The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-12

Mr. p f. Studebaker of Chicago H.,
and South Bend, Ind, Mr.. c. II. Deere, of
Moline, H., and Mr.. A. L. Conger, of
Akron, O., have within the week left
Washington for their respective homes.
after having spent a week or more at the
capitol working as a committee in behalf
of the Association of Manufacturers of
Agricultural Implements of the United
States. On the eve of their departure
MIR Studebaker told a Washington Post
reporter he was confident his committee
had made an impression on the senators
who had been consulted, and that they
would insist upon an amendment to the
Wilson bill in the following words, or
words Of similar import:
provided, That no particle enumerated
in this act shall be admitted in the
United States from Canada at a less rate
of duty than is imposed upon the same or
like article upon admission into Canada
from the United States.n
Speaking of the bill to Post reporter,
Mr. Studebaker said, among other things
In fact, we cannot see wherein many of
the changes would benefit anyone. not
even the farmers, for the reason that.
amend our tariff as we will, the Canadian
tariff will remain the same. unless some
provision is made for an exchange of CON
Cessions.
But shortly after he had declared to the
reporter for the Post his inability to see
wherein the farmers would be benefited,
Mr.. Studebaker let the cat out of the bag
TO a CORRESPONDENT for the Chicago News
thus; "The Canadians are now making
implements exactly like ours, rand if this
tariff bill goes through they can send
them across the line and undersell us in
every town and village in the country"
That accounts for the milk in the Cocoa
nut The Canadian manufacturers have
not been paying custom duties for the
privilege of trading in our territory as
the protectionists said they would do:
the tax imposed by the Mckinley bill has
been added to the price of the American
made implements, and the amount has
gone into the pockets of MIR. Studebaker
and others, and they propose to keep the
golden stream flowing in the same chan
mel as long as possible.
That their demand for reciprocity in
! agricultural products is made in good
faith and for love of the farmer can easily
be disproved. Has anybody ever heard
| of Studebaker wagons. or Mccormick
reapers, or Moline plows, or any OF the
feed cutters, or corn shelters. or thresh-
ers, or binders, or any other agricultural
implement manufactured by the trust, be-
ing reduced IN price when wheat fell from
81 to Sc cents per bushel2 Have not the
farmers been obliged to pay TOP prices
| for their implements whether the prices
for produce We're high or low
Mr.. Studebaker is a millionaire. So is
Mr.. Deere. MIR. Conger is also very rich.
They have grown rich enjoying double
protection at the expense of the farmers
the protection of their patents and Of
the tariff law which enables them to con
troll the whole American market
That it is not necessary for them to own
absolutely the home market in order to
keep up their scale of wages is proved bv
the fact that in 1893 they exported farm
implements and machinery to the value
Of 81 ,6514S3
And they sold themin competition with
the Canadian and other foreign goods
If they can compete with and uudersell
foreign manufacturers in foreign mar
kets, why cen they not compete with for
eign manufacturers in the American
market
Must American farmers continue to paw
heavy tariff taxes in order that foreign
farmers may buy agricultural i'm
plements at cheap prices
If Mr.. Studetaker and his committee
have got the promise of certain senator's
TO fight for continuance of an unjust
tariff discrimination against the Ameri-
eau farmer it is pretty sure that the con
/ senting senators are republicans The
Democratic party has promised to give
the farmers an inning, and there is no
good reason to doubt it win keep its word
/ and pass the Wilson bill in a shape 10 cut
down the cost Of plows and wagons.
Double singultas" is the Boston name
for hiccoughs, that is to say, it is the
scientific name forthe disease. No won
der IL kills s,ripfifrse