, 1913-05-01
THE TARIFF GHOST.
Aondell From Wyoming Explains . Few
Things Relative to the Tariff and
What II Will Do.

strikingly illustrated by Mr.. Mon
dell in his recent speech on the
measure, in answer to his query,
"Who is to be benefited by it ?"
in which he said in part:
Who is to be benefited?
AS l have conned the scedules Of
this bill my wonder has increased
as to what occupation and indus
tries its trainers expected would
remain open to American labor
and industry after its schedules
got into full swing. The rates are
so low on manufactured products
of many kinds and great volume
as to threaten the employment of
numberless mill and factory work
ers. That u people will not be
able to oyercoms the handicap
which the places on Amer,
lean enterprise in the assembling
and fabrication Of a vast variety of
articles, without a reduction ip
wages, is patent to anyone having
an elementary knowledge of con-
ditions. 1t is true that a few
favored lines of manufacture, like
those of silks and automobiles, for
instance, are left with adequate
protection, but these are the rare
exceptions.
1t can be said, without fear of
successful contradiction, that no
considerable portion of our peo-
pie engage in any form of agricul-
ture or husbandry outside the cot
ton belt can escape serious loss
and injury through the passage of
this bill.
Free cotton ties, bagging, and
press cloth may temporarily be of
some slight value to the cotton
planter, though that is doubtful,
but certain it is that the sop of
free agricultural machinery will
not compensate the farmers, dairy
men, hockmasters and herdsmen
of any part of the country for the
chespening of their products,
which you hope to accomplish by
allowing free or nearly free impor.
tations of like articles.
1 presume that you gentlemen
hope that the b%eet-sugar farmer,
whose industry you propose to de-
stroy. will be consoled by your as
surance hat if he had an oportun-
ity to grow beets he might have
the privilege tending them with a
German cultivstor. No doubt you
expect the Louisiana sugar planter
to find compensation for the loss
of his beet crop in the promise
that he may have the privilege of
preparing his land for less pro6ta
BILE crops with a Belgian pillow.
When our splendid merino and
mixed blood wool industry is des-
troyed you gentlemen, no doubt,
hope to derive satisfaction from
the fact hat if we had sheep to
shear we might buy Sheffield shears
for that purpose free of duty.
Should the lower prices for meats
which you hope to secure by plac-
ing them on the free list be real
lied, no doubt you expect the far
mer and stockman to be entirely
satisfied with the assurance that
you have attempted to give him
cheaper hoes and prod poles.
Loss to farmers and stockmen,
In all human probability no
American farmer will ever buy
satisfactory farm machinery cheap
er under our bill than he does now;
therefore if the reduced price of
hay, grain, dairy products fruits
and vegetables, swine. sheep and
cattle which you have promised
shall materalize, the loss will b.
wholly uncompensated by any cor
responding gain. If, as a matter
of fact, the placing of agricultural
machinery on the free list were to
reduce the price of such machinery
by the small amount of the present
law tariff, which, by the way, does