The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
SHOWS Up STEAL
How the People Are E!eeeed BY the Re-
pablicans for Trusts.
TARIFF ROBS FARMERS

4 Democratic Candidate for Congress
in Ohio Turn, On the Light. and
Shows How the Farmers Are Plum.
dcrcd by the lniquit"u> Tariff for
the Trusts.
T. S Monrc,:. Democratic candi-
date 70! Congress in ;he Twelfth
Ohio district. in the following corr
addressed 10 5. B. DieiZ.
SecrA;ary Madison Grange. Canal.
Winchester. Ohio. has answered some
Questions put 10 him b. Mr.. Dietz
on his position on ~ tariff and 9th
er questions. The ..cts and figures
therein arc easily verified from the
records b. has Il; his Office and he
says he will only 90 too glad 10
take UP with any one dispu:ing any
OF III. facts:
When the Pavrc-Aldr:ch tariff bill:
went into effect. the farmers oi
Franklin county wer. receiving from
eighty 10 ninety cents for corn. The
Sep,embe: option has jus, cloSeSd .i
$3.50. per bushel. difference 0! n6
per cen; Of the value TO the farmer.
in less than two Years. and only "o
cents per tushcl offered for the new
crop.
Last year September whea: sold
at Chicago at the close Of the mar
ke: at $50 This year IL sold al;
a3 l.: cents. difference Of ~ per
cent. or one-Iou-th Of the farmer S
income.
Last year received 33 I-3 cents
per pound for my clip OF Ohio wool.
This year the bcs, have been offer.
ed is 90 cents 20 IS cents yer pound
70. the same gr.de o! wool. differ
eace Of ahou, 33 peT cen: Of my in
CONC
Last year September oats closed
at IS cents per bushcl. In the Chic
ago market. and this year at 81 I-2
cents. difference OF % per cent. o.
more than onc-halt OF my income
from oats.
Woolen blankets from the sane
wool have increased 25 pc. c-nt.
wire nails made by the United Sta;es
steel trust. aud wire fence are 81
pc. cent higher than before the trus,
fired the arbitrary pr;ves.
Farm machinery. movers. reapers
and the repairs thereon. wagons. en-
gines and manl:.e spreaderS are sell
ing from so 70 $50 per cent more
than they cost. under the nlanipula
ton Of the International Harvcs,e,
campanv.
Now under the tariff bill. the far
! mcrs OF Franklin county set no pro
tecs!on unon their hay. their oats
| ;heir wheat; or their corn. hesaus<
they export q per cent Of these pro
ducts.
Therefore. the tariff In no way pro
| tects any OF the farmers products
e1cep; wool. and with a iar.H Of II
cents per pound. wool forthwith
shrank l-3 cents per pound IL
Ohio.
The latest report Of the American
Woolen company. according 10 theii
report Of August. 1910. shows the,
increased their income from s2a.
$4,000 70 s4S.0O0.000. ne, in
crease or profits from sl.eS1.705. e
s3.1aS.0oa. or more than 400 pc,
cent
| After paving all their dividend
on the watered stock and hcticiou:
bonds. they increased ther surplu:
s2.o0n.o0o and ,hei. curreat asset:
$S.0o0.o00. The net profits Of tn
American Woolen company were a!
above stated. and il is the sole buye,
Of the wool In this state and coun
" having increased its profits unde,
the Payne-Aidrich tariH bill 80 pc,
cent. and the farmers. In the mean
time. los: or deprecated their profit.
IS per cent
These figures can be verified
from Moody's Manual or by inspect
ine Otis and Housh's records a
Columbus. Ohio. or any other re
liable financial house in the city.
I will offer $50 prize for ths
aest paper prepared Sy any resident
OF the townships OF Franklin county
Ohio. 60 Jajer not TO exceed ;wc
thousand Tords. and ITO furnish the
best reasons why farm products. ur,
der the Aldrtch tariff bill have made
this depreciation and the manufac
| ,ured products used by the farme,
| have al increased or maintained
their monopolistic prices. I: there
are more than ff;y competitors.
will give so as the second prize
the papers to De passed upon by
suitable Judges.
will use tho hos: OF these aapert
in the Sixtv-s"cond congress and
have them placed in the Congress-
ional Record by any Of the contest.
ants that wish 10 have I. so done All
contestants papers must oe filed a,
my. Office. Coiumbus.O.. before No
vcmb ber 1910
T. S. MONNETT.
Candidate for Congress.
Twelfth Distric: OF Ohio.
Columbus. Ohio. October 2 1910