The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-07-20

Whiting and Ford. Bay City ought
to be proud of its Congressman, but
the honors are easy amoung the PEG
pie of the Seventh, Eighth and Tenth
districts. These model tariff eform
ers ought to be given a much needed
rest, and the free use of the "nursing
bottle" with diluted milk, which Mr..
w. R. Burt prescribed for them not
long ago
Blu, why were Messrs. Tarsney,
Fisher, Whiting and Ford afraid to
vote in favor of cheap sugar. l. M.
Weston, member of the Democratic
National Committee, says the reason
why the party isn't pronounced in
favor of free sugar is because it would
lose the electoral vote of Louisiana
You see, their whole tariff scheme is
votes. They could willingly lend
their help to do rank injustice to
their own State, but could not be
cajoled into voting for cheap sugar
because the Democrats Of Louisiana
are for dear sugar. These are the
kind of men the people of the State
OF Michigan are asked to send to Con
gress again; men who have not the
courage to do square act of justice
to their own State by demanding that
sugar shall be placed on the free list
along with salt, and that the State Of
Michigan and the State of Louisiana
shall be made to take the same dose
of the Democratic gospel of free
trade. Where is the ''young lions"
roar against this piece of injustice?
What's the matter WITH the gentle.
man from St. Clair, who wants to
trade off free salt bags for free salt?
Why has the rampant free trader,
Mr.. Fisher, "taken to the woods"
when free sugar is mentioned? Sim.
ply because they are politicrl hypo-
critics, and care more for Democratic
votes in the South than they do for
any great industry in America. The
Tribune special says:
THE Michigan Democrats demon
strated their entire consistency today
and each showed how deep seated is
his desire to cheaper the breakfast
table of the American workingman
and to reduce taxation upon the
necessities of life. The present taxes
on sugar equals 81 per cent. AT vai-
orcm. The Mills bill proposes to
maintain the specific duty, reducing
it to about 81 per cent. ad 0alorem
Gov. Dingley offered proposition
to reduce the duty just so per cent.
from the present figure, making it
about Al per cent. ad SaA0rem. This
would cheaper the cost of sugar up
ward of cent a pound, and would
cause a reduction of upward OF
twenty-five millions of dollars o.
direct tax. 1t would be reduction
of expenses in every household in the
land, and would prove of infinitely
greater benefit than the abolition o
the duty upon salt, but it is not il
line with dark lantern policy of th'
Cleveland Carlisle Mills combination
consequently there was not Demo
cratic vote in support OF it. Whiting
Fisher, Ford and Tarsney were alb
!. sent. Judge Chapman voted emo.
The Republican members were al
present and they voted solidly il
favor of the proposition. Cheal
sugar does not seem to agree wit
, Democratic ideas of tariff reform
: The Michigan Democrats are will
S ing to vote for bill which will bias
, the industries of their own State
They are willing to admit all Cana
dian farm products to Michiga
markets free Of duty to compete wit
the products of Michigan farmers
but when it comes to protectin
c,.oax Aha.. .ni a NTH South Caralin