The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-20
SHOWS UP Steal,
How the People Are FIeeeed by he Be
publicans for Trusts.
TARIFF ROBS FARMERS

| IARlFE kUR FAKHaERS
A Democratic Candidate for Congress,
in Ohio Turns on the Light, and
Shows How the Farmers Are Plum
dered by the Iniquitous Tariff for
the Trusts.
F.. S. Monnett, Democratic candi-
date for Congress in the Twelfth
Ohio district, in the following COD
munication. addressed to S. B. Dietz,
Secretary Madison Grange. Canal
Winchester, Ohio, has answered some
questions put to him by Mr.. Dietz
on his position on the tariff and 9TH
er questions. The facts and figures
therein are easily verified from the
records he has at his Office and he
says he will only be too glad to
take up with any one disputing any
Of the facts:
:. When the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
went into effect, the farmers OF
Franklin county were receiving from
eighty to ninety cents for corn. The
Septembe option has just closesd at
4S1sc per bushel. difference of 66
per cent of the value to the farmer,
in less than two years, and only S5
cents per bushel offered for the new
crop.
Last year September wheat sold
at Chicago at the close Of the mar
ket at $1.2O. This year it sold at
SO 1-2 cents, difference of 20 per
cent, or one-fourth of the farmers
| income.
Last year I,received 33 1-3 centg
per pound for my clip OF Ohio wool.
This year the best have been offer
ed Is % cents to 25 cents per pound
! for the same grade Of wool, a differ
ence of about SO per cent Of my in
come. s.
Last year September oats closed
ut 4S cents per bushel, in the Chic
ago market, and this year at 81 IL,
cents, difference Of So per cent, or
more than one-half Of my income
from oats.
Woolen blankets from the saune~
wool have increased IS per cent;
wire nails made by the U9ifaa saates,
fstesi End u
per cent higher than before the trust
fred the arbitrary prives.
Farm machinery, mowers, reapers-
and the repairs thereon, wagons, en-
gines and manure spreaders are sell-
ing from SO to $50 per cent more
than they cost, under the manipula-
ton OF the International Harvester
campany.
Now under the tariff bill, the far
mers Of Franklin county get no pro-
lection upon their hay, their oats,
their wheat. or their corn. besause
they export "a per cent Of these pro-
| ducts
Therefore. the tariff In no way pro-
tects any of the farmers products,
except wool, and with q tariff OF IL
cents per pound, wool forthwith
shrank 1-3 cents per pound in
Ohio.
| The latest report Of the American
Wooen company. according to their
report of August. 1910. shows they
increased their income from s29,-
Ss6,OOO to s4s.OO0,OOO. net In
crease or profits from Sl.287.705, to
s5,79S,059, or more than 400 per
cent.
After paying all their dividends
on the watered stock and ficticious
bonds, they increased ther surplus
$2.000.000 and their current assets
sS.OO0,OO0. The net profits Of the
American Woolen company were as
above stated. and it is the sole buyer
Of the wool in this state and coun-
ty. having increased its profits under
the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill 40 per
cent, and the farmers. in the mean
time lost or deprecated their profits
25 per cent.
! These figures can be verified
from Moodys Manual or by inspect
ing Otis and Hough's records at
Colun! bus. Ohio. or any other re-
liable financial house in the city.
will offer $50 prize for the
best paper prepared by any resident
OF the townships OF Franklin county,
Ohio. to jajer not 10 exceed two
thousand words. and ITO furnish the
best reasons why farm products. I'M
der the Aldrich tariff bill have made
this depreciation and the manufac-
tured products used by the farmer
have all increased or maintained
their monopolistic prices" If there
are more than fifty competitors. 1
will give $40 as the second prize.
the papers to be passed upon by
suitable judges
I will use the best Of these papers
lin the SiXty-second congress and
have them placed in the Congress-
iona Record by any Of the contest
ants that wish TO have IL so done. AL
contestants papers must be filed at
my. office. Columbus.O., before No