The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-27
PHh NEW TARIFF BILL.

The new tariff bill, TO be reported 10
the House to-day, can b0 classed very
properly ~ a partisan measure, lt was
not framed TO offer the needed relief TO
the masses Of the American people
from the 0ner0ua burdens of unnecea'
aary taxation, but II ~ n measure 10 80
cure the greatest amount Of plunder 10
tho largest number of contributing
mOnopOISta to the corruption fund OF
the Republican party.
The provisions OF tho now bill are al,
ready In print, and enough 10 known of
its prOylsiona 10 sec that II 10 not on
tho llno OF substantial relief 70 the
maaaes of the people, and that the
principal cut 10 on sugar, n product
grown exclusively In the South and In
i Democratic state, The cut on sugar
IN n trille more radical than In the
Mills bill. and II would have been stu
larger were II not for the beet sugar
industries, now struggling for exist
ence In California, Kansas and Ne
braska.
We do not propose to review the new
bill NJ this time; only ~ call attention
10 some OF It's more remarkable oharaC-
terlatlca. 10 will have u long hearing
In the llonse, no doubt, and the debate
Is liable 10 run well along into the
warm weather.
While Mckinley has served his mas.
ters we'll IN this bill, the great Inter
ests, that, every two years have put up
tho Doodle necessary to keep Mckinley
In Congress, have been all taken care OF
In the new bill,
Earthenwaro and glassware, among
tho highest taxed goods on the Bched.
nle, are unchanged Tho tariff on
trockery ware is now 70per cent, ten
timeB what II was when the industry
was really In itg infancy. A few weeks
ago when the factories In Trenton, N,
j., were offered for sale TO an English
ayndioate, u sworn statement was made
Of the business In which IL was put
down that the average profits OF the
concern were 22 per cent. IL would
eeem that this was an auspioious time
10 tighten tho tax for the benefit OF
property thus listed, but no; East Liv.
erpool Is q mine OF wealth to Nc.
| Kinley, as no Ia the agent Of
the crockery men In Congress-,
ho has seen 20 II that the rob.
berry by law, In the crockory schedule,
Ia perpetuated In the new bill. The
duty on pocket cutlery is increased and
the millionaire iron mongorB OF Penn
aylvania will continue TO reap rich har.
vests, although structural iron 10 re.
duced 1890 Of n cent per pound, and
railway iron and steel rails suffer q cor.
responding reduction.
McKinley's tin plate hobby, more
properly termed an outrage, has been
perpetuated In the bill. The tariff Ia
raised 2 2-l0 cents per pound, which,
upon the basis Of the amount now
used, will bring IN Slf00000O revenues
this one item nearly counterbalanCing
the reduction on snuii, alcohol aud to
bacco.
Those old ladies' who are addicted To
snuff can rejoice. The Bnuif tax has
been taken OH. IL 10 also TO be OBJ
served that alcohol used In the arts II
also free. Hence those who snuff, (uT
their nosee) aud those artistic topper
who drink whiskey, hs IN art, will gel
some reduction on their Bneezes anc
their wheezes. Reduction Of the rev
enue from these sources will amount 4
nearly S20,000000, The Toledo Bee, II
cumming up tho outrageous abortion
for such IL must be termed, well says.
"The bill 10 what was promised
careful balancing Of rewards for thos'
| who give substantial aid, BY virtue o