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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-10-20
I'M WHAT 20 THEY WANTq

Tho Repu o1ican Party Simply an OBJ
struetiou To the Ends Of Good Govern
menx-
What do the Republicans of the Senate
want with regard to the taritfs They re-
ject the Mills bill, but they apparently have
nothing To offer i'll its place. They are
simply 9, party Of obstruction, as they were
in connection with the fisheries treaty,
which they rejected without Offering any
thing to take its place-so Leaving tho
American fisherman totally at Che mercy OF
Canadians and venturing not the slightest
proposition for his rights or the honor Of
the flag.
What do they want2 Very evidently they
don't want any just Democratic measure,
because that would help the Democratic
party in this campaign. But they have no
measure 10 take its place. They can't agree
one with another as to what ought to DC
done. They are united only as to the mat
ter of what ought not to be done, Weeks have
elapsed since the Mills bill was presented
for their respectful consideration, ana they
are as much in the dark as they We're at the
beginning OF their reflections. OF course
the Congress is but a slight tax on the great
public, but there is no real necessity for a
perpetual Congress. Why don't they do
what they want to do, if they know what
that is, and so permit Congress to adjourna
The Republican party is the party of COW
ards, says the New York Graphic. Its lead
ers have been put in hole through the
courage Of President Cleveland, and they
don't know how to climb out of it. The Re-
publican Senate is as to Its majority body
of obstruction. It is the American Lords
against the American Commons. 1t is STU
pid, willfui and malicious, and it lives for
last year rather than for this and the next
year. What do the majority Of the Senate
want2 They do not dare to say they arc
against d. reform Of the war tariff. The Dem
ocratic House has declared fer reform, but
they will not accept its policy Of reformar
ton, and at the same time they have no pol
icy Of their own.
It seems unreasonable. The dog in the
manger may not have been SO utterly bad
dog after all, because he may have had
human criterion to go by.
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THE WAGE QUESTION.

Some of the Causes Affecting the Rate oE
Pay for Laber.
The sole basis Of the Republican elai,z
that high tariffs make high wages IS t}ss
fact that the wages are higher III this cou'l-
try than in England.
Against the absurd deduction from tsaR
fact let the intelligent working-nen, says
the New York World, weigh these othor ga
contcstahlo facts:
/. Wages have always haen higher ny
broad and free new country than III tn ,e5
oppressed and ovescrowded coun:r 'S'
Europe They were twice as high her. e ,gi
England before the revolution Of 1919. Il y
have always been relatively as nlns ,s,a
as they are now, alike under no ia ~, ..,,,
tariffs ana high tariffs. 49,
2. TIE rate of wages il, the same ind,e.--
tries differs as mach in different cities ana
States of the Union as it does between sht,
country and England.
8. Mr.. Blaine, when Secretary OF STATE,
certified to the fact, established by Statistics
that undoubtedly the inequalities ia the
wages Of English and American operatives
are more than equaled by the greater eff
ciency Of the latter and their lcnger hours
Of labor"
i. The wages in free trade England sec
as much higher than they are ii, any pss,-
tectionist country in Europe as wages loezvs
ere higher than in England Mr., Crawford,
Cur correspondent lately in that counsry,
says that 1.-The dregs Of the labor markets Of
Europe find their way to England" They
go because wages are higher there. Frsma
protected Germany and Russia the ur,tl.:r-
paid artisans flock to England as Engiish.
men come here.
5. Wherever labor organizations pre4asz
1,.,ro 1nn ia n.y.
Wherever labor is unorganized or labor ia
plentiful wages are low. The tariff is Esss
erless to prevent these inequalities, nor Or
the low wages in one place pull down tkss
high wages in another.
6. The real competition with American
wake-workers comes fso1n immigration
Labor is on the free list
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An Eaitor In Congress.

