &. r..slysgEyI ~
est2 az Us -. s'-2.s.Ets
Fatmer-In earnest? Why should / not be.
when have been so much imposed on, and
found You out ut last:
ShoemAker-Now neighbor, You know we live
by helping one another. 1 can't afford 10 lose
your custoMi.Shnt must bo done 70 keep Il!
tho 25 cents, tax. duty, protection, or whatever
the Patriot man calls It, and be content with u
fair profit, In m honest way, and will buyyour
ShoeS: Tor TO give every one his due (hang tho
du.tics) you make better shoes than anybody.
shoemaker-Well, you know. l take your pro.
duce In pay.
Farncr-lyell isl,plqse YOU DO. is not my pro-
dice as good as your shoes?
Shoemakcr-.Bu But whit I am going to- say, rs
It iat betweenus, take of the duty, tax, protec.
tion that we pay OIL your produce.
Farmer-Agreedi But II the farmer was pro-
tecled the Patriot would have told us.
Shoemlker-B3 that as 1t may, We now under
stand each otheg. TO make our dealings just We
are to repeal the t9riT as TO our trades That is.
am to deduct the duty from the. prIce-of every
pair OF shoes youbuy ofme; md you nre to de.
duct the duty. from every article OF produce
which take OF you III payment. =
Farmor-Thats Il exactly. How rcady.tkc me-
chauics are 10 grow honest when found out
Shoemnker-Iow much cheese did YOU bring
me?
Farmcr-Two hundred pounds.
Sh0enaSes-What is.i.worth?-
Farmer-Siy.tyiic said1 must .get-ten cents a
pound. thongh:it is not her,btstrS which, like u
shrewd woman as she Is, she keeps Mt home.
Shocmuker-This Is rather high, but l will take
It NJ that after You deduct the tariff
Farmer-0h ycs-what Is 1t?
shocmaker-Ninc cents Il pound.
Farmer-Nine ccnts-ticducs nine cents from
ten! Why. my wife, pleasant MS sho Is, would
look cross enough to turn all tho milk sour II /
limited such Il thing. Do you think am such a
fool asto sell cheese for cent pound1
Shoemaker-This is q bargain OF your own
secking-l was content with things as they were.
This Now Hampshire farmer OF 1881
was wiseffter the manner OF the free
traders OF his time. Tho shoemaker un-
derstood both sides Of the case and had
that decided advantage in the argu-
ment. Itwas only necessary to show
the farmer "the other side" to convince
him that tho free traders had been
juggling with: him. The free traders
are at tho samc tricks to-day, but they
cannot iool the farmer SO easily in this
day.