The Russellville Democrat., 1890-10-30
Am OUTRAGEOUS rARIEf.
The burdens of the People Increased Il

The burdens Of the People Increased FOR
the Benefit of the Plutocracy.
The tariff bill IS finaAF3 agreed upon
by the conferrees, was rushed through
the House Of Representatives recently,
no opportunity being given for its DIS
cussion. The members of tho House
were called upon tovots upon the bill
without having had an opportunity TO
even read the conference report The
only information they had as to what
IL contained was obtained from the
newspapers and the current rumors on
the streets and about the Capitol. The
rsqaestof the Democrats for postpone
ment OF final action was contemptuous-
ly ignored by Mr. Mckinley tits thus
that the most important legislation
legislation affecting directly the inter
ests OF every citizen--is rushed through
under the system of gag rules which
has been substituted by Reed, Mckinley
& Co for the methods of delibera ton
which have been in vogue in the Ameri-
can Congress from the beginning of the
Government
The various Compromises, SO
tee were, with scarcely an exception,
surrenders to the trusts and com bina-.
tions in whose interests the tariff bill
was framed. This Is notably true as to
the tax on binding Irvine. The McKin-
ley bill, as originally reported, imposed
a duty of IA cents per pound on bind
ing twine, which is used by every
farmer in the United States. In the
Senate some of the Northwes tern Sem
ators, under the lead of Mr.. Davis, Of
Minnesota, made fight for free bind
ing twine, and with the aid Of every
Democratic Senator succeeded in hav-
ing the duty stricken out. Senator
Davis declared during the discussion
OF this clause that the tax on binding
Irvine would cost the farmers of Mime
sofa alone nearly $1,000, 900 year. He
also showed that the business of manu-
featuring twine was in the hands of
trust built up by a tariff which con-
trolled absolutely the raw material in
the places where it was grown, and
which limited its product and fixed its
prices to suit itself Mr.. Davis said Of
the members of this trust:
They are as far above legislative control as
the clouds that float above the Capitol They
are in need OF no protection. They amply
able to protect themselves and to spoliaIe the
world.
He showed that their profits were 40
per cent. on an aggregate annual out
put of $40, 600, 900 or $4,000, 600 a year.
Yet this same trust went before the
ways and means committee and de-
manded additional protection of 10
cents per pound saying il this was not
granted its members would be forced
to close their mills. There is no doubt
that this trust is one of the most OPP
pressive upon the farmers that is in ex-
istence. Nor is there any doubt that if
binding Irvine had been kept on the free
list the trust would have been destroyed
and the farmers relieved of an onerous
burden. But the trust was strong
mittee to put its Notwithstanding
twine-back on the dutiable list, the
rate being fixed at no of cent a
pound, while on other MANILA cordage
the rate was advanced from III to 1s{
cents per pound, more than was pro-
vided in either the House or Senate
bill. In the face of this deliberate out
rage upon the farmers of the country,
committed at the instance of com BIZ
nation which, we may safely assume,
made big contribution to the Quay
Dudley corruption fund in 1883. Re-
publican newspapers and politicians
will no doubt have the unspeakable inn
pudence TO claim that the tariff bill is
in the interest of the farmers Of the
country.
The tin-plate job retains it's place in
the bill. The existing tax of ] per
cent per pound is to be kept on tin
plate until July l next, after which the
tax upon this article of universal CON
sumption-this raw material OF impor-
tant industries-will be increased to 2
2-10 cents per pound. This excessive
tax will ruin large interests, employing
great number Of men and affording an
extensive market for farmers products
1t is levied purely in the interest of
ring of Pittsburgh capitalists who no
doubt, had the fat fried out Of them in
most elegant style in 1883. The tax on
manufactures OF tin-plate is correspond
ly increased The Senate provision for
the free importation OF tin-plate after
1896, in case Of the failure Of domestic
works to produce one-third OF the
amount consumed, is retained. This Is a
piece of rank humbug. OF course the
tiu-plate ring counts upon its ability to
secure repeal OF this provisions before
1896 upon condition of Liberal pdyments
into the Republican campaignssfnnds in
the meantime.
The only concession we can discover
which the conference committee made
to consumers is in the sugar schedule
and this is not very important one.
The sugar trust is to get its raw inate-
rails free as provided in the original Nc
Kinley bill Its product above number
10 Dutch standard is to be protected by
duty of = cent per pound. The coarse
grades of brown sugar between Nos. Is
and l6 will be admitted free. -,
The bin as it stands, and as il has be-
come a law by the approval OF Benjamin
HARRISON, fully merits the denunciation
passed upon il by the late Democratic
State convention. 1t lays new burdens
upon the farmers and wage-workers Of
tht RPhhbAl III tA4t AAtNltNt Vi AENS Us anu
monopolies. IL increases taxes upon
the neeessaries OF life and decreases
taxes upon the luxuries. 1t affords no
relief whatever to the agricultural in
terests of the country; in the words Of
Mr.. Blaine it does not open a market
for single bushel OF wheat or single
barrel Of pork. IL will add enormously
to the profits of the protected manu-
facturers, but will not increase the
wages Of a single American working
man by penny. II is unquestionably
the most unjust and outrageous meas
ure of taxation ever passed by the
American Congress-
This bill was supported by every Re-
publican member of Congress from In
diana The Republican State conven-
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