Telegram-herald., 1890-09-18

The little circular, which Foster,
Stevens & Co., have been industrous.y
distributing throughout the country,
mas, OF course, no political bearing,
FOR the gentlemen composing tnat firm
have no political convictions whatever.
That Is 10 say, they haven't sufficient
comprehension to grasp, or stamina 10
express. any views on political ques-
tions. They may say that OF themselves
in their circular, ii they wish, and no
one will care to dispute them; but, never
| theless. the Democrats have taken up
their little c.rcular-just as Foster,
| stevens & Co. intended they should
as campaign document. A half-truth
IS worse than lie, because il presents
an air of sincerity, while doing its work
of deception.
A shght stiffening of prices, common
| TO all lines of business-the farmers
wheat as well-produced IN fact by the
| silver legislation and the general feel
ing Of confidence in financial circles, is
seized upon by Foster. Stevens & Co.,
as an argument against the tariff.
/ When business revives there IS always
a slight advance IN prices. A revival
/ of business is what the country has
been asking for and the silver coinage
| legislation was expressly intended as
| stimulus 10 business. If the restricted
coinage offered by a Republican Con-
| gress hasresulted IN a slight advance in
I prices, what would have been the effect
of absolute free coinage. such as the
Democrats are bowling for? Percent
ages without accompanying figures are
the favOrite Democratic tools of deceit
and misrepresentation and the skill,
with which Foster, Stevens & Co. have
haLdled them, bellies their assertion
that their circular "is not a political
document" 1t is built exactly after
the most approved patterns of Demo-
cratic campaign documents.
Without noticing particularly each
article of manufacture mentioned in
the circular, let us come at once to the
tin plate question, for that is the sum
and substance of their circular. In
speaking of the increased tariff on tin
they say, This must of course advance
TN from s1.25 to S3 a box, according 70
the weight OF said box" thus rccOgniz-
ing different sized boxes. But in their
anxiety to make n strong point for
their English friends, they afterwards
totally ignore, with a purpose, the diff
ference in size OF the boxes and say,
"NOt 4 box of tin IS made in this coun-
try, Notwithstanding which tin has de-
clined IN price from SIS to S4.75 box
during the past twenty-five years"
More pettifogging, more deliberate de-
Ception could not have been compressed
into SO few words by the Democratic
mOguls themselves in preparing a cam
paIgn argument for their tools to mouth
upon the stump. They take the ex-
treme prices, ignoring with malice
afOrethought the different sizes IN the
boxes, the different qualities of tin
plate and above all the enormous IN
crease n the value and purchasing
power of money during the past
twenty-five years" Il is such argu-
mentation as this that has defeated the
Democratic party year after year. Eos
ter, Stevens & Co. sprung their political
document little too soon. The diff
ference IN money values alone, within
twenty-five years. would account for
such a decline IN price. Within that
length of time the price of -four has
undergone a SIMILAR change, that
which sold for Sl6 per barrel az the
close Of the war not boing as good as
that which sells for S4.75 nov. So that
in fact our TN costs "a just az much
now as e did then. False IN one thing
, false IN all, iss good legal maxim and
We could afford to drop the circular
3 ght here, bat few more words on
, the tn tariff. which 20 excites their ire.
b vii not come an1iss
! 'sNot box Of tn = made IN this
= . -AtAsatta aatFs - falNa ttfN AafNNIN
] The Republican party determ nss that
s it shall be msde here. It was success
{ fully made IN this country, until the
3 very English manufacturers. into wbost
: hands Foster, stevens & Go. are resets
) to play. hv the ssstance Of such i'm
p porters 80 Foster. Sewers a. Go. suc
: ceeded IN strsng .nx ths American in
! dnstrv. Tbs country possesses the lror
sud osn make it mto plate a. success
Z fully as the EnSl 81 manufacturers
( Prof. Barley, United Ststes Geolog =
for Montana. dec ares thst there 4
encugh tan IN the BIscS HIS "a ssnplY
= tbs world s1d that t = insposs bfe e
: iaaszne this great body % ere ever heirs
|, exhsuste6. Nov. WY should ro
. American lahor put these materials t.
: Eefher for American Consumers snt
6 save paying 50 Macy millions of tcilsr
{ 70 Foster, Stevens a Coss Eng.s