, 1880-02-17

General Demand for tlta 1kcrenl OF
The Obnoxious Tax on knowledge.
THE DUTY Of CoaaREssMEN.
ktInsas City 1Gmts tDent.,.
Tho duty every Congressman owes his constl-
tcnts ia to vote for tho repeal Of tho duty On
paper.
AgYLuMs FOR PUBLISHERS.
1VltlmaE (Mlun.} Kt]ittiiean (Rtp,].
something has got u be done OF tho asylums
f9r tho poor Throughout tho county Will soon DO
hled With newspaper publishers.
4 ColkSEit on 6CttOOL-DOoKs.
atlanta tf;d.) Eosstttutton tDfn,.].
Tho greed Of tho papurlnnkcrs will advance
tho prlco Of school-buoks us we'll as newspapers.
Tho question 0f cheap printing paper ls ono that
tiftclly nHeEtS tue people. j.
SOON lie 4 UNANIMOUS CALI.
Hartford Comm cnnrunt tfftp.h
II tho price nf wtito paper continues to nd
fanca thcro will soon he unanimous call
from tho press of tho cn,sltry md thofr renders
1oF a seluuFAl Of tho tMrlR on foreign puper.
ESfECr ON COUNTRY rArElts.
Catru tftt) Httitettn.
Hthe duty OIL prfnt-pnpcr Isn't removed, tho
country llapcrs, which cannot advance thoIr
rates, must need perish. In tAis situation tho
Eole hopo Of the psnprlctors Of thoso pArcrs In to
eie5t a1t their s.sneu With tho men'ber Of Con-
OUTRAGEOUS AND Oppressive TAX.
Fort IYapns linda Sentinel
Tue duty on pnper Is outrageous and Opprcss-
Ec 1t Isl tux upon intelligence mud u burden
upon almost every porson iii tho country. It'll
levied, not for the snke nf revenue to tho Gov
ntnmcnt. hut for tho bctjGtlt Of Il few 1ouopo-
As's' aho II ought I" to repealed ut once.
HEAVY TAX FOR NEWS
RiehmoEt tlH.> lVhg.
II Congress does not retnce or romore tho Inn
port tluty on paper, and tisat soos,, tho great
tea'ilne public will he forced to stand heavy
la1 tor tta ncws. When tho expense account is
nrr inf1~
cannot aflorl to keep THUR prices stadolury.
COMBINE AGAINST rllEM.
Memphis tTfin.} Aralaaehe fDsn).
In consequence of tho combination bctHeon
4e paper!nAkers tu extort an unreasonable
price for printing -papcr 1t Is the interest Us woll
States to combine nglnst thollI, and urge upon
sonEtoss tho necessity Of tho Immediate rcpeul
oi LILO dulles on imported paper.
WHO Makes s1nA.AsH7
Springfield tNas1j HeputtleaH fInd,t.
Inc Merri1naU Chemical Works In Boston and
iasBo solu-ash works IN Philadelphia and Pitts
oarg ore tho principal establishments which
would 30 Infected by d repcal Of tho duty on
enIa,ash: anIa,ah The American nlanntucturc nf this
Sfe sen hns ', t ncen psetnS TIL recently and
CONGRESS MCsr ACT.
Ifktn tjH) Nnes,
eon9rcss should immediately repeal tho duties
% nrrfntng-parer 0f all kinds and on the ohoml-
sa!s used III its manufacture. IT tho poor man
- 10 10 abl0 to taKo d newspaper or periodical
congress must act on tho matter. Tho paper
manufacturers Of thia country deserve to bo
"n1uWn "nsan al1n 10 foreign competition for thor
prco. $3.50 ~''10'''1'0 @N''''1' 49,
ENOUGH or PROTECTIVE quAcKanr.
n. Shreveport tIa.l IrBls1,
ING agitation for tho reduction OF the paper
az az on papoFtnakors oheluscais Ia daily lncrcas-
w. ~ Iho ucwspupors all over the country arc
tosa'nE ts IN tue demand, and We predict tho pro-
t.ia t.si!a!onlsts will bo badly beaten. The present
pss % Ea Ezea " sheso H. ana any 1thor
'''se4on alsackery md sWlndlinK.
THE ulL1 OUGHT 70 PASS
Lafayette tIaf.l Iaur1lal {{fsp.}.
ny. hsao combination of the paper manufacturers,
huasn which tho cost Of pslnting. paper has
~. ~ a'sahced oEUr Mp per cent IN The lust two
s"as, has had tho olfcct Of causing tho intro
%saoh sss Of BILLS tn Congsoss to greatly ro4luce
tnasalcals which ufo i,st4 In tEu manufacture al
pass W tho FREQ st. a blu Of this ktnd ought
So AoRE ENORMOUS pHoTtTs,
Au*<tffpR tL.l HfgatsF {ls<ph
H. 4ae manufacturers Of nrlnt- M ncr arc COM
~ nfuVont the passage Of COL Forts bill,
fns",1 f,aueea III Congress, to reduce tho tar.n on
na.>, *ap9'it-pA'iersas ased fur hoQka and now6pN-
ancc ~ ~ y no lust pAuso for tha rcucnt ad-
till Fs.,uso W tn ~ per cont In prlcCa, lnl II this
lccncnsn1aIs taes law tAosD will 10 I'M tmmedtlto
fUajir1 ~ " tho PRICE aud they cau no longer
sueA ehprnl0us pruilty,
rAPEls-AEN LOBBYING.
Dsnrfr 1rlkanA {fep.t
arn .n sat havo becn expected thu paper uen
rr,,aa,1Y r,uu'e1Y iobbyng In Washington agalnAt y
that thtoh s nt tho duty. Their mali, argument Is
tho, .tpef 10 also rising In pricu III Europe and
daes M 51metion ,,r' oi the duty will in no way
lAa nnsspsce; nv pssce; bupposinE C9n4resz trf9s It. II
sith IT,, nf thu Fort Bill Will not lntorfero
10 nansp my pr!ce OF paper there ii uo Foaso9 why
@tapef''aen should uppose 1t.
"as f4pas.HAKkll4 CAN STAND IT,
.fo,.t Clinton tla.> Aes tAtp). -
oSssess ought to taxa on tho duty on ali
eSs which eater into the manufacture Of