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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-27

steadfast opposition to his election in 1884. in
the belief that his opponent in the campaign
would more earnestly sustain the National
honor that has now been so splendidly vindi-
Gated and maintained by the President him
self.
4. That Allen G. Thurman, the Democratic
candidate for Vice-Pres:dent, who. after q life
time devoted to the unselfish service OF his
State and country, stands to-day, without
blame or reproach, the peer of the purest and
greatest, is well worthy of any honor that a
patriotic people can confer upon him.
5. That believing these things, indorsing the
platform adopted by the Democratic conven-
ton at St. Louis, and with full faith in the
ability, integrity and patriotism of the Demo
cratic candidate for President as indie
pendent citizens, free from partisan prejudice
pledge to those candidates our most ardent
support in this campaign.
6. That the Republican party and its Presi-
Dental candidates can not in the short period
of our political campaign, and for partisan
effect alone, atone for the repeated utterances
of Benjamin Harrison, hostile to and belittling
American working-men OF Irish birth, which
utterances are the result Of heredity and legiti-
mate manifestation Of his descent from an an
cestry of Cromwellian fellowship and associa-
tion of which he and his followers boast. We
denounce that candidate and those utterances
from the narrowest bigotry and prejudice and
call on those who cherish a liberal American
spirit to assist in his overwhelming defeat
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-27
a POINTED INTERVIEW.
The Laborlng-NIan and the Razor-Bacl
Hog Discuss Protection.

The Laboring-1Ian and the Razor-Backed
Hog Discuss Protection.
ssYou are pretty poor-looking ami
mall remarked the Laboring-Man to
the Razor-Backed Hog. IF you got
much thinner, they could cut hay with
you.'
:. 1t is true that am thin" frankly
admitted the Hog; :. but what can you
expect? The farmer who owns me
has to pay such high prices for every
thing he buys. owing to the benefits of
q protective tariff, that he can not af-
ford to feed me on corn. With Amer
lean prices adjusted to meet an aver
age duty OF Al per cent on imported
goods, the native Hog has to root for
himself. !"
...Ah, but then you must remember, =
said the Laboring- Man, :. that, mean
as you are, you are always worth the
2 cents pound on your bacon and /
cent q pound on your pork which the
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. desire on the part Of tax-paying
citizens to strike out this class ct taxes
The Secretary earnestly
recommends careful revision OF the
tariff with view to substantial reduo-
tons Secretary ChGs. 4. Fotgss,
1882.
recommend an enlargement OF the
free list SO as to include within II the
numerous articles which yield moon.
siderable revenue, simplification OF
the complex and inconsistent schedule
Of duties upon certain manufacturers,
particularly those Of cotton, iron ana
steel, and substantial reduction OF
the duties upon these articles, ana
upon sugar. molasses, silk, wool and
wooden goods. President Chester a.
arthur, 1882.
am believer in the general idea OF
protecting their industries; but as
sure them (the manufacturers) that II
the present high rates Of duty unex-
ampled in our country and higher BY
nearly Fifty per cent than they were
in 1861 are maintained. after
we have repealed the very internal
taxes that give rise to them, we shall
have feeling of dissatisfaction among
other interests in the country that will
overthrow the whole system Senator
John Sherman.
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JiNoo jim ON WAGES.
Convincing Evidence That the Repuh
lican Claims About Wages Is a Fraud.

