Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-21
EXPECTATIONS MET.
Mr.. Harrison Admits His Subserviency t,
the Protective Tariff League.

Mr. Harrison Admits His subserviency to
the Protective Tariff League.
The American Protective Tariff
League is the original body of political
fiat men in this country. One of its
purposes, before the recent election,
was to secure 1000 men who would
subscribe 800 each to promote 1.-The
protection of American labor In
this it was successful early in the cam
ations to special industries. Thus,
from the iron industry an assessment
of $3.50, 600 was levied and paid. The
chemical industry was invited to
"chip in,' but raised less than $780,
600, many in the business refusing to
subscribe. These funds were used in
a manner beyond discovery even by a
clark lantern" In brief, this league
and its sub-agencies raised more
money for Harrison than the Repub-
lican National Committee did directly,
although the latter body had L. P.
MortOn's blank checks at command.
1t is instructive to note that Ben
of this league. He has just sent it's
president a letter which reads thus:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. p, 1SS9.-EdaCdrd
H. AHlHaidOtcn, Esq, Near York CITY: My Dear
SRI have not been able sooner to acknowledge
your telegram. of the 18th, extending to me
the congratulations of the American Protec-
tive Tariff League. Let me assure you that /
appreciate very highly this cordial expression,
and that it will be my sincere purpose to meet
the just expectations of those who not only re-
joice in the result of the late election, but
whose contribution to that success was so
earnest and so large.
With kind regards for you, SIR, personally, I
am, Very sincerely yours
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
The "just expectations of this
league were abundantly set forth dur
ing the election. It's members invested
sums of money in the Harrison canvass
just as they would have invested
money in other extra-hazardous
business projects. The risk was large,
but, on the other hand, if the plan
succeeded, big dividends were expected.
This organization in brief was aptly
described by Governor Hill in his pow
erful letter to the Harlem Democratic
Club:
Our Democratic President forced the fight
ing ali along the line. He was confronted by
an army whose center was chiefly composed of
monopolists, whose right wing was made up
of mercenaries. and whose left wing included
a multitude of impostors, clothed IN the garb
of pre- ended patriotism OF whom Washington
in his farewell letter babe US beware.
As the contribution" of this league
was ''large," its ''just expectations"
are doubtless large" also, and Mr..
Harrison is now presumably commit
ted to any and every increase of tariff
taxes that monopoly may seek to
wiring from the people. How Mr.. Am
midtown stated those ''just expecta-
tons" we are not informed, his tele-
gram possibly having been marked
ssprivate, use wisely" On Saturday
Mr. Harrison was presented with
copy of the Bible (taxed twenty-five
pr cent? and in it's wisdom the Amer
lean Protective Tariff League may
have seen fit to send him another
copy with the page turned down at
Matthew XIV, %:
Unto every one that hath shall be given, and
that hath not shall be taken away even that
which he hath.
Albany On. Y.) Argus.