Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-04-13
Shall the Farmer Be Made the Sea Pc
goat for FREQ Trade and Free Raw
Material1

To the Editor Of the RECORD;
Now that about every democratic U. 8.
senator has demanded free trade for
Americsns--according to the Chicago
platform, except SO far as it relates to
the chief industry of his own State, as
per NcKinleyism--how would it be for
Roach Of North Dakota, White Of Cal.
iforuia, Martin Of Kansas, Brice of Ohio,
and the populists. Kyle Of South Dakota.
PETER of Kansas, and Allen of Nebraska,
to demand full and adequate protection
for the, Chief agricultural industry Of
their constituents--woolP
1t depends entirely upon the action of
the above. named senator's whether or not
wool shall be pro tected, for they can rely
upon all republican senators voting with
them. Most of them have publicly ex-
pressed their convictions on the subject
and they know very we'll how to realize
protection for WOOL
Alabama got protection for her iron
ore and Louisiana for ber sugar, and Troy,
N. T.. for her collars and cuffs, by demand.
ing it, and emphasizing their demands
by threatening loftier fealty to their
constituents than to the Chicago platform.
No one will question their good sense.
That is what they are there for. Roach,
White, Martin, Kyle ct al. can accomplish
as much for their constituents in the way
of securing adequate protection for wool
if they are equally in earnest. The way
has been opened for them. They have
but to take their cue frem tho senators
representing iron ore, sugar, coal, and
the cuff and collar interests.
Will they do it2
There is one potent reason why they
should, aside from the justice aud states
manship involved In 1t.
In the first place, the action of five:
sixths Of the democrats in both house
and senate demonstrates that they believe
the tariff plank of the Chicago platform
to be humbug, fraud. Zach member
wanted protection at home--for his con.
stituents--but free trade for everybody
else. The Wilson bill proves it,
In the second place, all the great trusts
and combines are munificently protected,
which knocks the second leg from under
the democratic STOOL
In the third instance. the ancient hue
and cry for "free raw MATERIAL has been
so narrowed dawn by this democratic
congress that it is unfair and lnfamously
unjust to keep up appearances of consist.
ency by simply robbing the farmer of the
west and northwest, and the senators
from these sections should SEQ to it that
it is not done.
Since the Chieaao platform has been
70 fagraptly outraged and wantonly
broken to accommodate the south and
east, why not smash it entirely and give
the farmers an equal chance9 There is
not . democrat in America so brazep
that he can to-day hold the Wilson bill
in one hand, and, while facing an intelli.
gent audience, read from the Chicago
platform, 1--WE denounce republican pro~
lection fraud. We declare it to be the
fundamental principal of the democratic
party that the federal goveruHaent has no
constitutional power to impose and col.
leet tariff duties except for the purpose of
revenue only
The Wilson bill, indeedl ltdiffers from
the Mckinley bill only in being unjust,
unfair. and grossly sectional in It's protect
i've schedules, and in its inability TO raise
revenue. 1t demonstrates Wholesale dem,
ocratic infdelity to the doptrine of free
trade and free raw materials, saye and ex,
cept as it reaches ont into the west and
northwest and Injuries the farmer, makiag
the iaiaatiea it does him tho sale asea.