Convincing Evidence That the RepuD-
1ican Claims About Wages Is a Fraud.
rotary of State, in the Cotton Goods Trade
of the World" dated Department of State,
Washington, June 26, 1881, pages 90 and 80 6
Owing to the different arrangements of the
English and American tables of wages, it is diff
f1cult TO give comparative analysis thereof,
which would show at glance the difference IN
the wages of the operatives of both countries.
The wages of spinners and weavers in Lam
cashire and in Massachusetts, according to the
foregoing statements, were as follows per
week: Spinners, English, 20 to $40 (master-
spinners running as high as a12); American,
S7.o7 to 5000.
weavers: English, 1886 to 1894, subject,
at the date on which these rates were given,
to a reduction of 10 per cent. American, S4.S2
to S8.73.
The average wages of employees in the Mas
sachusetts mills is as follows, according to the
official returns: Men, 80; women, $500; male
children, $311; female, S3.0S. According to
Consul Shaw's report the average wages of the
men employed IN the Lancashire mills on the
first OF January, 1880. was about $500 per week,
subject to a reduction of 10 per cent; women
from So 40 to a. 30, subject to q reduction of 10
per cent
The hours of labor in the Lancashire mills
are fifty-six; in the Massachusetts sixty per
week. The hours of labor in the mills in the
other New England States, where the wages
are generally less than in Massachus etts are
usually sixty-six and sixty-nine per week.
Undoubtedly the inequalities in the wages of
English and American operatives are more
than eQudiised by the greater efficiency of tbs
latter and their longer hours Of labor. II this
should prove to be fact in practice, as 1t seems
to be proven from Official statistics, it would
be a very important element in the establish
ment of our ability to compete with England
for our share OF the cotton-goods trade of the
world.
In the two prime factors which may be said
to form the basis of the cotton manufactur-
ing industry, namely, raw material and labor,
we hold the advantage over England in the
hrst and stand upon an equality Nth her in the
second.
s. Hay ng the raw material at our doors, 1t fol
lows that we should be able to convert it
into manufactures, all things being equal
NTH more economy ard facility than can be done
by England. which imports cotton and then
manufactures it in her mills, the expense OF
handling transportation and commission must
be an important item In this regard, as com.
pared with our turning in the fiber from the
cotton fields to our mills and shipping 1t In the
advanced form OF manufactured goods. Add
to this tAe secondary fact that it costs us nc
more to handle and manufacture the same
than it costs In England. and we stand on an
undoubted equality, thus far. in the race OF
competition.
fSigneO JAMES =. BLAINE
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An Appeal 70 Manhood.

If misrepresentation OF our purposes
and motives are to gain credence and
defeat our present effort In this direc-
ton, there seems to be no reason WHY
every endeavor in the future to accom-
plish revenue reform should not be
likewise attacked and with like result.
And yet no thoughtful man can fail to
see in the continuance Of the present
burdens of the people and the abstrao-
tion by the Government Of the currencv
Of the country inevitable distress and
disaster All '.nger will be averted
by timely acti.... The difficulty Of an
plying the remedy will never be less
and the blame should not be laid 81
the door of the Democratic party il Il
Is applied too late. With firm faith IL
the intelligence and patriotism. Of our
countrymen. and relying upon the con-
viction that Misrepresentation will
not influence them, prejudice will NOT
cloud their understanding. and thu.
menace will not intimidate them. ia
US urge the peoples interest and pnh-
He duty for the vindication OF our s..
tempt to inaugurate d righteous and
benefcent reform. Prssidesst C2er,-
lands Letter Of Accep tance
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HIGH TARIFF TAXES.
what so-called Proteotlon TO WOO

What So-Called Protection ito Wool
Growers Cost the People.
The gentleman from Maine lMr.
Dingley] said (see Congressional Rec
ord, page 6757):
Nothing can be clearer than that If wool is
admitted free OF duty 1t will result in q decline
OF wool nearly to the extent OF the duty.
This means that the domestic prod
uct of wool is increased In value or
price to the purchaser to an amount
equal to the duty on the imported ar
ticle. This will be true as long as the
duty remains.
The average rate of duty on inn
ported unwashed wool for 1887 was
IS. 10 per cent. ad valorem, or about
10 cents pound.
The production of wool for 1856 was
285, 900, 900 pounds.
If the wool growers in 1886 realized
an increased price on their wool to the
amount of 10 cents a pound the gain
would amount to $28. 100000. They
do not, however. realize the full
amount of 10 cents a pound.
But for the sake of argument let US
concede a loss the first year to the wool
growers OF $2S, 900. 900 on their wool
product in case of the repeal of the
duties on wool.
This would be loss to the wool
growers of each Congressional district,
assuming (Which is only approximate
" the fact) that the wool growers were
equally distributed to each district of
the whole sum divided by the number
of districts including delegates, or only
$S5, 585.
It appears also that in order to af-
ford the wool growers protection on
their wool product of 1886 of only $685.
1000 the consumers of wool in the
United States were subjected to tax
equal to $I76, 034, 697.
This tariff burden on account of the
protection to wool growers amounted
in each Congressional district to $685.
600; while the average amount of pro-
lection realized to each district was
only $50, $50, a net loss to each dis
trict of $442, 415. Assuming that the
wool growers receive all the protection
which is claimed, we submit
that such protection is an ex-
pensive luxury to the consumers
of wooden goods in this coun-
try. From Speech of Representative
WSlltans NJ Springer, July 10, 1888.
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WORDS OF WARNING.
An Influential Farm journal on PRO
lection" Reasoning.

