The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03

IS What Democrats Propose
For The Farmer.

Few sectors VIII suffer more
from the effects d the proposed
legislation ihan West Virginia.
Let the farmers Of Harrison
county think over the following:
The sszase has approTed Ne an,
ealturzl sehe1nte q tie WEisoz BIN. ~
reported b The srAree coz-itsss.
ard IL A7erieAz fAr-er has h<ez
ruthless1y slaughtered b the ys-y hsIi
whseh extsnds fssors 70 tie sr1sEs and
eczbs1ex
Redze4zg an speeise dztses % an ad
s1lo-ez basis. n order TIA. eO-apa--
iso1 nay b made befxe4n speesse
duties. n sASeh tie Mckinley lz4
Abolnds. ard I'd valrrez duties vrhieh
are rr0po-tsozAtely zs nzzeruzs IN the
iTf1son bin. tie extent q the slauxh-
ter Is revealed
o. all &uinl1s fneludfnE ho-ses.
males, cattle. hogs and sheep. hezry
redreEtoas n the tariff duties hare
heea nzae- MeEfnley rates On hO-se.s
rz-ged from - 10 - per cent? WIsu5
rates are - pr cent NeKinIey
rates On cattle ranged frun Is to e.
per cent; Wilson rates are - per cent
DztieS On Sheep have been -edaeed
slightly % . per cent. zlth0zgh WOOL
Is aanitted free q duty By The wIlsua
bEL
In hreadstuEs she Wilson redretiaa
IS equally rroacureed In the case Of
b1riey. the change i from ss 20 50 Peg
CENT. sltho1Zh barley malt. in the IN
tsrest Of the Ezzlts.ers. Is increased
troz - 70 q. and rAuufaesurea bar
ley, pezraed o. hallea. i also increased
from Ie 10 81 B1e1EEheat IS reduced
tru1 g 70 - per eeat-; eo-u frun = 10
~ corn neal from s 70 ~ r1aeArozf
frUz - TO - cats from s. 20 %. cat
neal iron IS toiS While the noder-
ate protection Of the NeE1Hley law On
shese no-theru products Is rearee6. n
Tia ease of the en0-rnozs duties q
Soath Carulins and L1oaEsiauz- zrnozr.-
Ing 20 IL per cent On the cleaned
article the Reduction s moderate and
Leaves the duty AZ - per cent. In
cleaned nee 5 re81eed from 81 20 %
per cent. but Ez1utaetured rsee Is
left unchanged Ere also < left IN.
eAanged, doabtless through TIE
whisky interests fna1enes. while re
Hozr receives one Of the fer Increases
-&rnS 70 - per cent Wheatis pr7e-
tie1lly unchanged. but wheat Sour Is
rea,ned from s 10 - per cent
An dairy p-odnrts are eut-b1tte-
from = 10 = per cent; cheese from .
% IS eoadensed milk from = toz1
Likewise Vegetables are reduea1-
beans from 6 % 81 per cent: p-spzrea
Pezse, beans and uushroons from =
20 ~ hap from = 70 So boaey from IS
% ~ hops tru1 s. 70 So onions tru-
81 % ~ pease. both dried and sulit. are
slightly Increased: bat potatoes are ~
cHced from $ % 81 Easeed and sa1-
seea iron = 70 IL Al vegetables 10.
espeesally r-oTsssses tos froEz IS % N
Nc.o1 q Al lr-ltsssS Il z'soshe- sesseids.
tie s 'plzees zF.5.s de sree Is. Il
s.iil An5tke- schedule TIE sEty q al
Is ert n sEo
HE crty o. grapes : left Practically
rnehArged. but plrrns re redreeo
from - 70 - per cent. rzissrs trn-- $
20 81 apples fruzz q 70 ~ dried an
PIES iron g 70 81 live pcuEtry iron q
30 ass dressed Poaltry from 81 20 30
dandelion roo: iron - 70 -; vinegar
&oa q 10 81
Taking the entire agricultural sehed-
ale The redne;ioc of duties averages
trna SAS. per cent 20 2sSs PER cent
These reiuctSoas zrs not IN the In
terest Of American ta--e-x hat rather
Of their rivals aud Competitors min
eipally In Canada and also in Arstrz-
La AID other distant parts Of TIE
void Il Is not claimed that The
American farmers are no. competent
70 prodpee AL these articles which
have been enumerated "a sufseic1t
supply 10 meet The American demand:
that faey do not sell their products IN
open competition with each other,
that they are organized In trusts or
combines 70 impose upon consumer
Indeed, the leading diligently which
the farmers have experienced IN their
treatment 81 the hands of the tariff
S1Ashers Is that they axe not o-yAn-
11o Gnto UuStS OF combines Lacking
o-s7niE2tion and unable 70 ot5er IN
creenents Of the kind held ont By the
sugar. whisky, Lead and tobacco
trusts. Their receive no favor At the
lands Of the tariff s-ashers- but are
ruthlessly exposed 70 increased eonpe-
titioa with their foreign Competitors
who hare the advantage Of cheaper
farm labor The reductions Of duties
n the agricultural schedule are Of
serious import not only 10 farmers bat
to farm laborerx TAey mean IN
creased .impo-tatioas of the prodne+.
Of foreign farms and lower Prices for
American farm prodrcts, IoEer wages
Tor American farm l1bo-ers and low
ered proats for American farne-S-
Albany Journal
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