Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-07-18
rKorECIIoN's oIutH SIDE.

The proIectiouisis never weary OF tel
ling how much they have done FOR the
benefit Of the farmers and laborers: but.
-the halt has never yet been tCli.-
They have moiesily said nothing about
;Le real effects q! tue protective tariff
VI on the prices q; eommoiities eonsum
ell by the far ueN aud laboreR Nor
have the! told the truth abont tile
Effect upon wages q! labor and prices Of
farm products. Tie laboreH are told
slst 1t Is the tariff which keeps up their
wages. In fact the protective tariff
naS lever acted TO raise the wages on
cent. On the contrary. 10y a NEEDLE
some Interference with the most e~on
UmIc.l utilization OF capital and labor,
protection has made industry less pro.
ductire and in so much has reduced
both wages and interest. Mean while
the bosses II protected industries have
grown enormou'ly rich. This would b-
an unavoidable result ever with ALI
honesty framed tariff law. But il is a
uutorious fac, that our tariff laws have
been framed in the cy OF the com
manufacturers, sugar reiuers, wool
Erowers and o'her special interests.
The result has been the worst possibl.
form 81 !eEnlizAd robbery. and the far
me's and labOrers have had TO pay III.
hiu. Thi- - lie logical result OF legis.
lation Of vested interests. lay vested in
;erests. and for vested interests.
But the farmers have been protect.
Ell. too! Oh, yes. Duties have been
levied upon cattle. wheat corn. oat.
and other products which are exported
from the United States in large quaint
tiles and never imported. IL the farm
ers c"uli t":m a huge trust and limit
pro .clOn they could force up the
prices OF Agric .i'urtl product AMI get
wealthy at the expense Of all other
Classes. Tue tariff would then be a o
lection from outside Interference and
would make II easier To control the.
market, Just as the tariff ON meat ami
animals helped the meat trust to hold
up the ~0f meat. The farm.
ems have uever been able to for,u a sue.
ceSstu! trust, So the tariff us yet has not,
helped them any III forcing up the prices
Of food products.
Ihere If 0u Jther result Of the tariff
however that affects the farmer directly,
as we'll as tile labOrcrs. The protection
granted 10 manufacturers enables the n,
t" charge from - Ia 100 per cent. more
NJ home than abrpad for the came
commodities. When the American
farmer goes to market he Is treated ike
Il p 1nce. He Is privileged Ia pay the
United States steel trust 80 - (whole
sllel d key o vie nails. which are
Knocked "oNn tn the niespiscd and ian.
pJN,rIsnCd foreigner for $50. In the
same way he pays 1916 tretaiD for IA
c"il ot 6drbed wire which the foreigner
buys Tor about s220. lie pays twice
the Tor eign price for axle grease, twice.
IA much for a washboard, 30 percent.
nor" for q shovel, l75 per cent. more
for sugar and GO per cent. more for
glass fruit iT-. WhIn ne buys a sew.
ing machine for his wiie he pay $50 for
the same KIND 81 machine ,ha, is sold
the for, igu purchaser for SIT.
Who will dare assert that the Amen
can farmer il not benefited by protec
n"n? lie is allowed to pay Il Great deal
more thnn Engli-h, German and Rus.
sian farmers for c~xac,ly the same goods.
This raises him far above the ignorant
European pesnnt. 10 there we're no
protective tariff, it would cost tue Amer.
lean farmer about one hnli rs much Ia
live as it now does This would he a
grent calamity, for. az Rirnum express
ed 1t, nothing delights tie true Ameri.
caO 40 much ia to he humbugged.