An Influential Farm Journal on PRO
lection" Reasoning.
In science and philosophy we reason
rom cause to effect, but certain
school of modern politicians reason
from effect to cause. Namely: Effect,
q quarter of century of marvellous
growth and development. Cause, the
tariff, because it is true beyond ques-
tion that the marvellous growth and
the development and the tariff were
coexistent Effect, the cheapest steel
and iron the world ever knew; steel is
being manufactured cheaper than
iron ever was. Cause, the tariff. be-
cause the cheap iron and steel and
tariff are coexistent Effect, more
miles OF railroad building In the
last twenty five years than in all pre-
vious history. Cause, the tariff, be-
cause the excessive building Of rail-
roads and the tariff were coexistent.
Effect, ten-story buildings. Cause, the
story buildings were unknown. Effect.
silos- Cause, q very high tariff, for
we never had silos under other than
very high tariff. Effect, twenty-five
pounds of butter. from a single COW in
one week. Cause. the tariff, because we
never got so much butter from a single
cow in the time named until after the
adoption of our present tariff system.
But we might go on ad ia.Jfnitnns.
This style Of reasoning is now very
fashionable, will become q veritable
rage during the late summer and
>early fall. Many will catch it. but in
most instances the attacks will be
harmless. Those who take it hard
will be ashamed OF it after election.
We want to warn our readers against
such reasoning as we warn them
against ali other frauds. Farm. Stock
and Home.
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English Fear the Minis Bin.

met an Englishman, and he was q mo-
blepan OF high education, who had trav-
eled all around the world, and much in
America, who was in favor of Harrison's
election. Il was somewhat surprised, for
Harrison is hardly known over there, even
by name, and asked him why. He said
that it was because tariff reduction such
he q bad t6inr for the English manmfact.
urers, for it would then enable the Ameri-
cans to compete with them in the markets
Of the world, while under the present
system the Englishmen have every thing
their own way. His opinion was that with
free raw material, American manufact
urers would become formidable COMPETE
tors, to the detriment of English manufact-
urers. -Interuieic scith GhasHceu 81. DcDcsR
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-27
Who Bears the Burden.

These tariff taxes carry with them
other incidents, which greatly increase
their burden. They fall most heavily
upon men of small incomes, the pro-
ceeds of whose labor and industry are
consumed to support themselves and
their families. Every man who has
obtained a situation of comfort and
prosperity can in some way stand
them. But take the poor man-take
the man not poor, whose annual in-
come is consumed in his annual sup
portland he pays most dispropor-
ii onate amount from his earnings or
income for the taxes levied upon the
country. 1t is not for myself that I
speak to-day co you. yeomanry and cit
liens of Columbia, it is for you and be-
cause have cherished from my child
hood and still cherish the thought that
America is to be the home of its peo-
pie and not State in which the
wealthy are prosperous at the expense
of toiling millions. These
taxes, when laid on imports in the
manner in which they were laid in the
Congressional carnival of manufact-
urers which framed our present tariff,
cause a misapplication of industry
that charges on the consumer what
neither the Government is able to coli
lect as taxes nor the manufacturer to
appropriate as profits. They lessen
the productive power Of human labor
as If God had cursed 4 with ungenial
climate or sterile soil. Samuel j. TT
den.
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Very Depressing.

Our Republican contemporaries some
how fail to perceive the richly comic char
acter of an incident that occurred at the
recent Republican convention in New
Hampshire. The chairman had been call
ing heaven and earth to witness the polit-
ical iniquities of the Democrats, and with
prideful gravity had boosted that I'VE do
not stuff ballot boxes nor import repeaters
into New Hampshire" How were the
mighty and altogether virtuous fallen,
when, not long after, a ballot was taken,
and the chairman declared the ballot
void, ten more votes being cast than there
were delegates reported entitled to seats
in the convention 1t depresses ones
spirits, and belittles his estimate of human
nature, to discover that even the truly
good and well regulated Republican party
is given to occasional irregularities Of this
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-27
TWO VIEWS OF TRUSTS.

