Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-13
.JOSLIN
JosLrN, March IL.


DIR. Reiter informs me that the taxes
of Yuma are about all paid in.
There Is an ailment which resembles
the quinsy among the young people In
this locality.
On Tuesday last F. E. Crompton sold
two horses, William Whiteside, ST.. one.
William Whiteside. Jr, one. and James
Adams one, to parties in Davenport,
which were delivered the following day
The Farmers Mutual Benefit associa-
ton, OF Josin. now numbers eighteen
members. We would caution them,
however. not TO admit any members who
are known TO talk in their sleep, unless
they wish the password to be given
away.
AT this writing that distinguished indis
vidual. George Coates, is at our residence.
He has three donkeys and a donkey colt
The Oldest one appears TO be sufficiently
ancient to have been the one Methuselen
used to ride. He has likewise a stuffed
wild cat, which must have been dan I.
gerous animal when living. He has given
us lecture on personal history and has
sung two songs, made collection. re-
turned thanks and has this moment
departed for other fields of conquest.
J. q. Osborne fisally admits that
farming is the chief industry-how re-
freshing-and that tariff for protection
is q burden, which we don't dispute. The
remedy lies in convincing the farmers
that it is gu unequal burden. IL Is u
TWO edged sword that cuts both ways
against the farmers interest, in that il
increases his expenses aud lessons his
income. The vessels that carry the
farmers products across our lakes and
the rolling stock of our railroads are
made vastly more expensive on accoun,
of our protective tariff. Ths farmers
have to pay increased rates of freight in
consequence upon hogs. cattle and grain.
and everything they ship, and are thu:
robbed of a portion of their income
while their expenses are increased by
having TO pay at least fifty per cent more
for every farm implement they purchase
Aud this great injustice is perpetrated
under constitution which guarantee;
equal rights to all its citizens and ths
has made free trade fixed fact between
each state in the United States. If pro
lection is all that is necessary to lead u:
TO national prosperity. why is no
each state allowed to protect it.
self against the balance of the union
Then again our protective tariff is con
trsrv TO the spirit of christianity. Jesu
Christ was the great expounder of gooC
wholesome free trade doctrine. "As yol
would that others should do unto you. 81
ye even so to them. means reciprocity
reciprocity means mutual exchange o
commodities and mutual exchange o
commodities means absolute free trade
Just such free trade as exists between
each state in the United States of Amer
, lea. The claim that our ''protectiv
J tariff, which puts up the cost of neces
sites to the farmer, to the poor laborin
man and To the thousands Of needle
women (whO have to work, work, work
till the brain begins to swim; work
work, work, till the eyes are heavy an
diml seam and gusset. aud band, ban
and gusset and seam, till over the but
tons she falls asleep, and sews them o
IN a dream. and who have to labor fo
I barely sufficient TO keep soul and bod
together) is justltisJle. because it /
, claimed that competition will after tim
again reduce prices. il seen TO me, is on
of the most abominsble doctrines that
l man can touch. And it is matter q
I establishment that otherwise intelligen
men will rehash and parrot>like repea
this stale argument which has been ex
posed and exploded thousand and on
times.
win Adams was taken very sick o
Saturday last. MULTUM IN PARvo.