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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20
THE LABoRlNG MEN.
Facts Showing That They Are Taxed for
Every Thing They Buy.

Facts Showing That They Are Taxed for
Every Thing They Buy.
The prohibitory tariffites have sue
ceeded in maintaining for long time
the law which has worked such evil to
the wage-workers of the land. The peo-
pie during the past few years have been
studying the tariff question and learn
ing how unjust and oppressive its pro-
visions have been towards them. They
have found that few people have
been receiving the benefits therefrom,
while they, the great mass of people,
have been struggling in vain for their
rights. The wage-workers have found
themselves unprotected and at the
mercy of an oppressive law. They
have found that they have received no
benefits from it's working, but to the
contrary they have been and are to-
day bearing the full burden of heavy
taxation. For instance. for every dol
lars worth of cotton thread the women
buys she pays So per cent. protection;
for every dollars's worth of cotton
cloth, As per cent for every dollars
worth of cotton damask or cotton
velvet. 40 per cent The wife, when
putting up her fruit, for every dollars
worth of fruit jars pays Sc per cent.
When the children attend school in
order to gain a common education
writing is one of the essentials and
they are forced to pay for every dol
lars worth of ink, 20 cents for the ink
and 80 cents for protection. For every
dollars worth of tinware that goes into
the house the good wife pays So cents
for the ware and As cents tax. The
farmer, the teamster and every man
who owns horse is compelled to keep
him shod and when in doing SO he
buys dollars worth Of shoes he pays
IS cents for shoes and 81 cents for pro-
lection. In putting the shoes on he
pays for every dollars worth of nails.
"a cents for the nails and 76 cents for
protection, over three times the cost of
the nails besides having them driven
by highly protected hammer.
As Senator Thurman truthfully said
in his speech, the farmer or laboring-
man is taxed for every thing he wears,
from the top of his head to the.soles of
his feet The wage-workers. the
farmers and the mechanics are all
asked to continue an unreasonable and
burdensome tax upon themselves.
Down with such unjust taxation. -
Cleveland PLAIN Dealer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20
HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION.
An Operator Makes One of His Subjecta
Turn Thief and Burglar.


Turn Thief and Burglar.
May one who is free from vicious
tenden ,ies be made to commit q crime,
while hypnotized, which he or she.
with full command Of faculties, would
regard with abhorrencep Experiments
both here and abroad have abundantly
illustrated the wonderful power pos
sessed by the operator over his sub
iect; the latter wholly subordinating
his will-acting, speaking, and. to all
appearances, even thinking and seeing
as directed. A recent investigator,
M. w. A. Croffut, would seem to have
gone step further on the road to
practical accomplishment by inducing
his subject to actually rob q house; q
'pre.arrangement, of course, the agent.
however, having no knowledge Of this
This agent, whom Mr.. Croffut de-
scribes, in a recent paper, as of known
probity. set out, while in hypnotic
state, to rob a neighboring house,
which, together with the means
of entrance, was fully de-
scribed to him; being told
that a heap of gold was to be found in
q certain apartment. The operators
assistant accompanying him declares
that, after gathering up the imaginary
treasure and putting it in the bag pro-
vided him, the subject proceeded to
purloin other articles, SO thoroughly
aroused was his cupfdity. and getting
safely out evinced an inclination to fly
with the treasure instead of returning
and dividing with the operator, as was
agreed. Another subject, under similar
influence, took pistol, supposed to be
but not really loaded. and. aiming it
at his heart, as directed, pulled the
trigger. II from these and similar
Investigations it should become APP
parent that all manner of real crimes
may be committed by innocent per-
sons while in this hypnotic or
mesmeric condition, and If the
vicious, having such power as that
evidently possessed by Mr.. Croffut and
others, should actually employ the UNI
suspecting and unsupported as their
agents. how would society protect
itselfp How could the innocent agents
be distinguished from those not under
such influence, but setting up the claim
when caught only to avoid punish-
mentp A really honest clerk. with
the keys Of his employers office and
safe in his possession. might be made.
should he fall under such influence
to commit q burglary; the heir to an
estate might be induced to kill him
self; trustworthy servant to commit
murder or arson.
These are interesting psychological
questions; questions. II may be said,
which are by no means beneath the
dignity Of science to inquire into
Scientific A,asvicGss.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20
NOTE THE CONTRAST.

