In which the labor ofthepeasant of Europe. of the miserable fellah ofEgypt. and of the unfortunate. halfstarved Indian ryot. working for pauper wages. neglecting all the amenities of life in order that women and children as well as men may work. in the fields. is pitted against that of the American farmer. Mr. Blaine once said that ignorance was inexcusable in a Cabinet officer. and yet we find this statement from the Secretary of Agriculture in the face of the fact that the Treasury reports show that we received during the last year no wheat or flour. corn or meal. from Egypt or India. or from any other country using pauper labor. Wo have no trade with Egypt. and our imports from India are piincipally jute. j ute goods. tin. spices. and indigo. which do not compete with the products of our farms in the least. I want to xemind this advocate of protection and the gentlemen on the other side of the aisle that the policy of the iepublican party in restricting the market for our farm products has in many localities in this fair and favored land of boasted freedom driven the women and children into the field to earn a living.
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European peasants, Egyptian fellahs, and Indian ryots are described as working for pauper wages and neglecting the amenities of life.