Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-10

featured goods At the rates proposed
the treasury would pay out the follow
ing sums annually, the calculations be-
ing made on the basis of the exports in
1896:
Wheat and wheat flour. -. Sl3, 375, 44O
Rye and rye -four. ......... 100, 734
Corn, ground and unground 5,O55,O1
Cotton. ................... 23,352, 263
Hops ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 333, 3O5
Tobacco ............,...... 53,910,7S6
''But the immediate benefit to the
farmer" Mr.. Cannon continued in car
rying out the protection argument and
applying it to the results of his amend
nent, would not be only that derived
from the treasury of the United States
for this comparatively small expendi-
ture to him would receive for these
staples more than SECS, 900, 900, in high
err prices than he now receives. 1t is
true that this would increase the price
Of bread-stuffs to the consumers in the
cities; but under the declarations made
by the advocates of the present bill,
that with higher prices the people will
be more able to buy, we will have a
large consumption of wheat and wheat
flour and other agricultural staples in
the cities of the country than we have
now at the low prices. 1t has been ar
gued that if prices are elevated by
means of the imposition of increased
tariff rates, the people would get bet
ter wages, and thus have the greater
power to buy the products of the west
ers farms. 1t is q noticeable fact, :"
continued Senator Cannon, "that the
consumption of staple agricultural pro-
ducts has fallen off in the United States
per capita. This remedy, under the
argument, will restore that consump-
ton to its normal figures; and if there
is any virtue in protective tariffs, this
will give to every man bread enough,
because sufficient tariff upon wooden
goods win give him clothes enough"
Mr. Butler asked question at this
point which brought out the applica-
ton of the protection argument again,
to the seeming Endorsement of the pro-
posed amendment IF we pay an ex-
port bounty of 10 cents a bushel on
wheat, that will raise the price of
every bushel of wheat, whether ex-
ported or not, will it not?" he asked.
Mr. Cannon replied that it would.
"Then for an investment of Sl3, OOO,-
900 which the government would ppy
out in the shape of an export bounty,
the wheat farmers of this country
would get their protection of sixty or
seventy millions, would they not?"
"They would, if there is any truth
in the protective principle
"That would be very good invest
ment," suggested the senator from
North Carolina.
at would be very good investment
il it were made in behalf of any man
ufacturing industry or any trust in the
United States replied Mr.. Cannon,
"but anything in behalf of the farmer
is looked upon with scorn and is con-
sidered doubtful investment by the
legislature of the United States"
When asked by some senator on the
republican side where the $40, 1000, 900
conld be taken from, Mr.. Cannon sug-
gested that it might be taken from the
surplus which would be raised by this
bill according to the statement of its
friends II that would not be suffi-
cient to stand this export duty, con-
gress might limit the amount Of money
paid for armor plate to an honest fig
ure and the amount of money paid out
for other expenses to an economical
basis, cutting the billion dollar ex
penditures to at most 5000, 1000 for
each congress-"
sit is very poor argument" he con-
tended, "when you have been robbing
some man for years and he asks for
Justice, to say that you propose to con,
.inue to rob him of more and say that
you do not know where you are going
% get the money with which to restore
hat which you have unrighteously |
aiken"
The senator from Utah made a pre-
LECTION which did not please the tariff |
prosperity producers. 'If we do not
rive the farmer some remedy" he de-
dared, che will at the first opportuni-
v overturn this tariff. The distin-
rushed senator from Rhode lsland(Mr
Ildrich had shortly before made his
peech explanatory of the tariff bill
made plea which l believe every man
n this chamber echoed, as l believe
hat same plea is echoed from every in.
ustrial center in the United States,
hat we should, so far as possible, es.
ablish ut this time tariff which will
ndure, so that the country may not be
gitated by the shock of tariff revision
very two years. l have talked with
he farmers in twenty states of the