The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07
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The Two Tariff Republican lax
Reduction-The Ways Of Combines
Property and subsids-0ther Interest
ing Paragraphs.
A New York paper says OF the can
vsss in tba, State. The attempt made
in his city 10 create hostility between
the close friends Of President Cleveland
and those of Governor Hill Is widely
commented upon by the press every
where. and while the partisan Republi-
can papers are uSng the reports for the
benefjt of their party In every possible
form, the Democratic and independent
press very generally condemn the plot In
decisive terms
Nrw York DEsocRArs-The i'm
preston prevails that NJ. Cleveland will
10, be helped by two Democratic candi-
dates for Mayor in the city Of New York.
But the more candidates for Mayor the
heavier the vote, and the more voters
who 90 TO the polls the better II ought
TO be for the Presidential candidates.
That is the logic of some Of the political
bosses We shall know more on the 7ih
Of November.-New York World.
PROSPERITY AND SUBsIDY.-The Gov
eminent Commissioner Of Railroads.
General Joseph Z. Johnston, reports al
the roads with which be has 10 do in "a
very satisfactory condition" The Union
Pacific appears 10 be specially prosper
Gus. It has decreased It's outstanding
bonds 81 ,7ss,472. It's revenue exceeds its
expenditures 1881 ,j34. There has been
net increase Of assets during the year
Of IS s5S.316. 1t would appear that with
all this good fortune il might have re-
lieyed the Government altogether from
making any mole advances TO pay its in
terest for 1t, but the report states that tie
increase Ia the amount due the Govern
ment was S23S,0S0. Just bow much
prosperity the Union Pacific requires TO
keep il from taking money out of the
National Treasury becomes an interest
ing siudy.-Exclange.
DEAR FLouR.-Flouri is getting desrer
Loaves of bread are either smaller OF
higher priced. Crackers have gone up
q cent a pound
Trusts are private affairs and have
4" no place" in national campaign.
The poor man has no rights which
the combine is bound TO respeci.-Ex-
change.
TIE Two TARrFF BrLLs-The Mills
bin makes il reductions solely in the
interest of industry and aims at the de
struciion of eXiOrliOnate Trusts and
Combines. The senaie oil does not at
tempt to destroy or weaken a single
lrds, robbery Of tue country.
The House bill cheapens the neCes.
sar.es of business by making free raw
materials to increase the prosperity OF
our mills aud labor and at the same time
reduce the cost Of the necessaries Of life
10 consumers
The Senate bill increases the cost Of
wOOlens and c0,iOIs, The chief articles
of universal necessity in clothing, and
multiplies taxes upon the people with
out benefting labor.
With increased taxes on wool, the in
creased taxes on consumers Of wOolens
will not afford S. substantial protection
TO our wooden industries as do the pro-
visions of the House bill.-Philadelphia
Times.
REPuBLlcAY' TAN REDUCTION 1t is
true that the surplus revenues need to be
cut down, but this Republican bill cuts
down revenue by increasing the taxes on
many necessalies Of life. That is one
way-it is the way in which monopOlisis
would be glad 10 cut down revenue. Is
II the way which the people who hsySo
pay the taxes prefer
TO make blankets and the coarser and
cheaper wooden goods worn by the ma )
of the people dearer by higher duties is a
way 10 cut down revenue, but 1t cuts
revenue by forcing he laboring people
TO pay higher rates for necessaries and
comforts OF their lives and putting the
added exaetions into the pockets Of mo-
nopolists, while keeping them out Of the
Treasury,
THE WAYS OF COMBINES The work
men who have been thrown out OF EN-
plovment at the beginning OF the cold
season by the closing OF two or three of
the Sugal Trusts fsctores-in order that
"the proportion Of sugar TO the consump-
ton may be reduced ss the managers of
one of the closed factories frankly ex.
plains-may be interested in the an
nouncement that within the last twelve
months the trust has declared fiye diyi-
dends of 2 per cent. each upon IFS inflated
capital of $50 100000. And the people of
the United States, who must procure
sugar from this great combine" and pay
the price fixed by it will also be interested
in his evidence Of the prosperity OF those
who nave deprived them of the benefits
of competition in the manufacture aud
sale of necessary article Of food. y. y.
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