The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-09
R0BBER TARIFF
How the Farne, is Flseced By il Rilh-
Gu; Getting a'y BENEFIT.
HERE ARE some FACTS

Prices EiNe0 py NoEiu Nluc Noi"-
petitions And Then Buys the
Things he Needs in Market f-o.:
Which Competition Is Barred.
One day las; week 8e2iatn!2 +
Shively. Democratic Senator from
Indiana. made some telling .erla:As
in speech or the ;a-!G Is :: Teta IS
20 the farmer :;e made !: Jus; os-
: fore the close o: t-e campaign 81;
!, reads just as well 2ow. ~ha:ev@i'
the result o, ;Ae .!ec:!on. Here
his remarks on the tariff. wh!ca ev-
cry farmer should real:
In these closing DAYS ot the cam
paisa Republican leaders are max
ing frantic appeals TO the farmers =
come 20 the assistance o: the Eepuo-
l!can Jichet against ;he rising i:Ge o.
i revolt IN :he c:::ys. Why sacaI! :2e
farmer vote 20 yiad:c.;e ;Ae Pay@e-
Aidr!ch ;ar;H? Or why SHOULD Z
give coGateoa.ce 20 ;ha; cunning d.
:e-eace-ia-ccs;. p!us-a-1.oii eraaSt.
lin which paa!c-str:ckea statesmen
are Seckin: shelter Gore-a"!eat
has no faad ou; OF which 20 suar-
aa,ee profits i can :es!s!ate groA>
20 one nan only as /; !eS:sl2;cs
losses 20 another
American agriculture is lo2pTo-
.ec:ed and aonoroiectahi Industry.
The genius OF man can not ceV!S1
a system o: impo.; duties ;ha; cod.I
project the farmer. Every gear NIL
liens Of bushels OF his wheat aa@
corn and millions o. pounds OF his
hogs. ca:;le and cotton SO OCT &c
the g:ea; Surplus markets OF wcS-
;era Europe Would single 5uSAei
o. pouac 50 there bu; for the tac!
that j; brings : h:she. price the-t
than 4: home
Duties O: 500 per 5csha! OF sla
per pound coald no; help the Ia
ne7 70 the extent OF 2 single ?en@:
He starts between two markets.
ae!the. o: which BE controls. He
makes his sa;eS al prices iiSe1 1y
c,he7s. He makes his purchases q;
prices axeG by Others. ie sells Us
s.ar!es az prices fixed Ay Worldwide
competition ana then buys ;ac
, things he needs .o- sci: aai family.
under mha; conditions? Under ;at
same conditions o. which ne sells
his products? No. Ee buys II :
marke: from which foreign comr,-
::,ion IS barred by prohi3:;:ve ,a:'!I
schedules. and from which domesI,
competition is removed by lomes;ie
combinations organized under 10
shelter O. such schedules.
4 protective tariff protects tse
woolen ana Gotten goods the flra.e
must buy. bu, can not protect ;At
cotton, corn and wheat wa;ch he tc,
TO sell. I; protects the farm mach!n
cry. the furniture. the !roawa!e.
wooderwa.e. glass and glassware,
carpets. paints and dozens Of o;uer
things which he must buy. but Can
not protect the cats. re. cattle c-
Ao,s be has 20 sell. I; protects the
things he mus; buy by enabling n.
trusts controlling them 20 write up
artificial prices on them.
Thus The farmer sells =: normal.
competing prices and buys n a:Sa
" abnormal and fctic;ouS prices
written up by greed without re:s.-
,ace 10 cost. Sc s:tucted. The far
mer for 30 years has been the sae-
c:al v!s;:m CT The sts:em. Al! ;Ass
tine he has been exchanging par;
of his annual output fo- wateceG
prizes instead o. :o- the goods.
For 80 years ;he farmers h2'e
been making millionaire 5y III.
thousands Bu; how many on The
, farm BY the me2:u-a o. waterec
prices the :ocus;s Q. monopoly harc
eaten away the natural rewards D.:
agriculture and ta;;ened i2;o eao:-
nous wealth the Interests :hus pea
stoned cn this oldes; occupa;tSa G:
history. The PayRc-Ald::ch act Is
have al! kindred acts before i. nei9S
the farmer jus: as Goes che Il: n h.s
wacat. the smu; II his corn. the rvs
in his cats. the weev:. il his cotton
and the bots in h:s horses: save oniS
TIA: /, loses him more ;han a.! th@s"
combined.
The duties on his farm a-o,:c;:
are worthless TO him. They are ?ur--
y political duties which an nci
pro:ect and were intended only -
hocdwink. deceive and ca:ola HIN
into voting :o- Other duties ;:sa: roo
lin on al! .ie brings en- 20 ;Ae sa:'ra
OF into the home No. TIE farmer
is the choice victim 0: ;he system
! aad a!wa.s has been. AZ eve-y tc.l
he has been handed he - no; en-.
bog aere. becomes 35-cc1: bacon "2-
hcg neye. becomes 2g-cen; bacon AZ
III after /: leaves the farm.
confess 20 NOT Hide feeling
nd sen;!mcn; Or Whatever eTec;s
:he farm. The farm was ny 1.1;a
place. and AL NY years 20 m: a.ajo:-
icy were s7ea, on The farm l Sccw
the conditions TIA; attend as-:cU!-
,ure The father. mcthe:. sons am
dlug:hers all work. and usually o.
the e!sht-hour p!an-cight hours b
fore nooa and eight hours at;s:-.
What. with aood AID draGtA AZ:
..cs; AID pest. t5e stru :'c AID u
sacrifice are sufficient without coz,
Hu!scrv contribution 70 the g: benz
scia-ies OF :arif schedules.
The farm home has ever boc2 ~
nursery ot patriotism. the scaoo! q
rugged sense and solid Virtues :.
7ieGC. 10 Tie -.igH OF ;ae law.
3acho- 20 he peace aad order &
society IN times OF stress aaG s:or:
!, rests with he man OF ;Ae .2-.t
% a7v whether u. burden o, ;.-5