When an editor is put into place where
he can do some active work he does not
generally allow the opportunity to pass by
unnot;ced. Take the case of Amos j..
Cummings, editor of the New York Eoen1n0
Sun. as an example. He is Congressman
also, and it may be said that he makes an
exceedingly lively Congressman. He boils
down his speeches to the length OF an
ordinary editorial, but into the short space
he condenses heaps Of practical sense. Re-
Gently he delivered a speech on England's
greed propensities, likening that Nation
to the octopus. He commenced his address
in this amusing way: "Mr. Speaker, ask
this House to assume that the clerk has
lust read for the benefit of this House
Victor Hugo's description Of the devl-hsh
in the sToilers of the Sea- Assuming that
to be done, sir, and that the House has the
matter now in mind, let me say that En-
gland is the gigantic devil fish Of the nine
teeth century"
Naturally there were great roars Of
laughter over this ingenious Introduction.
Then he went on and fairly mopped the
floor Of the House with the hide Of the Brit
ish lion. He appealed to the patriotism Of
the American Nation. He praised the re
talistory message Of the President. BE
urged that partisan feeling be put aside il
the desire to support the Chief Executive
He concluded his speech in these words,
"Let both political parties unite in strength
ening the hands Of patriotic Executive
and in filing the demands Of . great ano
Justly indignant Nation. Give the Presiden'
power to lop OF an arm of this deyll-tish
Let h1m seize this OPP tnnity to hamstrin&
the British Hon, and as the measly skinned
best g & 81. 8 a !! s ha ss5s
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Lying to tho Farmers.

Foraker has the gall to tell the farmers
that tariff has given them "better price for
their lands and their crops" and "less cost
for practically all they may have occasion to
buy" No man with conscience, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, would tell lie like
this even to gain the Presidency.
Here are the highest prices paid in New
York for the principal farm products in
1880 dow tariff) and 1885 lhigh tariff). Let
the farmers study this table. and ask them.
selves how they are benefited by the mo
nopoly tariff:
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L~AROn'S BEST FRIEND.
Edwin G. Ss:n6tor.l Talks IN Favor o1 tho
Mills Bill,

"We are about as near to pauper labor
as we can ever get unless we descend to
monarchy and it's evils" said Nj. Edwin G..
Sanford, of the large wool-hat firm ct
Glover Sanford e. Sons to {. New York
Herald representative.
"Certainly thit can't be laid to thc Mills
BILL" your correspondent said.
1.-The Mills bill would start NJ the idle
mills, because with free materials we could
supply the better, finer qualities OF cloths
which are now imported We have skill
and machinery to make the best, the very
best goods. just fling orders for $50, 000.0tD
worth of goods to QUIZ manufacturers, after
they have wool without duty Oh it, and see
how quickly the sitylation will change. At
present French and English mills and for
eign labor are taking tho $50, N0,oCO away
from US and out wage earners. For one: 1
want to sec that money remain here.
"If we can have free foreign woods we
can make better and cheaper goods, ali OF
which will inure to the benefit Of the pur-
chaser and consumer. The better and
cheaper tbs product the larger the demand.
The larger tie demand the more work and
steadier wages for our workmen. AS our
Republican champions said four years ago,
we are engaged in battle Cor industrial
freedom. We stall secure it as surely as
our fathers secured human freedom. a
mighty host is in the light. Public opinion
is arou sed, and that never marches back
ward Economic reforms spring into life
like the famous grain Of wheat that had
been wrapped in the shroud Of the Egyp-
tian mummy.
ga very excess Of wrong brings forth
right. Rancorous partisan cowardicc, cow
erng under the party lash, can not reta:d
the nevitable--which is emancipation from
commercial letters. We raise 265,00e, 000
pounds Of wool in this country; We use
nearly 6Oo,0c0,ooo pounds. Why should we
pay heavy duty on the three hundred and
odd million pounds we don't raise? If we
can't grow the extra quantity needed, and
must have it, il We are to supply our home
demand even, why should we not have it as
chcapiy as possihle2 We use between 5000
and 6,0oo pounds Of wool a day in our mills
But You DONE suppose anybody is benefited
because we are compelled to use the MAJ
terial that is least suitable for our product
It is a false theory and d very serious Ma
tional policy which forces trade into chan
nels in opposition to natural laws, and the
-j,:x, 70 9TH
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1860. 1885.

ION the free list in 1850
And the cost Of the fdutiable article that
the farmer buys is enhanced 47ycents on,
everyd dollar by ii &c ); e 49,
Doesn't Cover
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-10-20
TIE SENATE BILL.

