, 1880-04-07
PAPEll.pULP,

blu purpose.
PAPEN.PULP.
The Public Press on tho 11onopollata.
Nt.p York Post, Aprti >.
In letter 10 Representative Garfield, Mr,
Joseph Mcdl, Of THE ClEtcA0o Tribune, SAYS
that "tho protective policy IL not intended to
cnnbl0 QUO clnss OF manufacturer tn icyour
another" 1!o shows how this devo,,ring process
u going on; how certa!n manufacturers ire en-
Af!et by tho tnr1H lhwa 10 rot another class of
even from their own point of ytaw not merely
eS.s f hat Meta q !. @ eace s 70 70 R Rrfs ss ps pr
il0n,-proteetlo1 ag,1nst mohopollssa Win have
been nindo rich and powerful by sprciuus pro-
tcGtfon nEninst foreign rivals.
-, Tho Inunnpn!iht robbers In this case are Mr..
Warner Miller and other manufacturers Of pa-
Ier pulp. The audaclty With which they MrTo
thelr prcposfcrnMs claims Upon tho Connr1ttco
Of WRyR md Means has startled even tho New
1, Ynrk Trtb,nE amt,l iA protective traditions.
the CosEn,tttcn tint tho tux on pulp IL simply
revenue duty" our contemporary presents The
eatass'ea =, ,d; % tact that the p. reysno snte
hasl been reduced to fortr-cEht cents. For tho
sase ol fnr:y.cight esn.s, 90 Z contribution to
public tlcbt, md tho general expenses or tho
G9vcrnmcnt, tho Committee and Congress are
asketl e es'nt!i1sss iax which has already
been aekcd in win.
House nf Representatives. Tho pnper duty was
iruIl,t!cl in It. Aftor. this !!,wonted oxertion
curcratc their exhausted cncrgIca- IT. remains
to bo aeon when thoy will sot 70 work ngalrl II
they yets f. rey II hays r.
not DO so f. grnnnd for tho growing belief that
tho Committee. instead Of representing tho neo..
e really owned b ihs pulp and other monopos
q Congress was not either corrupt Or cow
Ardly-we give It tho l,enent Of tho narrow al-
mercy OF tho Committee Of Ways and Menus.
Without nus son,othha M for the reef e sbe
RTcnt public OF consumcrt It will be impossible
II cunvtneo tho people TINT the House. iE not
well as It's Committee.
Council Huff tId., Nonpart1t (Hep.>.
Tho Hon. Joseph Ncdlli, Of THE CHICAGO Tam
uxE, hns written LITTER u tho Why's and McanA
Committee presenting In cogcnt tcr1ns tho clRIuls
Of newspaper publishers to legislative relief
agninst tho cxtortionatc monopoly Of tho PAPER
manufacturers, and calling nron Congress to
relieve the press from tito Lust DETERMINATIONS
TINT now stand IN tho WY Of its prosperity: Ho
i';pcr Zip, has hiicl sho n,inis Of publsncrs Win
Einrm The narvrmakcrs a cGs monthly and
h.islncss is 80 'iourlsnus Tin, 1t sMn st,,nd any
thug without. being ruined. They mentiGn,
,i".' Wsve'' Wy i thu stso,xsh; ,,eh;, ano @ Mos sno
%sseS '!tp e soa The "s xa.l p'P y lion s'' a's
An4G!tlonni oppression ou The subject which y
n,sI tcIto at Iv III ~ punt n and IN
The matte. w,s ,no Sy tho catoss ard pub
t sers Fl y aIs nus Hn ~ ~ w,
1nen,nrIAl wns a,'npted which represents, nmong
otser thif,HA. !Me io!lowanE: 10
~ ~ ~ "u nrt @ one
n,AtvI1a!s enseTns ntt US n,nu1aoauro aro en-
Sfons, Hn mr. ~ W.u meHs1.o @ ps
inent ~ S''
. Tint by rol.sors Of such duty the few mn,,-
nfuGtnrcfs c,lKagcd tn the trlnnufnc:uro Of piper
y tnis country nnve heen ntne 70 ana httsn
~ III pr,rn ~ ,,nwsnrint ir1tn az tr niavs.,
tei!!H}encc, with no corresponding hcnot,a to tho
st paSs X s. n S prss s' e t" s s
haoks, and pamphlets, aud Rssistlng!n tho clrcn-
luton nt tho sumo.
M injury 10 any largc cluss Of people, rs hut q
small number Of persons arc employed IL the
S eb se sge se'd papes Wpd whS ave IL" @
chance with othor lntcrests to meet tho demands
Of tl!9 co.tntry's uArkots lnr rnpcr.
0f carly action upon this matter to rho end thnt
4 tnlich-desErea relief ba thus granted. Thore-
fqss .,a nS q by this Association that VIC petition
your honorable body to take such ncttun rs nlny
be necessary to hnyo tho tnx on typo and print
Ing paper removed altogether or REDUCED to q
tnIntnn nj Aglirc.
In this memorial the Eighth District editors
and publishers sptnle not nlnn0 for themselves
but for Il Iarro buty of Intelligent and tntuen-
tinl petitioners The newspapers Of tho entire
country aru oppressed by taxcs which nre q de-
luBlnn and suarc. ThesO tlxe4 l,riug nothing
Into tho IroAsury, md they Ony stand us an cx-
ctiRo for increasing tho dividends 0f what niuv
be described AZ q close corporation Of special
N,w o,,,aa, f1a, Democrat.
nha r..,,n,nr,. ~, i,o wsai T., ro,.nr oe roa,,tr
aao atKon'on.s 70 % ~ uso IN M .asor ~. ~ 'SanSa
Tue tariH on paper bf!s,g 70 1llihd the ioecioD
1NnHllug0 Of Thomas II. benton III bis heroic war
apntnst tho tariff On salt. Mr. Dcnton referred
M ia ,rront nncna.,tv r., mnn,a aua,ouo,t,a npt
~ -, ~ " ~ ~, $50 -" .MH,t. ~ 49, ~ ~. , -
hcalth. af1a 10 tho uhtscrsalaty NJ lsa Supply
70 tho words Or tho saetor, Whefcln ilo
s.tia ~ " iils usG,,unsi ~ "to Ino sa,. VI tnS
i"'" H. ssniGntn Win ''y y,.,t"rt,a tIIe cnt
ipg OF s.lt 1T onos taDle ~ n bond "
porpetual friendship. lenton DECLARED tho thrill
IN ssllt as cauiylscnt 70 y tax on ar an1 Watrr,
,u ris tnr1,Y ~ ~ 0-sos ,ao H. ~"
M " snt; ,,M w. ,,nr IL t;is"ct hnss
~ ~ \ .rt NJ rt III I'VE n,n ,'In
ae ", tns Avt P.ssesNM'o v. u" Msn u .,Kxt nnK Yts