If you place a man in the power of another who buys from him. and then in the power of somebody else from whom he must buy. I can not imagine a worse position for him to be in. The farmerssurplus is priced in foreign markets in competition with all the pauper labor of the world. yet the Senator from Massachusetts would have him penned up. a Chinese wall built around hin. so that lie can not spend the little allowed him in foreign countries for his surplus. where he could get lowpriced goods. but must dispose of it here. and he would by legislation enable monopolists at home to fleece him at will. by shutting out all competition. That is the Senators position. Sir. this very fencing wire that the honorable Senator desires to see raised still higher in price is already protected by a duty of at least 30 per cent. in favor of his constituents who manufacture it.
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