Which Do the People Share-Mr. Blaine's
President Cleveland's?
Mr.. Blaine, in his written and re-
vised view of trusts, said that ''there
is not one among them all that derives
its being, owes it's organization or
came up under the patronage of the
National Government. The Repub-
ican leader also declared that TRUSTS
have no place in a National cam
paign," and did not recant his former
opinion that 'tbey are largely private
affairs
President Cleveland in his letter
thus states the Democratic position:
We believe that these Trusts are the natural
offspring Of market artif1cially restricted;
that an inordinately high tariff, besides fur
nishing the temptation for their existence. en-
larges the limit within which they may operate
against the people, and thus increases the ex-
tent of their power for wrong-doing. With an
unalterable hatred of all such schemes, we
count the checking OF their baleful operations
among the good results promised by revenue
reform.
The following figures show that Mr.
Blaine is wrong and President Cleve-
land right upon this question. A Trust
certainly derives its being, owes it's
organization and comes up under the
patronage of the National Govern
ment'' when it is promoted and made
possible by tariff duty that helps to
give the members of the Trust the one
condition essential to their success
namely, control of the home market.
Here is list of some of the tariff-fos-
tered Trusts. with the rate Of protec-
ton they enjoy, and also the labor cost
in each 800 of product:
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Every million 81 dollars j

Every million Of dollars colleen.
ed ct our custom houses for dutiea
upon imported articles and paid into
the public treasury represent many
millions more. which, though naverI
reaching the National Treasury, AZ.
paid By our citizens - the increasad
cost Of domestic productions resultinc
from our taritf laws. Prcsitlent Cleve-
a0,sd Lctter Of Accepta,scs.
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Democratic increase on total vote OF 1884. 2.047
These figures tell the story SO plain
" that it is scarcely necessary to COM
ment upon them. The reader will
search them in vain for any evidence
of Mr.. Blaine's revolution, or for
any evidence of his other assertion
that many Democrats turned against
the Mills bill. IF there were such
conversions, there must have been q
large Republican detection to Offset
them. Instead of being ..stampededn
by the free-trade cry, the Democrats
have more than held their own. They
have increased their total vote Of four
years ago by more than per cent,
while the Republicans have increased
theirs less than per cent. Whatever
this may be evidence of, it is not q
sign that the Democratic party is
weaker than it was before the tariff
reform issue was raised.
The significance of this result is
very great when we consider the pc
culiar advantages which Maine pre-
sented as a field for Republican gains
this year. On the fishery issue and
the question of free lumber alone, there
was reason for thinking that inroads
might be made upon the Democratic
strength. Mr.. Blaine evidently thought
so, for he made those questions very
prominent in his speeches, all of which
were confined almost entirely to them
and to the dangers of free trade. The
Republicans had the advantage of his
personal efforts in their campaign, he
bringing to the work all the prestige
of his first appearance after a Eu-
ropean tour, where he had observed
personally the baleful effects of free
trade abroad.
Furthermore, the election was held
before the National campaign had fair
ly begun, and before there had been
any thing which could be called an
adequate presentation of the Demo-
cratic side of the tariff question. The
National Democratic Committee sent no
speakers into Maine to answer Mr..
Blaine's arguments. Almost the only
outside Democratic orator who went
there was Colonel Fellows, and we
have never heard him spoken of as a
persuasive orator upon economic ques-
tions. In addition to Mr.. Blaine's
personal leadership, the Republicans
had the aid of one of the most thor
oughly organized political machines in
the country, and the skill in the work.
ing of it which comes only with long
practice. Yet, with all these adj
vantages, they have failed to carry the
State by as large a majority as they
had four years ago, though the total
vote now is over 1000 larger now than
it was then. They have failed, not
only to draw away any of the Demo-
cratic strength, but have failed to Sc
the increased vote-M T. Post.
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Some Pension Statistics.

