The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31

I'COn&reSSm6n JONI ~. WNeou "oSCu
"for the Mckinley bill, which raised
"the price If Hardware, Logging
""and Mill supplies. "-Sentinel 24th.
1t does, eh! Here is part of the bill
to speak for itself:
SCHEDULE C.-Metals and manuIac-
lures OF metals" Table knives and
forks reduced from IS to 30 per cent;
anvils % to 2 cents; sledge-hammers,
wedges and crowbars p to 24 cents
cut nails II to l cent per pound.
Wire nails q in) reduced from 4 to 2
cents spikes, nuts and washers from 2
to $40 cents per pound; cut tacks,
p to 81 cents; fish plates, 1 to CT;
round iron, Z in., from ! to $40 cents !;
round and fat iron, less I in. from l
Ito to l cent; plate iron not thinner
than 10 gauge reduced from L to 5-1O
cents per pound. All other plate iron
up to 4 cents per pound has about the
| same notable reduction. Hoop iron
above No. 10 wire gauge is reduced
from 1910 to Ito cents per pound.
Remarks-The schedule on the
whole fails to reveal the increase spoken
of. but on the contrary makes reduc-
tion on logging and mill supplies.
SCHEDULE D.-Timber products:
Timber hewn or sawed reduced from
20 to 10 per cent; squared or sided, in
creased from / to u cents per ell. foot,
sawed boards reduced from 50 to 81 M.
Cedar posts, ties and telegraph poles,
formerly free, duty Is per cent, pine
clapboards reduced 80 to 81 per M
Farm products-Barley raised from
10 to 20 cents bushel, pearled barley
from ! to cents buckwt"at, 10 to Is
cents; corn. same; malt barley 20 to
45 cents wheat increased from 20 to
% per bush-l oat meal from to ct
per pound and rice reduced from 24 to
2 cents per pound. Butter increased
from 4 to 8 cts y, milk placed in spec
ific column and its sugar, formerly free
will now pay 8 cents, beans from IS to
40 per cent. Eggs, formerly free, now
taxed 5 cents duty; hay increased from
50 to 81 ton hops from 8 to Is cents
pound; potatoes from Is to 25 cents
per bushe|.
Prepared vegetables 20 to 45 per ct.
in natural state IS to 40; straw, form
erlv free. taxed 80 per ct. by the Nc
Kinley bill. Apples, formerly free. in
new bill will pay Csc, dried apples &c,
ib grapes 60 20 to so per Ct, p|ums and
prunes' from to 2 cents and raifins
from 2 to q cts fb. Bacon and hams,
from 2 to 5 cents; beef, mutton and
pork, l to 2 cents pound. Spices,
which we do not produce, are reduced
from 5 to 4 cents; sage, fornerly free,
now taxed 3 cents. Only one instance
of reduction on farm products
This a part of the Mckinley bill as
observed. That portion that seemed
to worry the Sentinel most is given iu
figures that are easily comprehended
Ivy any voter is sufficiently fair mind
ed as to consider both sides of the
question. If the Mckinley bill itself
i $ sn ffic ent authority, AS observed in
t he Sentinel of Oct "a. then we must
conclude from previous observations
that there is much delusion and
prejudice in this howl of "Robber tar
iff."
Can any candid voter after observ-
ing SEIZED. g.. pertaining to farm prod
ucts, say that farm products are not
protected? mas much as the reason
assigned for voting for Carol is for
the REPEAL of the tariff law-tben we
must conclude to vote for his oppon.
ent, John L. Wilson-since the Nc
Kinlev bill after careful and candid
consideration proves worthy to stand
as enacted by con gress.
There are other vital reasons why
John l.. Wilson should be supported.
They are as follows; He has, during
his term in Office served bis, cpinstit-
uency we'll and faithfully winning the
reputation Of heing hard and effec-
tive worker. He is a strong and an
intelligent man who has made his in
fluence fe1tln congress. Mr.. Wilson's
record will bear the Closest scrutiny.
He voted for the forfeiture of ali the
remaining unearned lands of the
N. P. Il. r. He voted for the McKin-
ley Bill which is found by careful OBJ
servation to he alright. He voted for
joint and equitable pension laws. He
voted against couvict labor.
He voted for harbor Notifications.
and for the upbuilding of the United
States navy.
He assisted in tie improvement of
our mail facilities and in many other
instances proved that he is The kind
OF a man the West needs in Con-
gress. AFARrER
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