Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-09-29
POLITICAL sTRAw WIS FROM COMO
Pony" ON the Tariff More Votes for
Harrison Il Morton.
COMO, Sept. ~, 1888.

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| EDITOR TIMEs:-I was sitting in the poll.
ing place Of the Republican primary the
other day, and was very much pleased to
see that so many Of our foreign born resi-.
dents are Republicans, and more SO to hear
an old dyed.in-the. Democrat remark
that he could not vote the Democratic Pres
Dental ticket this Fall. 1 was still more
surprised from the fact that had heard him
say that he had voted for Van Baren in 1870
in the celebrated "Tippecanoe and Tyler
too" campaign. and for every Democratic
President since. His principal reason was
that they had got, as he put it, the tail on
the wrong end Of the dog and it will not
wag. At first the old gentleman said that he
believed he would not register, but when
reminded that he might like to vote for some
old friends on the county ticket, he concud,
ed to register so he could vote for a certain
tall editor, and perhaps for a Democrat or
two if they make any nominations. Sur.
prise number two came when another old
lime Democrat-one who has voted the
Democratic ticket in Dayton for twenty years
and never missed-coolly remarked that he
should not vote for Cleveland. l do not
know that either of these men will vote for
Harrison-they did not attempt to vote al
the Republican primary-but we may be
sure they will not vote for Cleveland, and
half loaf is better than no bread.
1t was with some amusement that read
in the Virginia Report a double loaded edi-
torial on Show the Laboring Men of Neva.
da Should Vote at the Coming Election"
That is very pertinent question at the
present time. He then, after giving the
wielders Of the pick and sledge the credit
Of having a modicum of brains under their
hats, says he believes that they will vote
with the Democratic party because the De.
mocracy is in favor of reduction of the
tariff upon the necessaries of life, and in
favor Of silver coinage. Are they1 Let US
see. In the Mills bill the tax on sugar is
68 per cent, over two cents per pound; in
other words every man who buys a dollars
worth of sugar under the Mills bill will pay
therefor one dollar and sixty eight cents.
Sugar is not considered luxury, at least
not in prosperous America, and is used alike
in the household Of the poor and the family
of the rich. And yet the Republicans in
Congress vainly strove TO secure reduction
Of one half of the duty on this article Of
universal consumption. Ninety one per cent.
Of the sugar used in this country is imported
and the duties on it amount to $4,000, 900
annually. But, says the President, Speaker
Carlisle and X. Q. Mills, sugar is raised in
the South and that is where we get our votes.
If they do not say it aloud they might just
as we'll, for all voters with "modicum OF
brains" under their hats SO understand it..
And yet the trio Of tariff reformers mention
ed above assure us that they are for the la.
boring man and are anxious that he should
save some six bits on suit of clothes while
he pays sexty-eight per cent. duty on the
sugar he buys, which is much larger item
in his household expenses than clothing.
Ouce more. On June 18th, 1873, the
proposition was made before Congress for
the repeal Of the tax on friction matches.
Matches paid tax which was drawn from
the people and put into the treasury So, 900,
900 year, three. hfths as much as all the
foreign wool which is brought into the
United States. Matches are an article of
prime necessity and universal consumption;
as necessary in the poor mans cabin as in
the rich mans palace, and when the vote
was taken to repeal that tax the Hon. Mr..
Carlisle, now Speaker of the House, voted
no. Mr.. Mills, Chairman OF the Reform ~
Committee of Ways and Means, voted no
against the repeal Of that tax. And these
men are the leaders OF the tariff reform
party of to-day. The tax was not repealed
at that time. The reform Democrats block.
ed the wheel. 1t came up again in 1882,
and again Mr.. Carlisle, Of Kentucky, and
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, voted no. 1t passed
the House that time and went to the Senate,
and there the Senator who stood and opposed
it was Mr.. Bayard, Of Delaware. now Sec.
rotary Of State. He voted no. Now, read.
err, those are facts, historical and undeniable,
and leave it for you to say whether the
Democrats or Republicans are responsible
for the taxes you pay on the necessaries Of
life.
Silver! presume that the aforesaid ed
itorial in the Report was written before the
editor had seen either of the letters of &C.
ceptance. l also presume that the voters Of
Nevada have read those letters and the plat,
forms Of both parties, and need no coaching
from said editor or from your humble servant
Pony.
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