The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27

lead in this country or three cents
per pound. Why? Because there
is datY a tax Of three cents q
pound on all white lead imported.
and that keeps ont all white lead
and allows the white lead producer
10 American TO add about three cents
per pound to the price of bis lead.
Why not give the cotton, graiu
and tobacco grower q bonus on all
he produces as WILL as the lead pro
duccr a bonus Of three cents per
pound on all the white. lead he pro-
daces? 4 poor man can not kin q
bird Or squirrel for bis sick wife or
baby without first paying tax or
bonus of three cents per pound on
the shot he uses. Why? Because
the best government in the world
controlled by the best party in the
world, levies q duty IA tax on every
pound Of shot brought from any other
country TO this. What for? OF
course it is done for no other pur>
pose than to Increase the price OF
shot in this country three cents per
pound. Why does our government
want the poor man to pay six cents
for shot Instead Of three cents per
pound? That is very easy to ex-
plain. The lead mines IN the United
States are controlled and te!oug to
four mopeyed syndlcates. They buy
up the republican party and demo
Gratis enough 20 get the duty q he tax
on imported shot to three cents per
Ponnd. This gives them control of
the American shot market, enables
them TO get three cents per pound on
shot as premium or bonus for pro-
duclng shot; and if they have more
shot than they can sell in America g,
they ship them abroad and sell them
in competition with the world at
three and onc-half cents per pound.
Tois gives the syndicate one million
eight hundred Thousand dollars bonus
on their sixty million pounds of shot.
So YOU sec they can pay eight huns
dced thousand dollars to corrupt
/ Congress and leave them still
one million dollars over and above
their legitimate profits.
Now why not give the man who
produces gram cotton, tobacco or
any other pCO fucts Of the farm forty
seven PEI cent. bonus, premium (or
tax on the value Of his farm pro-
ducts, as to give the producer of
white lead-(painting leaa) and shot
fOrty-seven per cent. on the products
Of his mines?
If You know any reason why speak
it out. Is the man who raises rice ,
sugar, jute, or manufactures a pound
of lead, white lead or yard Of cot
ton, WOODEN or silk goods, any better
citizen worth any more to the gov
ernment, or does he deserve any
more favors or any more protection
from The government, than the man
who raises cotton, gram, rea! or any
other proluct Of the soil? II be does
why does he? 1.-The does not, then
why shoT him so many favors il
COntradIstinctiO to the delivers anG
tlllera of the soil? Have the peopl.
no ri oht that The protectionlsts ou5h
to re8petl? Have the people NJ
rights that the government ought t.
respect and protect? Must they
always remain hewers of wood an,
drawers Of water Must they 70
ever keep their noses to the grind
stone? SA4ll they be slaves Away:
to III money power Of the lNni
Shall they forever be LED as captive
at the beck and call Of corrupt ant
designing man?
: Will the farm crs always submit t,
: be bled for the bench, of the favor
= ed class3sI VIE the laboriny me-
, Of the cOuntry never rise ia thei
!, wight and power and shake thei
J dishc"clled lacks in the face O
their oppressoTs? VIII they neve
= declare their mlnhon9, assert thei
rights as their fathers did in III
5 anu maintain them at any hazard
t any cost even unto the shedding O
blood and dying upon the affairs 0
e liberty and independence?
>. Our hope IS strong, our faith i
r the people is living, burning faitL
< We verify believe the day is not fa
| IN the future when thew VIII not onl
: assert their rights but will also dc
r fend aud maintain them.
u Let no mar, though he BE- til
r, Demosthenes of Democracy. the lif
e long servant of the people, tn
c Judicial light Of the State. or eve
6 tho 1ovpG IN Il t-uctoJ m; ;oto- r s g. !.