What the Democrats Favor, and What
the Republicans Want.
Democrats: We favor cheaper Bibles.
Republicans: We favor free whisky.
Democrats: Give us free wool.
Republicans: Give us free whisky.
Democrats: We favor free raw ma
terial.
Republicans: We favor free whisky.
Democrats: Give the builders free
laths and free shingles.
Republicans: Give the builders free
whisky.
Democrats: We favor free salt.
Republicans: We favor free whisky.
Republicans: We favor the entire re-
peal of the internal revenue laws rath-
err than surrender any part of our pro-
tective system.
Democrats: We favor reducing the
price on tinware by admitting tin free.
Democrats: We propose to take off
the tax of rs per cent. on curled hair
for mattresses.
Democrats: We favor reducing the
tariff on sugar 20 per cent, and thus
break up the trust that is robbing the
people.
Democrats: We propose to revise
the tariff, reduce the profits of trusts
and make wool, salt and lumber free.
Democrats: We propose to reduce
the tax on steel rails from 81 to 81
per ton, and thus reduce the profits OF
the trust.
Republicans: We favor the entire
repeal of the internal revenue tax rath-
er than surrender any part Of the pro-
tective system. ~
Democrats: We propose to guard the
farmers interests against fraud by
maintaining the internal revenue tax
on oleomargarine.
Democrats: We propose to reduce
the tax on dollars worth OF starch
from 80 to Al cents, and reduce the
profits of the starch trust.
Democrats: We propose to compel
the pottery trust to reduce the price on
SO worth OF pottery 81. 80 by reducing
the tariff from $3.50 to 81.
Democrats: We propose to furnish
carpenters and blacksmiths with cheap.
er tools and made in America, by re.
ducing the tax on hammers from 16 to
10 per cent, on saws from 40 to so pei
cent, and on anvils from 81 to Is per
cent
Republicans: We favor the entire
repeal of the internal revenue law
rather than surrender any part OF the
protective system.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20
THE FARMERS BURDEN.
How the Agricultural Glass Is Robbed by
the Existing Tariff.

now the Agricultural CIaSS 1S ISODU0u Dy
the Existing Tariff.
Some time ago Senator James K
Jones asked Hon. G. r. Breckenridge,
of the House Ways and Means Com
mittee, to prepare for Hon. w. L.
Terry, of Little Rock, statement of
the amount of tariff on bill of goods
bought by representative farmer. In
reply. Mr., Breckipridge furnished an
exhibit based on actual transactions
between Mr.. r. NJ. Knox, merchant of
Pine Bluff, Ark, and Mr.. DIV. Branch,
farmer, who bought the goods. Mr..
Breckenridge explains that .'this is
calculated upon the basis of copy from
the books of Mr.. Knox, and upon the
rate of taxes actually paid upon COM
peting articles at the ports as
provided by law" We subjoin the
bill as appearing on Mr.. Knox's books:
Thrift on
Jlsz each
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20

position IN Egypt He was an officer
in the rebel army.
They appointed James L. Orr, OF
South Carolina, Minister to Russia.
He was an officer in the rebel army
and a leading secessionist.
They appointed Colonel Northrup. of
South Carolina, United States District
Attorney. He was an officer in the
rebel army.
They appointed Major Morphis. q.
S. Marshal. He was distinguished
officer and scout in General Lees COM
mand.
They appointed G. w. Hunt United
States Marshal He was rebel officer
in General Hardy's command.
They appointed Thomas Walter, q.
S. District Attorney of Mississippi.
He was rebel officer in General Long
street. command.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20
MR.. cLEvELAnD.s LETTER.


