The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-09-05
Terse Tariff Talk.

Mr.. Blaine said In his Portland
speech of Wednesday, speaking Of
the monopoly trusts of the country
They are largely private affairs,
with which neither President Cleve-
land nor any private citizen has
any right to interfere
Let us see how far they are pri-
vate affairs.
We have a sugar trtist. It has
lately advanced the price of sugar
to consumers from / to cents per
pound, and cent per pound on the
sugar consumed in the United States
gives 81 100000 additional profits
to the monopoly trust. This trust
is made possible only by the high
tariff tax on sugar. Is it purely a
private AFFAIR."
We have a lumber trust, by which
every Nuns shingles and boards
and other timber of his house, barn,
fence, ETC., are arbitrarily taxed,
and this oppressive tax upon the
whole people is made possible only
by the high tariff tax on lumber
that Mr. Blaine so vigorously de-
nounced in Congress. Is it purely
private AFFAIR."
We have salt trust, by which
every table in the land is taxed,
whether of rich or poor, and that
extra tax upon the whole people is
made possible only by the present
high tariff tax on salt that Mr..
Blaine publicly opposed in Con-
gross. Is it purely private affair?
We have IL jute trust, by which
every farmer who bags his grain is
taxed by monopoly combine, and
it is made possible only by the
present high tariff tax on jute. Is
it purely a private affair?
We have a cordage trust, by
which every farmer who binds Il
sheaf of grain and every person who
uses Irvine or rope, are extra taxed
by monopoly combine, and it is
made possible only by the high tar
if tax on both raw materials and
manufactured goods. Is it purely
a private affair?
We have a rubber trust, bywhicll
rubber goods are largely advanced
in price by monopoly. Rubber
goods are more used by working
men than by all others, and this eX.
tortion is made possible only by the
high tariff tax on rubber fabrics
Is it purely private affair."
We have an envelope trust, by
which IL monopoly tax has beer
levied on tho whole people, for all
use envelopes, and this robbery has
been made possible only by the high
tariff tax on envelopes. Isit purely
a private affair?
We had steel trust, by which
steel rails were arbitrarily advanced
from S26 to $40 per ton. Its greco
broke itself, but with the present
high tariff tax it can be renewed al
any time and will be as soon as il
dare be done. Is it purely private
AFFAIR."
We have free trade cheap labor
trust, with highly protected manu-.
facturers as its liberal patrons, anC
it is made possible only because Mr.
Blaine and other high war tariff adj
vocates, tax home labor for the nee
essaries of life and allow free trade
in cheap labor to do their work. /,
st purely q private affair?
These are only few of the many
monopoly trusts which Cypress tht
whole people by monopoly taxes, anc
which would perish in day if oul
tariff laws honestly protected the
legitimate labor of the country in.
stead of protecting monopoly.
Are these mere "prfSate affair,
with which neither President Cleve,
land nor any private citizen has anJ
right to interfere?"
IF Mr.. Blaine so thinks, the pco
pie will not only refuse to accept
his views, but they will take the
most direct method Go destroy all
monopolies which prostitute pro
lection to systematic robbery O.
consumers.