The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-10-24

Our highly esteemed friend up at Vol
ga-who tlops around politically so much
that it is impossible to keep cases on
him--is taking snap shots at the tariff
again. According to his negatives the
advalorem style is poorly adapted to our
condition while the specific duties mean
prosperity to the West bigger than all
outdoors. He gives some figures to fit
his side of the, and concludes:
Do not these figures account in some
measure for the present prices our far
mers have to sell those products at?
Horses and mules. under the old law,
were taxed $50 per head; cattle, more
than one year at $40 per head. Now
they are admitted at 90 per cent adva-
l0rem. Farmers, have your school
children figure it out for you. 1t will
be a good object lesson for them. How
much better prices you would be likely
to get for your live stock il you did not
have to compete with the Mexican on
the southern and the Canadian on the
northern border.
Now, Thomas, old boy. be honest.
Don't YOU know that there isn't q spot
in all Canada where cattle or horses can
be raised at a price to compete with the
States on even terms even without the
slightest semblance of tariff of any
kind? Don't you know that it costs
more to raise critter in Canada than
in any part of the United States north Of
Mason & Dixon's line? Don't you know
that the Mexican cattle are the poorest
scrubs on the American continent and
do not compete with the western cattle
in any way, shape or mattera Don't
you know that cattle have been higher
under the Wilson bill than under the
Mckinley bill, despite the reduction Of
the tariff on them proving conclusively
that the tariff has nothing to do with the
Price of any product of which the United
States exports more than it imports
Why, bless your heart, man, the Cana
dians are kicking about our farm pro
ducts coming over there. 1t would ac.
comp]ish wonders, wouldn't it to put a
tariff tax OF $50 head on horses when
we are shipping whole ship loads across
the Atlantic2. No greater bogy man was
ever built to frighten the American far
mer into submission to exhOrbiant tariff
taxation for the benefit OF the eastern
trusts and monopolies than this Canada
scare. Wheat, oats, eggs. butter and
nearly every product of the farm ha.
been selling in tho markets OF Canads
all this year at a higher price than OF
American soil. Now, here's littl,
clipping from the New York Creamery
man, n0n-partlsan sheet, as becomes 9
trade paper, and it fits the case exactly
especially the Yolga Tribune Just at thi
time.
A western land agent in an interview
with a Chicago paper, said that the re
ducti0n OF the tariff on butter had de-
creased the sale of western butter ii
easter markets twO-thirds, the rest need
ed to supply the demand there coming
from Canada. His facts are as unsonn,
as his arguments. for the trade report
show that the imports of butter tav
4 lalloG from over 0UUUUU POUNDS III lo5
TO 72,OO0 pounds in 1895. and 52,OO
pounds in 1876, while theexports Of but
ter have risen from over 100000 i
1891 to 19,0O0, 900 pounds In 1893. Th
receipts of western butter in the easter
markets are larger this season than eve
before, and We doubt very much il tller
has been any Canadian butter used
this country to speak Of since the pref
ent teriff went into effect. With Can,
da's markets one to two cents per poun
higher than those Of the United Stat
there is not much danger OF that cOuntf
sending any butter to our market
When come Of our wise politicians get |
1t, they don't know just where to lin
their stories, and occasionally get vel
Ridiculous In their arguments.