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Show WAR ON THE FARMER. For many months past the New York World, under the heading of "War on the Farmer," has been making mak-ing some startling showings against high protection, and the unjust tariff system which is causing some of the great protectionists to wriggle. It is a well known fact that some of our protected industries are selling their merchandise in foreign markets at a much smaller price than at home, and the World makes this doubly plain. Photographs of the foreign and home advertisements of several companies com-panies are printed in that paper, and when put side by side we find among about two hundred other articles in which the prices differ in favor of the foreigner from 10 to 100 per cent., the following: Spanish American . , , , prices. pricrs. Advance plough $9.00 $18 00 Mower.. 40.00 65.00 Horse rake 17.00 25 00 Ann Arbor cutter 16.00 2S.O0 SHOVELS PROTECTED 45 PER CENT. Home To Market, ForeiirnerK. Miovels, cast steel, long handle, round point, No. l,perdoz.$ 9.20 $ 7 8G Xo. 3, per doz 9.S0 8.73 AXES PROTECTED 45 PER CENT. First quality bronzed P' doz $ 7.76 $ 6.75 Beveled, per doz 8.24 7.20 And so on down the whole list. This practice is not confined to a few firms only, but the thousands who are protected do this business. The farmers in this ceuntry are compelled to buy of them, because they are protected pro-tected against foreign competitors, but they in turn sell abroad cheaper than at home because they can afford to, not at a loss, but at a profit. Then you, Mr. Farmer, are paying for these articles double the cost price, and none of it goes into the U. S. Treasury Treas-ury either, but all into the pockets of the "protected" manufacturer. That money is yours, and you ought to have it to beautify your home, to make yourself your-self and your family happy. And this is what the Democratic party is working work-ing for, that no one class shall be plundered to support another. |
