The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-10-19

e vas In the interest Of the farmer
himself to make the trial OF course.
there we're plenty Of folks that could
sit down and figure out how such an
experiment never could succeed. and
they could produce statistics Of ton
mage and prices and freight charges
and all kinds OF such items 20 prove
that Il couldn't succeed But nobody
would ever know whether they were
right or not until the trial had aetu-
ally been made. And, he said. even
the Farm Bureau Federation was
willing to have a duty put on in order
TO make this trial. but coupled IL
with such other conditions that the
proposition was not finally accepted.
The farmer could not expect 20
have protection for all that he want
ed TO sell and free trade for all that
he wanted TO buy, and, said Mr..
Greene. Il do not believe the farmers
OF Vermont have any idea of asking
for such a preposterous thing" But
here was case where IL seemed per-
feetly reasonable 10 put a small duty
on Potash for three short years and
try out In good faith the experiment
which II was hoped would forever
make the American farmer independ-
ent OF foreign Potash for his fertiliz-
er.
Either that, or else the failure to
develop the domesic supply meant
that the farmers would go along for
years sending their money overseas
for their Potash and paying whatey-
er price the overseas monopoly might
charge them for II inasmuch as there
was no competition here TO cut the
price down. Then. when some in
ternational difficulty blew up again,
they would find themselves once
more cut of from Potash because II
could not come overseas to them.
II seemed to Mr.. Greene that the |
scheme was worth trying. II II won
out, 1t was a great gain for the
American farmer IL II did not sue
ceed, II could not be great loss TO
any individual farmer anywhere to
have paid duty of / 4 cents pound
on the Potash he used in his fertiltz-
2nmH !
people talked as If the Vermont
farmer literally sowed his fields feet
deep with clear Potash. Everybody
knew that fertilizers were not all
Potash by any means and some forms
did not contain any. In the distri-
button of the small tariff rate around
among the farmers It was very
doubtful IL any one OF them would
ever feel much increase in his ex-
Denses because of 1t, whereas he is
Tow az the mercy of whatever com
)ination in prices the Potash monop-
,ly overseas may put up on him al
my time. And always will be as
ong as he does not encourage the
production Of Potash at home
In closing, Mr.. Greene said that It
vas an odd thing that this vote of his
ust before election time was made
he occasion Of attacks upon his hon
st intentions regarding the farmers
u his state and he was generously ,
as well nigh a rascal and ,
raitor to his country, while some {
nen wanted to turn him out OF Con-
ress for that one vote. And yet,
aid he. these same people appear to
orget the many votes he cast before ,
hat they did approve. He said NO /,
ody appears to have taken any d
aims to inform the Vermont farmers a
hat when the Emergency Tariff was /
rst before the House / swallowed ?
" party pride and voted against 1t.
yhy9 Because It did not even at !,
.mpt to give the Vermont or New =
ngland farmer any protection on I,
Is dairy products And this is only >
ne of my many votes Of similar pur- q
,se and intent. II. therefore, Il is
roper 10 turn a man out Of Con ;
-ess for one vote that the farmers s
mt ike. isn't It just as logical to q
,ep him in Congress for another Q
lte that they do2"