The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-11-05

In 1891. 206. 996 6SS pounds We're export
ed. and :'35.6gS.g .glS pounds IN 1882, an IN
crease OF lbs 30 which is 62 l-6 per
cent, while the increase IN values was
t6 1870 per cent
Continuing with an exposition OF the
benefits worked by the present admlnlstra-
ton, the Secretary SAID:
The effect upon prices received by farmers
for their stock was most satisfactory. y com
parison OF quotations for cattle IN Chicago be-
tween the months of September, 1882 and Sep
tember, 1892, showed 81 per cent. more cattle
marketed in the latter period, together with
an increase i'll price, ranging from II cents
per 100 pounds on common, to % cents per loo
pounds on second quality steers. II the aver
age selling price of cattle has increased only
IS per hcad-and this is a moderate estimate
that wouId make about 1000 0U1 a year.
Adding to this the Si5,0Vu,oJO increase IN the
selling price of the hog crop. and we have a
total ot So. eJ0 900 put into the pockets OF the
farmers by the increase in price OF cattle and
hogs sold in single year. Then, OF course.
the breeding stock which is carried over Is
also increased III value making altogether an
enormous sum which cannot fail to have
marked effect upon the prosperity of those
engaged II agricultural pursuits.
His remarks i'll reference to the subject
of protection emphasized two things par
ticulariy. First. that the entire question
at issue was whether the tariff should be
for revenue merely. or whether 1t was TO
he dominated by the principle OF protec-
ton. Secondly, that in the latter case, the
details of the tariff IN It's Application 10 the
business OF the country must be lett IN the
hands of the Republican arty. the con
sstcnt champion of protection to -Nmerl-
can labor. Il favor. he sad. putting
duty upon every article manufacturer or
grown which foreigners can manufacture
or grow that without duty. theN would
underSell American manufacturers ana
producers in our own markets. ana the
rate of duty. high or low. should be decld
cd by the consideration OF what would al
ford adequate protection. lie believed
the present tariff approached more nearly
10 the standard Of full protection to Amerl-
can labor than any that had preceded It.
He illustrated lis Dement'S TO the farmers
by stating that:
! II had saved to the American farmer a
home market for his barley, worth s'','ooo
yearly. . .
home market for his tobacco worth >''o.V''"
yearly. .
home market fer his potatoes, amounting 10
/ II lad saved to the American poultry
raiser home market Tor MS eggs, aHlouAtihs
to 81 100 eco yearly.
II had saved to the American fruit grower
a home market for his raisIns ms prunes
nuts and other fruits worth eo.-2uUt@ .. ysdl,
8 1t had saved the Am .rican "ool-groWer
from utter ruin bv protecting him from a dis
astroUs competition with foreign oIcehl Nooi'
Keeping the price of America Wool Al an aN-
erg 70 of 80. } cents pound by comparison with
an average of 49, cents per pound, as shown
bv quotations of similar grades AT CORE
s,,onIin[- dates in Philadelphia and London.
Inference in favor of the protected American
w0al-rrnwer II. 5 cents per pouna.
The secretary quoted from pubiiShed
utterance of his own as long ago as Aprll'
lSg0. the following plea for reciprocity:
Accompanying this principle OF protectlon TO
,ba .mpricau farmer is that OF RECIPROCITY
wIich should invariably be appiieu whenever
,hat of protection is rela Ned. II there are prod
Tcts crown 10 better advantage IN other coun-
tries remission of duty on which woula seem 10
he in The interest ofa large portion OF our pop,
S,t,or >uch remission should only be accoraed
a. he result OF recipT 2ca! conc -
cf remission of duties by such otut! e4IilsLiss
an nroducts more readily grown mere. NauE o'
| those countries which would ne specLaIls Dsile
| ftsd nv a remission OF the uutH on hSusaI :!
- goycrnment would afford an eNcei4eIl ihaI-
-. fGr our bread siuffs and DAIRY anu hieat
nroducts were il not for the E!S j, Ettits IN
1ased thereon BY them. so with other PLoiucl>;;
Pus,. hsnays- duty ON such products Is Lowered
ar removed and the prUtectioh 10 ~ % tn.
tbus diminished. L should pe a. u - - -
CONCESSIONS made TO US IN iAs saL AZ - " -
Countries in favor OF our own iaI,L Pto,l 49, 49, -
IN tbis wav ard in this way oAI!. SaIi ,. ouL
farmers be adequately protstte'. - -
heinr thus thrown open TO 'heli ~ LsaI,
rb,ch fhey can most easily aAd tAeaPlE
produce ~ tho xalus of the wCTk
-, ~ ~ department agent IN Europe
HoH bsEafT cf indian corn. the SetreIaty
ta-e6 rha, the first SIX IAoDt tIS - @ s.-l9 90
s,.,sST 49, lar @bnvf6 IN export OF over a2'-
81, 600 bnShelS. against llot1vto bushels
for the same perlon the previous year