Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-03
FIRST EFFECT OF UNJUST LAWS
We May Now Expect Inferior Goods but
Higher Prices.
Chicago Herald.

Chicago Herald
IT Is clear that the few republicans who
have made a feeble resistance TO the Nc
Kinley bill, and whose idolatry of party is
greater than their love of country or their
abhorrrnce Of wrong, will endeavor TO ex-
cuse the mOnstrOus crime that is about to
be perpetrated by citing the fact that the
duties on some grades of sugar have been
reduced. 1t is true that the sugar schedule
has been changed and it is probable that
there will be reduction in the revenue on
sugar. but the taxes upon nearly every
thing else have been increased and the
result of the Mckinley bill will be to give
US tariff averaging about 60 per cent. III
place of tariff averaging about AZ per
cent. The AZ per cent. tariff was the war
tariff, the most cruel measure of taxation
that ever was enacted It has remained
for the republican party controlled by the
bonded monopolists and trusts, in time
of profound peace, TO raise the tariff to an
average Of about 80 per cert. a ylllalny
unheard of IN the annals of free people.
Even if sugar had been made absolutely
free the relief thus afforded would have
| been no recompence for the mOnstrOus IN
crease that has been made in the tariff
taxes upon nearly all of the necessarIes Of
| life. Tie sugar tariff was largely a
revenue tariff That is to say the greater
part of the tax was collected by the gov
ernment and placed In the treasury. With
protective tariff taxes it is different. TheI
are controlled by the domestic trusts ana
combines and placed in their own pockets.
| The republicans have endeavored to de-
| crease the revenue tariff trifie. but they
have outrageously increased the protective
! tariff. They have iegislated solely in the
! interest of capital and greed. They have
| raised the tariff upon countless articles Of
| prime necessity until il Is all but prohib
| itory. The tariff fortified monopolists
will reap the benefit and the consumer,
delivered helpIessly into the hands of
the robber horde, will suffer the "onse-
quences.
Triumphant wrong Is always audacious
and happy. We shall hear the praises Of
| Reed and Mckinley sung from this time
! forth, as though they were entitled TO
other eulogy than that which the selfish
| interests which they have served will lavish
upon them. We will be told that the re-
| publican party mas fulfilled its promises,
! and that the yexed tariff question has been
settled. But we will precelye IN the adj
vanced price and in the wretchedIy infe-
rior quality of goods offered for sale the
result of class rule Heneeforth the lot
| of the poor man Is TO be harder. Let him
mark well the fact. The tariff Of 80 per
| cent Is extended to oppress him. and
! oppress him it will He cannot escape if
| he would. 1t will assaiI him in front and
in rear. 1t will clip his dollar Il will
absorb mis- earnings. 1t viii find him
wherever thele il human mouth 10 feed
or a body to clothe Ii will be with MIN
at its work at biz table, in his bed, des-
polling him always. Ii will filch from
his pockets his hard earned wages. In
sickness and in death it will levy toll upon
him. 1t has corrupted the people. Hence
forth il will spoliate Them.
If the slumbering vengeance OF the
masses could be reused by a proper APP
probation Of this crowning iniquity Of the
party Of force and plunder this next No
vember would see the end Of the most
dangerous combination that has menaeed
this government. Possibly 50 speedy
retribution is too much to hope tor. but
honest men must needs hope, or the re-
public Of justice and truth and liberty
must die.