The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-11-03

should cease even to initiate practice
which Is but the shadow of that degrad-
ing system which flourished In the
poisonous and reeking corruptions OF
democracy from the days Of Andrew
Jackson to those Of James Buchanan.
Mr.. Tarsney says two years ago, about
10 days before election, a corruption
fund was showered down In the 9Th
| congressional district, and the electors
of Saginaw and Roscommon
"wERE BRIBED TO VOTE
for the organization that paid them the
money" Timothy is lawyer enough to
know that general statement of this
kind would not hold water for mo-
ment In any court in the land. Give us
your ciflcatiOns, Mr.. Tarsney. Vote
buying Is q great evil, yet in this neck
o timber but very small part of the
sinews of war" furnished for the cOrrup-
ton Of voters In late years has come
from the republican party. Prominent
democrats, who listened attentively to
Mr.. Tarsney, might give very interest
ing evidence on this point, but the Re-
publican does not ask them to make
martyrs of themselves by confessions at
this time. What we do ask, however,
is that all law-abiding citizens and hon
est voters II
WILL BAND TOGETHER
at the coming election and refuse to
vote for any man, whether republican,
democrat, or greenbacker, who is known
to furnish money for the corruption of
voters. Furthermore, if twenty citi-
zens would offer reward for the arrest
and conviction of persons guilty of buy
Ing or selling their votes the effect
would be most salutary. Mr.. Tarsney
says he has positive evidence of vote
huying I'm his district. Now we submit
If he had such evidence, and really knew
that he was defrauded out Of office, it
was his duty to bring the criminals to
justice. Do not. his own statements
prove him to be
TOTALLY UNFIT
for the office of attorney general, for
which he now asks the suffrages Of his
fellow citizens?
Mr.. Tarsney's finest burst of speed
was made over the increased appropria-
tions for the river and harbor bill, but
he forgot to mention the fact that his
beloved democratic brethren were
equally responsible with republicans,
or q little more so If anything, when
per cent is considered. 10 pass the
bill over
THE PRESIDENTS VETO
in the house Go republicans and 81 dem
ocrats voted. Against passing it over
the veto 33 republicans and 20 demo-
crats-that is &C per cent of the republic
can members present and 6S per cent
of the democratic members present
stood by the bill, while 81 per cent of
the republican members present voted
to sustain the veto and only 80 per cent
of the democrats did the same. In the
senate of the Al yeas only II were cast
by republicans, while Of the 16 nays only
5 were cast by democrats.
The speaker fingered lovingly on the
fact that the republican party would
not reduce taxation, although the reve-
nues were annually more than 500, O00,-
600 In excess Of the needs of the gov
eminent. The present tariff commits
sion now at work in getting facts on
which to base an equitable reduction Of
taxation was merely an object of ridi-
Guile for the limber-tongued lawyer.
He forgot to mention that while the
democrats held the National house of
representatives they hardly raised a
hand toward the reduction of the tariff.
AS an illustration Of how the work.
ingman is gouged by protection he
said the lumber manufacturers of the
Saginaw Valley have a dam 81 high to
protect them from the encroachments
of the manufacturers of lumber on
Georgian Bay. This protection all
goes into the pockets of the mill-own-
ers and the workingman
RECEIVES NO BENEFIT.
This assertion had a shade Of plausi-
bility until Mr.. Tarsney stated that the
Saginaw mill-owuers made frequent
visits to Canada to employ foreign
laborers to COME and compete with
American Labor The question then
came UP to al fnquiring minds as to
to come to NnJligan anu w o. -"do1eH
side Of the meH' who receive no bene-
fits from protection"
At one point in his speech Mr.. Tars-
ney struck an attitude and blandly in
formed the audience that he was pro-
tectionist, but he wanted the rich and
the poor alike protected. To Illus
trate, the rich man was taxed 10 per
cent on the diamond he buys, and the
poor man lO4 per cent upon the blanket
he purchases.
THIS sUPERLATIvE sOPHIsTRY
about protection injuring the poor man
disappears likes mist before the morn
ing sun when the true facts in regard
to wooden goods are considered. The
following table shows the price of
wooden goods in 1860. the year when
free trade ended in America, and at the
present time when Timothy II. says
the poor man Is taxed l04 per cent on
his wooden blankets:
GOODS. 1860. 1889.
Fitchburg cassimeres per yard 80 95 80 IS
Halle, Frost & Co.'s cashmerets.- 46 3SX
Mems ribbed socks pr. doz. prs 90 so
Ladies' hose :" - 4 25 800
Blankets 3 by 4, Comic .-...- ----- SIN I75
l0by4 --------.--- 31H a23
III by 4, .----.-----. w 40
12 by 4, Xxx Rochdale---- 90 300
Moscow beavers, all wool-------- 90 100
cotton WARP 30 Oh
From the above table 1t will be seen
that every article is lower at the pres
ent time than in 1860 with the excep-
ton of the Rochdale blanket; which
was then only about 80 per cent wool,
where it Is now entirely wool.
The above table prOyes cOnclusiyely