Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-08-02
Saint Narg's Beacon.
Whit Republican, Stump O,"tor Mn
Elpecf During tn Campaign.

speech in the House Of Repi esenta-
tives thus depicted the prospective
trials of a Republican stump orator in
the coming political campaign
How can you go out and answer the
questions pertinent in this campaign
without entangling alliances and con-
fused ideas ?
Some taxpayer. tired Of your pro-
tec;Iva exactions, asks
why should only 2.73S.s95 people,
the i, is Of protection, be favored at
the expense Of over 10 per cent. Of
their 10, OOO, 900 fellow-citizens
What for The voice from the still
warm with the tear of widows and
orphans-hnskily answers For free
whisky
Why should We not cheaper clothes,
blankets and carpets by admitting
wool free, since the wooden mills have
capacity for 6OO,OO0.OOO pounds,
anil only 24O.OOO.OOO pounds are
raised At home2'
The answer comes like the blast Of
a thousand tocks Before clothes, or
blankets, or carpets, take free whis-
ky
Bat says AL honorable recusant Re-
publican from Minnesota
Worthier. better. and Juster, it
seems 10 my mind, would it he to give
our people, the toiling masses, cheap
er food. cheaper fuel. cheaper cloth,
ing and cheaper shelter, cheaper, be.
cause released from the heavy and un-
necessary burden of high tariff taxes.
Pshaw : says the hide bound pro.
tcctiouist, these articles must remain
taxed TO vindicate the American sys.
tenn That system has as its genius
free whisky.
a taxpayer inquiries OF you
Have not the American people paid
in sixty years over 800, ZOO. 600, 900 in
the hope of getting goods cheaper by
AMI by after the infants have attained
their maturity? What, my Republic
can brother, will you now do?'
The brother answers, Free whisky.
Has invention lone nothing for
us 2 asks the impoverished mechanic.
What DO you show us as the result Of
our American genius for century in
mechanics ?
The answer comes We tender you
the worm il the still, the finest in
vontion OF the devil. 1t may take
away your brains and impoverish
your families; but protection must
stand We offer you, untaxed, cheap,
free whisky
Another inquirer asks Why do
You not take the tax off my coat of
reversible nap
The answer comes Protection first,
but always free whisky.
An old lady OF West Virginia asks.
with anxiety Why must pay 60
cents in addition to every dollar for
the cIockery from which ! drink my
saasalras tea ?
All / says the protectionist, is not
whisky better than tea ?
a series OF questions and answers
might bo fired OFF in the following or
der
Are you going to allow that reduc-
tlon proposed by the Mills bill from
Il pc: cent. duty to 10 on carpets p
No, but We will repeal the tax on
cigarettes tor your Young boys, and
add free whisky
Won't you support that reduction
OF lo per cent. on cotton goods ?
No, but l would love to lower the
whisky tax.
Won't you reduce the tax on as
tor oil below 1911 PER cent-its pres
ent rate ?
No. l won't condeseeud to help
any body but those who want the cost
OF whisky reduced
Please help us reduce the tax on
cheap WOODEN cloth from 80 per cent.
to 80 per sent, on Mills rrocess-will
you not p
No. ! DO not want to engage in
anything else till l have taken the
tax Of 30 cents gallon from whisky
We are making last effort to re.
duco the duty on wool hats from II
per cent. Cheap hats. Won. You
help us
No. sir the Republican platform
doest ! say anything about cheap hats.
1t docs advocate taking tax from whis.
Ky, and stand by the platform?
The worsted goods for nv family is
taxed Is per cent. Help me pull that
dnwn to 40 Per cent, will you notT
No, sir let your worsted goods 90
to srass Whisky IS more than a dol.