The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-31


was in effect long enough to show that
under its operation our production OF
wool would rapidly increase to the ultl-
mate benefit of the entire community
The Democrats FASTENED TO put wool on
the free list, while retaining substantial
duty on the product of the mill and the
mine. In 1850 there were in the United
States 42590,OT0 sheep, valued AZ 500
GAO, 800; IN 1898 there were fI,2I3,333
sheep, valued at Sl25,9O9, 261 in 1896
there nre 3S Dos, 1873 sheep. valued nj
500. 1911 35. Under the Mckinley law
the value OF our sheep increased S35,26S,-
500: the Wilson law has taken from the
nearly one-half Under the Wilson law
the important Of wool has doubled and
the price Of the domestic product has
been halyed. The Mckinley law gave
20 wool and other farm products the just
and equal protection demanded by farm
crs. the Wilson law removed this pro-
lection, and. discriminating against the
farmer, singled out wool growing as the
one considerable industry 90 feel the fun
force Of a disastrous free trade policy.
Reciprocity.
At It's annual meeting in 1890 the
Farmers National congress passed
resolution in favor Of reciprocity; and
that IL yet s.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 nble and Instructive address OF Senior
Francisco Jnyicr lnncs Of Venezuela on
The Commercial Relations OF American Re
Resolved. that to secure reciprocal trade
between tho United States and the Spanish
American republics, this congress favors
| legislation for reciprocity, commercial trent
| les, and aid for steamship lines sufficient TO
answer all the purposes of such trade
The benefits 10 our agriculture from
! fair reciprocal arrangements were SO APP
| parent that the resolutions were adopted
| by practically unanimous vote, though
| In the congress were Delegates Of AL
| shades Of political belief. The peculiar
relation Of reciprocity TO agriculture APP
pears from a reading Of the reciprocity
section Of the Mckinley law:
Tint with n view 20 secure reciprocal
trade with countries producing the following
| articles. md for this purpose. on and after
] The nrst day OF January. 1892. whenever.
| and so often as the President shnll be salts
| ducng and exporting sugar, molasscs, cOf
fee tea and hides. raw nnd incurred, or my
Of such Sre1 P9ssS q%s 81 or t 95ser
auctions OF the United States. which In view
| OF tho free Introduction OF such sugar, mo
iasses. coffee. tea and hides into the United
or unreas6nablc. he shall have the power
and Il shall be his duty 20 suspend, bS
proclamation 90 that effect the provisions
81 this act relating 90 the free introduction
~ such sugar. Inolnsscs, coffee, tea anC
hides. the production Of such country, FOL
such time MS he shall deem just etc.
Although in effect only short time
the reciprocity arrangement made undei
tho Mckinley law demonstrated The
great benefit that reciprocity would b'
| 10 our agricultural interests. Space vii
permit Of the citation OF only one case IN
point: Our production Of wheat 80 IN
exceeds our needs, while the expectation
of Russia and Argentine has so rapid.
increased that IL Is Of the highest i'm
portance 20 our farmers that our whcn
markets be enlarged. The ability Of re
ciprocity TO do this is shown by our fiou
trndc with Cuba. In less than fOu
years under a reciprocity arrangemen
this trade increased 4S0 per cent. Will
In the first year after the arrangement
was terminated IL decreased AZ per cent
All tho reciprocity arrangements woul
, have been Of much benefit TO our agri
cultural interests; and the Democrat
FASTENED 60 terminate them.
Home on Foreign Sugar, which?
Each year we send abroad more tina
500. 600 600 for sugar. All doubt Of on
possessing the soil and climate over
sufficient area 20 produce from beet On
sugar we now import, has been remove,
, Our natural advantages for the produ,
ton Of beet sugar are such that no
, withstandng the higher wages paid her,
Aid given our beet sugar industry Cqui,
? | alcnt 10 that which has been given I
! their beet sugar Industries by France an
Germany by means Of bountcs, exeml
tion Of land from taxation, etc. woul
i ! undoubtedly rapidly build up our yuga
: production. The Mckinley law.
means OF n bounty, gave TO our hc'
;, sugar industry the encouragement IN,
= the history Of the industry In German
! and France has shown 20 be wise an
! highly advantageous 10 the nntioi
: Under the operation Of the Mckiule
y law our production Of beet sugar rapid
increased. Here are the figures:
II Pounds.
: 1891 ~ y =
1SN2. s.......s. .s.s.ssss.sss. lt,Wlt,o
?. | lko3. ...ssssss .s...s.sss.. 1a.nbost
4 Had the Mckinley law bounties bee
!. continued. we would ina comparative
. few years have produced nt home. NJ
n only the four thousand million pounds
70 sugar we now consume, but the increase
4 consumption due TO our Increased pop
10 iation. IL u probable that no 9th
: niece of legislation In our history HI
~ shown n greater lack of business sen
% than the repeal Of the sugar bountie
.s and certainly few other legislative q
m actments In our history have done Of
10 agricultural interests n greater injury
T. euhiected the country 10 greater ultima
"a financial loss To produce four thousai
W million pounds Of beet sugar would :
IA ouire one million acres of land and q