Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-11
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JOslsiN, sept lU.
We have been informed by Mr. Frank
Daily that he coutemplates. in the near
future. running blscksmiths shop and
building feed mill at Joslin.
Mr.. Robinson. who has about finished
painting Mr.. Whiteside's residence, has
contracted to paint the residence of Mr..
David Adams, Of Joslin, and Mr.. Hamil
ton Wreath, of Canoe Creek.
II Is reported that there has been a
meeting of the farmers in Coe to consider
the propriety OF building and operating
cheese factory. We have not been in,
formed as to the decision they arrived at.
Some person has stolen a saddle from
the premises of Mr.. Joshua Blackmsn
and no. SO has been stolen from a pas
ture over the river. A certain individual
is suspected OF the theft.
On Monday evening last there was a
gathering OF young people at the resi-,
dence Of Mr.. David Adams at Joslin.
They had plays with music and singing,
and report having spent most enjoy
able evening. The supper was excellent
in fact good enough for President Har-
rison or Queen Victoria.
Is IL any wonder that the thinking
lsboring class Of our country are becom
ing more and more dissatisfied with the
revenue lawsf Statistics inform us that
the average tariff on dutiable goods dur
ing the war period, from 81 TO 65 i'm
elusive, was only "a per cent. About
that time the government collected VIII at
was known as an ''income tax" and also
imposed stamp tax on bank checks aud
upon instruments relating to real estate,
all OF which brought considerable revenue
into the treasury. The poor and labor
ing class having little or no capital or
real estate were exempt from an income
tax. but yet the tax of "a per cent upon
the necessaries of life bore heavily upon
them. Nevertheless the burden was
borne periodically and patiently, for IL
was war times and the life Of the nation
was at sake and no patriot would com
plain then. II was said when the war
was over this tax upon necessities of life
should be first lightened. Has that
promise been lived up tor Have not the
stamp taxes and all taxes upon incomes.
burdens which, as rule, affected only
the rich, been repealed, while the tariff
duties which seriously Cypress the poor
laboring class, have they not been in
creased until they now average from AZ
to 80 per cent? Is not the laboring man
compelled to pay tribute to favored
class upon nearly everything he con-
sumes. while his muscle is kept con-
stantly in competition with the I'M
taxed importsions OF what is called
''pauper labor" from foreign lands ?
But no class are greater sufferers through
this injustice than the farmer He is
Obliged to sell everything he raises in a
free trade market. while protection to
manufacturers, monopolies and trusts
enhances the price of most every thing he
has to purchase, and the western
and northwestern farmers who can
only realize sixteen cents per
bushel for his oats. is obliged to sell a
bnshel. or thirty-twO pounds of oats, to
buy one and six-tenths' pounds of sugar,
while the most he can do with fat COW
or steer in the market is to sell at nearly,
or quite cent pound less than the
actual cost of production Are the
farmers going to stand this forever and
ever You bet, they are not And we
would notify all those who aid and abet
and encourage this Legislative robbery,
that greater dam than that at Cone
msugh is about TO break. and il they
wish to save themselves they will have to
flee to the mountains.
MULTUM IN PARvo.