The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-10-21

from that burden, and remove the tax
from severhl articles used by our mnnufac-
turers oil OF the ordinary necesSaries o
life. The first thing of general use that IL
takes the duty of of is pine lumber upon
whi III there has been collected Se0,G00,0n0
of TAX in the past ~ years, being nj the rate
oil twenty dollars upon every hundred dol
lars worth Imported. The lumber dealers
been able TO add anywhere from ten to
twenty per cent upon all of their sales.
which has been paid 10y our builders and
our manufacturers OF all kinds of pine
wood articles. The uSea of these manufac-
turers in the end have paid this tribute to
these, N en, who bought the lands In those
states with the timber on at from 81 % TO
81 So per acre. read but a few days ago
how the tarin protected the labor that got
out and sawed up this timber for the mar
ket. 1t prevented the timbers from Cana
da from being brought in; but 1t did not
prevent the cspitaliets who were engaged
i'll business from going over there aud EN-
ployfng the cheap labor OF that dominion
To come and work in competition with our
labor in the season, in the lumber regions
near the border line.
The bill makes salt free of duty. 1t makes
salt fish. such as mackerel, herring salmon
and other fish smoked, picked, dried or
salted Tree from the tax Of from one half to
one cent per pound. pit materially reduces
the tax on sugar and on all kinds OF cotton
goods cotton thread. cloth, calico, ia fact
almost everything which can be made out
OF cotton, either to wear upon the person
or TO be used about the house. II reduces
the prices of wearing apparel of the mass
es OF many different qualities and the II n
ems which they may use and their oil
cloths. 1t permits the manufacturers OF
hemp, MANILA and like fibers in this
country to receive their raw material with
out taxation SO that they may produce and
sell at n less cost, without cutting down
the wagea of their ..em rluyees- Hundreds
of things which the people need and use
are relieved from taxation without inJnr-
ing any OF the Industries of this country
but in many instances promoting their
welfare.
AS an illustration of the manner in
which the high protection system has
blessed our people. the great Republican,
from the census and other sources as TO
the saving banks of the country. He show
ed very clearly that in the New England I
States and New York, New jersey and |
PennsylSanis the deposits in the saving |
banks was much larger than IL WIS in free !
trade England. In those nine states the !
sum in the saving banks amounts TO some- |
thing near 81 0GU ,UO0, 900, while in all the |
rest of the 3S States il is only one-tenth as |
much or about slCO, 100000. Well Mr.. Blaine |
that is what we have always claimed that !
that the people Of those niEe states were !
leIying tribute from all the rest off us by |
your system of tariff taxation. Now You |
come and strengthen our cause. But tcO |
have drawn Oh statistics of u different na- |
ture for proof OF our charge. If any one
will refer to page 51S of the conpendiom OF |
the census issued by the United Stats Gov |
they will find n statement, II table .
the mechanical and manuf.,c-
turing interests of Massachusetts. This tai
BILE gives the number of establishments, |
capital, average number OfhanGS mploy- |
ed, total wages paid during the year, mute- |
rial used and valued of product.
The table gives the following figures: