The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-31
wa with monopolY axes!
The Iron Roor Robbers.

The Journal, having most miserahly
failed to produce any intelligent discus.
sion of the tariff question of its own, seeks
to supply the deficiency by an interview
with c. A. ScoTT, of the firm of ScoTr GO.
OF Cincinnati, iron roofers, in opposition
to Mr.. BYNUN. OF course ScoTr & Co.
want the tariff arranged so that thew can
make as much money as possible
out of the people of the country. Their
best way to accomplish it is to get
a high duty on tin plates, which are ex-
tensively used for roofing, thereby increas-
ing the cost of tin-roofng to such an ex-
tent that iron-rooting will take its place.
Tn-roofng is lighter, cheaper and better
for a ordinary uses than iron-roofng;
but these greedy manufacturers care moth
ing for the expense and inconvenience of
the people if they can force a market for
their expensive iron-roofng, and make
more money. They do not care that the
price OF all tinware OF every kind would
be greatly increased by this same added
tax. They have been trying TO secure
this outrageous legislation for years.
SCoTT * Co. and other iron-roofing firms
went before the tariff commission in 1882
and demanded an increased tax on tin
plates, and the commission recommended
it; but cOngress-republican senate, too
saw through the game and reduced the
tax instead OF increasing it.
Mr.. SooTT is reported as saying that his
firm was prevented from establishing
works here by the Mills bill. We do not
believe a word of it. The statement is of
the same stripe as the numerous threats OF
republican manufacturers to close their
shops ii CLEVELAND was elected four years
ago. He was elected, and the shops kept
open Just the same. 1t is the same old
style OF buldozing, but it doesn't work any
more Like those other "chestnuts" that
the negroes would be put back into
slavery" ''the rebel war debt would be
paid, etc, it has had its day. These men
from outside states seem to have an idea
that Hoosiers are all fools. and can be i'm
posed on by any kind of statements. They
are mistaken. If Mr.. SCoTT had read
the SENTINEL. which is the only Indianap-
oils paper that has had the nerve and hon.
esty to tell the people the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth, about
the tariff, he would have learned that
wages increased faster here under a low
tariff than under high tariff; and so did
wealth, and commerce, and every other
fruit OF prosperity.
Mr.. SCoTT's statement that 90 per cent.
of the farm products of this country are
consumed in the home market is false
hood, which has been exposed heretofore
in these columns. The tariff tract"
from which he got his information pub
lished by the bounty-fed manufacturers of
New England and Pennsylvania does not
say so. 1t claims that per cent. of all the
products OF the country are consumed
here, but the per cent. is raised more
than one third by protected mining and
manufacturing products, controlled by
trusts which refuse to exportat reasonable
profits. Whenever the home market is
glutted these people shut down their
mines and factories, throw their employees
out OF work. and wait till the demand
again raises the price of their products
Not much more than half of the staple
farm product of this country is CONSUMED
at home, and more than half of what is
consumed here is consumed by farmers.
Mr.. SooTT's talk about protection of far
mers from the pauper labor OF Canada
and other countries is idiotic as we'll as
untrue. Canadian labor is no cheaper
than our own. Our farmers now compete
with the 'pauper labor" of the wor in
ali our agricultural product that goes
abroad, and the price received abroad
fixes the price here. When farmer sells
his wheat he does not know whether it is
going to a foreign country or not. and be
gets the same price exactly, no matter i
where it goes. We do not care to follow
Mr. SCoTr farther His talk is a rehash
OF the hogwash which has been poured
over the state by the republican man
ayers. There are 10000 school BOYS in
Indiana who could recite it as glibly as
Mr. ScoTT does. We will add, however,
that as Mr.. SCoTr says he is going to pub
lish pamphlet, we would be glad TO re-
ceive copy. We will take great pleas
ure in reviewing it for him.
Down with monopoly taxes.