Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29

was IN effect long enough to snow tna3 y
under it's operation our production
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 1899 there were in the United
States 42.599,O79 sheep, valued at $780,
o.s6 o in 1893 there were 47.273;5SS5 3
tnerp' a ss'u ss,2 S rs = valued In i's at
$65, 167, 7735. Under the Mckinley law
the value Of our sheep increased 1885,
800: the Wilson law has taken from the
value of our sheep $50, TAI, 500. or very
nearly one-half. Under the Wilson law
the importation of wool has doubled and
the price Of the domestic, product has
been halyed. 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 a disastrous free trade policy.
Reciprocity.
At its annual meeting In 1890 the
Farmers National congress passed a
resolution in favor Of reciprocity; and
by the following resolution at its last
meeting:
Resolved, that the Farmers National con-
gress has listened with profound interest to
Francisco Javier Yanes Of Venezuela ON
publics."
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
answer all the purposes of such trade.
Tho honnEfc RI orr aUricyY1furo fror
fair reciprocal arrangements were so APP
parent that the resolutions were adopted
by a practically unanimous vote, though
in the congress were delegates of all
shades of political belief. The peculiar
relation Of reciprocity to agriculture ap-
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
and SO often as the President shall be salts.
fed that the government Of any country pro-
ducing and exporting sugar, molasses, cof-
Of such articles, imposes duties or other ex-
actions upon the agricultural or other pro-
dnctions Of the United States, which in view
iasses. coffee, tea and hides into the United
States may deem to be reciprocally unequal
or unreasonable, he shall have the power
n proclla az saon to To- that S,s e eject, g the sus pRso9is,o ny
Of this act relating to the free introduction
Of such sugar.. Inolasses, coffee. tea and
hides, the production Of such country, for
such time as he shall deem Just, etc.
Although in effect only a 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: Duh production of wheat 50 far
$1,000. -. ->~A~ ~v,hs1n Ahc n~~~~ksn~>
Of Russia and Argentine has SO rapidly
increased that it 10 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 Hour
trade with Cuba. In less than four
years under q reciprocity arrangement
this trGde increased 40 per cent, while
was terminated it decreased ~ per cent.
All the reciprocity arrangements would
have been OF much benefit to our agri.
cultural interests: and the Democrats
FASTENED to terminate them.
Hons or Foreign Sugar. Which.
Each year we sepd abroad moro than
$1OO,OoO,OO0 for sugar. All doubt Of our
possessing the soil and climate over a
sufficient ara to produce from beet the
sugar We now import, has been removed.
Our natural advantages for the rroduc-
| L10Q UI UOSS CuENA 0S0 OUC4 LU0ke 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 industFies BY France and
Germany BY mean OF bountiea, exemp-
tior Of land from taxation, etc, would
undoubtedly rapidly build mp our eugar
production. The Mckinley law. by
mems Of q bounty, gave to our beet
sugar industry the encouragement :hat
the history of the industry In Germany
and France hns 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:
III. x!.QN4,3xz
1S08 44s6S6s6Zl
Had the Mckinley law bounties been
Continued. We would ina comparatively
few years have produced at home. mol
only the four thousand million pounds o1
sugar NE now consume, but the increased
consumption due to . Increased popu,
laf0n. III D probable that no othey
piece 81 legislation b our history haa
shown ! greater lack Of business sense
tkan th6 Gepeal Of tho Sugar bOuntiee
md ceftainy few other l6gislftive a
Acfmen0 Il d history have 3one ON
~ek1cQlturN infeTe1tDSo greater lntur1 oJ
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