The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-25
DOWN EAST FARMERS
FEAR CANADIAN COMPETITION WILL
GlUT THE MARKETS.


Garden Truck. Hay and Sheep Must Sell
For Less Money-A Lone Democratic Pol
itician who sim Clings to Grover-Ey-
erythips For the Trusts.
have been spending my vacation in
a little country town way down I'M
Maine. The old farmer with whom II
boarded was an active politician, and
he and had many discussions. One
day rode over with him to the country
store, q mile or two away, and while we
were there another farmer came in and
greeted my host with, "Woll, Miller,
are they going to pass this tariff bill2'
81 dunno" said Miller. Looks like
it,"
"well SIR" said the newcomer, "if
they do, I've voted the Democratic tick
ct for the last time.
"Why?" asked Miller.
because, was the reply, ''if it passes
I'll have to sell my flock Of sheep. I've
been getting 90 and 80 cents pound
for wool, but if this bill passes l won't
get more'n 10 or l6 cents, and l can't
afford to raise wool for that. And that
amt all. " he went ON. II can't get 50
much for my produce if they let the
Canadians bring their stuff in here free
or at lower duty than they pay now "
"Do you think that no duty or low
er duty on Canadian farm products
would affect you very much?' asked.
well, should think it would, was
the reply. Some things 'twon't inter
fere with, but it will make big differ
ence in the price Of my eggs and pora-
toes and turnips and hay and such stuff.
They ought to put up the duty on hay
il anything. There's too much Canadian
hay comes Ill here now. And as for tur'
/. nips, you ste, st. Andrew down there,
Just across the line, is great place fol
turnips, and if them turnips didn't
have to pay duty it wouldn't pay me
to raise any.
1 ''Do you get a pretty good price fol
your produce now" ! asked,
We'll, " he said. there hasn't beer
. as good market for them MS usual tho
} last year, the times are so hard. a goot
', many mills have been shut down for l
!; longer or shorter time, and that's mad,
t money pretty tight.
"Well then, / said, "you farmer!
: have rs much to fear from the shuttin.
a down Of the mills as from the cominl
in Of Canadian products, haven't yon?
, 'Morc. We couldn I sell anything II
:. the mills didu'tran Who d we sell to-:
/ "Tnat's just it, l said. 'You see
5 you get just us much benefit from thu
! tariff on manufactures os the manufac
/. turer does, If there wern't any facto
| RIGS, yCu wouldn't have any market fui
your produce, so you profit by the tariff
Oh manufactures as we'll rs by tho tariff
: on farm products. You need a tariff Oh
/. both to project you. " .....-
=, "Wcli, that 5 SO, - he replied, "thougl
+ | hadn't thought Of it before, ] dunno
n but I'll vote for protection anyhow
. even if they don t put wool on the FREE
y list and make me sell my sheep. p"
vt There's no doubt that they'll MAX
wool free, /" | said, 'tnough ! dion
u know before that free wool would affoc
" Maine much. 1t is easy enough 10 Sc
1t the danger from the coming i'll of Ca
madam produce under low duty, bu
" | adm suppose they raised wool hero.
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