The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-15
REGULAR CAMPPIGN
Joke. SPRUNG AGAIN
what Farmers Gained.


What Farmers Gained.
The total loss to farmers, as shown by
the differences between the value to
the farmer OF farm products and live
stock when the Democracy was in
control Mt washington and the value
during the Republican administration
which preceded and followed Demo
cratic control. amounted to more than
81 900, o0O, 600, and that without taking
account of the gain that would doubt
less have accrued had Republican nd-
minIstrations been in power in place
of the Democratic. 1t is worth noting
In this connection that during the first
Cleveland period. when the value of
farm products to the farmer began to
decline, there had been no legislative
interference with conditions as they
prevailed under preceding Republican
administrations. but the mere appre-
hension due to the Democrats being
in power was sufficient to weaken
business energies, deinoralize trade
and bring down prices for what the
farmer had to supply. Business re-
vived when the Republicans returned
to power under Harrison. and the
farmer was among the gamers.
The farm value OF the wheat crop
for Cleveland's first four years was
81, 2s5, Ooo,O 900. For the four years of
Roosevelt's second term the wheat
crop will show value to the farmer
of over $1,000. 100000. The farm value
of the wheat crop during the first three
years is $1,569, 100000.
The oat crop. which under the first
Cleveland administration amounted to
$762, 100000 and under Cleveland's sec
ond administration to- $699, 600, 900. has
increased in farm value to $91S,0oo,0oO
for the first three years OF the present
term of President Roosevelt and will
considerably exceed S1,ooo,ooo,ooo for
the full term.
The hay crop was worth $685., 600. 900
in 1895, the last year of Democratic ad-
lninistration at Washington. In 1907
the hay crop was worth $1,3S6, 901, 900.
In 1896 the potato crop was worth
S72.OOO,OOO. In 1907 the value to the
cultivator was S1S3, SOC, 600.
The farm animals of the country in
creased in value from $1.655, 100000 on
Jan. /. 1907. to S4,3s1, OoO, 900 on Jan. i,
1908. The number of milk cows has
increased from 15,942, 900. to 21.104,Oo0
and their value from 1850, 100000 to
$3.50, 100000. The number of cattle
other tlInn milk cows has increased
from 3O,3os,OOo to 5o,oT3,ooo and their
value from sos, 900, 900 to $S46, 00o, 900.
The number OF sheep has Increased
from 3G.s19,ooo to "a, GS1,O 900 and their
value from $67 100000 to $212,oO0,OOO.
The number of swine has increased
from 100000 to 5G,OS4.ooO and their
value from S1G6, 100000 to $3.50, 600.
Notwithstanding automobiles the
number of horses has increased from
IL, 363,OoO to 1882, 900 and their value
from $463. 100000 to $1,S6S,oOO.O0O
The number OF mules has increased
from 2.21G,OOO to 3,S69,OoO and their
value from 500, 1000 to SAT-, 100000.
1t will be perceived that the Increase
of the farmers profit from his live
stock Is much greater than the in
crease in the total number of animals.
The total value of sheep, for example,
is more than thrice. that of mules
three and one-half times and that of
horses more than four times what 1t
was when the Republicans took hold
of the administration of affairs eleven
years ago.
These figures Indicate plainly TO the
farmer what the Republicans have
done for him Thousands OF millions
of dollars have been put into the peck
cts Of American farmers during the
past ten years through the policy con-
sistcntly maintained by the Republic
an party throughout Its history OF en-
couraging American industry and
thereby maintaining market for the
products OF the farmer. 1t is most in
credible that American farmers, know
ing the facts and figures we have
taken from the Official records, win
do anything to injurc their own inter
ests and cause halt in the progress
under Republican rule which has
made American aEriculturists the
most prosperous in the world. Taft
and sherman. the Republican eandi-
dates for president and vice president
of the United states. represent the
policies which make the farm pay and
the farmer independent. and they will
Doubtless receive the practically unan-
llnous support OF farmers throughout
the Union