The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-11
DRIFT OF OPINION.

About the biggest trust in this
country is that reposed in Grover Cleve-
land.-Puck.
To warn the working-mcn Of
this country to vote against free wool
because it will reduce wages is a good
deal like begging them not to eat roast
beef for fear it will give them the gout.
~ \. Herald.
--- Here is the meat of tho whole
tariff question: If the tariff raises tho
prices OF goods made in this country it
comes out of the consumer. Ii it does
not raise prices, then it is non-pro-
tective and useless. Boston Globe.
The interesting fact has hereto
fore been overlooked that the Maine
Republicans not only lost heavily in
own city and his own ward. This,
perhaps. was what he meant by a .'po-
litical revolution. ."-Proridence Jour-
nd'.
The surplus revenue now re-
naming in the Treasury not only fur
nishes conclusive proof OF unjust taxa
tion, but its existence constitutes u
separate and independent menace 10
the prosperity of the people. The
vast accumulation OF idle funds repre-
sents that much money drawn from
the circulating medium Of the country
which Is needed in the channels Of
trade and business. celand's Letter
Of acceptance.
Patrick Ford. the leader OF tho
so-called Irish-American Republican
movement, was a desertcr from tho
Union army, and General Hovey, the
Republican candidate for the Governor
ship of Indiana, deserted the front to
advance his interests in the rear. Ii
it were not for war records perhaps
the old soldiers might be led to be-
lieye that all the men who saved tho
Union are in the Republican party
81. Louis Post-Dispatch
During the last three years Of
Republican rule there was
Three years of Democratic rule. 2ls,39a.55s "a
Dlncrence. ......F 34.OU,.3) ~
These figures are taken from the
books in the Commissioner of PEN
sions' Office and are authentic. They
show that under three years OF Demo-
cratic Administration $34 900, 600 more
was paid to the Union veterans than
under the last three years OF Republic
an rule. = GeUcland Plain Dealer.
Henry X. Hinckley, Il cutlery
manufacturer at Northampton. Mass.
has been asked for some fiat" Al
though an old-time Republican. he re-
piled that he believed the party was
wrong on the tariff question and that
he would not give it Il cent to save it
from perdition. Mr. Hinckley stands
| with Mr. Sargent and the many other
| manufacturers who believe that lower
duties would help their business.
About the only protected industries
| that are likely to come down with
fiat are the trusts. = Chicago Htrald.
Talk about it as they may and
sound its praises as they may, the ad-
vocates of Il high protective tariff can
not get away from the fact that such
tariff is a tax put upon one man for
the benefit of another. More accurate-
", it is tax levied upon great
many people for the benefit Of a few.
That is the everlasting truth that is at
the bottom Of all tariff discussion, and
every intelligent man should face it
fairly and ask himself why he should
pay any such tax as that. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
A city paper raises the great
potato issue, and seems to think Cleve-
land is likely to lose New York because
of the opposing votes of the potato
farmers along the Canada line The
Mills bill don't touch potatoes; the
duty remains at 15 cents per bushel
We don't think anybody in this region
would object to cheap potatoes, except
the trust and monopoly people who
would advance potatoes so GENTS II
bushel to save the bounties that have
made them millionaire. That is the
way; File taxes on the leeessariea OF
life to hold up hins Trust asa
AaHape''y. HH'A"fah hoslt