The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-04-18
FARMERS FREE LIST BILL.

mer's free list bill. I" This discrimi-
nation is shown to give the farmers
OF the country the benefit of lower
tariff. While there is no doubt but
that this is wise move upon the
part of the democrats. yet, because a
manufacturer does not produce from
steel, wire fencing and hoop steel
for baling, but does make steel
sheets and forms for non-agricul-
tural purposes, il is no reason that
he should be Disseminated against,
In this connection the Springfield
Republican has the following
The farmer free list biil' re-
ported to the house by the demo-
Gratis OF the ways aud means COM
mittee is without rhyme or reason.
Il is as shotgun fred in scattered
random at the long high-tariff wall.
Most Of the articles put by il on the
free list are put there not because
they are peculiarly fitted to go there
and stand the strain of free and
open foreign competition, but SIM
ply and solely because they are ar
ticles in particular use by farmers.
Here again are rwo separate con-
Germs. one ENGAGED in manufacturing
bagging for cotton and the other in
manufacturing cotton cloth for gem
eral consumption. This bill places
the product of one on the free list
and leaves the product OF the other
under full protection. But both
concerns are manufacturing under
the same handicap OF high tarifl
prices for labor and for such ma
terial entering into the plant and
processes OF manufacture as is under
high-tariff protection. II is idle 10
pretend that justice and fair deal
ing enter even to a remote degree
into such tariff measure as this. If
the one concern in either of the
above cases is ahIg to live under the
handicap placed upon il, the other
concern is permitted 10 wallow in
comparative riches, and this by act
OF the nations Law making power.
Nevertheless We have here case
of vicious and deceiying republican
protection doctrine coming beauti-
fully like chickens and curses home
10 roost. Ii would be amusing TO
the last degree II il we're not likely
to prove so serious in practical CON
sequences to the manufacturing in
dustries affected. The farmers have
been told for years that they we're
getting a due share in the benefits Of
the protective system through duties
on wheat and corn and the like. II
the farmers did not know. everybody
else has known. that such duties
we're. have been and must be for
years to come. Of no more protective
effect than an observation made b.
Thomas Jefferson on the occasion 81
his 5oth birthday.
Yet this transparent falsehood has
been under republican cultivation
ever since the civil war: and whether
farmers ever believed IL or not. car
We wonder that they are nov dispos
ed to assume the truth Of this part 81
the republican protective doctrine
and act accordingly Yes. we seen
10 hear them say. you bought oni
support OF protective high tariff fol
other industry with what we're call
ed effective protective duties on on
rheat and corn growing industry
Nov this protection" is to BE- taker
away from Us as against Canada
which alone is orr competitor IN
these lines. Therefore may We moi
fairly demand an abolition Of pro.
lection on some q the things VI
nave 10 buy
A. q matter 81 fact the farmer il
giving up a perfectly useless and in.
effective protection and DEMANDING
10 compensation the etiire abolition
q 2 measure u protection which il
effective He IL demanding some.
thing FOR nothing but not 4 repnb.
Iran can dare tell him 70. Tor the
crushing retofi would Immediately
come that By the teaching Of that
party for more than 40 years What
the farmer Is nov asked 70 give up
Il very substantial something Ii.
siead ~ nothing
That long course Or false teaching
OF fooIing the farmer Or trying to
fool him into support Of the hlgh tar.
u iniqnity nov likely 10 cos, me
republican party dear and likely 10
eosi sorne d il really and over bro.
tecied industries dear. The Bit b..
fore rs is sirikingly illustrative. Bm
The democrats would show greater
/ breadth ~ stasernanshl, nv m.tt.y