Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-05
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1908.
DEMOCRATIC FUSTlAN.


ed as appealing to the farmers on
this matter by the assertion that
the manufacturing trusla, by rea'
son Of high protection, are SELL
Ing their products Ia fcfeign
countries at a prie- much less
than they demandhere at hofn'.
This assertion is made and re-
iterated again and again by free
traders and by tariff for-revenue
democrats, but they fail to poiht
out specifically wherein it is true.
They virtually assert that the
foreign purchaser may buy COM
mod1ties of our manufacture
cheaper than our own people can.
When they are challenged to
name the commodities and to de-
scribe their quality they make
no reply, but like Poe's raven
croak 'They can buy; they can
buy"
We have not seen any evidence
that our manufacturers, whether
trusts or individuals, are selling
anything foreign that our people
need or desire at figures below the
home market price. 1t may be
that in some instances our pro-
ducts are sold foreign for less
than at home. This is one of
the incidents of trade and is most
marked in the history of free
trade countries.
There may be surplus pro-
duction above home requirements.
If so it must be sold foreign al
any obtainable price. Some pro-
ducts do not find a home market
because they are deficient il
quality. Our people require th'
best quality of whatever they
use. They are able AMI willing
to pay for the best and will &C.
cept none other. Goods of in
ferior quality must be sold for
eign. Again manufacturers oftel
prepare goods especially for for
eign consumption. They az
such as our people do not want
would not buy at any price
Manufacturers do not hesitate t
offer their products in both hom
and foreign markets at prices ia
below cost when by doing so the
may create demand fer certai
commodities.
Now if American made good
are sold foreign cheaper. thar {
home It is because our people q
not want them at any price
either. because they do not nee
them, or because the goods al
of inferior quality. This is th
plain, simple truth.
But the tariff must be revised
1t bears especially heavy on th
farmer. The truth is that th
farmer, like every other class {
our toilers was never better pal
for his labor. No pursuit ca
long prosper at the expense {
the farmer. When his product
find ready sale at fair prices a.
other industrial pursuits are pro:
porous. Our producers, our a,
tisans and 1aborers are fully en-
ployed at liberal wages. The
can afford to pay, and do pay OF
farmers for their products, sue
prices as would otherwise b
wholly impossible. Oh! but th
tariff must be revised, says th
democratic candidate for con
gress. This, too, regardless {
the disturbing, diserganizing ef
feet any attempt at general revis
ion would have on the bushes
of the whole country. If ther
are any of the schedules of th
tariff which should be change
the change will be made. 1t re
quires careful study and close OF
servation to decide this wisely
The friends of protection al
watchfu1 and studious and wi
act when they may do so intell
gently and safely.
Meanwhile the democratic car
didate might point out tari
enacted by his party which hs
not brought disaster upon ever
American industry, or, unable I
do this, name any tariff law s
just, SO equitable and so benefci'
as the much maligned Ding1e
tariff.