The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-09-19
Leaving Farmers
Unprotected
,,v.d of Their Home Market Be.
cause Of Free Trade Cons'd-
Grafton for Foreigners

,,vton is SO full Of schemes by Demo
or.tic statesmen to help the farm
ors, in the emergency which has
,sen created by the great European
vor Il may be in order to inquire
,,nat has been accomplished in the
uor of aid to the agriculturists since
tho Democratic party came into pow
49, IN the nation. 1t is all very well
% talk loudly of securing foreign
rorkets for our farm produce. But
sbou,d we forget what has been done
90 denriye American farmers of mar
bots at home and to permit injurious
foreign rivalry!
An interesting publication put forth
nv The American Protective Tariff
League may help to answer the ques-
ton. This document uses no argu-
ments. 1t simply presents the facts
IN the shape of comparison in which
the schedules affecting farmers in the
PAYNE Aldrich and the Underwood
Tariff laws are placed side by side,
60 the difference can be seen at 9
glance. 1t would be well for farm
ers to give careful study to these
figures. The items are too numer-
GUS to be reproduced here in full.
But a few typical instances may be
cited as illustrating the spirit of the
whole revision downward" which
struck with especial severity at the
farmers. Here are some samples,
the first rate being that under the
Republican Protective act, the sec.
ond that fixed by the Democrats:
Animals for human food, 20 per
cent; free. Bacon and hams, cents
per pound; free. Barley, 80 cents
per bushel; Is cents per bushel.
Buckwheat, Is cents per bushel; free.
Buckwheat -four, % per cent; free.
Butter and butter substitutes, 6 cents
per pound IL cents per pound.
Cattle for human food, less than one
year old 81 per head; free. Cattle
one year old and over, valued not
over s14, 1915 per head; free. Cat
tie valued over $14, 81 II per cent;
free. Cream cents per gallon; free,
Milk, cents per gallon; free. Eggs
cents per dozen; free. Fresh pork,
IL cents per pound; free. (All
meats come in free under the Demo
cratic tariff. Potatoes, 25 cents per
bushel; free. Rye, 10 cents per bu'
shell; free. Rye -four, IL cent per
IOulu, llSS' meat, 81 SShNo pSi
bushel; free. Wheat -four, % per
cent; free. Wool ranging from 8
to SO cents per pound, according to
quality; all free.
These are few items but they
serve to show the general trend OF
Democratic Tariff legislation as af
iecting the agricultural industry. The
effect is to favor foreign producers
directly at the expense of the Amer.
lean farmers. The commodities
mentioned are raised by our near
neighbors, who have profited imme
dlately and immensely by the "open
door, to our markets while retaining
protective duties on their own pro
duets Other countries have also
Feaped vast benefit, particularly Cuba
TIE Imports from which, under the
reciprocity arrangement have the ad
ullional advantage of a 90 per cent
reduction from the regularly SEIZED
uled duties. Other provisions of tn,
democratic Tariff act could be men
TONED proving the unfairness of the
way IN which American farmers hay,
oeen treated by the Democratic Tar
III reYisers; but these will serve t
prove the purpose that animated thu
whole proceeding Troy, New Yori
Times.