The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-10-30
M'KlNLEY ROBBERY
Let All Consumers OF Window Glass
Read now Mckinley Played
Into the Hands Of
the Trust.
How the Trust Ia Boodlina This District
For Their Congressional Agent


We said a day OF two ago that The
manufacturers Ia the Window ulahi
Trust, from whom large sums 0i
money have recently been collected BY
agents OF Mr. Mckinley for use In pro-
curing his reelection, we're we'll served
by MI. Mckinley Ia the preparation Of
tho duties on glass ia tho now tariff
bill, ln tho bill which he reported IA
tho House the duties on window glass
we're increased, IN spite OF tho fact that
the manufacturer had c0mbined and
by Trust agreement had raised their
prices four times while The Ways aud
Means Committee WAS AZ Work on the
rates. These high duties we're passed
the House. hut the senate aubatilut
I'd for th'm rates little lover than
those OF tha old Law, Ia tho confer
enoe Mr., Mckinley insisted upon The
rates In hla bill, and va stated that The
result was a compromise by which tho
duties imposed on window glass Ia the
old law were retained,
OnI attention has since been called
10 the fact that on window glass OF all
sizea larger than "a by III Inches the
duty has been Increased IRON 2 ~ 10
~ 3 cents q pound, This was a trick
Of the conference committee, la tho
House bill and In the Senate bill, a.
they we're given 10 the committee, tho
old classification Of window glaaa aizta
was retained The highest grade In
each was "all above "a by 80 inches"
aud the House duty on such glass was
3 cents, while that OF the senate was
21 cents. The conference committee
made another grade which had not even
bHen suggested In either bill, ana then
gave 70 IL q duty higher than either
branch OF Congress had assigned To
such glass,
On this new grade Mr., Mckinley OBJ
tained, In conference for the men who
are now paying money into his fund, u
duty exceeding by one'eighth OF cent
the rate In hlBOwn bill, by three eightha
of a cent the rate In tho Senate bill, and
by One-quarter OF cent the rate IN the
old law, 10 this should be added tho
new duty imposed on coverings and
pack ages, which has been estimated ~
generally being equal 10 10 per cent, II
Ia not surprising that the Window Glass
Trust shows its gratitude by generous
subscriptions 10 Mr., MoKlnley'a fund,
The ad-YalOrum duty on the new grade
OF glass has been raised from l82 10
nearly 100 per cent.
With respect 10 certain other kinds OF
glass the following statement is made
by our correspondents, who are mer-
chants In the glass trade
"permit ua 10 give u few choice bits Of
revision On ground glaSS the old law
Imposes $3.50 per 100 feet. Single clear
enameled under the old law, 81 10; un-
der the new, s3i Single obacured
enameled under the old, slii; under
the new, S3it, Double clear enameled
under the old, sl.l0 under the new,
80 30. Double Obscured enameled un-
der the old, $780, under the new, % 90,
These varieties OF glass arc used largely
for the ornamentatlon OF the cheaper
grade Of houses, and consequently the
enormous Increase In the tax upon
them touches most directly the poeketa
VI those VINO can least afford 10 pay II"
IL will be seen that Mr.. Mukinley'B
collectors must have approached all the
glass manufacturers with confidence
Thus far Mr.. Macbeth is the only one
who refused 10 give up any fiat or at
least the only one who has lot the pub'
lie know that he declined TO pay any
thing,