Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-14

The recent effort being made in Congress
10 increase the tax upon iron--a NEST oct
rsreous schems-cslls forth . vail Of On
guish from portion Of the Radical prsss.
The New York Tribune favors the stsocious
bill-which increases the price Of every
p!ow, hoe. and fork--svsry farming utsnsil
and every implement Of iron, aud urges The
Radical Congressman 10 hasten IL passsgs.
In fact the Tribune claims il to 10 pursly
republican measure, and Of course il 10. for
no Democratic Congress wsuld % severely
sfiict the people.
But while the 7sibsae shout on ths dogs
Of war, the New York Ass raises loud ustss
Of warning. and bids Cengress bswsss:
Iron now costs, BY reason 81 high tariff.
twice - much - i ought. Congress, v f.
vor . small and already wealthy clsse u
which Mr.. Thsddsus Stevens 10 snly e6s o.
the representatives. hes 20 arranged taxa
tien ~ to double the price Of iron, one Of
the chief necessariss Of life to the working
men Of the country. Cheap iron 10 a. nee
sssasy to the comfort Of the farmers and
mechanics Of the eouatry - cheap broad.
Double the price Of iron and you dsubls
the price Of plsws, moving nachinss, hoes.
harrows. hammers, planes, axes, nails !; ycu
largely increase the cost ef every barn, sta
BILE, shed and farm. house; you diminish
the means Of every man who works with
his hands, Of every farmer, mechanic and
labosing man in The lasd, except the few
who are gagged in the production q iron.
To double the price sfiroa, then, u to In
fict distress upon The whels country -
make every workibgnan's family poorer.
Yet this 10 what the tariff men 10 oosgrsss
hsvs done, and they are net even satisnsd
with this. The now propose 70 increase
still mere the price % THE nseeooasy Ul
life. -. -..s.s... .,..,.s. .--s
The Tribune, % Tsssoay, usesd 1spab.
ten 10 help TO pass this increased tariff
Does this mean ehaa TIE Republican party ie
to have this iniquitous measure fAtAssed
upon IL! Are The Republics lsa4ssD will.
ing to 90 into che Psssi1sdsisl U4avssD q
the authors OF supporters Of measure
whish bitssssy wFtuEs every Wel1Dtuan
il The ceoatsy. merely to pos 01R1 hsaey
into the pockets Of few rich mossps
lists asss at sxaf4
It's amazing 10 s.s the folly u ssss h.
publican politicians, vhe Ree9h their 40
q . b uspd ID this 6n1 Eth(t IT., by
scheming and gsaspise meno} sesiD, =
wiring msnsy from the impevsrished and
tax-burdsnsd people. Cssesess sppaesat-
~ means to adjourn without oempieting
the reconstruction Of the states, that i'm
portant measure which, for The sake u The
Republican party's future, ~ we'll % tef
the country's good, ought 10 Be settled and
pat out Of the way before the Presidential
election. But 10 would seem that, with all
the pressure ofimportant unfinished bssi-
usss, it will take time to hurry through
this injurious tariff bill.
W. warn the Republican leaders that
they cannot 60 before the country this fall
bearing the responsibility Of such . hill,
They cannot face the Aasriean people Il
they abet such . robbery. They will BE-
denounced every where ~ the allies Of Z
small band Of greedy and unscrupuloul
m ,nopolists and 10 will not do to say that
| the democrats are lust Is bad.