What Some Of the Leading Papers Of the
Country Say About 1t.
New York Times Qnd.): We are deeply mis-
taken as to the spirit OF the American people
II this letter does not command general re-
spect and secure the adhesion TO it OF many
voters whose minds have been hitherto unde-
eided.
Pittsburgh Post: The letter as whole Is q
strong document It is clear. sharp and
torcible. Not too prolix nor unnecessarily
abbreviated. It will rank with Mr. Cieveland's
other utterances as fearless, able and char
acteristic production There Is no effort to
dodge any thing.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Those who have long
predicted that C1eveland's letter would exhibit
retreat from the doctrine OF his last annual
message will be sorely disappointed. Those
who have hoped that it would recede not an
inch from the ground then taken will be pro-
foundly pleased. There Is no shadow of waver-
ing. no suspicion OF weakness, in its whole con-
tents.
New York Herald: Mr.. Cleveland might have
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20

years between 1870 and 1880 nine hun
dred of the former factory owners
have been crowded out of the ranks of
the self-employed into the ranks OF
wage-workers. or hirelings, and the
employed capital has decreased by
two and three-quarter millions of dol
lars. During this same period the
population of the country increased %
per cent, while the number Of hands
employed only increased 8 per cent.
The number ekspindles have decreased
by more than one million and the
wages have decreased S38 per year
per person employed.
In 1870 $26, S77, 675 were paid in wages
to 80.053 operatives; but in 1880, just
ten years later, Sc, 504 operatives were
obliged to be content with but S25, $780,
1872 in wages-more than one million
dollars less, while the number of oper-
atives had been increased by more
than 6,O00-And at the same time the
value of this product had increased
one million dollars. That is to say,
while the manufacturers received as a
result of the tariff one million dollars
more for the product of their mills,
the operatives of the looms and spind-
lers have had their wages reduced
more than a million dollars in the ag-
gregate. or about $38 per head. Who
in. this case is protected by the tariff?
-Mila0dukee Labor ReuiesO. -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20
POLITICS AND TRUSTS.

No Less Than Twenty Combines Directly
Affected by the Mills Bill.
MIR. Blaine says that trusts are large
~ private affairs, with which the Ma
tional election has nothing to do He
also says:
Take the Mills bill, that the House or its COM
mittee had under consideration for seven
months, in which they were seeking to do the
most radical things with our revenue laws that
Shey dared. That bill. after its seven months.
incubation, left the House containing forty
one sections, sixty seven octave pages, mere
than !, 600 lines and 700 words. and IL does
not contain section, or line, or word, or syala-
BILE relating, directly or indirectly, or in any
way whatever, to trusts. The zeal with which
the President started on to saddle the whole
OF the unpopularity of trusts on the protective
tariff and upon the Republ can party seems not
sven to have been heard of in Congress.
What President Cleveland thinks of
them is explained in his message as
follows:
In speaking Of the increased cost TO the con-
sumer Of our home manufactures, resulting
from duty laid upon imported articles OF the
same description. the fact Is not overlooked
tnas compeution among our domestic produc-
price OF their product below the highest limit
ailowed By such duty. But it is notorious that
sshfs competition is too often strangled by COM
.binasions quite prevalent At this time, and fire.
aueutly called trusts, which have for their OBJ
fect the regulation Of the supply and price OF
rommodities made and sold by members OF the
combination The people can hardly hope Tor
anv con Liberation In the operation OF these sell
an schemes. The necessity Of combination 70
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20

1t is remarkable that Mr.. Har-
rison, who has lived SO long in In
diana, never says .quinine y in any OF
his tariff remarks. A !" thoughtful
consideration of quinine would do
great good among those deluded In
diana Republicans who believe that q
reformed tariff would ruin the coun,
try.-Lonissslia Gassrier-JourssaL
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20
WHO IS BENEFlTED7

Figures Showing That Protection Does
Not Protect Labor.
Charles Newburgh, whose address
is Ga Defrees street, Washington, D.
c., and who is evidently interested liz
the tariff question, in letter in which
he comments on the arguments ad.
vanced by Messrs. E. p Allis and
John Jarrett in support of high tariff,
asks: Twill those gentlemen moi
merely assert but prove to US that a
protective tariff protects the working
men?" He holds that protection does
not protect labor and he draws his
conclusions in this matter from facts
and figures presented by the census re.
ports compiled carefully by the Gov
eminent
He presents the following table
which shows that Notwithstanding the
fact that the laboring men and women
employed in the manufacture of wooden
clothes are protected co by an aver
age tariff of sc per cent, there has been
a constant falling off in the number OF
wooden mills and the amount of CAPT.
Al Al = g.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20
1t is remarkable that M,

