The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-10-29

was Ill cHcCl " suoW lhbt
under its operation our production of
wool would rapidly increase to the ulti-
mate benefit of the entire community.
The Democrats FASTENED to put wool on
the free list, while retaining a substantial
duty on the product of the mill and the
mine. In 1889 there were in the United
States A., 599,079 sheep, valued at $780,
G4O,369; in 1898 there were 47,273.5 53
sheep, valued at $125, 1903, 264; in 1896
$65, 167, 735. Under the Mckinley law
the value of our sheep increased S35, $685.
S95; the Wilson law has taken from the
value of our sheep $50, TAI $40, or very
nearly one-half. Under the Wilson law
the importation of wool has doubled and
the price of the domestic product has
been halved. The Mckinley law gave
to wool and other farm products the just
and equal protection demanded by farm
ers; the Wilson law removed this pro-
lection, and, discriminating against the
farmer, singled out wool growing as the
one considerable industry to feel the full
force of disastrous free trade policy.
Reciprocity.
At its annual meeting in 1890 the
Farmers National congress passed a
resolution in favor of reciprocity; and
that it yet .&vors reciprocity is shown
by the following resolution at its last
meeting:
Resolved. that the Farmers National con.
gress has listened with profound interest to
the able and instructive address of Senior
Francisco Javier Yanes of Venezuela on
The Commercial Relations Of American Re-
pubics."
Resolved. that to secure reciprocal trade
between the United States and the Spanish
American republics. this congress favors
legislation for reciprocity, commercial treat
les, and aid for steamship lines sufficient to
nurDOSpS
The benefits to our agriculture from
fair reciprocal arrangements were so ap-
parent that the resolutions were adopted
by n practically unanimous vote, though
in the congress were delegates of all
shades of political belief. The peculiar
relation of reciprocity to agriculture APP
pears from reading of the reciprocity
section of the Mckinley law:
That with a view to secure reciprocal
trade with countries producing the following
articles, and for this purpose. on and after
the first day Of January, 1892. whenever.
and so often as the President shall be salts
fed that the government of any country pro-
ducing and exporting sugar, mOlaSses, cof-
fee, tea. and hides. raw and uncured. or any
| Of such articles, imposes duties or other eX-
actions upon the agricultural or other pro-
auctions Of the United States. which In view
of the free Introduction Of such sugar, mo-
lasses, coffee, tea and hides into the United
States may deem to be recprocally UNEQUAL
or unreasonable, he shall have the power
and 1t shall be his duty to suspend by
proclamation to that effect. the provisions
Of this act relating to the free introduction
Of such sugar. molasses, coffee, tea and
hides, the production Of such country, for
such time as he shall deem just, etc.
Although in effect only short time,
the reciprocity arrangement made under
the Mckinley law demonstrated the
great benefit that reciprocity would be
to our agricultural interests. Space will
permit of the citation of only one case in
point: Our production of wheat so far
exceeds our needs, while the expectation
of Russia and Argentine has so rapidly
increased that it is of the highest i'm
portance to our farmers that our wheat
markets be enlarged. The ability of re-
ciprocity to do this is shown by our flour
trade with Cuba. In less than four
years under reciprocity arrangement
this trade increased 4S0 per cent. while
in the first year after the arrangement
was terminated it decreased AZ per cent
All the reciprocity arrangements would
have been of much benefit to our agri-
cultural interests; and the Democrats
FASTENED to terminate them.
Homo or Foreign Sugar, Which?
Each year we send abroad more than
500, 100000 for sugar. All doubt of our
possessing the soil and climate over n
sufficient area to produce from beet the
sugar we now import, has been removed.
Our natural advantages for the produc-
ton of beet sugar are such that, not
withstanding the higher wages paid here,
aid given our beet sugar industry equiv
alent to that which has been given to
their beet sugar industries by France and
Germany by means of bounties, exemp-
ton of land from taxation, ETC., would
undoubtedly rapidly build up our sngar
production. The Mckinley law, by
means of bounty, gave to our beet
sugar industry the encouragement that
the history of the industry in Germany
and France has shown to be wise and
highly advantageous to the nation.
Under the operation of the Mckinley
law our production of beet sugar rapidly
increased. Here are the figures:
Pounds.
1891. .................... 1900, S3S
1877. ................... 2lW3,322
1915 44.S5b,0Zt
Had the Mckinley law bounties been
continued, we would in. a comparatively