Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-03

~ Vic It4ibof VI Aut JIM Il
On Jan. 2, 1916, l wrote you letls|s
over the signature of Truth, whicEi
you published on Jan. 4, 1916, and chat
acterized as ''hot air. You said. 'tEfa
Truth does not 20 to the bottom Of de
well, but is up in the air, Ny letter
was giving record Of your democratic
regularity. Today, | shall endeavorI 10
prove your Indifference to the people
and especially to the farmer.
On Dec. rs. 1915. you had an ed or-
ial In Your paper under the cau 'n.
Bryan Saves the Farmer, IN ch
editorial you endorsed taxing the er
cent per gallon on gasoIife and pq
his gasoline engine 50 cents per ZEE
power to help pay the deficiency d ~
enue n the government caused hy he
dislocation Of trade as result Of be
European war. and you said s'rhe farifer
Is probably an well able to pay my
small tax that might be levied on gabo
line engines as Is any class Of citizsns
that might be called on 70 pay the tax
which will be substituted for this ono =
You said. the farmer is person to be
envied these days" Does the .afa
know that even now the price Of l6 per
cent phosphate rock has advanced $500
per ton. wholesale 2 Phosphate rocI i
an essential in farming and the farm r
Of this country use. according to aaEs
cultural reports. about 1900. 00a tens
yearly. 70 Tint the farmer pays Bratti-
calIy tax Of ei2, 000. 900 Why Il
phosphate rock 70 much more exptn
sive II is due u the Increased price
Of snphuric acid, which iii turn il sn.
creased IN price becaupc % the greaser
demand for Il BY the manufacture ~
ammunition. This country produces
1900, 900 tons Of phosphate rock. II
therefore exports i.O00.0Oo tons II
Germany. 10 order To lessen The coat
to the farmer, they put an export tax
on potash. tthey control potnsh Of the
world aa we practically control phoa
phate) which not only Icasens The eass
Of potash at home. but that which
exported helps 10 ray the expense Of
government. Now II the San really
stood for the farmer. Il would advocate
an export tax on phosphate rock and
also on ammunition and war supplies.
exported. The idea Of government
with a balance Of trade u 81 90. on eS.
having trouble 70 iind money 10 INV the
expense Of government
Your system ~ Indirect TAXATION.
whether for tariff Tor revenue. 81 for
protection. " puts tho burden on the
farmer IL increases the price % lAlior
IN the manufacturing ilsiricts and
therefore attracts FIRM the farms the
efficient labor. leaving behind the lnef
Geient labor az increased labor prize.
and the farmer sells his prodnetn (ata,
piel in competition with the cheap latoe
Of India, Japan &C.
Ny dear saa. - little learning Is .
dangerous thing. drink deep. Of touch
not the Piernn Spring You iake
sour banking system Il allows the
merchant 70 acquire loan on business
done. or exported 10 ba slone. with
months credit No farmer has advan
tage Of that. ~ crora tase longer aap-
ally than four morihs 20 realine nrsn.
and he needs crniit ~ ysnr 81 tvp
years. II hc V an pphalider
You take tho broker ~ goes II .sf-
government end gets his borlls. which
pay him 70 3 per cent, less per eent
tax. and then the government issues
MIN bis fnii amount 10 money d bis
bank 10 lend at 6 pcr cent
The government Il Supposed to en-
courage farming snd Il has an agriedl.
turai department to teach him how to
grow two blades Of graas where one
grew before. Bat behind chat there + a
statistical bureau which coutinaAily fe.
porte on the amount ~ crnp grown. af,a
when We grow 500 busheis 81 whemt
(which costs more 70 harvest ard gruw
and loss of fertility we arc hampered
by the sperulstern' learning. furnished
by the government, 50 thmt We obtain
no nprc when weRrow large crop than
when we grow short onp. n Franee.
20 encourage progressive farming, the
government subsidies The farmer II
that when DC buys a tractor 70 Increase
his acreage &c. the government Re-.
funds the farmer 81 ~ per cent 81 HE
purchase price.
The oesr capitalized industries and
railroads are linked together to keep
down the price Of the farmer's prod
ucta. for NJ soon a. farm produetsln-
crease IN price. the labor unions, work
ing for these over capitalized Industries.
demand an increase in price Of wsges.
and the over capitalized industries sci.
iiahly antagonize the farmers whc feed
their employees. and the labor unions
getting the raise IN price lrightfuily
tool. bit 70 pay dividends on water.
farm products must DO cheap.
Now. my dear SIN. DO you think the
government treats business ~ essen
tiai, as strong financially and baeically.
AZ farming. fair DO you know the
capitalized value Of farm property in
the u. s. was in 1910. $40 s9a. $40, 600 I
The total capitalization Of manufaetur
ing establishments was IN 1903. SIS. :
42S, 267. 7O6; Of minaa. qnarries. and oil
wells, SO. 40. 1853. $50. The total capital-
ization Of thu railroads in the United
States Is estimated at about si5.00O.-
600 SO that the total capitalization Of
all the industries Of the United States
falls short 81. 900. 600, 600 Of the FARM
ers'. Yet yod discriminate againat the