, 1880-02-17


Mnwarra,tcd. Tha btnn, scofns tn hnip evory.
that IL sorlo,aiy Injured.
LET THE srn0Nu rnfI. nEaIH..
Hat lake Ttihtne tf'epj.
Tho St. Lo.''d Times ssys: "ff tho plcss Of
tho United atates doos not maks q lDng pull, a
Hrong pail, and pull all togettler In hav0 tho
tnrtR on rapcr and tho muterfat entering into
thr 1, manufacture 1 Of nnpce rnpcnlcd: publishers
thon1.' Let tho long and sttoiK pull begin.
BURrHNniNu the LAWS or TRADE.
I>0ahttile tst ahGl .NeIrs. .
: II absurd to think about tho inws Of trnlo
correcting anything; aprotectlve tariff snspends
tho laws Vt trndo and orentes sort of mnstlnl
Inv, or guerrilla Inv Tho newspapers cnn tako
caro- of tfiemFotves, and they ,lD not ask Cn,1.
EIcsslonnl subsidies: nhly, they 10 nsk TINT they
@ q naanabo fshis q e a t. by
Wheru ho cnl buy cheapest.
ATTACK rNDtftntTfoS.
Dteltnr ti't> Neps.
1t may 10 oxpcctnI tint tho manufacturers
will oppose any reduction, md It Is oven now
said that thcy aro giving certain lontling pnpers
largo concessions in the pslco Of their p,por It
they will support tho monopoly. porhapa tho
combination will have tho cifuat Of calling tho
ntfcntt6n ut tho press u tho country tO CIR in.
!l',it9ns ~ tarlG y sysen af.a BY a attaok on this
uully bp rG1ched.
MOVING THE pnorEoT1oNtsr oltaANs.
fdtd1nah TIM Ntsc9
The advance IN tho price of printing papor,
We observe, is moving oven tho protcetionist
Journals Of tho West tollrxo tho rRssagc through
Congress Of tho resolution introduced by Mr.
Fort. Ut 1llInots, "to put sola-nah and certain
articles tmpnrtctl mud used III tho manufacture
nt pAper, glass, and wno!cn fabrics on tho free
list, and to rat!llcn tho tFiEty on printing. .pnper
tsed fuI bo1ks litnphlrts, magazines, Rnd news.
pAlers. Iho presDnt 'inty On eo,ll- "a fb.R'
per ton. Its rGnnful Wnulu help tho KllSs tlilI,-
uiaotdrcrs rs well M tho t,apcr-1nitIs
THE COUNTRY CANT AFFORD IT.
1rttshtHpi1l fsost.
Mr. Fnrts bill to reduce tho t1x on common
printing pApcr from n tu per cent Ia Just ind
sensible measure, anil night to become II law,
but tho pntcrtnnkers will light II bitterly. They
nro dcs!r0us Of renptng rlcf hnrvcst 0itt Of tho
Improvement in business, nnl tO this tI1d they
rrs,pose to nut up tho prize Of thoIr w.lrcs l!y
concerted arrangement Tho country cHn't af-
poES md schonl-huoks+
TOUCHES TltE sucKE1s or THE MASSES.
Detroit tAteh.> Fro Frrss.
It fs not tho newspnrers which are alone inter.
csted In kecplng tho prlco Of papcr vt a n,oder"
Ato figure, Tho prIco of cheaper school. books
Will be affected BY tho high cost Of papor., so
will all handbllls, psmturs, md utlor Job.wnrk Of
tho colnlnna sort, which satllraly afects tho In.
pcop!e. II Is II bl0w ut thu puorer clrsses or tho
people Of inolerte tntnt,s. and touches. tho
poeketa of tho 'n1asscs Fnthcr thnn tho wealthy.
4 w0ltD TO THE IOWA MENpEilA
Council Diuts tIa.} NUnpa1tI tRrp.l
sodn-ash entors largely lrtn tho manufacture
Of pupor, and tho honyy Government duty on
this arttc!o is given BY papesmnkcrs ns The prln-
cIpal rcnson Tor tho present enormous rlso In
tho rrtco Of paper. Tharc is row IL bill before
Congress To put yoa sh MI tho free list, md as
wise rnattor Of " projection 10 hotu Industry"
thcre Ia M Kotld rc4laon why tho dnty should nut
bu repealed. When tho bIft fur tho repeIl Ut this
iteln Of tho tnrlf iaW comes !,tf0r9 C'nYrrss.
tho Iowa lctegnnon Will uphold tho Interests Of
thor constituents 1t thoy give 1t an cArest alll
united support.
KSoTrY POINTS ron THE tonDy.
ilianhs fG4.t Cuns.tuttoa,
Tho papcrInakers Of tho East Mro proparIng to
contest ut every point tho Fort bill, which re-
pcals tho tux on knowledge. They will fight as
desperately mud We hopo with ~ much ill-fort-
lno rs did tho ring who lust wlntor opposed re-
peal Of tho blood tax. Tho now lUbby comes
Tended do, dow N VIII sttsttss y .,; ana neayy aos1
pound ut tho American end Of Il NluaarA River
ianstSy stsoaru.Ht'ot M % III t. e % "f III so 'NG unti iii
tlloy explain thla discrepancy. worry little heed
should BIO given to thDr statistical arguments.
ALL READERS Or HOOKS INTERESTED,
Jacksonville tIL) Journal titep.}.
Not only tho newspaper fraternity, hut ali
rontlcrs and students Of books aad pnpOrA, arc
Interested hi the psssago OF Representative
Forts bill, the purpose Of who'll IL to plnco
ta!n ohcmicnIs which enter Into otbomnnufactur0
Of pnper, glass, and woo1on tahrcs I'LL tho froo
Tho atlyanco II Tho prIcD 1t pn1ur il iikely 10
rUsult In greatly increasing tho prloc Of SCHOOL,
bopts aud IN plneing Il burden iputI INTEL elEcnco.
There slolt!d ho Us f1w obstacles placcd In the
road Of knowledge iii possible, ind thore should
be no Anch tArln Us would GAltse rnper to 10
a9ld ID Ganada 20 por cent lower Thin In tho