The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-07-20
THE WAY l7LOOkS NOW

and it was granted. Even the producers
| of peanuts were recognized and their III
dustry was guarded by Il high tariff. But
the finance committee and the Demo
cratic majorlty turned a deaf ear to the
farmers from the start. No argument
or appeal or remonstrance made the
least impression. The wool industry must
be destroyed. This has been the purpose
OF the free traders and of the Democratic
leaders for many years. 1t is i strange
and Infamous assault upon a great in
dustry and upon the farming class.
Hitherto i'll our history the farmers have
been Il favored and popular class. They
have been regarded as one OF the great
| essential supports of our government. and
their prosperity and advancement as nee
essary to the continuance of free insti-
tutions The nation has relied upon the
courage, intelligence and loyalty of the
farmers in all the crises of its career,
and our history shows that this reliance
was not misplaced In every exigency
and struggle of our national development
and progress the farmers have been con-
spicuous for their devotion to the union
and the republic From Washington
down to Cleveland all our statesmen. all
our parties have united in their efforts
to promote the interests, the comforts
and the success of the farmers 1t is re-
ii.
tionallsm and protiigate politics for a
great party and section of the country to
make war upon the farmers Of the North
and West. The leaders of the rebel
army. the disciples of Calhoun and Da-
Wis. the foreign importers of our great
cities, the mugwump fanatics of New
England, and the Democratic douyhfaces
OF the North constitute this great com
Dlne ana conspiracy against the farmers
Inns hostility to the farmers is not con-
fined to his wool. They have reduced the
tarlfI on all the products of the farm to
point where Canada. with her low
priced labor. can undersell the Ameri-
can farmer. From Maine to California
on the Northern border our farmers will
be sacrificed and their profits be reduced
'Ihis assault is a comprehensive and sys-
tematlc one, designed to cripple this great
industry. Considered in connection with
the careful protection by high tariffs of
all Southern industries, this attack upon
the farmers is devilish in spirit and pur
pose p1'
If John Ploughman forcets 70 resist
| and punish this outrage. he will deserve
the fate that has oyertaken him.-North
Adams lAlass.) Transcript
Which Party is Responsiblee
When the Democratic state convention
or Nebraska was held short time apo
the chairman decided to give the dele
gates specimen of his ability to lie
| without blushing His effort was Won
derfuly successful. He put to shame
men much older in the business Of
uenloesatlc campaign story telling than
, h hhlmsen. tie said the present business
depression was the direct result of thirty
years OF Republican legislation; and that
the harm the Republicans had done in
those thirty years of bad law making
could not be undone by the Democrats
Ill moment. The Chicago Tribune IN
publishing some of the audacious state
nlents Of the Nebraska blatherskita. nro-
sents some timely and Interesting farts.
a comparison of the census renorts of
1850 and 1880 shows that during tha
decade ending four years ago the connfrv
was elninenfly prosperous The manu-
lacturing industries and commerce of the
people increased steadily and at ranid
rate, While the condition Of the work.
,lian was improved by substantial ad.
vance IN the average rate OF wages DIR
li,@ the ten years term and also nv !,
cheapenlng Of the necessaries Of Ifa ~
iahllfy the period Of prosperity. without !,
sin-ie serious break, lasted from nhant
iSIo, when the effects Of the panie af
| 1913, caused by boom prices. began 70
alsaprear, doWn 70 the close Of 1892. or
20 1eW weeks after the election of tba
Democrats to national power In ,hasa
sixteen years there was d donblng ~
4
| production with an increase Of about 10
per cent. IN the wage scale so that ~
the end Of the term the average wa,.l.
man received S1.4o for the same amann+
OF work Tor which he received ST six.
Teen years earlIer-as measured by cold
values And during all that fima 3ain f,,a
prices We're realized for the proIucts 80
the, the soil. though the term comprised no m
really short crop and included twa 49, 49,
lnfee years OF the most bpnnteous cereal
yield ever known on American soil lna
there positively was no let up to ili'. his
prosperity till Harrison was sureeedaa a. Iilis -,
| Cleveland in 1893 and Democrat t.,s -
trade policies We're brought forth Than
the , financial ma skies rapidly clouled over n,'r
and the storm began. The foreigna.ll arl
| holding American securities haI;a1a III .,elS !
what was stated last week in thn le M, ~
praska convention, that the sfroness,
hopes Of the friends Of free ceina.a -. 80
the ratio OF l6 to i live with tha na,,a
sr'.lc -, j, party and they made grail f',.
~ ali tne gold ~ they could get hold of. Tha h'
raihI drawing, down Of the gold rasal.",
III the national treasury indnrna l.;,,94. ss. :,