The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-20

In Chicago tonight
In this state Gov Palmer has during the
week addressed several monster meetings,
notably at Joliet on Tuesday night and ut
FreepOrt on Wednesday, at which latter
place II Is said at least 10000 people we're
In attendance-a tremendous meeting 10
be held In q republican stste't'). =.
One OF the greatest meetings ever held
in New York city was the great demo-
cratic business mems meeting, held on
Wall street on last Saturday afternoon
There we're $4,000 men In the procession,
Secretary Fairchild, Of the treasury, was
the first speaker, dwelling entirely on
financial topics. He was followed by
Speaker Carlisle. ....
On Monday last Mr.. Thurman published
his letter of acceptance--a short but pithy
document, In which he says he accepts
the nomination, because, as he says, ~ still
think whatever can properly do TO pro
mote the re election of President Cleve-
land, ought to do. His administration
has been marked by such Integrity, good
sense, manly courage and exalted patriot
ism that a just appreciation OF these hlgh
qualities seems TO call for his re election"
lie approves the st. Louis platform, and
ridicules the republican idea that man or
nation can I've made rich by taxation. The
necessity of reduction Of taxation Is so
apparent that no party dares to deny III;
but parties differ as 70 the mode OF doing
t. The democrats seek TO reduce taxes on
necessaries of life; the republicans, by
their tariff bill, increase them. "Can any
sensible man doubt as to where he should
stand in this controversy 2" he asks. Con
Guiding he says: Much Is said about the
competition Of American laborers with the
psuper labor of Europe, but does not every
man who look around him see and know
that an immense majority of the laborers
In America are not engaged In what are
called the projected industries? And as to
those who are employed In such Industries
Ii Is undeniable that the duties proposed
by the democratic measure called the Mills
bill, far exceed the difference between
American and European wages, and tina
therefore, II 1t were admitted that our
wOrkingmen can be protected by tamil
against cheaper labor, they would be fully
protected, and more than protected by III"
bill. Does not every welliDtormed man
know that the increase In price of home
manufacturers produced by high tariff
does not 90 into the pockets of laboriDg
men, but only tends 10 swell the profits OF
others? Il seems to me that, If tho policy
of the democratic party Is plainly pre-
sented, all must understand that we seek
to make the cost of living less, and at the
same time 10 increase the share OF the
man In the benefits of national
prosperity and growth"
Congress after running along In a fashion
for the past SIX weeks. nj no time having II
quorum In either house, on Thursday con
CURED in resolution to close this, the
longest session In history, to-day at noon,
adjOurning over to the first Monday In De
cember (3d). This will Of course prevent
vote on the senate tariff bill-which, by
the way, WAS never intended AS bona tide
measure, but only as a blind To deceive
the people into tine belief that republicans
really have an idea of tariff reform. Even
taking 1t as II stands, II indicates no inten'
ton of the party to really reduce the bur
dens of any of the body Of the people eX-
cept whisky drinkers; rather II was bill
which If enacted would increase the tariff
rate of taxation aud place the consumer
still further at the mercy of the manufac
turers There Is their so called reduction
on sugars" cut of one half they tell us,
Now, what Is the fact The bill takes the
duty off molasses, while II imposes duty
Of ia 70 &c a pound on refnei sugar. The
effect of this will be that the sugar reiiners
the sugar trust--wil cease importing
raw sugar and will if the senate bill be
comes a law, import molasses instead. This
viii enable them to greatly increase their
profit and yet make sugar no cheaper to the
consumer All saccharine matter Will
come in as molasses, free Of duty, ana the
whole amount of the tax collected, which
last year amounted 10 $5S,0O0,000, will be
lost to the treasury The sugar trust will
get the whole of this sos, 100000 and the
people will get nothing. Even the alleged
reduction on tobacco is a fraud, and the
bill would increase the tsx on leaf tobacco
at least S., 100000; and owing 70 a change
In the character of the duty common cigars
costing $40 per thousand, and paying now
$40 per thousand, which Is surely bign
enough. are increased to $52 so per thou
sand, while the duty on the finest cigars,
costing $3.50 per thousand, waich Is now
800, Is reduced to $52 so, exactly the same
as the cheapest article used by the labor
ing people. The duties on wool and man
features OF wool are increased 1900, 600,
upon the basis of importations during the
fiscal year 1887. The tariff taxes upon the
cheaper grades of shawls and WOODEN
cloths are increased to more than 100 per
cent, and the duties on knit goods for I'M
derwear, by change Of classification, In
creased in some cases to over $50 per cent
Cutlery, which now pays 80 per cent, Is by
q change OF classification and by the impo-
sition OF compound duties, made to pay
from 40 to 100 per cent, the highest rates
being imposed upon the lowest and cheap
est grades. In many instances, clothes
hosiery, collars and other articles are sub
jected by the senate bill to double the
rates of duty now provided by law, and In
every case the highest rates are placed up
on the lowest quality of goods; And this
Is tariff reform" bill! II Is simply
thinly disguised REIMBURSEMENT intensifyine
the injustice the people now complain Of
an oppression of the poor who can III aftort
TO pay these unnecessary taxes, and RELIEF
to the rich, who ought by all rules OF taxa
ton 10 be made 10 nav them because they