Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
BLAINE AND TRUSTS.


Unequ1vOC14~G ie. ~
1Ake the Mills BILL that the House or its
amitsee nad under consideration for seven
smiths, In which they we've seeking to do the
nst radical things with our revenue laws that
U dared That bill after its seven months
= pation, left the House containing forty
80 sections, sixty-seven octave pages. more
nan LOCO lines and Is coo words and ii does
- contain section. d line, or word, %
1UA4ole relating, directly or indirectly, 90 in
way whatever to trusts. The zeal gitk
O1acn the President started on 70 esaddle the
whole OF the unpopularity "a trusts on the
Erotecttve tariff and upon the Republican
DEty SENS not even % have been hearA Of in
CDpgress.
These woods see n@sa Blaine latest
deliverance 10 support of s trusts. -
There seems Go % 30 occasion to
mInce qnatsego with ehis man. HE
19stemenS quoted is direct. clear, 1u-
oquivocal ieS IN che speech from
which Che @ords quoteI are taken,
Biaine had something about "a class
OF editors %h0 ghink that contradi c-
tion means arg,ament, and that impu-
dent aenis& viii sake she place Of sober
fact ~
Conseadiction ga the part Of Blaine
Will noe segge the purpose Of ar
gumens any more than It will an
swer 8oP any ssclass OF editors" and
<-impudens@ assertion does not lose one
whit oF ito tmpudence because It comes
from aSea1en and dishonored candi-
date Cor President.
The Mills bill does directly relate to
trusts. Is Geals with them so vigor-
O1sly thaS che trusts and their repre-
sent0ti9ea iB Congress fought it at
every Sage oS its progress and are
fighting - stin in the columns Of Re-
Publicaa newspapers and in one New
York newspaper which has tried to
defeatawD Democratic candidates for
Fresideas, Ind falsely flying Demo-
crAac coloesp 10 bound up TO trusts this
year. Here are the sssober facts
which NO pug against the I" impudent
eleaial's % Blafne:
l. She stcaa Fail srust l. nov "psotected'' by
= tax OF sevenseen dollars o ton. Ths Mills
hM reduced The Sax % eleven dollars.
2 ThH 4afS crust 10 nov "protected's By .
tan OF one ana one quarter cents pound The
mills bill rednces che tag TO one cent
4 E'hp EoD 0us and washer trust 10 new
protecaed" BIZ tax OF two cents Q pound.
The Mills bilb geduoes che tax 20 one aud one.
half cente 69eGunG.
4 Che harbed-wive Tense trust Is now PRO-
tected' by Gag of six-tenths OF . cent q
pound Che Mile bin seduces the tax to four
1cnths of @ Gene
& The copper 9snss 10 nov protected" By
tax Of 9wo ana o haa cents . pound. The
1Anls bill put9 cop7eg on the free list.
d 9he lead Crust . nov protected by .
eAx of one and a half cents pound. The Mile
biil now reduces it to aheee-soarths OF . cent.
z The slate penal sfust - uoW s.protected''
oy u tax OF thirty PEE cent. ad vAlorem. The
Anls bill reduces Che sax 60 twenty per cent
The nickle truss 10 now "protected' by
t2xEf fifteen Gent o pound The Mills bill re-
6fnces the tax aesen peass.
a The zinc aruss Is nov "pfotecsed" by tar
M two ana E1ne-AaN cents . pound. The Mills
I'm 6educes the Sas Co two cents.
10 Che 9ugaS trust ID new "protected" By
taxes averagGag eighry-twa cents ON the dollar.
Inc Mills bil3seduces the taxes to sixty-aeven
IL The oil-ssoth sruss 10 nov "protected" By
SAIes % fofSy Per cent I'D valorem. The Mills
bill leduces the sas 60 twenty-five per cent.
II The jusab beg srust Is now protected " by
Am puao jute bags for grain on the free list,
1ad geduces She sax on beggiag for cotton to
Ehree-eighta pents pound
H Ehe coreage trust 10 nov protected " By
q fox Of Slarsy per cent. cd salorena. The Mills
hill reduces Che ear 60 twenty-five per cent
70 She pasee envelope trust 10 now "prlk
tecte6~ 9y sax OF twenty-five Per cent. ID
vaiorefa. The Mills bill. reduces the tax to
Is pss gutts perchs trust is now spro-
tsectea" BY . sax Of thirty ave per cent I'd va
lnrem ghe Mi1s bill reduces the tag to thirty
per oanso
10 sac sasso--oa trust 10 now protested !.
by taaa2 eighty cents o gallon. The Mills
hill reduces che sax 90 forty cents q gallon
H. Che linaoeGrol trust 10 now protected
hy gax 81 twenty-five cents gallon. The
mis- @ih seeuces she tax TO nfseea ceats Q
Is gne eossonseed-oil trust is now "pro-
tected 5y a Sax &c twenty-five cents . gallon
The Mills Da 9pts cossonseed OIL on the fee
nsE
~. The boraa ssuss 10 nov protected" by q
S4Ax OF five cent? pound on borax and boracic
acid 9hree @ents on crude borax and bOrate
81 lime an& four gents on commercial boracic
acid Che Iitls bii puts al OF these on the
1ref list. ~
30 The ultsan arine trust ID now "protectea,
BY aGAx of five eents . pound The Mills bill
reduces the FAX to three cents.
Here are, swensy specific cases in
whi8 the Afills bill deals directly
With % many trusts. the existence of
each one of which is. We believe, a no.
forious SAGE. We do not claim that the
list abOae is complete. Il wall suffice
RS -osober FACT" against Blaine's s.im-
puden9 deniass~ and will serve to show
that Congress both heard and needed
the goAowiHg words Of President
14e6elarei' % message concerning trusts:
In speaking ok che Increased cost 60 the con
sumner OF our hom0 manufactures, resulting
NOM duty sale upon Imported articles Of the
same description, the Fact 10 not overlooked
tha9 competitions amoag cur domestic pro
dHcers sometimes has the effect OF keeping the
price OF their products below che highest limit
<zAlbcwed by such dutys But it 10 notorious tn at
CHS competition is too often atraugled by com
Dfrations quite president ae this cine, and
frequently called trustss which havo for their
object Che regulation OF the supply and price
oi commodities shade and sold by members OF
the combination. The people can hardly hope
for any consideration in The operation os these
selfish schemes. Che necessity of combin alton
t.rin poins furnishes proof shas some one n
Filling % accepD lower prices for such COM
modify. and that such pisces Gre femunesative;
sad lower price, Produced by composition
pfove the same thing. Thus where either of