Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-22

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The Republicans favor p.ohibltory tariff
which while Welding nothing
to the government pats e
most outrageous tribute 10 , isyoted few,
in the shape Of whss they call protection
TO them! Not to the workingman, msr
Chants or farming class, nor, to shy Of
the poorer or middle classes but simply
to the great manufacturing clsss, who
are the originator, creators and bene-
flcsrIes Of ell the com 1instions styled
trusts that are go Systematically rob-
biEg all 'asgee vino sse not in crested in
them. There are oil trusts, bacon. lard
a2d beef trnets, sugar and coffee trusts
steel, nsil and iron trusts, cosl trusts,
bsgging trusts snd grain gambling trusts,
ali Ct which are the off9pPipg Of pro-
tective tariff, because the tariff plays II
the hands OF these speculstors every year
hundreds OF millions CT dcllsrs that
rightly belong 30 tie people. Who ever
nesrd Of such trusts until protection
under the tariff had changed our infant
iadustrieF, so-cslled, into Arrogant and
Infamous task masters?
L,t Us figure these problems out 20
that the duliest may comprehend them.
Taking woolen g0ods, blsukets, ETC., rs
the fret item. TIE tsIiH duty On ,nings Of
this class is 20 per cent in other words,
pair CT blankets or suit CT clothes worth
$40 hss 81 car if and So cost. Tie trade
in this conGtr' in WOODEN goods reaches
over $500, 100000 year. II ali were in
ported the government would get each
year S210 600. 0G0 on this: fem, but this
tax ln,kss 1t impo ssibie TO import any
great amount. aud hence the government
gete, say $4,000, 900 q large estimste) on
these goods. Msnutsc !urers in this coln.
Try get tie other 100000 0o0 as
protection, while the people pay
it; the government gets not oRe
cent, but these infants and the
more youthful progeny, the trusts, get
the whole CT 1t. So with the spool cotton
thread, sn everyday necessity in ell;
households. The duty on spool thread Isl
IS per cent; you buy one doz n for so
cents, and you pay for thrasd 26s cent?,
and for protection $50 cenu, not
6 cent to the government, ss
the factories are all here now,
and none worth naming is imported. as
smother and the last C! our exam pies,
take any articles mads Of iron or steel,
from needle to an anvil or from pin
to gruoblng hoe, which Includes bolts,
HslIbD pIUWs, eASS duC ANY s-t!Clt Vi lIOD
and steel and the duty laverage) is IS
per cent. The farmer in buying 8 plow
and set Of harness costing $40, pays 81. 40
for his outfi. aud 81 so OF tax to the
millionsires like Carnegie, Blaine, Butler.
ct i'd onni genus but not l ceat to the
government, because these articles we're
not orough: across the seas, bu. were
dug out OF our own mines By miserable
half paid and half starved laborers and
forged into shape BY patented machinery,
so costly thst unprotected hands csnno.
control 1t. This trade reaches $780,
100000 yearly. and while the people
pay 1920, 1000, 900 Of tax to the manulsctu-
rer the government gets less than S10,-
100000 because 1t Ia q prohibitcry tax.
II the government receives a. much tax
~ the tarih levies, 1t could speed.
ilY pave any rosd In this broad lsEd with
cut stone and bridge any stresm with iron
bridges, pay for all schools, churches and
great charities Of the land, and still have
. surplus in its vaults. Yet q prominent
political party, grave Senators ana ambi-
tious Congressman, vote and work for
this iniqui:v, and try to fool the people
into the idee that it is ior their good.
Such statesmen ara traitors and villsins,
bought with Q price, or are too ignorant
to know CT understand thu first principles
Of Justice. ALI q. Fl. ToLAR.