The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-13
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Why, before your Ottawa buyer makes You

price on your grain, he telegraphs to Chi.
cago to learn what the price Is there. Before
the Chicago buyer telegraphs your Ottawa
man, he has received the cablegram an.
nouncing the price Of grain in Liverpool, the
great grain mart Of the world. He makes
his Chicago price as much less than the price
at Liverpool as the cost Of shipping to Liv-
erpool amounts to, and gives Q price to the
Ottawa buyer, less his profit and the freight
to Chicago. What does the farmer get?
Oh, protection. This measure was passed in
1872, and the tariff placed on cereals to ap-
pease the western farmer, and pull the wool
over his eyes. Why. when it was pending,
John A. Logan, then representative in con,
gress, arose and said: "Mr. Speaker, If we
are about to place tariff on grain, l move
you that a tariff Of rs cents ad valorem be
placed upon every pound Of air that circu-
lates through this chamber" That's what
John A. Logan thought Of this imposition
upon the farmers. Sunset Cox said "Mr.
Speaker move you that tariff be placed
upon alligators, which are an infant industry
Of Florida" Our republican friends tell
you that 1t isn't the consumer that pays the
tax, but the importer and the manufacturer.
Well, II they pay it, why do the manufae-
turers kick so hard to keep it upf No, it's
the consumer who pays 1t, first, last and all
the time. The importer pays it first, the
jobber who buys of him pays it whom he
gets the goods, the retail dealer pays it when
they pass into his hands. and, last, tho con-
sumner pays 1t when he buys of the retailer.
Perhaps you don't believe me! Let Us have
some good::republican authority. When the
news came that tho city Of Chicago wM in
ashes, and one hundred thousand people
homeless and starving on the streets. John
A. Logan arose and moved that duties b
suspended upon al building material 70 be
used IN the city Of Chicago for the space Of
one year. Tho lumber kings Of Michigan
came down in palace car, and lumber was
excepted. II the importer pays the tax,
for the shivering thousands Of that chill
October nights The republicans will give
you free whisky, but, that they might be
known as the "Party of High Moral Ideas"
the Bcutelle resolution was tackled to their
platform as an appendix. 1t was deathbed
confession, that will be of no avail.
Mr.. Stevenson was greeted with frequent
and hearty applause throughout his entire
address, which covered almost two hours.
IN THE EVENING.
By seven o'clock the principal streets were
fairly packed with moving stream of
humanity, whose numbers we're estimated at
from seven to ten thousand people, many Of
whom were from the surrounding towns and
cities. The torchlight procession began
forming on Court street at seven O. clock, and
moved down Madison to Clinton, where the
line of march was taken up, completed at 9
o'clock, sfter long wait for delayed train,
by the arrival Of the Streator delegation on
special train. From Clinton street the
procession moved through the principal
streets Of the city, and numbered nearly two
thousand men in line. or these four hum
bred were from Streater, the balance from
Mendoza, Earlville, Grand Ridge, Marseilles,
La Sale and FIVE hundred from this city.
The feature of the parade was the marching
and drilling of the Jeffersonisn Club of this
city, the members Of which covered them.
selves with glory. They looked very fine
In the SUITS and their drill, during the long
wait for the Streator crowd. was loudly APP
plauded.
The chief speech Of the evening took
place at Turn Hall, where W. S. Forrest Of
of Chicago, delivered q most mastery ad-
dress on the tariff and wsges. Unquestion-
ably it was not only the best, but the only
scientific presentation Of that question that
has been made in this city. 1t was exhaus-
tive, showing that the tariff had nothing to
do with the rate of wages unless it be to re-
duce them. We have had higher wages in
America than in Europe from the day the
May flower landed off Plymouth Rock until
this day, and that too when we were colo
MES with absolute free trade, and since we
become nation, under both high and low
tariffs He showed by proofs that cannot be
denied, that wages depend on (I supply and
demand (2) its efficiency. and (3) the
strength of the labor unions. These things
make wages high-nothing else. 1t is to be
regretted that the bulk of the people remain
ed outside, for so superb an effort ought to
have been head by every laboring man in
the country. The FREE TRADER hopes in
another issue to print some portions of that
speech, which was the ablest effort ON that
subject we have ever heard or read.
In the park were gathered at least $500
people. Both Nessrs. Hynes and Duncan
were compelled to cancel their engagements,
but the crowd was entertained and instruct.
by Messrs. E. S. Browne, John F. Madden,
Geo. W. W. Blake, Mr.. Lodge of Piatt Co.,
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