Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 241, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1910 — Plain Farmer Asks Pertinent Questions About Tariff Conditions. [ARTICLE]

Plain Farmer Asks Pertinent Questions About Tariff Conditions.

Mr. Editor: Who is being hurt by the PayneAldrich tariff law? Has it closed any mill or factory? Has it thrown any man out of a job Has if lowered wages? - Has it really increased the cost of living? Is not the high price of meats a world-wide condition? Are not a busy people a happy people as a rule? Were we a busy and happy people from 1892 to 1896? The year 1892 was a very prosperous year for the United States. But the threats that were made and the changes which followed were disastrous, and are well remembered by most people. Now, shall we repeat the experiment? Is it not evident that the supply of meats and other products must be increased before they become cheaper? Will the repeal of the present tariff law do this to the advantage of the American people? Respectfully submitted by a PLAIN FARMER.