Show I TARIFF AND THE MARKETS A few days ago THE HERALD made an incisive quotation from a recent letter written by Hon R P BLAND for consumption consump-tion in Missouri Perhaps some people from seeing the name of this gentleman so conspicuously mentioned in connection with bimetallic free coinage may have I supposed him to be giving his time chiefly to the elucidation of his views on that subject sub-ject But Mr BLAND is besides one of the most thoughtful and best posted of the public men on the tariff question He possesses sesses the knack too of expressing him self with singular clearness and force Here is another extract from the document referred to above The McKiNLEY bill has forced the tariff question ques-tion from tho mere domain of revenue Ihe tariff barons made tho tight on the lines of markets As was often stated by Mr McKiN LEY we must have laws to check and prohibit Imports no matter whether we needed the revenue or not Wo must give to the home manufacturer the monopoly of this the home market But the laws that give the tariff baron a monopoly of the home market also shut in tho farmer and confine him to tho home market Unlike the tariff barons the farmer cannot regulate productions to the necessities of the home market He must produce and docs produce pro-duce an Immense surplus the homo market will not tale Hence the farmer must put on his arpaint and go to battle and his battle cry must be the markets of the world in which to exchange his surplus products that ho does not need for tho surplus of other countries that he needs and they do not He must break down aU toll gates on the way at least all such as impose unreasonable and unjust burdens upon his iiRht to market the products of his toll |