The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-10-23

Every farmer In Ohio should read the
magnificent addreaa 10 the farmers OF
the Tenth Congressional Diatrlet by
Hon, j, Q, Smith, Of Clinton County,
we'll known farmer and advocate OF tar
m reform, After some preliminary Fe'
marks, Mr. Smith wrltesl
Now what Is the Mckinley bill?
What arc ita most marked proylalonaP
What are lta results 70 bo II paaaedP
What will II fail to do2
The Senate Finance Committee "a
Republican oommittee) reporta 10 tho
Senate that the Mckinley BILL aa II
passed tho House, will Increase tho
money 10 be collected on importatlona
aa large az last year aa iollowsl On
chemicals oils and paints, on eartha
earthonwaro and glasawarei on metals
and manuiaotureaof metalal on wood and
manufactures OF wood on tobacco and
manufactures OF tobaoeol on agricultural
products and proylalonal on spirits,
wines and other beyorages on cotton
manufacturers on FAX, hemp and jute,
and manufactures OF the same, on wool
and manufactures Of wooli on silk and
silk goods on pulp, paper and booltsi on
sugar and on aundren from $40, ,4Os $40
TO $780, Sac This increase Of dutioa
would amount, on $500, A81ll7 worth OF
goods, Ohio amount imported last year,
10 S44,080, lal. This would bo an In.
crease In tho average OF tariff taxes on
all those goods OF from D,al por cent 10
$3.50 por cont This Is an increase on
tho average rate OF duty OF ildO percent
over our present enormously high tariff
Tho Increase In metals and metallic
goods Ia from aa "a per cent 10 ba6i p0r
cent, or an average increase Of all
metallic goods over tlo present rate Of
1887 por cont II the Mckinley bill
should pass, by tho report OF the Ropub.
lioan Finance Committee OF the Senate,
tho people OF this country would have TO
pay an Increase OF tariff taxes on metal
goods alone tho sum OF SIesl, 93i On
woolon and woolon goods alono tho In
crease would amount 10 sl4, ,a7L98T Tho
average rate on wool and woOlons would
DO increased from o. 0s por cont 10 7s 80
por cent, or 1890 por cont OF Increase
On those two classes OF goods our in
oroasOd taxOs would amount 10 S2l, 7bs,-
al.
II 10 truo that the bill, asst passed tho
House, madO hOavy reductions in tho
dutlos on sugar But II that feature OF
the bill should bO retained In tho bill,
Judge Edmunds declares that by tho
close OF tho present fiscal yoar thoro
would DO deficiency OF revenue 10 sup
port the Government OF siO5, 900, 900. SO
groat has boon the oxtrayagant appro-
priationS Of this Congrossl Tho sugar
duty must OF necessity, DO retained In
tho bill. Such are tho general features
OF this most monstrous bill that tho Ro-
publican candidate In this district must
"tako special pridon In approving, Every
figure have given is OF tho highest au.
thorlty and furnished by the finance
committee OF Republican Senate.
Tho llmita OF this address will not
permit mo TO point out In detail tho
changes that will DO mado In advancing
tho tax on, and, consequently, tho prioo
OF thousands OF articles A few must
suflco, The duty on tin plato--that is,
on tho tin wo use 10 mako roofs buckets,
cans and all the ton thousands OF things
madO OF tln-ls Increased from 10 o
pound 10 $50 pound There is not n
pound OF tan plato made In this country,
But tho finance committee toll us that
tho Increased cost Of tin plato under tho
bill would DO So, 1855, 359; and thisis 10 bo
dono because few mon In Pittsburgh
promise 10 20 into tho business OF MAX.
Ing tin plato II Congress win take from
tho pooplo this great sum OF money and
give II 10 thom Tho roal object OF tho
inoroaso OF duties on tin plato Is 10 on
ablo tho wealthy manufacturers OF gal
vaniEod iron largely 10 advance their
prices on that article. We talto special
prldo," say tho Republicans Of tho Tonth
Congressional District, In tho Mckinley
bill
Tho duties on cotton ties are incroas-
cd from SO por cont TO 1O27l por cont
This monstrous increased tax ls 10 bO
paid almost entirely by tho freed mon
OF tho South, who aitor being robbed
OF tho proceeds OF their labor for two
hundred years by tho slavery thoy on-
durod, for tho bonoht OF thor masters
are now TO be robbed by u national law
for tho benefit OF fow capitalists Wo
sot thom FREQ at an Immense cost OF lifo
and treasure, and now II Is proposed, by
law, TO suck tho blood out OF them TO
fatton trusts" and pools" that arc
manufacturing cotton tics; and the Ro.
publlcans OF this district can hardly
0nd words strong enough TO express
their "prido" in III
The dutlos aro 10 bo increased by tho
bill on woolon yarn over SS9i, 900; on
women and ohildron's dress goods tho
duties will DO increased 81, 014, bOsj blank
OTIS, flannols and hats arc increased from
69,70 por cont TO 1904 por cont; silk
goods "luxurios' thoy aro called by
the committeeman only Increased |, 40
por cont There is practically no change
in tho duties on liquors. There are but
u iow samples OF tho provisions OF tho
Mckinley bin that tho wounded and
disabled soldiers, farmers, mechanics,
teachers, doctors, lawyers, widows and
orphaned children OF this district are TO
DO asked TO "talSo prido" In
But great protonso 10 made that IL is
bill especially designed to promote