The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-10-25
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on friends here Sunday last.
a. RoWbottom and Clearance Hurd
of Union Grove made a flying trip
here Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Hunt Of this village is
reported on the sick list.
The Hon. A. D. Cornwall who has
been visiting friends in Michigan,
Ohio and Pennsylvania the last seven
weeks returned home last week look
ing better than he has at any time in
the last two years.
Mrs, Cummings, sister to Mr.. Buck
Of P1keville, died at her brothers
house aud was buried Sunday at 2
O'Clock.
Mr.. Ed. Jones is again among US
after taking a short vacation in the
west but we understand he starts for
the west again to-day (Monday) on
business to be gone the balance Of
the week.
Fred. @. Blinn, who has been very
sick for some time is again able to be
out, it is sincerely hoped by his many
friends here that he may fully re-
cover.
Mrs. DR.. Stevens visited in Union
Grove last Friday and Saturday.
The Prohibition meeting held here
last Wednesday evening, so far as
numbers were concerned, was a sue
cess, there being about 45o people
present to listen to the speeches
made by Mr.. Durant, of Racine, and
t. c. Richmond of Madison. Mr..
Durant is 9 very candid appearing
mana man that would at once con
vince you Of his earnestness in the
cause which he champions.
Mr.. Richmond is keen, shrewd
talker, backed by good supply Of
force, but he. made statements in re-
| gard to the issues OF the campaign
which cannot, we believe, be backed
by evidence.
For instance, he expatiated for
about half hour on the misery,
poverty, ETC., accruing to the poor
people Of our land on account of the
excessive tariff laid on anthracite
coal, which tariff, he claimed, en-
abled the coal companies to combine
and rob the cosumer. Now it is a
fact, | believe, that at the present
time we have no tariff on anthracite
or hard coal, such as is used by the
people at large for fuel.
After the lecture was over Mr..
Richmond wanted to know if any one
wanted to ask any questions. Mr..
/ Curtis asked him how much of any
duty there was on hard coal. He
claimed there was 50 cents a ton
duty on that kind of coal. Mr.. Row.
bottom claimed there was no duty on
anthracite coal
Mr.. Durant said he had the sched-
ule and would look it up. After
looking it up why did he not state
the plain facts as they exist. These
men stand as public educators, and
never, under any circumstances,
should they make statements that
cannot be backed up by the evil
dence. The fact of the business is.
Mr. Editor, the two greatest combi-
nations or trusts in our land-the
Anthracite Coal and the Standard
Oil trusts-are not protected by a
tariff at all. They possess some
thing that is far better than tariff for
protection, SO far as they are con-
cerned, and that is millions of good
hard cash, which enables them to alb
sorb any and all small companies as
soon as they are born.
But it does seem to me that men
occupying high rank as political ora
tors would do far better to confne
themselves strictly to the truth and
llOtlllllS DuI LlC IL uLll. dill IlOL
we'll enough versed in political econ.
omy to discuss this question at
length, but there are some things I
do know. | know, for instance, that
the tariff on foreign article does
not necessarily increase the cost Of
the domestic article of like kind to
the extent of the said duty, as claimed
by many Of the speakers I have lis
tened to, and further, it can be clear
| ly proven that the tariff laid on an
article does not, in every case, in
crease the price of the domestic arti-
Gle at all. Notably in boots and
shoes, which are protected by duty
Of 80 per cent, and which are sold as
cheap, if not cheaper here, than in
free trade England.
Why? Simply because the compe-
tition in this line of business keeps
the prices down. Now, ask my
self this question. If this is fact in
the boot and shoe business, why can
not it be possible in the wooden. cot