Arkansas Gazette.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20
THE DEFENDER OF TRUSTS.

lew York Herald. Mr. Cleveland might have
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-01-19

which are briefly referred to in
this reporD, and boldly denounce
any and every system, law, party
or man standing IN the way Of JUS
uee, hoaesty and reform, we might
hope to soc our poor down-trodden
State wrested from the infamous
rule Of rings and corporate power
the right restored TO producers
to appropriate the fruits OF their
labors, and the car Of our civilixa-
ton, which now stands still. an
ugly monument 10 a sordid, short
sighted, non-progressive and de-
generate craftsmanship, again
move forward amid the joyous con-
CALCULATIONS ola happy, prosperous
and contented people.
But let me tell you an open Sc
cret. This will not be done, be.
cause a party too cowardly to in.
sugurate any reforms in the inter.
est Of the people, is a dictator be
fore whom men stand trembling,
demands that willing obedience be
given to the behests Of monopoly,
and with more force than beauty
of expression, says "the peoples
rights be ID" Farmers need
look for no change in their condi.
ton until they change their habits
and take more interest in their
public duties. For the present
there is little or no hope for i'm.
provement. Whyl Simply because
they have no representatives in
the Congress of the United States,
and none elected to the next State
Legislature pledged to any pro
gramme Of their arrangement.
Query: Who is to blame? Evident.
ly the farmers!
Respectfully submitted,
PUT DARDEN. Master.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-01-19
FIELD WORK.

In the interest of the Order and
in accordance with instructions re-
ceived from the Executive Com
mittee, / visited during the months
of September and October, the
counties of Scott, Leake, Neshoba,
Winston, Choctaw, Oktibbeha,
Clay, Chickasaw and Holmes.
Besides the routine work of the
regular meetings of tho county and
subordinate Oranges, | found that
absolutely nothing had been done
to extend the Order and advance
its interests. This seeming indif-
ference did not arise from a want
of confidence in the Grange, (for |
found what is termed "Grange
spirit" as strong as ever, but seem
ed due to an idea which prevails
to very great extent, that it is
such a good thing it will take care
Of itself. This is a great mistake,
and should be corrected. There
is no organization, not even the
Christian Church, that can long
maintain its organization without
having its principles and purposes
kept continually before the people
by the living lecturer.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-01-19

The law pro hibiting the use of
free passes on railroads by our Ex-
ecutive, Judicial and Legislative
officers, is regarded by the masses
of our people as a very just and
proper one, a free pass being look
ed upon as a bride for the destrue-
ton of their rights. Notwithstand-
ing this it is said there were mem
bers of the last Legislature who
spoke contemptuously of tho law,
claiming that a free pass could not
influence their official action. And
it is said that some went so far as
to forget the prophecies of their
honorable positions and declare in
the face Of their obligations that
they rode with free passes. A
prominent railroad official once
said at the Edwards House in this
city to a party of Patrons who
were discussing this question,
When we railroad men get our
free passes into the pockets of the
members of the Legislature we
have EN-, and it won't matter then
what laws you Changers may have
passed by the Legislature" Let
these honorable gentlemen, when
boasting that they are not in
duenoed BY the free passes in their
pockets, remember that the Gran
gers ct least know the railroads
Fhave got EN-" if our modesty
does prevent the open declaration.
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-01-19
Patrons UNION. ,.

Following the instructions of
the Executive Committee, attend
ed in July the annual meeting Of
the Patrons Union held hear Lake
Station, two miles from the V & NJ
Railroad, where several thousands
Of our people assembled and re-
NAMED for three or four days list
ening TO the exercises instituted
by the members Of the Union.
This meeting was a grand success
and reflected much credit upon the
President and management. These
Annual Unions are doing great
good and / think should be pat.
ronized and encouraged by every
Patron in the State. The manage
ment determined to move to To-
eality contiguous to a railroad, so
as to have the advantages and con-
veniences of transportation, with
the hope of having exhibitions
made of machinery, utensils, farm
products, ETC., as are made at other
Patrons gatherings in the United
States. This enterprise should be
encouraged and assisted.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-01-19

the 2lst session Of The Nationa
Grange, ave cannot reasonably
expect 10 extend the Order or in-
crease lis membership IN any other
way than by sending out
LECTURERS AMONG The People
to explain its principles and pur-
poses No more important ques-
ton will engage your attention AT
this session than the establishment
OF an effective system Of leeturing,
In obedience TO instructions re.
ceived at the 18th session, / ap.
pointed tweDty-four State Depu-
ties and commissioned them for
work. From the meager reports
received at my Office, would
judge that very little field work
has been done, evidently showing
the plan then adopted to be q fail.
ure. Let us profit by the failure.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-01-19
GRANGE PAPERS.

