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Address,, tTHE- COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska.
a tax on raw material, when at pno
time it was considered a cardinal
principlo of democracy that raw ma
terial should be admitted free, I hopo
that tho conditions of the country,
its necessities and tho liberality, gen
erally, which is prevailing among all
classes of tho people may dictate to
tho democrats that they will abandon
all tho absurd theories of free trade
and low tariff and como with the
great body of the people, and vote
for a liberal protection to all manu
facturing interests of tho country, to
make them independent as the fath
ers of the republic declared of all
foreign countries,' and
"Whereas, our congressman from
this district has also seen fit to aban
don the platform and people that
have elected and honored him and
offended his friends and constituency
by a declaration in favor of protec
tion, viz: 'That tho south is fast
changing its views on tho subject of
tariff, and especially is this true of
Louisiana, which has many interests
that derivo-great benefit from pro
tective features of tho tariff, that
most Louisianians lean somewhere to
ward that policy,' and further quotes
from the father of protection rela
tive to steel rails that leads many of
his friends to conclude that he has
fallen completely into the mailed and
dollar-branded bosom of the great
American steel trusts. Therefore,
"Be it Resolved, That we, a mass
meeting of democratic voters of Clai
borne parish, assembled, protest, con
demn and repudiate with all the ve
hemence at our command, tho un
democratic and faithless actions of
our senators and congressmen; that
we deny and denounce as untrue that
any change of sentiment has come
over the democratic voters of this
district, aB regards the tariff ques
tion; that we do not believe the re
peal of the two dollar tariff on lum
ber would cost the state of Louisiana
$59,000, or any other amount "per
annum.
"Be it Further Resolved, That as
cotton growers who have to sell our
product in a free trade market never
theless we do not ask or desire that
others should bo taxed for our bene
fit; what we ask is that our repre
sentatives protect us as far as pos
sible, by keeping other people's hands
out of our pockets and not join re
publican protectionists, helping them
to tax us for the benefit of saw mills
and other protected concerns. That
we do not believe the statement as
asserted by our senator that a low
tariff on sugar would stop all the
plows, or any number of plows, with
in twelve months or in the least cur
tail tho production of sugar" beet
raising.
"That our senators and congress
men no longer represent the party
and political opinions of the people
who elected them to the high station
they now misrepresent. And that if
they find these resolutions to be cor
rect after investigation they should
forthwith tender their resignations.
That the parish papers bo requested
to publish these resolutions and mail
a copy each to our senatdrs and rep
resentatives In congress."
TIER TARTFP ANT) HIGH MTtJATS
To the Editor of the World: Prac
tical cattlemen -know well that the
area for grazing purposes is and has
been stoadlly diminishing for over a
quarter Qf a century.
Texas, the greatest cattle-ranching
state, is now being rapidly put under
cotton, fine fruits and vegetables.
The acreage necpssarv to nastiim
l head of livestock Is too valuable for
.mm. purpose, pram oeing now so
high thnt farmers and land-owners
.will much. rather cultivate.
I No arid lands are being reclaimed
through irrigation for pasturage pur
poses. Climatic conditions supple
menting cultivation render the bad
landa of Arizona, New Mexico and
other semi-tropical regions of tho
United State invaluable for fine
fruits and vegetables.
It must also bo understood that
most of tho pasture in the United
States, with tho exception of tho blue
grass region of Kentucky and soino
portions of tho Indian Territory or
Oklahoma, consists of "bunch" or
"buffalo" grass, and it takes many
acres of such pasture to feed ono
animal, the quality being very limit
ed in nutrition.
Formerly the butcher shop and
granary of the world, the United
States can no longer lay claim to
that title. Already and for some
time past the country has been im
porting wheat from Canada for man
ufacturing export flour and oats for
horse feed and human breakfast ce-r
reals. Barley also for malting pur
poses Is constantly being imported
from River Platte countries. A lim
ited quantity of mutton comes from
Canada, this never having been much
of a sheep-raising country, such
flocks as existed being very light and
poor In quality.
A city man, tired out with strenu
oslty of municipal life, platitudinous
mental entertainment and wearied
nerves hungers naturally for quiet
and rest, but this .enjoyment and
physical benefit are only obtainable
as a Bummer boarder and not aB a
practical farmer.
The professional agriculturist grins
in contemplation of the amateur ef
forts of the city man who "takes"
a farm. A real estate agent of this
city said: "Many a city man to
whom I have sold a farm has come
to me within a year, requesting it
to be sold, as 'eggs ey.en cost me $5
a dozen to produce,' and frequently
for that reason cheap farms are ob
tainable." Young people in America, country
raised especially, detest farm life,
with its hard work, drudgery, mud
and comparative solitude.
Immigrants in large numbers come
here to make the fabulous fortunes
of which they are told, not to toil
and work for a moderate com
petency. Manufacturing facilities and social
opportunities of the city life anDeal
too strongly to the young citizen or
immigrant to induce employment in
agricultural pursuits.
Experience shows that out of
ninety-seven pupils in a business col
lege in St. Joseph, Mo., 100 per cent
were sons and daughters of farmers,
eager to leave farm life and become
bookkeepers, stenographers and type
writers, only to find after graduation
and large expenditure of money that
tne markets for such employment
had long been slutted.
The departmont of agriculture
stated a great truth when it said
that production had not been keeping
up with domestic demand of rapidly
increasing population. Secretary
Wilson, from a lifetime's practical
experience, knows the facts, and his
racial origin is sufficient warranty of
his statements.
The absurdity and iniqpity of pro
tecting an impotent industry was
never more apparent than in meat
products, where tariff is the obverse
of "greatest good to greatest num
ber." CATTLEMAN.
New York, June 13.
RURAL PHILOSOPHY,
"Ezry," said Farmer Hay, "J see
that since ye have come back from
college ye wear yer hair spliced right
down the middle. Now, hyur's all
I have to sjiy: If ye expect ter feed
out o' my tr6ugh, yo'gotto' let your
mane fall on one side," Puck.
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