A few years ago a thousand pounds of hogs would buy a lumber wagon. and today it takes about 1.500 pounds to buy a lumber wagon. A thousand pounds of hogs would buy a wagon and a half a few years ago. Now. as to farm labor. we used to pay $20 a month for labor. We pay $60 now. Where is the purchasing power of the farmer? You can tear down the tariff laws and you can open the gates now to immigration. and what will you accont9.030 plish? Your immigration laws and your tariff laws and your prices will be brought down to the level of competing countries abroad. Now. I believe in the policy of a protective tariff.
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