Document of EMISSIONS and in Many
Points a Confession of Democratic WIS
dom in Advocating Tariff Reform.
We have the Senate bill at last, and in its
syasions, false pretenses, bargains and cor
suptiops it is without q parallel in our
economic history.
For look at It'll here is Nation stagger-
ng under war burden multiplied 1--WE
times by the greed and cupidity Of capital
SITS whose interests are protected at che ex-
pense Of til: people.
il is proposed to reduce the revenues OF
the Government $751; G0, 600.
Democrats insist that this be done 80 as
70 reduce the burden of taxation at the same
lime. They propose to do this by reducing
taxes on articles entering into manufactured
products and which multiply themselves
i've fold.
The total reduction Of the tariff on imports
by the Mills bill is, in round numbers, $780,
100000, one-hfth sugar.
OF the remaining $40, 5000 it is safe to
say the manufacturers collect 100000, 600
% the S4o,Q0O,0oO which so TO the Govern
nent
The sugar tax is almost as lnucha revenue
AK as the tax on tobacco. The Democratic
dill therefore reduces the taxes after this
! fashion:
Internal taxes. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s2,,Nootm
Sugar tax. 1a! Peg ooo
Manufacturers, 1r,lint les, ,.,... 1000 .0.OSC
Total tax relief sss:Ij. e0t0O0
Mfr. Allison's explanation suggests the
following tabulated statement Of the reduc-
lion Of taxation .hy the Senate bill:
Internal taxes So. -, upuUJU
Cologne, etc. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. b.toOQJC
l,rotectiFe dut ....-......'..'' a,oso, ~
Manufacturers Oouuties ............. &0.CO0,0JG
lotai '.--...'.. 80. '...&so,VV''oo'
IL other words, the Democrats consider
first the tax payers; the Republicans pro-
tect those who arc contributing of their
'fat'' for the el ection OF Harrison.
1t will be notced that tho reduction OF
reyenue is the same in each case, the Re-
public;tns thus coufessing that the revenues
are redundant and excessive: that e. sur
plus does exist, and should be reduced.
But. says The Louisville C0u3ier-Jon'n0',
they propose to reduce the revenues and
continue 10 tbs utmost the robbery Of the
consumer under the forms of law.
BY the adoption Of the Mills bill the indi-
rect taxes collected BY Carnegie and Jones,
by the steel rail trusts and all other trusts,
are reduced S2Goo, 100000
BY the seuate bill they are reduced, at ii
high estimate, ;&lG01,Oo0.
The people Will have 10 difficulty LII de-
Gliding between these two bills.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-25
Big Tax Dodgers.

II the owners of real estate do not pay full
value for their property, 1t Is wrong 70 tax
banks to the full value of their capital and
surplus.-Cotun'btd Register.
We think the files OF the Columbia Register
will show that that paper has published col
nmns ofeditorials urging that farmers be made
to assess their lands and mules at higher fig
ures-and all this at time when O majority
OF the banks are supposed to have been the
greatest tax-dodgers within the bounds OF
the State. Never q word do we remember TO
have seen IN that paper, urging proper as
sessment Of the banks or other capitalists OF
The country. The above quoted sentence
speaks for itself
We take no stock IN the plan OF the cam
paign which Tillman inaugurated some two
or three years ago, but for all that we believe
the farmers are not without their grievances.
We further believe that capitalists are not in
need OF defenders. AS between the people
and the capitalists-bond holders and bank
ers-has any paper in Columbia or Charleston
even taken the side of the people? Have
corporations, Londholders and bankers ever
been without newspaper defenders?
We shall watch with interest to see If our
State officers enforce the law Us to the assess
LnSut Oh tue DdnhS, anu We Snall uOIe Will ho
less interest the fact as to whether the banks
can carry out their open and published threat
to dodge proper assessment. Was any sim
liar declaration ever made by the bankers of
any other metropolitan city than Charleston,
which has two State Senators7 Is any other
city In this union allowed double the number
Of Senators that are appointed to other Dis
trictsP Will any man answer?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-25

"Teemer," "Clarion," "Rattler," and
"Lorne" rank among the nobbiest cuff, and
with them you should use our Patent Cuff
Holder. Smith & Son.
White Brothers would call the attention OF
gentlemen to their stock OF ready made
clothing, spring hats, both felt and straw,
handsome scarfs and ties and furnishing
goods generally. Their stock OF shoes for
spring and summer wear was never better. If
Don't smoke mean cigrrs, when you can get
good ones, for the same price, at Speeds drug
store.
Columbia axle oil, put up in neat cans, with
screw tops and spouts for sale Mt Speeds drug
store.
Ladies' hand made low quarter South Caro-
lima Penltentiary make shoes ut P. Rosenberg
& Co.
All parts of Harness sold separately, to suit
customers. Hand-mape. j. 5. Hammond q
Co.
South Carolina Penitentiary made, in mems
low quarter, ladies low quarter and all styles
of chrildren shoes at P. Rosenberg Co.
Children South Carolina Penitentiary made
shoes at P. Rosenberg Co.
Gents low quarter shoes penitentiary made
at p. Rosenberg & Co.
Old ladies shoes South Carolina Penitentiary
made at P. Rosenberg Co.
If you want good pair Of old ladies shoes.
Call and get pair of South Carolina Peni-
tentiary make from p. Rosenberg & Co.
A nobby. line Of straw hats. Call and get
one P. Rosenber & Co.
Plated bosom shirts laundried and unlaun-
dried. P. Rosenberg & Co.
Plated bosom shirts! plated bos ON shirts
The latest styles. P. Rosenberg & Co.
A large and we'll selected stock Of gents
half hose. p. Rosenberg Co.
Straw hats! straw hats !! Don't fail to get
one from p. Rosenberg Co.
For nice spring hat COLL on P. Rosenberg
& Co.
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HoneR Pnfh Tanics.

