, 1880-04-01
WASHINGTON.
Some Practical Points on The
Subject Of the Duty
on Paper.
Letter of N1r. Joseph Medill
to Gen. James A.
Garfield.
How tho Manufacturing Publish.
crs Arc Disseminated
Against,
And the Few Are Protected
at the Cost Of the
Many.
The Revenue-Reformers Completely
0utwitted by the High
Tariff Ring
Democratic Delay in the Set
tlement Of Contested
Election Cases.
Indignation Of tho Anti-Chinese
People at Secretary Erarts'
Inaction.
Movement to Correct Abuses in
the, Management Of SOL
(! diers' Homes.
Passage Of an Important Bill in the
Senate Relating to Homestead
Indignation Of tho Anti Chinese
People at Secretary Erarts'
InnctiOn.
Movement to Correct Abuses in
the Management Of Sol
diers' Homes.
Passage Of an Important Bill In the
Senate Relating to Homestead
Land Entries.


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A PRACTICAL r1,EsEHrMEST or THE QUESTION
" ny 4 rllAoricAr. AAK.
sptsta, Dispatsh 10 1nt CAle4po Tribune.
WASHINGTON, .. c., March o1k Tho following
letter, which was written at tae request Of u
lnrge number Of Wcstorn publt3 3hcrs, and which
represents tho views OF ttosd4 publishers, has
been sent to Gen. Garfield, Of tho Ways and
Menus Committee, by J. Acdlli, Of The
CHICAGO, Mnrch .3.-Gt,.. J. 4: Garathi-DEAn
SIR: The sudden and abnormal aiynnce IN tho
hiitlds Of pSSiishers wlth alart.. Tho paper
makers meot- monthly und rote II Further
ct ct cpnssss, cbaSss asuR I'D R'f IT, an
s. iioufshil,x md nr9,atal;!s that I ss ! stana
ef tse proas; j %foS q - 10 sfdsr ma stsaaFeF
St n 4s oasf g e aase =" aasu
10 'tho., condition or Tho ninety. and nno
Of 1s sso1y It'll nHnd e. fSS SSS: eF fsd9sS Sses
desire 70 caii yonr attentioa; which hayo rot
aS sef csss ssss Two ess:ss &
:,annutacturcrs Insist that Congress- should CON
IT. snet, sns to Intof tho peer
tty of their business, leiA9 unube to tr'.1tsfar
tho burden upon tho pnnsor, &C., cona,,n.crs: % r., rs Is
as SIsernnetoa @ ea"nst tho', It e,sSiissers ID;
cLensG tuo!. ppsoGs Gs ~ ,f t ~
paper thoy los9 tholr subscribers as recent cX-
sfv fae @ ssS 'a 'Sy se
'patrons, or they must snpprrss sn much nf thoir
an anu mnsatisfsctory shcet. Thoy are thus plaeci
betweo,l the upper and neither , ;nillsf2no: q They
aT cME7s r ~ INC ., ,t ~ ~, .u,s,a
| eI to cnAb!o ono clnss Ut manufacturers to de-
ain fn ri
a aftar tho VA: W They avo omnIoymsnt 70 ton ton
mRor nKoss' aten' tn Gna n'io',s,v papefiu p"i,'Ea
ten times as many ~ EN- e'nplnyeFs md md
ompioyea As y aetps. ~ ~ sS9 ~
qa3 pSf f''sffi pp papsr s sss
nnp Milis nanst necese,y rsstt IN a,,,, sSnu"
uon o1 tn9 wages ~ eofn2aMoFst 1, prossno
clerks, caftiera' fepottcis. Galtoln eoI!est'Gn- G
ents. and othor nowsaef Tspinyes, aa ~ ns @
rig TO- tno prSpretnsi Ine @anss 9one m ,,, ~
entiro pib!lsh!ng business uy aw O. po!!tea.
ecnnomy wltk which So1' OF COURSE arc 1n-
m1!'aF;, '4h!r,-New.paper publishers bayo no psotee-
e5e e. n M 4a1ve hs F m seey se
posed for tho snal,.,nont Of napor1,iake%rs % It
pr'teetiye II oportloE n'a iaoset0ro ,.s rintes
u or ar ot oSeaud SSsn @
erlMnstt, at'd never ilas to au amount @ I worth H
as 1ls Il saSoas dages
:fucturina, business ..of Inh!lshSrs. which ~
ea9r;!sy FrsntcE thHa 4,i,!l 11 ct print IT.
'f taine tnu, No. "a not neodod BY ths attsr' 'asanst
foTngn cofapetitlol,: o,,,..,, t., .so ,,,r,. ),
whoh papor GU 'e N @anatciursl ] M =" chsspy u
tho United states aid tho wsons % ~ ars tnat
sa nserss IT ssse seSS s "S' Il s'
cost that rugs, uld rope, refuse. 9unny- baKRinR,