The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-28

In an editorial in this paper yesterday
We spoke i'm terms OF unmeasured praise
of Mr.. Delivers discussion OF finance in
his recent speech in the House OF Rep
rcsentatives, but we mentioned I'm that
article that the same speech shows that
nc is just as much benighted ia respect
TO protection as the free coiners are in
respect to money. Here is the passage
We referred to.
Il have endeavored in the years past
TO talk over with my own people the situa-
uOn IN WnlCn We are placed
The farmers Oh the western country
are Just now at serious disadvantage.
Incy ma the market place IN which the
great bulk Of their pToelcts must be
SOLD depressed ana broken, not by the
crime OF 1910. but by the Dlundor of 1872,
when turned the Government OF the
United States over TO the Management OF
the Democratic party. They ind their
market place opened In Europe and Span
ish America by the reciprocity law Of
$50 suddenly taken away by the tariff
act of 1894. They find that the idicness
and poverty incident TO the Democratic
reform OF the tariif in the workshops of
America have 50 icssened the domestic
consumption Of brcadstuts and meat as
10 seriously cripple the prosperity OF the
American farm. But when Il cheerful
brother from the far West with silver 10
sell undertakes 10 tell them that the act
OF 1873 is at the bottom Of their misfOr-
tunes. and that the true remedy consists
in manufacturing every fifty cents worth
Of silver presented at Our mint into
dollar gratuitOusly and handing II back
TO the owner the great mass OF our pcopfe
Is not ready 20 accept such "a scheme OF
relief. They know that The year lNfZ VIII
messed the largest measure or prosperity
on the farm. in the factory. throughout
the country. seen In this generation Ihey
know that the great staples of agricul-
a.. Il 90 f.If
brought better prices IN the local mar
kets for the last five years than they did
for the year 1913. or for the i've years
Immediately preceding that wear.
Mr.. Delivers speech shows him to be
thinker Of such breadth and power that
we cannot believe he IS sincere in these
remarks We don't believe ne thinks that
thu depression in western grain and meats
proceeds from the Democratic tariff Of
lSs2 lie knows that depression CORE
spends with the price OF those commOdi~
ties IN the markets at London and Liver
pool. and that those markets for grain
and meats are no more influenced by tho
tariff bill passed by the Democratic party
than thew are by the great storm that
sunk our warships at the Island of Samoa
several years ago. He knows that those
markets are governed by the general sup
ply of the world and the general demand
of the world. What pity TO see a man
capable Of such lofty reasoning as Mr.
Deliver is prostituting his great abilities
IN lis way 10 mere partisanry.
What lamentable stuff Is the following
from the extract quoted above: "Ihey
find that the idleness and poverty incl
dent TO the Democratic reform OF the
tariff in those workshops Of America
have so lessened the domestic consump-
ton Of breadstuffs and meat as 10 serious
~ cripple the prosperity Of the American
farm"
All of the employees OF protected manu-
features put together constitute but
small fraction OF the population Of the
United States. But if we should admit
that the reduction of duties threw any Of
these out OF employment. they would
certainly be but an insignificant fraction
Of the whole population. Those thrown
out Of employment by the tariff are GER
tainly not enough TO eat uD any large
proportion of the wheat and corn and
meat raised i'm the United States, if none
came TO them from any other part of the
world Every mans common sense tells
him that what they would eat if actively
employed. in addition to what they do
actually eat when out of employment,
would not be felt by the general stock
of our food supply. Mr.. Dolliver knows.
therefore, that the depression in food
products cannot come from the failure of
this small contingent to eat heartily in
stead Of sparsely
We are sorry to have to call attention
TO such a glaring piece of partsanry and
sophistry In 30 noble "A speech as this
gentleman made while dealing with
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