HoNEA PATH, s. c., April 23rd, 1888.
The rain and hail last Thursday evening
has been packed so hard, that farmers who
have planted cotton will find some difficulty
III getting stand.
The continued rains have kept the farmers
behind with their work, but they are getting
Mr.. Mr. Jesse Brock Of Due West lost a fine
mule last week, from the effect OF "Rough on
Rats" People should be very careful with
poison.
Mr.. l.. A. Brock has bought O new buggy
What next!
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Sherrod
Latimer will be glad to know their child
there Is hopes Of Its recovery now.
Mrs. l.. A. Branyon after u long illness died
yesterday evening. She was woman OF
many noble qualities and consistent mem; EN-;
be preached this afternoon from the Barkers
Creek church.
Mr.. W. W. Dodson, of Donalds, who has
been attending college in Baltimore, returned
home last Saturday full fedged NJ. D. DR..
Dodson stood high in all his classes and holds
q Diploma from one among the best medical
colleges in the United States. we wish him
Miss Kittie Thomas, after O weeks visit
home is back at school again.
Messrs. G. L. Burts and M. E. Burts are very
Mr. L. 4. Brock and Master Clarence Brock
went up to Anderson Saturday to hear Rev
Sam Jones lecture.
Married on the 18th inst. by Rev. NJ. McGee
Miss Hannah Moorehead OF Belton to Mr.
Jesse Kay Of Honea Path.
Married on Sunday 18th inst. by Rev. D. w
Hiott, Mrs. Fannie Greer to Mr.. Newt Greer
Rev. r. w. Burts went to Atlanta last week
to have his eyes operated on. He did not gel
to see the noted occulist, DR.. Calhoun, and
thinks of going back soon. We hope there
can be something done to help his eye sight
He preached very touching sermon =, at
Broadmouth yesterday. CALLY.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-25

In politics our motto is Tariff Reform. In
drugs, lowest prices and purest goods. Best
Patent Medicines, purest Drugs for Prescrip
ton work, Paints, Oils, &c. Garden Seeds
School Books, and all specialtles of the drug
trade. j. b. Franks, Lowndesyille, S. G.
March 90, 1888, 12m.
The celebrated "W. l.. Douglas S3 Shoe,
also full line of his other advertised goods
may be found at White Brothers, agents. 3-It
The largest stock of boys clothing ever
brought to this market which will be sold
cheap. p Rosenberg 4 Co.
German worsted suits hice for young men.
p. Rosenberg & co.
Don't fail to examine our stock OF clothing
and gents furnishing goods. +. Rosenberg q
Co.
Patterns! Patterns! Having accepted the
agency for the Universal Fashion Company
OF New York, we have on st1le full a. assert; IT.
ment OF patterns, specially for ladies and
children's wear. The styles are the latest and
best, and prices reasonable. A beautiful fash
ion plate and album Of fashions always on
our counters for inspection. Catalogues glad
BY furnished on application. Smith & Son.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-25
An Abbeyille Mans Prosperity.

