Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1908 — THE FARMER AND THE TARIFF. [ARTICLE]

THE FARMER AND THE TARIFF.

The Republican papers and orators have been fond of telling the farmers how the Republican party has “protected” his wool. In view of this fact the case of a Fulton county farmer, a Mr, Hendrickson, as related in the Rochester Sentinel, is interesting. Last year Mr. Hendrickson sold his wool clip for $58.70. This year from the same sheep he sheared wool that sold for $17.30 —aslump in wool prices under that dear Republican protective tariff of $41.40. The sheep were in practically thesame condition as last year, but Mr. Hendrickson sold his wool at 32 cents last year and 12 cents this year. And what do the Republican papers say about it? Well, here is what the staunch organ of “protection,” the Rockville Republican, Bays: "Wool is low, to be sure, but nobody in Ipdijtna depends on wool for his living—it is in reality a sort of by-product for the farmer who raises sheep for the market. If he gets a big price for the wool so much the better: if a low price it don't make much difference.” But it does “make much difference.” It shows that the Republicans have been lying to the farmers about the tariff keeping up the prices of what he has to sell.