The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-10-05
CURRENT POLITICAL GOSSIP.

70 the farmers and ask that each ono
who reads after US first disabuse his
mind of all political prejudice, whether
he be democrat or whether he be q
republican. tits fact that farm prop
erty--meaning farming land--has fenr-
fully deprecated in value during the
last twenty years This fact is not only
widely known TO them who own farms,
but IL Is patent TO every intelligent
man In all vocations, east, west, north
and south. There must be q reason for
this depression, and IL Is the honest
duty of every man TO discover, IL possi.
BILE, that reason. Let each farmer
ask himself the following ques-
tions, and answer them TO him
self with manly courage: What could
/ have sold my farm for, per acre, in
ls70p" what can sell It for, per acre,
to-dayq" II In 1870 he could have sold
for 800 per acre, to-day he can not sell
Mt $40 per acre. II in 1870 he could
have sold for s7o per acre, to-day he
can not sell for $50 per acre These ara
reasonable, truthful propositions. They
show that depreciation of 80 per
cent has taken place. Then let him
ask "why Is this SOP Is my farm less
productive than II was twenty years
agop Is II more difficult to till2" He
would have TO answer negative
ly each of these questions.
"why, therefore, should my farm
be worth thirty per cent less than It
was twenty years agoP Is IL because
have home market for my productsp
A what7 A home market l have not
q home market. Why have not home
market3 Because we farmers raise
and our immense surplus must go TO a
foreign market What effect has the
sale of this surplus In a foreign market
on the value Of my product In the home
'marlsetp II fixes tho value-that Is, 1t
Axes the price, per bushel, on every
bushel of grain which 1 sell II the
foreign market fxes the price of my
products in the home market, how can
II truthfully be said that have home
market9 have no home market so far as
the value Of my product is concerned
"Why is not the foreign market as
good as IL was years agop Is It be-
cause other countries have largely In
creased their productionsp Let us ex-
anime some statistics to see II this Is
true Here is table which shows
that in 1890 Russia raised of wheat
$50, 900, 900 of bushels, and that In 1899
she raised 842, ,965, 900 bushels, and Of
this there are 97, s93, 900 bushels Of q
surplus What kind of labor does Rus
STA use In oultivating her fields? Serf
labor. The farmer must compete with
this On, s98, 900 bushels of Russian sur
plus, reised by serf labor Here are
the statistics for India, one Of the 90
lonial possessions of Great Britain.
In 1870 India raised 10000, 900
bushels of wheat, and in 1899 she raised
974, 900, 900 bushels, Of which 1oe, 600 900
bushels are surplus What kind OF
labor was used In the production Of the
crop In Indiap Lower caste" who
live on roun GENTS per day per person
IN farmer must compete with this
pauper labor in tho markets Of tho
world In the sale Of every bushel Of his
wheat, whether II goes ebroad On
whether IL Is consumed at homo. Why
are you not protected against the com.
petition of this pauper labor9 Because
the farmers raise moro wheat than ean
be consumed by the people Of the
United States Our surplus must Hnd
sale IN foreign markets, and there n
must meet In competition the products od
serf and slower cast" labor. Why has
there been such large increase in the
production Of wheat In India? Forefgu
people, on account OF the high protective
duties imposed by the government Of the
United states on their manufactured
articles so as to prohibit, almost Their
importation into this country, have
been compelled TO seek other pursuits
for the investment Of their capital, and
consequently they have selected the
vast plains OF India for the growing oi
wheat. When we were boys we were
taught that the principal products o'
the fields of India were Indigo and rice.
To-day the indigo fields have beer
turned into wheat fields and the rice
swamps have been drained so that they
wave with golden grain.
Let the farmer take one step further
In the inquiry. Let him ask himself
"Have the manufacturing interests de
creased in valuel" The answer to thai
is-''No They have In twenty years
increased two hundred per cent. "Why
has this increase in their value 90
eurred9" Because they have boon the
recipient of the fostering care of til,
government BY high protective
tariff they have been protected against
tcompetition- Each year has added Il
their immense aooumulationA. unti
to-day they are plethoric will
| wealth. The farmer has contribut
Led OF his scanty store to the
benefit of each manufacturing interest
The people of Ohio during tho yea
ending on the Goth Of June, 1899 pale
for bounty TO the manufacturers of thu
United States e1s6, 900, 900 The farm
ers paid their full share of this start
ling sum.
There is but one way for the farmer
20 get relief and that is by the repea
of the Mckinley bill, and tho enact
ment OF q law imposing taxes for th
naked support OF the United State
government