Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
THE FREE-TRADE CARTOON.
An Editorial in the e.Union and : meri-
cam June 18th IS71-Whas FIOp!le
Pig-Iron Did TIN
World.


We present to-day an illustrated com
mentary upon the Radical tariff showing
nov 1t robs the farmer and every working
mar TO benefit the mOnOpOlists. In order
that every reader OF the Iini0R and AHlgri-
can may fully understand our object and
correctly trace our meaning in the pictO-
rial, which we present, we submit the fO!-
lowing translation, promising that the
darts Indicate the general direction to be
followed by the eye of the reader. We
say:
The farmer rises in the mornining, puts
on his flannel shirt taxed % per cent.
aud his trOwsers taxed so per cent; his
vest taxed 60 per cent; and his OyercOat
tdX-d-clOth 30, buttons 40. braid 90. lining
-. and padding 100 per cent; draws on
his boots, 80 per cent; puts some coal,
t Ned 90 per cent. IN his tOye taxed SO
~ r cent, kettle 40 per cent, stove pipe
l5O}; sits dONn to his breakfast and eats
from plate taxed 45 per cent, knife and
fork each taxed - per cent. J; seasons his
TODD with salt taxed, until recently, lOS
/ per cent, and pepper taxed 100 per cent,
and reads the Union and AHeFtcdH, tho
peoples paper published daily for s.,
/ semi-wt ekly 81, and weekly 81 per an
/ mum }, whlCn IS printed on paper taxed p
I per cent, with ink taxed So per cent, and
( by type taxed p per cent; puts on his
+ hat, taxed 20 per cent. cannot smoke an
I Havana cigar, taxed 100 per cent,
( b 'ches his horse. shOd with nails taxed 81
/ er cent, u q plough taxed - per cent,
win chains taxed IOe per cent. aud uar-
I ness taxed 70 per cent: goes 20 the vii
lage store and buvs scr his Wife-a band
! Ne'cu't., taxed 81 per cent, a eeh W
7 taxed zOO per cent, a silk dress taxed 90
/ per cent, q wOleu skirt taxed 100 nor
cent, L.. 49, taxed 30 per cent, shoes taxed
35 per cent. stockings taxed 70 per cent.
+ rib )ons taxed % per cent, an umbrella
taxed 90 per cent. rice s. per cent, soap
+ 10 per cent, candles 40 per cent, paint %
per cent, starch 30 per cent. needles ID
/ per cent, thread % per cent, pens 20 per
! cent. pins > per cent, gloves 30 aas
/ cent: books - per cent; gets "a ballot and
/ votes under the old flag, taxed 100 per
/ cent. for free trade candidate fer Con-
f gTess: sees his grain going East on steel
rails taxed $4,000 per mile, in iron cars
tIXed % per cent; drawn BY a lOcOmC-
tive taxed A per cent: he takes a last
look at his tools taxed from % to $50 per
cent. axe and hammer 45, screws,
scythe. pick etc. 150 per cent, spade,
rake, shovel, etc. 4j per cent. watering
pot 80 per cent, knife 80 per cent, dinner
can - per cent. and Water-bucket 80 per
cent.
The poor man, sick to death, thinking
how the tariff rO0s him. goes TO bed, made
OF wood taxed 70 per cent. draws over
MIN sheet taxed 80 per cent. aud
blanket taxed 340 per cent; takes his
quInIne taxed 4J per cent, sees his room
covered with wall paper taxed 30 per
cent. looks al his gun taxed % per cent:
his window shades are taxed 30 per cent.
his curtains - per cent, his window
glass % per cont, his bow / and pitcher 30
per cent; he falls TO sleep with trouble
dreams but awakes no more. And this is
his end. His fate is recorded on marble
taxed 20 per cent, and he goes where
there are no tariffs. Upon his tombstone
tn|re is engraved, with Instruments
VIII cn have paid 50 per cent tax, his
epltaph: Here lies the American farmer
taxed to death by mOnopOlsts."
In the centre will be seen a life-like pic
ture OF the interior OF the great United
States Protection Hospital. maintained at
a cost to the taxpayers Of the country Of
Sl9,OOO,OOO per annum for pig iron alone.
l. IS presided over by Mother Greeley Of
the IrtbEne- In her lap is seen one Of the
infants she Is nursing. At her feet is the
Subsidy Sucking bottle. Behind her are
seen in their little beds the infants Salt,
Coal, Carpets, Wool, who, though nursed
for more than fifty years on tariff quack-
cry, are still unable TO stand alone In
front Is seen the coffin OF shipping and the
gaunt forms OF the other interests which
have been thus reduced by protection
The interesting cOllO7uy between Uncle
sam and Mother Greeley 81 eaks Tor itself.