, 1880-02-24

! W. StNsIh%hlliul nNNNk VIZ. "A EUltGnllDls ~
% paIishsrns Ia etistt! to ieet !o Si S W hes efnfSs tSF
@m'!sl @ stop. ~ n!Ir friends The l'apprnnlerS
W!l rnl*r sl!cl, hell BY their cxtoriion Tint
renloyu thu protecting .tnrtfI. rio paper.
llM,kers nra big guns nl.tl cnn get respectful
attention no doubt fro1n Congress-. hit
higE.r a} men are te l'aper printeT, ninl cspe-
tn',cc.
| WILL CERTAINLY PASS
| N. L7nfs 0inbs Dttnoerht.
Mr.. Fort Is displaying cnnl,ncndnblo e1cr-
gy In urging tho passage Of his hill for tho
reduction of duty Oil prlnttng-papcr from 20
| per ccnt to 8 irr cent. Tho recent advance
or 20 per cent in thu price Of prtntlng-pal'er
lnanntneturet in this country wns most I'LL
expected tl,at, WITH retrlrii Of prosperity, nh
M!vhtlce ~ tfle price Of lhppr wn,lltt tnk1
place, hut tho manufacturers have shown
lsilfe greetl thnn wissloh, I1t fnrclng tho tsE
in ,nper, viii MID very materially to tic cost
III srliont.h1nks, n!llt thu suggestion will lnvo
much weight with Congress ills bl1l viii
certainty l,;lss. We trust tint tho duty will
nlst, by 'essenct ni snc chemicals as ire il,-
portctl by tic pll,GrnlAkers.
4 LESSON FROM TIE FAST,
ff"Tia tfl+) 1rnmsertpt.
Ton or twelve years ngo there was lust an
0tsler such combination at,unE tho paper
makers. Newspaper illr1l stood 1t lust rs
long It's they could, md tl.en innugumtud Il
movement for tito rcVenl OF The turin oil I'M
ported nnrer. Tint brought thu pupcr-
makers Ia their scs,scs. We arc glatl to sce
that similar. movement Is TN foot now.
G1MEress'!!all Fort, nf this Slate, Inns lntru-
'" II y" w I5 a ae s a,2 2ss vi r oa, pS, 4 tnG M id r.
pushed until 4 becomes Inv. 'rn duty pn
paner ts whnl1y protective III Its character.
Mt pUln,t Of foreign paper Il Imported
Will 4 falr. living price for tieir protlucts.
lIy linking tho duty O!f paper altogether coli
sntilera Will haven regulation TINT will prr-
vent all Sisrli tnortnntG advance lis the pres
etlt, OlI With tho tHritf.
4 wlr.1-TIMEn hill.
Monrnt f,Iieh.} ChHlnrrcia1.
Congressman Fort, Of Illinois, has intro
sluccd bill placlng priNtlng-pnper of tho
cheaper Erades and tl,a various materials
,'se'l III its manufacture oil tho freq list.
The bill Is well timed, a!ld, III our opinion,
hnEllt to pass, though 1t Is likely to bU
fo,ig1lt by NIL the influence the pnpprnakcrs
tlIt bring 10 bear, md also MI tho pratccttof-
lists. Although tic cost OF manufacturing
prlnting-papcr has not advanced except III
tho attvAnce Or rigs, which IL q very small
ltGm, yet within few mouths tho price hns
uuS;a1icetL ;ti, t:a1ll e "e!ts 70 md 10 cents,
t'la present high price continues Ii Will ne.
ccssltAte advances II, the prlce OF ncyyspN-
R:fs ntltl al classes Of periodicals mud bDoks.
u = !llatter of National Importance TINT
hooks, should be produced ns cheaply rs pos
sthla. An ullrcnsonably high prico On print
il,;.paper Is ttirrct tax, lIlmn the itelli-
ssn.cs .c, nf tllo pnGple; Tid Its mnnufactnra Is
revenue derived from prlnt.paper, s0ila-nslf,
nntl nt!tor. articles which 20 Into tho lnn,Ill-
fHctiire Ut rnper, Is u nlgrU tfillg, nrul INT
worth considering by the s'le Of Tho lnpur-
facturel IN fills cnnutry III cilpapiy AZ in % my
nther, n1Ml 1t Is only ',y Il Eufnblmntl0n Of the
papcrnakcrs that prices l,'.yn.. been forced
up 70 tlo extent they: hwy. II papcr were
,nrslonate prices by tho admission Of n
!,enlts!y conIpctttion which could hot he corr
trolle!l antl brought within the papcrmakcrs'
combination.
CAUSE OF TIE 1,IsE IN rArEts.
~ 11auktsha tll1t) Democrat.
Tho rapid risD In tho price uf prEnt-papcr
that lt1s taken llaco III tho Inst few months,
while 1t was made possible by tho ltIgl, tariff
duties on Imported paper, md OH I. number
Ut articles tint enter Into It's manufactures,
was not tho result either Of deficient sup
ply Or stimulated demand, but snlply Of /,
combination aluong wool md straw pulp
factories and the papcr-mlll OWNERS. We
happened to meet With II lnrga manufacturer
tllu other slny, a.ul telling lin TINT 1t wo,ld
hc impossible fur tlle combination, to tI,ull1-
tain tho price nf pflnt-uupuf Mt the advance,
for the reason thRt the demand was oven leY
than II !sal bcnn, nnd that OWNERS Of mills
answered. "Thcre Is 4 boon In iron without
tharc might ns wnll bn il boom III 1n.pGr,n
There Wns confession for yoMl 1t Ii tho
sor MSs '1, io 5 tlE af5esft sy sstaS psS9!e
resolved to compel Tic consumers of
kait issre for for III co'aMoIity tim a H'fs Il Is
finirly %nrtll: ap,o rs they nro protected by NJ,
rcmains mnbrokcn, all tliut tic consumers
G;ongreess has !,ad time to act. We think
haore is net long to witt. The Case Is not
nwarc IT tho nature anil extent Of ills griey-
nllcc. The tcNnnd for relief is backed by
eyery Isowsspaprr,. mid oyery religious, and
,satonni, niM literary publication h the
statu u tho revenue, or IN tho known co,tli-
tim Of the paper trat!c, why tho relief should
mt ba ,!cn1npletu n!d inlnlctlEate; while IN
the pollairat complexion nf Congress wU
Imported paner, asld o,l the articles Tint aro
lSet! III tile manufacture of pnlltr, will Ger
tnlnly bo taken O!f ut an early. dly. Ii tho
Deinocraey laye not lntely ttcclnHtl fnr At,-
ss fs 1 eS{ 81 o,opcs ars St sfe sfS m
never WIS such MI opportunity as tic present
for Congress- by siu!piy. doing Its obvious
duty, To earn the gratitude Of the people.
TANNING TIE 1STELLlGESCE OF THE PEOPLE.
Omahn HtFI'l
Tho recent ulloxninplGa ntlyanco In tho
price Of prtntlng-paper has forced several
leading newspapers tUAllyanco LII like manner
ttn trtuf} 0f pr1lHfOr1 N1,tFn fho 7