Mr.. L. c. Ligon, once printer in the Press
and Banner office Is now q prosperous editor
in Aiken. His many friends In Abbeville
will be glad to know Of his realizing the sue
cess which he so justly merits. He and his
partner have lately added supreb press
to their already large outfit Of printing ma
teral. Here Is description Of the press, as
taken from recent number Of the Journal
and Reuie,O:
Last week the office of this paper was re-
moved to the building next to the post office,
on Park Avenue. The move was made neces-
sary by the introduction Of Il new power press
and the increased business of the paper and
job printing departments.
When everything Is finally arranged. we
will have as pleasant an office as could be
wished for. From the front you enter the
office which is partitioned off from the com
posing room, making easy place for the
transaction of the business OF the paper.
TILE COMPOSING ROOM.
This is room about is feet wide, by 30 feet
deep. It Is well lighted on the east by four
large windows. Plenty of light Is an impor-
tant factor In composing room. Six frames
two large cabinets. We have recently added
several fronts Of large wood type for poster
work. and our job office is now second to none
new Sanborn paper cutter occupies one corner
and the three imposing stones take up the
center OF the room, at the same time nothing
is crowded, and everything is arranged for
convenience.
THE PRESS ROOM.
AT the further end of the composing room
you go through door to the press room,
which is also OF ample SIZE The first thing
that strikes the eye Is our new power press.
The room also contains the job and proof
presses, the bundles of white paper on which
the Journal and Review Is printed, and To-
oilites for washing up, etc.
THE NEW PRESS.
On our first page wo give a picture of our
new press, but to really appreciate its proper
tions, and almost human intelligence, 1t
should be seen at work. 1t is Hoe press,
which Is q guarantee OF It's quality, and does
splended work. 1t Is geared to run by steam
power, but at preasent, 1t Will be turned by
hand. It's huge machine weighing over
6,000 pounds. and yet 1t runs almost noislessly
aud turns Off the papers at about four times
the speed of our other press.
Our friends are cordially invited to come
in and Inspect the press and our new office.
OUR HAND PRESS.
Our Washington hand press that has so long
and faithfully printed the Journal and Re-
view has been put TO one side, supplanted
by O more modern machine. It wears look
of mournful reproach and were not editors O
practical crowd, it would draw tears from our
eyes.
But the day Of the hand press is past. II
has done Its share In the great progress of the
Indeed; but In these days, when time is dou-
BILE refined gold, it Is entirely too slow. .Onr
old press has our tire respect: 1t has been
steadfast and true, and in It's declining years
we know II will serve its future owner as
faithfully as 1t has US.
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Mount CarmeI's Contribution.

Mt. CARMEL, S. c., April q, 1883.
Mr.. c. v. Hammond filled the appointment
at this place last Sabbath for Rev. S. ]. Be-
thea, who on account OF the protracted illness
Of his wife was not permitted to meet with US
Miss Nora Hammond Is on visit to rela
tives in Mt. Carmel.
Mr.. p. s. Rutledge Is once moro riding Mi
circuit visiting relatives and friends of by
gone days.
Mrs j. +. Boykln Is resting more comforta
bly, and tits hoped will soon be we'll
Quite number of our people visited An
derson to hear Rev. Sam Jones lecture Some
were pleased, while others did not like his pc
cullar style.
Mr. Charley Lyon had the misfortune tc
lose fine mule last week.
1t seems that ]. w. Morrah is going into the
stove buSiness-if so and he wishes TO succeed
he should advertise in the Press and Banner
Mr. T. G. Bakers new picket fence is very
ornamental and Is great Improvement tc
his property. l am glad to see many Of oul
people arc fencing in their yards.
Miss Surrila Smith has returned to heI
her home after long absence. Her sunny
face and bright smiles are missed when she Is
We had the pleasure of greeting our hand
some and genial friend Mr.. John Frank Har.
he had M been with the ladies for he he had beau
tiful rose bud, and when we last saw him hi
was pressing 1t close TO his heart. He surely
don't know the language OF that bud or NJ
would have given it to that other gentleman
Mr.. Josh Jones OF Tennessee Is here on Q
visit to his brother Mr.. B. /. Jones.
Rev. Cothran (colored) lost his horse yester
day. This Is q heavy loss.
Mr.. g. Cade as usual Is stirring himself ir
behalf of our unfinished churches. This /.
very pralseworthy indeed, and all we have tc
say Is that when he settles down on anything
1t is certain Of success.
The weather has been cool nights ant
mornings, unfavorable to all vegetation, bu
Is warmer to-day.
Our farmers are pushing to catch up. some
have finished planting while many have moi
begun rs yet.
The present schedule does not suit the trav
cling public. nor the stations along the line
We think one train down in the morning
and one up In the afternoon would better suit
the convenience of the people.
Mr.. ]. w Boyd can tell you how to hive
bees. If he can get hold Of certain Kinds o.
leaves he can put the bees entirely under his
control; every. person who has bees shonlc
| ask him about 1t. vi.