Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-20
THE DEMOCRATIC rARiFF BILL

Says correspondent of the Port
land Oregonian:
Nine free traders out OF ten have
some pet industry they desire to have
protected, and by such attitude prove
their inconsistency and selfshness.
The politician who, If he can save the
special interests OF his "deestrict," is
willing to vote for free trade for the
rest of the country, is callous hog,
but fairly illustrates the position Of
thousands everywhere on the same
subject. 1t is only seemly and just
that IL protection is retained for any |
article Of American production or
manufacture that 1t should be conced-
cd to all. The hue and cry that some
articles are so highly protected as to
make the purchase price excessive is
a flimsy pretense, when it is known
that we are free trade community
OF sixty million people, and thatthero
are no manufactures but that can be
opposed by other manufactures, and
money is so plentiful that anything
promising fair returns of interest
makes eager investment in all direc-
tions. That syndicates and trusts o.
nasionaIly pinch us by combination
argues nothing. rs the same would be
undertaken on more gigantic scale
il our ports were open for old world
capitalists to join in such unholy ALI
ances. That wool has been placed
upon the free list seems to demand
considerable explanation to the farm
er by Democrats, and much patting
on the back, and Mr.. Irish has been
deputed by President Cleveland to
visit Oregon and explain from that
virtuous fountain head how innocent
the intention is OF hurting the farmer.
Besides wool the following art-
cles are to be placed on the free list
rs 3 mark of distinguished consider
alton" for farmers. They are copied
from the New York World, which
publishes the bill entire: Besides
lumber of every conceivable descrip-
ton are hubs, posts, last blocks
slaves, pockets, pailings, lath, shin.
giles, clapboards, pine and spruce logs
fax, straw, tow, hemp, sisalgrass and
other vegetable fbres, beeswax, gel
atine, soap stocks, soap, hard and
soft, extract of hemlock or other bark
used for tanning, hemp seed, rape
seed, fax seed or lin seed, cottor
seed, potash Of all descriptions, wooe
tar, coal tar and all preparations o
the same, all essential oils, ocher ant
ochery earth, all banks, beans, Der
ries, balsam, bulbs, buds, dubious
roots, fruits, flowers, grains, driet
hbree, gums, gum rosins, herbs
leaves, hchens, nuts, roots and stems
vegetables, seeds, weeds, woods use,
expressly for dyeing, dried insects
mineral substances in crude state
brick, chickory root--ground or un
ground-dstes, plums, prunes, cur
rants, figs, meat, game, poultry, milk
beans, peas and split peas, feathers
grease, garden seeds, osier or willo,
broom corn, brushwood and tallow.
This list touches pretty nearly ey
erything the dear farmer produces
There is one other article on the FIRE
list, too, which the Democrats,
their commiseration, have added, all
that is rags; and with this for til
readers reflection, will leave him I
Judge of the incaiculable damage a
tempted to be wrought under Clev,
lands diotation on hundreds Of 9th,
articles OF American production all
manufacture.