, 1873-03-26
HOLD YOUR HORSES !

/ HOLD YOUR H0RSE8l
Tho lIgh-tariir organs In this State layo boon
taken with acvoro colo since tho farmers began
to find out how much Of their earnings ia nb-
straoted from thom to pay tho bounttos on tho
production Of iron. stool, glass. salt, lumber,
woolon and cotton goods, drugs and medicines,
|spnintB and oils, and tho Thousand artlolea which
ontor into their daily consumption. Tho Chicago
| Inter- Ocean Ia droadfully grlpod by tho anti
tariff roBolutlonso6 o6 the rocont farmers meetings,
and now co::s;s tho Champaign Union
p1aintlvoly begging tho farmors to lot
TINT particular Su1ge alone. THO vail Of both
theso Journals rrsrs in this wise; There is q
difference Of opinion, gontloman. about lilo OK
podfenoy Of taking 80 conte out Of your pockets
ovory time you gpond dollar for your clothes,
| or your Implements Of labor, In order to swell
tho profits of tho iron and WOODEN mongora.
But wo arc nll agreed In denouncing those hor-
rid railroad nonopolies Don't divide your
forces by counting ua out-o1ao all tho fat will
be in tho fire directly. Hold your horses!
Wo hayo giyon somo attention, during somo
five yoars, to tho enormous and high-handod rob-
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,or ,soo,on. H., r.ro.a ro,,s Mini, y.,vo, MI nj,
ateral used In building railroads. engIucs cars, aud
s'oamshI ought to ho once repealed that tho In
M..r Euo,.na ~ sva -. ta 1arnors =, ,s wast
require absolute FREQ tzado IN these materials at II
quito ~ essential that ach materials shall bo I'M
..t <roa ts,d a,,, anasc to ]aroay. Nv
make tortfr Of prices conformab!o to law.
II any man In Congress whs to propoao that
toll-gatoa bo erected on MI railroads, at intervals
OF twenty miles, aud that oach passenger and
each pound Of freight should pay cortain toll,
without Which furthor transportation would be
prohibited the proposition would moot Will
universal ezeeration. Yet tho existing tariff Law
is akin to 1t. Transportation OF broadBtuffe ii
performed by sovoral agonolcs: l. by th'
wagon to the nearest railroad station. 2. By th'
railroad to tho lake port. 3. BY luke and canal O.
rail to market. Now lot us 500 how thea
agencies arc taxed by Congress-. Tho wagon i
taxed on tho wood, on tho iron bolts and acrewa
on tho paint, on tho iron tires, on the canya
cover, an average OF 81 per cont. Th
shoes and shoe-natls OF tho horaos arc taxed II
per cent, tho harness % per cent, and tho "hil
oo per cont. IAs man VINO drives tue toam
ta3ea on hls oVorcoat ~ per cen1' NIB unoercoa
and pantaloons 30 per cent, bis wool mt W pc
cent, his shirt 46per cent, and LIE under-olotmn
Do per cent.
, Al tue etat'on TUG gram Is plneoo Oh ca
composed o1 "ooo anu .'roh' WINCH ID pa'utee
aud has iron whoels and Steel springs 1hfs ca
Is taxed so por cont on the WOOD, ~ per cont
tho IRON ana steol' ana ~ por cent on ING PAM
: 1t Is drawn BY locomotive made OF iron, stoo
anu pfase' anu WHICH ls ta1oo IN average OF
pef cont Iho Cur ID drawn over ralle, "hlct
7 II iron, pay .4o per cont, and II stee
. 80 per cont Tux. When tho grain reaehe
J the like port 1t is placed on vesse
7 built of wood aud iron, both OF which aro take
. US stated; the wire ropca or standing rigging
r taxed 80 per cent, the anchors snd Chains GO pt
cent, the cables aud cordago so per cont, tt
paint 10 por cont, tho glass o5 per cent, tho car
vas sailB GO per cont. Every man OH the yoss
pays from 30 to 75 por cont tax On all tho clotht
ho wears. The cooking utonsils on board IL
yoasel, as well as tho blankets, lamtnocks, and
tho furniture, arc taxed from 80 to 100 per cen
: When the grain is placed on tho cannl-boat
Buffalo, 1t IL transported on vessel taxed in Il