The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-31
NOTES FROM Washington
Items of Information on Matters o!
interest to the General
Public.
DARK SPOTS IN REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION
Eject 81 Protection on Farming In-
ing ohio Republicans BeIsg
Dropped by the AdmIntStFRtIen--
No sympathy for the Doera.

Especial Correspondence
There ARE strong signs that the high
aroiccti tarifTparty In Germany isgo-
ing to fight q series OF pitch battles
with the German manufacturers over
the question Of American markets and
American imports The protective tar.
IN party In Germany IL composed nj.
most exclusively of the farmers, who
cannot stand the intense competition
and low prices Of American farm prod.
ucts. The prices of German farm lands
have been forced TO high point, and
the German tenant farmers arc rack.
rented as badly as ever they are in
Ireland. Naturally .he landlord Gle.
ment don't want their rents lowered,
which will be the inevitable result 81
American farmers are given free trade
with Germany. On the other hand. the
German manufacturers want cheap
food products from the United States,
so they can sell their excellent man
ufactures in their constantly growing
markcts all over the world.
But his situation 10 Germany 10 20
be taken advantage Of by the protect.
ed interests In the United States NJ
the expense Of the farming interests
OF this country. Already there are
signs that the entire textile interests
Of this country will unite In u de.
mand for a stIll higher tariff against
foreign goods. For instance, there
are now within the United States
enough knit goods factories 10 sup
ply the entire American demand for
knit goods with nine months work.
Instead OF trying to seek foreign
market for surplus products these
concerns viii strive TO monopoliyc the
American market by raising still
higher tie tariff wall against foreign
knit goods.
The profits Of knit goods are cnor.
nous, and the knit goods combine,
which is practically a trust in It's cf.
fects, Is making millions of dollars for
It's owners The labor cost In q pair
Of stockings, knit by machinery. Is
less than one cent, yet the manu-
fncturers make a profit ~ ten cents
on each pair Of stockings retailing
at % cents The retail dealer makes
the next ten cents, and the balance Is
charged up to raw material interest,
insurance. deterioration Of plant,
freight charges aud the miscellaneous
items Of large businesses.
This new iariH programme which has
a hundred notifications Is 10 be kept
quiet until after the next prcsidrn.
tial election. II Mckinley wins. these
interests will know they
have the apostle Of protection In the
white house 10 further their aims.
The enormous foreign market for
American agricultural products. by
far the principal material ~ Amer.
lean export trade. is TO hc still fur.
Their ruthlcssly sacrificed in the inter.
rstS of these vast trade monopnlirs.
shrinkaEe In Trade.
The shrinkagc In the volume Of
trade within the United States Is al.
ready so marked and perccptiblc a. to
give grnve concern 10 the administra.
lion. Its pet statisticians ARE bur.
iening the newspapers with columns
II figures regarding the growth Of
American export business hut they
neglect the fact that the domestic cN.
'hanges Of the United States ar
more than 20 times the volume OF
he entire foreign trade of this coun.
Fy. During the past 30 days the
,hrinknge in domestic exchanges is
more than three times the volume Of
,ur foreign exchanges for the same
period. All signs indicate that this |
will increase, aud as il in.
'rcnses prosperity, even of the trust
ariety, will disappear.
Republican, GoIBE Down.
What Is the matter with the adminis-
ration congressional supporterS2 In
lhio five republican congres1men have
hus far been defeated for Eenomina.
ion Brown, Weaver, Lybrand, Phil.
FPS and Kerr have been thrown over.
onrd. Shattuc and Cromwell are
marked for slaughter. aud the hoary
'rosvenor had TO promise on Blended
nees that he would retuire at the end
( the next term, TO secure his renum.
nation. Such IL the reward for faith.
illness TO president who claims from
is supporters undying fealty, but
Tho gives nothing In return. a. mat.
rr OF fact IL is well recognized among
epublicans In congress that there Is
Ot a single bright spot In their legis-
itivc career during this congress
'hich entities them TO the gratitude of
heir constituents. II il In an endeavor
o save the next house from the dem.
Gratis that the republicans in so many
istricts have been compelled 10 pre-.
ent new men TO their outraged con-
knowing that the men who
oied for the Porto Riean infamy. and
'ho stand for such outrageous species
lobbied legislation as the Hama
hip subsidy bill, would be apt TO lose
heir districts TO the democrats, no
latter how strongly they have been
ED by the republicans In the past.
Treatment of the Be~rs.
The Boer ENJOYS now In Washington
re giving emphasis TO the pro. British
ititude of the administration and the
ro-Boer sentiment OF the people.
hey are fine sturdy trio of Drawn
nd intellect. Vessels, one Of the three,
n farmer and ranchmRB, who. ac-
Irding 10 old residents of Washing
IN, looks, acts and talkK like Abraham
lincoln. At the enormous Grand
pera house meeting ON the night of
he goth. he made short, simple, pa.
ietic speech, not over ten minutes In
myth. which fairly took his audience
y their feet. There were other able
I'd notable speakers, among them
DngreShman William Suizer. Congress-
an John j. Leniz. Congressman
hamp Clark, Senator Wellington, Sen.
or Mason and Bourke Cochran. Not
single administration senator, con-
nr xxnttn hIxer s.nuid ha In |