The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-30

programme. aud other issues GROWN,
ouI Of the wicked rebellion the next i
sues that will likely divide parties in In
uuitcd States, will be those which cal
into exercise true craftsmanship. Non
OF these will be more important and far
reaching. as coming home directly "a IA
firesidcs Of every citizen. than the propc
Adjustment of the tariff on foreign im
ports We take it,'thal If the people ~
% properly understand Il. they will n,
longer sustain law which. imposes
prohibitory tariff on many articles o
daily necessity TO the masses. and whicI
Increases the price Of them 10 an con
sumcrs, without bringing into Tie GOV
ernmcnt Treasury 4 cent Of revenue
For instance. all manufactures Of agri
cultural implements. such as reapcrs
mowers, horse-rakes, large rlows. &c.
and also many domestic articles. such a.
sewing machines. can be bought in Eu.
rope. Of American manufacture. and
freight paid on them across the ocean
for about half that Americans must paw
for them AZ home, while none Of that
class Of articles are imported. and con-
Sequently the Government does not de-
rive cent from the tariff. Among this
class, also. i paper. and all the articles
which enter into iis manufacture. ana tile
manufacture OF which. in thi- country. !
confined 70 All exclusive combination d.
about twenty firms, who by the exclusive
tariff. are enabled 70 regulate the price
- suit themselves and fleece the people
Recently they passed aresolution raising
the price about thirty per cent. al one
jump, and since then have again increas-
ei i. without any reasonable cause on
excuse. except the power or The ring 10
make inene- - of Il. We are glad 70
sec many high tariff advocates. even, OBJ
jectng 70 th,s exiortion, and appealing
10 Congress for remedy. and thus Sc
curing psrtial revision Of the odions
and unjust tariff imposition. This is
Int the beginning of an onslaught on the
present tariff, and a. such is resisted by
the friends Of all The monopolies. and
they have been enabled TO thwart tile in
tcniion Oiithc free traders in paper by The
wording OF tile amendments. III refer
sf4ce fu this we call attention n tie fol-
tsrf wi In 4 4
kpwel 4 Co. OF New York cifv show
ing partially whoi- 10 blame. and woulti
irmark that il j. always thus" and that
Taper J. hni one Of many articles which
ought 70 be put on the free list:
"Whatevcr else may he doubtful ahouf
the intention of the authors Of our tariff
iaws. ihey undoubtedly meant to place
on the free list an materials used hi the
manufacture Of paper II happened that
pulp Of wood. which i bv far the most
important element in the manufacture Of
paper used by the daily aud weekly press
Of the country. was not specifically and
by name exempt from duty. Under a
Treasury de. ision which held that this
verbal omission was fatal 10 the free ad-
Of wood pulp, few manufac-
'uFtf> of tUNt article nave been aDlC 10
impose an cxorbitant tax on the general
body Of papcr-makers. By whom il i OF
course shifted on the consumers. Tie
newspaper publishers Of the country.
and the burden falls with special hard
ship OF publishers outside of The great
Aities we, consequently, being impoyer-
shed " that handful Of monopoliSis
may grow rich. The most powerful
Of these monopolisis j. Repre-
sentative Garfield. Were his opposition
o tho bin Withdrawn, The restoration Of
Mood pulp to the free list. where il be-
ongs. would he accomplished in few
lays. While his opposition continues
he moRopoliSts are secure. Can Mr.
garfield afford 10 continue his support
,f most odious and oppressive tax
y hich brings in no revenue to the Gov
.rnmcni, but which intcrfcres very de-
.idcdly with the dissemination Of knowl-
.dge among the people.r