Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-10-26
THEY OPPOSE FREE TRADE.

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An Important Document Which Should
be Read by Every Farmer in Ohio.
The following letter has recently
been addressed to each member of Con.
gress, and is of general interest to the
public at large:
NATIONAL GRANGE OF PATRONS OF
HUsBANDRY,
WASHINGTON, Oct 4,
To the members of the Senate and of the
House of Representatives:
GENTLEMEN-In behalf of the farmers OF
the United States, we ask your honorable
Committee to leave, undisturbed, the du-
ties now imposed upon agricultural prod
ucts which are imported into this country
to be sold in competition with the products
of the farmers of the United States. 1t is
generally conceded that in former revisions
of the tariff agriculture has not received
the same measure of protection accorded
to other industries, and in the late revision
the farmers appeared before the COMMITTEES
and secured in nearly every instance such
duties as have proven of great benefit &c
them, and they desire that these duties be
maintained as long as protection is accord
ed to any industry in the land. We earn
estly protest against the removal of the
duty from any agricultural product, such
as wool, vegetables, fruits, hay, eggs, live
stock, dairy products and tobacco, unless
the products of the factory and mine be
also left without protection. Wool is the
finished production of the farmer just the
same as cloth is the finished product of the
manufacturer We seek no class discrimi-
nation in our favor and ask that none be
made against u.s.
Very respectfully yours,
]. H. BRIGHAM,
LEONARD RHONE,
JOHN TRIMBLE,
Legislative Committee
In the light of this declaration and
protest against free trade from the
largest body of farmers in the country,
a strictly non-partisan organization,
how can any farmer in Ohio vote for
Neal for Governor? Protests are not
enough; votes are what count.
A COUNTRY GROCERY DISCUSSION.
Meals head is full er theories; he talks 'em
by the job;
His speech wen shelled is one part corn
and ninety-nine parts cob,
1t sounded purity; some the boys they said
twas jest immense;
'"The sounds all right" sez I to them,
''but where in times the sensei"
He called protection robbery" like all
the Golden school,
He said free trade was righteousness, the
modern golden rule.
Is't right to rob your wife and kids" sez l
ter him, ''is't right
For foreigners to git our work while we
must starve or fightf"
It's sound economy" sez he, ''to let the
cheapest SELL"
Sez l, my friend, that barb'rous rule
would drag us down to hell;
Ter protect yer home and famberly may be
a deadly sin
But them's jest the kind er sinners thet
ST. Peter passes in."
Free trade 'ud save fer you," sez he, ION
food an cloes an rent"
Sez l, Meats dear at cent a pound # ye
haven't got no cent;
Free trade it robs yer wallet an steals yer
meat an corn.
An offers ye big bargain sales, wen all yer
moneys gone"
/ asked him, "Wouldn't a pauper find it
purity middlin' hard
To be dude with trouserings at thirteen
cents yard2
We'd wear di'mon' studs fer buttons If
they sol 'em fer nickel,
But if we had no money we'd be in the
same OF pickle"
Free trade will usher in," sez he, ''the
gran mellenial age
Foretop by seers an! prophets ez the worl's
gret heritage"
.Oh, wen the big millennium comes t
will be all right" sez l,
'W'en our rivers flow 18th honey an our
shade trees bloom 18th pie;
Wen the angels drop down mamma from
the bendin' firmerment,
An we hoP our hams an take it an don't
have to pay cent;
Wen food drops in our open jaws vile
loafin' in the shade,
WY then It will be bully time to inter
do