The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-06-26

tariff.
oh, yes. thO beauties of protect
ION are showing up in fine style
Sugar IS eleven cents a pound and
still on the rise.
1t will cost the farmer a busheI of
oats per pound for his binding
Irvine this year, because of the tar
if1 trust.
Prohibition received severe blow
in the election held in Pennsylvania
last week, being defeated by ma
jori,y of over $4,000.
The indications arc that three
years from now Grover Cleveland
will be the Democratic standard
bearer, and that tariff reform will
be the battle cry, and it will win.
If the people who voted for pro-
lection were the ones that had. to
suffer, it would be all right, but SUI
gar advances on the just and on the
unjust alike
The working men of this country
who voted for Harrison and pro
lection ought to be happy, seeing
that times are so good, work so
plenty, and wages 50 high.
We haven't noticed in our Repub-
lican exchanges any of the signs of
prosperity which they said would
be sure to follow victory for pro-
lection. Come, speak out brethren
and tell us something of the good
times.
The reductions in. wages in Penn
,sylvania, New York, Massachusetts,
New jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and Missouri are enough to spell
bind the spell-binders themselves
Who can again put faith in the
high-tariff campaign promises2
The tariff is not question of
political economy, but a question of
robbery and spoilation. The time
is not far off, however, when the
protected manufacturers will be
compelled to take their hands out of
the peoples pockets.
The Vermont RAIDS return Chand-
Ter to the United States Senate, as
he is about the kind of fellow that
suits Vermont Radicalism. We'd
like to see him get through his new
term without having his cars pulled.
Five thousand three hundred mi
ncrs of Clay county. Indiana, are in
"a starving condition, and the Gov
ernor of the State has been called
ul:on for relief A severe cut in
wages, under this protective admin
istration, is the cause of the trouble.
Notwithstanding the high tariff
protection, mills and factories arc
shutting down, mines are closing.
wages are being reduced and thou
sands and thousands of Iaboring
people are out of employment
Who is responsible for this state of
affairs? The Republican party.
And here is another blow at the
poor men of this country The
manufacturers of rubber boots and
shoes have formed trust, and it is
probable that big advance in pri-
ces will soon follow. The people of
this country are being bled very
deeply by the numerous trusts that
are row furnishing
Last week the wire drawers in
Carnegie's mills at Beaver Falls,
Pa, were notified that they must
accept a reduction of 10 cents on
the dollar on wages The men quit
work and the mills are now idle
Who will say the war tariff is
not blessed thing when it's opera
tions enable Dir. Carnegie to enjoy
u summer outing in Europe and hi,
workmen a summer souting" If
America?
The idea of Mr.. Carnegie, the
Pennsylvania protection autoerat is
tslet the peasantry be content witt
little, and the great hearted rich
who are trustees for them, viii
take care of them" Yet we hav,
starving miners in Indiana anC
Illinois, and depression all over the
country. Low wages and ruinou.
prices prevail in "home market,
the paradise of protectionists.
The coal miners of Brazil. In
diana, who quit work because of tn,
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