154 THE GREEN RISING 



It goes without saying that it is an impossibility 

 to adjust the tariff on manufactured goods and farm 

 products in such a way as to equalize the benefits of 

 the system. But it should be observed that the ex- 

 tension of tariff schedules to farm products has not 

 had this end in view primarily. The extension of 

 duties to eggs, butter, milk, oranges, lemons, beef, 

 wool, sugar, beets, and other articles has been rather 

 in the form of a concession to the farm producers to 

 reconcile them to the general tariff protection policy 

 of the country. 



The widespread belief of farm producers, that the 

 tariff has been detrimental to them, has been one 

 of the most universal causes of unrest and dissatis- 

 faction among those who till the soil. Farmers 

 throughout the country have known that powerful 

 influences have been brought to bear upon Congress 

 in almost every session to provide protection to 

 manufacturing enterprise. It is a well known fact 

 that in the main these efforts have proved success- 

 ful. As a result of this policy the farmer has bought 

 most of the things he needs in a protected market 

 and sold the products of his labor in a free-trade 

 market. This has seriously affected adversely the 

 relative exchange between the products the farmer 

 has to dispose of and the necessities he must buy. 



The farm bloc in Congress, the numerous farmers' 

 organizations throughout the country, and the radi- 

 cal movements of farmers from time to tune have 

 been expressions of some of the farmers' protests 



