Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-14
the FARMER AND pRorEorioM.
resolutions which Furnish a Problem for
Hieh Tarimtcs.

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REGULATIONS which Furnish a Problem for
High Tarimtcs.
Abraham Lincoln's pithy declaration
that "you cannot fool all the people all
the time is commended to the protec'
| tive tariff league with the substitution
of the farmers for the people. 1t is
possible that the league has already
| made the discovery. Its officers are
wrestling just at present with n set OF
resolutions which are well calculated
to convey to the dullest minds the idea
limited ut.
The resolutions referred to were
adopted by the state grange OF Callfor-
mia, at its last annual meeting, held ut
| MERGED, during the first days OF oeto'
Der. The grange, as our readers do
not need to be told, is composed oi
farmers and apparently they belong to
| the levcl-headed class of tillers of the
soil. Their action certainly shows
that they do not intend to take for
granted. as some of their brother FARM
ers at the east do, that the protection
lists are their friends simply because
they claim to be. The preamblcs and
resolutions, however, will best explain
the attitude Of the California farmer,
Here they are:
"Whcreas, report 1899. house Of repre-
sentatives, SD congress, third session.
page 10, contains the following;
.'First. The American protective tarin
league requested Brother David Lubin, OF
Sacramento. Cal, to contribute to the fuho
In aid of the work of said league.
"Second. A contribution Of $1,000 was
handed to the president of the bank OF D.
O.. Mills & Co., with Instructions to pay
sane to league provided a committee or
five. jmpartially selected, would decide (a)
that the present system OF protection by
tariff on imports is Just and equitable to
tn, producers Of agricultural staples as
long as there Is a surplus of these to<NS-
mort. ID Or that a bounty on exports OF
agricultural staples would be unjust or IN
equitable as long as there is a protective
tariff on imports. And,
whereas, the said league refused TO
submit to the above offer; and, whereas.
on September 4,of this year, 1903 farmers
gathered at the interstate harvest home
mptlinE, III NhdIySNhiS, thU'' HN
the issue of principle in the above PROPOSE
tion TO Hon. William Mckinley, of Ohio, to
which no reply was made: and,
"NYhereas, the American Protective Tariff
league is assumed to be the representative
exponent Of protection, therefore be 1t
''Resolved, by the state grange OF Cali
fornia al it's annual session held at MERGED,
that we respectfully request said tariff
league to forward to the secretary or this
state grange, replies to the following ques-
tons:
First. Is the present system of protec-
ton by tariff on imports, just and equitable
to the producers of agricultural staples as
long as there is a surplus of these to ex-
port?
Second. VIII a bounty on the exports
of agricultural staples be unjust or IN
equitable as long as there is a protective
tariff on imports?
"Resolved, that a copy of this preamble
and resolutions be at once mailed to the
president and secretary of the American
Protective Tariff league at No. 1875 West sd
street, New York city"
Yhs answer of the Protective Tariff
league will be awaited with lively in
t%erest, not only by the state grange OF
California and the 1000 farmers of Mis-
souri--who asked the same question O.
Mckinley, from whom they have moi
yet heard-but by all thoughtful citi
zens of the republic who are interested
in the subject as good citizens must be
If the league can answer in good faitl
that the tariff benefits the farmer ant
can show wherein, it can render no
only the farmer, but the entire com
munity, a great service. If it canno
so answer, it ought to have franknes;
and honesty enough to say so.-Detroi
! Free Press.