The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-09-01
TRUSTS.
TRUSTS.
a Vow Specimens Of Mcssrs. Hiaine
and C~arnsaie's 'sFrhVate
AfEairs.S

IFrom the Philadelphia Times.l
Mr.. Blaine said in his Portland speech
of Wednesday, speaking of the monop-
oily trusts of the country: "7hey are
largely prirnte affairs. Wih sohtch
neither President cleveland nor any
prsUate citizen has any right to inter.
tere."
Let us see how far they arc private
affairs.
We have a sugar trust. IL has lately
advanced the price of sugar from TO z
cents per pound, and ! cent per pound
on the sugar consumed IN tho United
States gives $3l 600, 900 additional
profit to the monopoly trust. This
trust is made possibly only by tho high
tariff lax on sugar. Is ii purely a prl-
waite affair?
We have Il lumber trust, by which
every mans shingles and boards and
other timber of his house, barn, fonce,
etc., are arbitrarily taxed, and this OPP
pressiye tax on the whole people Is
made possible only by the high tariff
lax on lumber that MIR. Blaine so Wig
orously denounced In congress. ls II
purely a private affair?
VC uhNOo % 6ott itot1 ~ "i'o WV
table in the land is taxed, whether OF
rich or Door, and that extra tax upon
the whole people is made possible only
by the present high tariff tax Oh salt,
that Mr.. Blaine publicly opposed in
congress. Is it purely q private affair!
We have o jute trust, by which
every farmer who bags his grain is
taxed by Il monopoly combine, and il
is made possible only by the present
high tariff tax Oh jute. Is it purely Il
private AFFAIR."
We have n cordage trust, by which
every farmer who binds a sheaf OF
grain and every person who Uses Irvine
or rope are extra taxed by a monopoly
combine, and it is made possible only
by the high tariff tax on both raw
materials and manufactured goods. Is
1t purely u private affair?
We have a rubber trust, by which
rubber goods are largely advanced in
price by monopoly. Rubber goods are
more used by wOrkingmen than by all
others, and this extOrtiOn is made pos
sible only by the high tariff tax OH
rubber fabrics. Is it purely a private
AFFAIR."
w have an envelope trust, by which
a monopoly has been levied on the
whole people, for all use envelopes. and
this robbery has been made possible
only by the high tariff tax on envel-
opes. Is it purely q pri, ate affair?
We had q steel trust, by which steel
rails were arbitrarily advanced from
SIG to $40 per ton. Its greed broke
itself, but with the present high tariff
tax il can be renewed al any time and
will be MS soon as it dare be done. Is
it purely b private AFFAIR."
We have a typo trust, by which an
EXCESSIVE tax is imposed upon every
consumer of this country, and it was
made possible only by the high tariff
tax upon that article. Is it purely II
private affair?
We have q free trade cheap labor
trust, with highly protected manufac-
turers as its liberal patrons, and it is
made possible only because Mr.. Blaine
and other high war tariff advocates
tax home labor for the nccessaries of
life and allow free trade in cheap labor
10 do their work. Is il purely n private
affair?
These are only a few OF the many
monopoly trusts which Cypress the
whole people by monopoly taxes, and
which would perish In a day if IL
tariff laws honestly protected the
Legitimate labor Of the country instead
OF protecting monopoly.
Are these mere "private affairs which
neither President Cleveland nor any
private citizen has any right TO inter-
tcre2"
If Mr.. Blaine so thinks, the people
will not only refuse TO accept his views,
but they will take the most direct
method to destroy all monopolies
which prostitute tariff protection to
systematic robbery of