The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-03-21


drinker, and sprague enjoys the same
repuiation.-POmToy Telegraph.
Tariff Talk.
II is somewhat singular that some
flour manufacturing industries are
so independent Of protection as to
compete with the epsuper labor Of
Europe" eyenin transatlantic coun-
tries, while others with apparently as
good facilities for doing SO cannot
even hold the home market against
foreigners without Government in.
reference in the shape Of a high pro-
teGliye or absolutely prohibitory tar.
id. Sewing machines, watches aud
other American manufactures, pro.
duced by technically educated or
skilled labor, are sold in the Europe.
an markets and elsewhere outside Of
our own country. Why is IL, then,
that our manufacturers cannot COM
pete with foreigners in the markets
Of the world, or at least in our own
home market, in the manufacture
and production of numerous other
articles and commodities for which
our facilities are equally as good
There is no doubt good deal Of sham
and misrepresentation in the pleas
and statements made by the pro-
tected. Why don't they produce their
books for the inspection of Congress,
and show exactly what profits they
are making, or how much their bust.
ness lacks Of paying2 The people
who make up their losses to them
have a right to know whether it is
extravaganza and Encouragement
on the part of these manufacturers
that makes their business unpro6ta.
BILE, or whether they are naturally
not self.sustaining. II may be pos
Sible that protected manufacturers
who are the chief bene6ciaries Of
protection do not always state the
exact facts in the case when they ap.
pear before Congress to ask protec.
ton for their infant industries"
against the "pauperlaboro Europe"
The duty on sugar is from one and
a.half TO two and three-quarter cents
per pound. This makes the laboring
masses sugar cost them at least three
centsa pound more than it other
wise would. Now, while sugar ought
TO pay some revenue, why should it
be taxed out Of all reason, just be.
cause there are a few sugar producers
in Louisiana who furnish US with
about one-eighth Of the sugar We use,
while the other seven eighths ia i'm
ported, and pays the Government
nearly fifty million dollars revenue?
1t is plain that while this high tariff
on sugar brings great deal Of reye-
nue. into the treasury, it is at the
same time an imposition on the PEG.
pie. Sugar cannot be called a lux.
ury. 1t is an article in general use,
and a tax on it as a tax on labor.
In its expiring hour Congress pass.
ed a tax and tariff bill which, while
it makes some reduction Of internal
revenue taxes on tobacco and removes
the tax from a few other insignificant
things, the reduction being princi.
pally beneficial to capitalists, it does
not materially tighten the burdens
imposed upon the people by the tariff.
1t is q Republican sham. They want
to make show Of reducing taxation
and at the same time conciliate pro-
tectionists. But the people are not
to be deceived by such hollow pre-
fences and transparent shams. They
will rise in their might and give
monopoly such a rebuke as will long
be remembered. The South and the
West, as was demonstrated BY the
votes Of their representatives in Con
gress on this question, will join hands
in bringing about a revision Of the
tariff which will benefit the masses
and at the same time infict no in.
jury on the industries of the country.
The people will have to bear their
burdens until the Democrats can, in
u measure, control the National.leg.
isl9tion on this question, -Gresnbrir
Independent