The Order has been very unfor-
tunate in the several attempts and
failures that have been MAIDS to es-
tablish in this State paper devot-
ed to its interests. And while the
State Grange has had nothing to
do with management or control of
these several papers, yet each fail
ure has had a depressing effect,
weakening the confidence of some
OF our members in the integrity
and stability of the Order While
failures, disappoiDtments and dis
eouragements will come, they
should serve to prepare the truly
brave for greater determination to
succeed. Information is the food
that must sustain the Order. This
information can be best secured
through newspapers. There are a
number of able and faithful advo-
Gates of our cause published in
other States. They should be in
troduoed into our State, for there
are hundreds of Grange homes in
Mississippi to-day whore there is no
papertakent to tell them of the grand
work now going on in the Order
they love so well. And this is the
reason that the idea prevails in
some 10 slities that the Grange is
retrogradtng. Let our members
take our papers and learn from
week to week how grandly the
Order is marching on in its mis-
sion, and a change will soon be
seen in our home work.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-01-19
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

The amendments submitted by
the goth session Of the National
Grange to the State Grange for
their action, giving to State
Oranges the right to confer the
sixth degree, has been ratified. I
would recommend that you con-
slider at this session the propriety
of having this degree conferred in
full form at the next annual meet
ing. Tn case you so decide, I would
suggest that you instruct the Ex-
ecutive Committee to make the
necessary arrangements.
At the 2lsl session of the Ma
tional Graz . leld in Lansing,
two amendment were submitted.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-02-03
PURE SELFlSHNESS.

The opposition of intelligent men
to woman suffrage can be explained
only as due to survival of the selfish
instincts Of primitive times, which led
men to regard woman as subservient
wholly to their own personal grati6.
cation, and to seclude for their own
delight and comfort, qualities intend.
ed for the improvement and regener-
alton of mankind. To sentiments
not less selfish, though more refined,
must likewise be attributed the re-
luctance of many intelligent women
to offer to perform, and to insist upon
performing, the duties they owe to
the political society in which they live.
For desire to please husband, a
father, ora brother, rather than to
serve the State, to aid the right, and
to fight crime, disorder, misery and
injustice, cannot be called unseliish
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-02-03
While Bradstreet's report O.

while Bradstreet's report of
strikers during 15S6is very valuable,
it is not correct. Bradstreet's reports
the number as 448,O0O; while Hon.
Carroll ID. Wright, Commissioner Of
Labor Statistics at Washington
(whose means Of ascertai,ing the
facts are Of course far superior to
those within reach of any newspaper,
or set. or association Of newpapers)
reports the number of STRIKERS in.
volved as $685. 42, not including
lockouts." For a newspaper, acting
single handed and alone, however
Bradstreet's comes remarkably near
the grand total.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-02-03
LEAD SINGLED OUT.

About three weeks ago it was re-
ported by telegraph that Hon. Sam.
Randall, Of Pennsylvania, the leader
Of the Psotsotionist wing Of the
Democratic party. had signified lis
Intention Of having lead and lead ores
placed on the free list. This state.
ment was not believed at the time, as
Mr.. Randall is such pronounced
protrctionist; but evidence which has
since come to hand tends to prove
that it is true. 1t seems that, in Phil
adelphia, there are nine or ten firms
engaged. in the manufacture Of lead
products which would be greatly
benz flied by the cheapening Of lead,
which is the principal "raw material
used by them; and that they prevailed
upon Mr.. Randall to attempt to Sc
cure the placing Of lead on the free
lit.
SO, one of the Congressman upon
whom the miners and manufacturers
have heretofore relied seems about to
desert them. 1t begins to look as il
the protective tariff were indeed seri-
ously threatened.