Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-08-21
HOW THE TARIFF RoBs THE
FARMER.

293 ,S2S. Fronting by famine ABROAD 7
and plenty at home, this was increased
In the year 1891 to 1872 ,270, 2S3. The
value OF the animals exported during
the last named year was 49,, S35 0s6, +.
of breadstuffs 1928, 121 CSC, and cot
Ton $780, IL ,S98. making total for
the farm products named, and they do
not include all, of 5i,769 $40 or
more than one-hslf the exports OF the
country. The importance OF the az
ricultural industry in preserving
balance OF trade may thus be seen at
a glance. II it is such II factor in adj
the Republic it would naturally appear /
as il il should receive encouragement I
from the government by means OF
OF legislation instead OF fasten.
ing parasites upon the great interest
TO eat away its life and bring its indi.
yidual members TO the verge Of bank
ruptcy. Such has been the effect OF
the war tariff and the Mckinley mon
strosity that succeeded it. This last
act largely increased the duties on
table and pocket cutlery, glassware,
linen goods, fabrics of cotton. wooden
and worsted goods. agricultural nipple
ments and every appliance in the
form OF machinery used by the farmer
upon his ranch. AS if in mockery
the duty was advanced on wheat %
cents per bushel, on corn and oats ID
cents, on potatoes % cents, on beef,
mutton, pork and lard to two cents
per pound, bacon and hams cents,
and on hay "a per ton. Dried apples
were taken from the free list and sub
jected to duty Of two cents per ID,
eggs cents dozen. fresh milk 8 cts
gallon, cabbage 3 cents head, and
even imported straw subjected 10 a
duty Of 80 per cent ad yalorem. Ii
must be evident to farmers and all
others that the foregoing taxes are inn
posed as mere buncomhe, This conn-
try il large producer and exporter OF
all the articles named, and grain or
potatoes are seldom or never imported
except for purposes Of seed, when the
farmer has the tax 10 pay. There Is a
tax on cattle imported for the purpose
OF improving stock Of 80 per cent, on
horses Of $50 each, sheep ri 30 and or
all other animals. including poultry
three cents per pound. The advocates
of protection may tell the farmer he il
protected when in point Of fact til.
government takes $50 from him on ac
count OF all the duties levied in thu
foregoing schedule to one received foI
the importation of any article thai
may come in competition with whal
the farmer has TO sell.
But this il net all. The farmer has
not near the market he would have In
foreign countries if the duties wert
taken off from raw materials so thai
the manufacturers OF the country conl,
compete with other countries in tht
production OF fabrics and other articles
OF merchandise Tor the export trade
The presence Of the flag in foreign
ports and the sale OF American mer
chandise is OF itself an advertisement
for the American farmer American
ships land at the various ports OF tbs
world and discharge their earg0es o.
ordered goods. The merchants IN
such ports are inclined To order Amer
lean wheat, corn, oats, pork, beef. but
ter, etc, provided they can procure
them at a rate which viii enable them
10 make profit. No nation Is in.
clined to trade with ns when we do
not trade with them. The rules o.
human conduct applicable to indisia.
uals will be found to apply as between
communities and nations
In compensation for all the ills the
farmer suffers from the enforcement 81
protection he is gravely assured by the
mono olists that he is furnished Will
home market for hir produce. Fol
want Of better argument, this fal
,aer il forced upon him, which he /,
expected to follow without reasoning
The home market the American
farmer will have under any aud al
circumstances. The vast amount o
agricultural land in the Tn ted States
coupled with its cheapness. must pre-
serve this as an exporting and mol n
Importing country ii such product
Tor the next century at least. Seithe
,.rotection or free trade will affect b.
interests in this respect. This imbe
Gle cry OF home market has deceiye'
its tens Of thousands of farmers. |
has lost It's power il that direction
The organization If The different ass
ciatians among the agricultural classe
Of The eountrg las tended very niue
n their political e4ncaton, and the
are not so readily deceived as the
acre a few years sluee The farmer