The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-08-23
ROBBERY BY LAW.
How Prominent Republicans Talked In
in 1873 and 1888, and How They
Talk NOW.-.SOme Points for
the WOrkingmen to Con.
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From New York Herald.
Mr., Blaine says the present gener-
alton must be taught the benefits of
high protection,
An excellent idea. The Herald sec
onds the motion.
lfa young man bnys suit of
clothes for S23 the amount Of protec-
tiol he pays is 80. The clothes with
out the protection would cost $14.
II he buys 81 hat he gets 40 cents
worth of hat and 60 cents worth of
protection.
Ii a young couple just beginning
housekeeping buy yard of Brussels
carpet, they receive 45 cents in carpet
and 55 cents in protection-or say for
whole room, $l2 worth of carpet and
SIS worth OF protection. With free
wool $19 would be saved.
If the young woman pays 80 for a
shawl she gets Sc worth OF shawl only.
The other three she presents to the
manufacturer to "protect" him.
II she buys dress for $lS she gets
$12 worth of dress and Sc worth OF
protection.
If, however, she wants to buy pair
shoes which formerly cost $3.50 to
$3.50, she only pays $3.50 or $3.50, ac-
cording to quality, because some Of
the protection has been taken off
the hide from which the leather of the
shoe is made. I
If she pays so cents for an iron pot
or pan, she gets 20 cents in goods and
and 80 cents worth of protection.
II she buys clock for $3 she re-
ceves - worth OF clock and 81 worth
of protection.
II she warts II sewing machine and
pays 800 for it, she gets $11 worth OF
sewing machine and SO worth of pro-
lection
II she pays SIG for a watch, $12 rep
resents the time,pieee; the other "a
60 to protect somebody.
If she buys lamp for 81 there is 55
cents in lamp, and the other goes to
"keen the pot boiling" for some "pro-
tceted" individual
II she has to buy range or stove
for $25 she gets Sl7 in goods and $8 in
protection. it#
il she buys dozen steel knives and
forks for $3.50, she gets about ~ in
knives and $3.50 in protection.
If she buys dozen glass tumblers
for 81, she receives in glass IS cents
and 10 cents in tariff.
If a young farmer buys 500 worth
ef implements to start out in farming
he gets $55 in machines and $45 in
tariff wind pudding. With the Mills
bill passed he could get horse and
harness, as well as his implements for
800.
If the farmer purchases a barrel OF
salt for 81 he gets GA cents in salt and
pays 36 cents in protection to compa-
MES in Syracuse, Warsaw and Sagi'
nav.
Mr.. Blaine and Field Marshall Matt
Quay are at liberty to use these facts
in their new political catechism fol
the present and coming generations.
Look where you will follow the
whole tariff list now in force, down ar
ticle by article, and you will find the
hand Of the public robber reaching fol
Your pocket, to steal from every man
woman and child in tho country
Since each must consume something
so each must be robbed.
The essence OF high protection, as
recent writer said lis the placing OF oh
staeles in the way of trade. Peopl
are expected to build ships, to pro
mote importations, invent machiner,
to increase and cheaper production
then the tariff steps in to prevent tn
one and defeat the other. The invent
i've genius Of the nation is called upol
for scientific appliances to annihilat
time distance and other natural obstf
cles to commerce, and forth with ever
protection obstacle that cnn be dc
vispd is brought to bear to prevent tn
country receiving any bcneft wha
ever from its skill and labor. Nobod
can deny that since 1888 especially th
has been the policy of Mr. Blaine an
Mr. Blaine's ignorant followers, VIII
must be educated And just now b
G O. p. declares that the maintenant
of such policy will be the salvatio
of the country.
REAL REPUBLICAN TARIFF REFoRMER
Yet three Of its greatest men
greatest in courage, intelligence ar
honesty-Grant, Garfield and Arthr
time and time again called atte
tion to the folly of encouraging pr
gress and prosperity in the mechanic
world, aud then deliberately, by st,
ne, passing all the benefits over
other nations. They believe, too,
educating the generations up to Il