The following table, compiled from
the Government records, shows the
number of private pension bills passed
by each Congress since 1868, and the
number vetoed by Mr. Cleveland:
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Becan,e law
Average per year for three years

OF Democratlc ADMINISTRATION. 4M GA
&Exclusive Of twenty-one pocket vetoeso--
bills which failed at close of session for want of
signature.
Exclusive OF one passed over the Presidents
veto.
From the above It will seem that al
though he has vetoed 1876 more bills
than any Republican President ever
did, yet he has signed 595 more than
Arthur.
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GRANTS TERM Passed Vetoed
Forty-frst Congress, 1889-7l.... 81 49,.
Forty-second Congress-, 1871-73.. 174 8
Forty-third Congress, 1S73-75.... 1876
Forty-fourth Congress, 1875-77... 10
Total under Grant ............. 544 S
HAYES TERM
Forty-fifth Congress, 167T-79.... 23S -.
Forty-sixth Congress-, 1819-Si.... 81 49,.
Total under Hayes. ........... 835
ARTHURS TERM.
Eorty.seventh Congress, 1S61-S3. 800 -.
Forty-eighth Congress, 1888 49,. 44S -.
Total under Arthur ..S........ 735 go
Aggregate under sixteen years
OF Republican Administration. 1917 s.
Average per year ................ 1u1 -.
CLEvELANDS TERM
Forty-ninth Congress, 1SS5-87. g77 si23
Ffftieth Congress, first session. 56S 6S
1,545 lgl
Became law .......... Il, 333
Average per year for three years
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Which view of Trusts do the people
share = Mr.. Blaine's or President
Cleveland sP-N Y. World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-27

snen do their level best. Good morn
ing, and, when you feel the need OF
nourishing food, try Soap-Grease.
There is no duty on that.
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THE VOTE IN MAINE.


True Inwar61ness of What Mr.. BInine
Called !" Almost q Revolutf0n.''
The complete returns from Maine
arc now at hand, and an analysis Of
them will show how much ground
there was for Mr.. Blaine's claim that
the result was almost q political revo-
luton. We give the figures side by
side with those Of the September cleo
ton In 1884:
GovERSoR. 1888 GOVERNOR. 1854.
Bur1esgh (Rep.l.. 7a663lRob REM. :. q, ol2
Putnam fDem.).. 81 1881 Redman tDem.l. 59,061
Gushing Pro.l... 2971iEust.s (Pro.).... 100
Simmons (Lab.) 979IEaton (Gr'backl. 3,23i
Total sci Total 142 S97
Republican plurality in 1884 is, S51
Republican plurality in 1883 ....... i6,495
Republican loss on plurality 1885
Republican increase on tai vote OF 1884 SOL
Democratic increase on total vote OF 1884. 2,047
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gentlemen, if all the ships in the world
were employed continuously in bringing
goods from Liverpool to New York, it
would take them two years to bring as much
as single railroad in this country carries
in one year If all the Cunard vessels
plying between Boston and New York
and European ports were to be employed,
it would require them seventy-five years
to bring to this country as much goods as
the Pennsylvania railway carries in one
year. .fApplause. And yet these gentle
men expect a sensible man to believe that
a reduction of the taxation on the people
will close up all our manufacturing estab-
lishments and compel people to rely alone
upon foreign products for the necessaries
of life The proposition is too absurd and
preposterous to be argued. From 1850 to
1890 when we had our tariff, our manu-
featuring and mechanical industries pros
pered as never before, and not only that,
but the great agricultural interests of the
country, which we all know is the only
safe and sure foundation for its prosperity
and its purity, prospered along with them
The farmer, the agricultural la6orer, Is
the man who suffers most under this
system.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine, q distinguished mem
Der of the United States Senate, q particu-
lar friend of Mr.. Blaine, made speech in
that body on the Esd of last January In
which he said that ne had reason to be-
lieve, after making personal investiga-
ton of this question of labor and prices OF
commodities, that bacon and pork, beef,
-four, butter and cheese were as cheap IN
this country as they were in Europe That
Is to say, the commodities which the
farmer produces and is compelled to sell,
are as cheap here as they are In the pauper
labor countries of Europe. This Is the
testimony Of Republican Senator given
/ Ia the United States Senate after Q per-
soual visit to Europe. But how Is 1t with