The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-01-18
TARIFF inEou. .ITiEs
The American NtcsiniEcd by the Pre-
t.rglg~ system


tscgis- system
Complaint j. made of the low price
OF wheat. rs Of al breadstuffs- The
American farmer is the victim OF ihi,
Diminished value Of his product be.
cause II i asserted that he is not sui.
hciently protected b. existing tariN
laws
The American wheat producer com.
petes with the wheat grower Of South
America, of India. and OF Russia lie
competes. too. with the producers Of
breadsiuffs wherever raised. The pro-
lection laws as they exist under the
wilson enactmcn; and a they have
existed during the whole era OF pro-
lection spoke the word of promise 10
the car Of the American agriculturist
and broke il 20 tho hope.
What is the specification? Labor
saving farm machinery originated in
the nited States That machinery is
sold in India. Russia and south Amer
lea. Ii is put down at the barnyarls
OF foreign wheat growers. no,wsth-
standing their distance from the place
of manufacture. at price much lower
than the American farmer is compelled
To pay 10 the manufacturer. though Il,
is Immediately in the ncigaborhooi OF
the factory
Protection has enabled the make for
agricultural instruments TO levy a toll
upon the American farmer far greater
than he demands from the south
American. the Indian. or the Russian
agriculturist. whose product comes in
the markets of the world in direct
competition with the farm produc, Of
America
And that disadvantage TO the Amer.
lean farmer is to be still further en-.
phasized- Upon the plea Of benefit to
American manufacturers AM laborers
the drawback system has been ac.bor.
lied. lie who imports a manufactured
material into this country and. chang
ing its form or use. exports il. Is en-
titled to a drawback of the entire
amount Of duty paid. less one per
cent The agriculture, implement
makers OF the United States have dis
covered that by purchasing steel in
England they can employ il in Their
Implements 1T their manufactures Ia
america and sead these implements 70
heir customers the world over out,il.
II the United States AID &c. the ben
mt OF the drawback. thus hclnia- 4
hem still further TO accommodate The I
ustoner abroad while compelling the
ustomcr in America to pay an eu
Iancci price
This Is one of the glazing dis.dran-
ages OF the protection system 70 the
roaucer N this country.
The system even il we might grant
hat as whole Il is beneficial. has
Their iniu,tices- Merchants impor.
iryc quantities of manufactured
ools They are assessed at certain
ate, and. the tax being paid. the
GODS are passed on to the consumer
nth that customs tax upon them.
ut tie importer protests that diff.
rent classification ought - obtain.
hereby the goods would be dutiable
lower rate. After years of delay
lcre Is treasury or judicial decisioniof
ie matter in favor Of the importer.
uring all this period the importer
A. protested upon every consignment
like nature. and il results ,ha. he
IS returned To him an excess Of pay
ent amounting in many instances. il
IS heavy importer. to tens Of thou
nds of dollars year. The consumer
IS paid the merchant Does the mer.
ant make rebate to the consumer?
ne thing would be impracticablc.
nsequenily he pockets that differ
ce. nightly to his advantage.
II the system of protection il 10 OBJ
in in this country it must ,e shorn
many . palpable evil Chicago
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