The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-07-11
THE LAST BILL OF ABOMINATIONS.
THE NEW TARIFF.
A Republican Paper on a Re-
publican Party Measure.
A PURE SCHEME OF PLUMBER.
From the Chicago Tribune, June q.
The Tariff Robbery.

The proposed increase of the tariff is an
attempt on the part of its advocates to take
about $500, 900, 600, at one swoop, out of
the pockets of the rghtful owners and
transfer it to the manufacturers. merchants,
jobbers and Spectators who have goods on
land, whether of domestic or foreign pro.
duction. 1t is pure scheme OF plunder,
without the slightest excuse or palliation,
and we shall hold every Western member
cf Congress who votes for it whatever his
name or politics weay be) up to the execra-
ton of his detrauded constituents.
There are not less than 81 900, 900, 900
worth of wares and fabricks in the country
to the present time, of home or foreign
manufacturer, which will be affected by The
measure. The bill proposes to add, in the
first place, 20 per cent. 10 the price Of every
pound Of iron and steel in the country, of
whatever shape or form. From the blast
furnace and rolling mill, through all the
channels of commerce, down to the reddler' S
wagon, where iack-knives and needles are
vended by retail this increase Of price will
take effect instantly, adding 20 per cent. to
the profits of the holders, and taking it out
of the pockets of the consumers, who are, in
fact, all the rest Of the people of the United
place in the list, being raised in price Is
the article, including the the flamers and
advocates of this bill.
All the copper in the country is raised
artifcialy p cents Der pound Lead in all
forms is similarly treated, Pumbago is
raised $40 ton. Nickel is doctored in the
same fashion with the exp ectation, per-
haps, of bringing nickel cents 10 par, !All
the publishers and readers Of newspapers
are cheated as it was through their efforts
mainly that the internal duty on paper was
removed, the hope being held out to them
that the tariff should be removed likewise
On earthcnware the enormous increase of
thirty-fve per cent, is proposed. This is
as much as the dealers in the articles could
hope to make in two years successful ira
ding or manufacturing, Flaxseed is increa-
scd fourteen cents per buslel, and linseed
oil seven cents per gallon, to anable the hol
ders of those articles to rob the community
Of those amounts respectively, and the boil
ders of linen goods come in for similar
grab Cigars are lifted up again. OF
course no one has any sympathy with smo-
kerS, but why are they not entitled to as
much consideration as tobacconists? Why
are they not permitted to have their own
money? Why should Congress take it away
from them and give it to another class who
have not earned il? The same remark ap-
plies to wines. An increase in the duties
on wines will certainly diminish the reven-
ue. 1t can only have the effect to enlich
those who have wines on hand.
1t is not necessary to go through with the
tier of cutlery, clothing, carpets, hemp,
jute, glass, books, watches, &c, in this in.
iquitous bill. They are all of a piece-all
intended, or if not intended, calculated, TO
rob the toiing millions of their honest earn
ines for the benefit Of the fortunate possess
ors of the articles. Mr.. Steven Colwel, of
the revenue commission, the leputed author
of this measure, is sheer maniac ON ques
tions of finance, and the mystery is how be
hrs managed to inocuate the Committee Of
Ways and Means with his madness. There
has been no such utterly vicious and unprin-
cipled scheme as this before Congress that
if they vote for it they must expect to meet
the vengeance of their constituents before
they are many months older.