Iron County register., 1890-10-09
Mr.. RLuMR.s TESTIMONY.
The Mckinley Bill "Takes Into Account
Solely the Manufacturer"

The Mckinley Bill "Takes Into Account
Solely the Manufacturers"
A Pennsylvania Republican wrote
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, protesting
against his recent tariff reform
speeches. In his reply Senator Plumb
said, among other things:
Notwithstanding the poor opinion of me
winch you express, that / probably make
speeches which do not represent my senti-
ments, want TO assure you that 1 never was
more In earnest in my life than in making the
remarks you mention. 1t may be, as you say
that the manufacturers are having a hard time
put TINS has been true of the farmers, whom I
represent. Tor many years, and they do not
seem to think just now that it would be any re-
lief to them to put up the prices of manufact-
urea goods. Congress passed q bill for the ben
eft of the worsted manufacturers short time
ago which, am told, put up the prices about
twenty-five per cent. The Mckinley bill, it is
said, and on apparent good authority, will in
crease them about twenty-five per
cent more. Somebody must, of course
pay these extra duties, and it seems
to me though the consumers
were fairly to be taken into account. I agree
that In raising revenues for carrying on the
Government proper regard may be had as to
the needs OF the domestic manufacturer in the
way of protection but he must take some
chances in the country in which he lives and
which he expects to supply with goods In nv
as 1t passed the House. 1t may or may not be
made better in the Senate, but IN it's present
shape il taxes into cccount solely the naanufact.
urT. overlooking wholly the consumer For
this rea n it does OF m ct with my views.
Here we have a square confession by
leading Republican Senator that the
Mckinley bill takes into account
solely the manufacturer" Mr.. Blaine
has already told the country that there
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ley bill that opens market for an
other bushel of wheat or another barrel
of pork. The leading Republican news
papers in Illinois. Minnesota, Nebraska,
Kansas and Missouri have denounced it
in equally emphatic terms.
Thus we have abundance of unim-
peachable Republican testimony to the
dement's of the Mckinley bill. And
yet it was passed by Congress and APP
proved by President Harrison as a Re-
publican party measure. Indianapolis
Sentinel.
MORTGAGES ALL RIGHT.
According to Butterworth and ingalls,
Debt Is a blessing Indeed.
Benjamin Butterworth has long been
recognized as man of the most eml-
nent ability. What other man could
so ably fulfill the duties of three posi-
tions, each of which might we'll claim
his entire time and attention? Ben
jamin is Congressman from the First
Ohio district, but his duties to his
trans Rhenish constituency do not pre-
vent him from making a very acceptable
secretary of the greatest international
exposition ever undertaken. He is also
political exhorter-at-large for the Re-
publican party. In his last-named
Benjamin recently went into
the rural regions of Iowa to instruct the
agriculturists about the straight and
narrow political paths in which they
should go. He explained very salts.
factorily to himself that a mortgage
which the average farmer has hither-
to regarded as opposed to his inter-
ests is in reality very good thing,
indeed. His view is also concurred
in by that peculiar political phenome-
non. Senator Ingalls,, of Kansas. Sena-
tor Ingalls,, too, believes that mort,
cages are all right. He claims to have
experimental with the mortgage indus,
try and with most excellent results
The testimony of these two eminent Re,
publican lights seems to indicate that
a popular misapprehension exists con-
cerning mortgages. ingalls, says he has
made money by mortgaging other peo-
ple's property. Now all that is required
to make the Kansas farmer prosperous
is for him to devise a means by which |
he can mortgage his neighbor's property
and keep from mortgaging his own.
There is the whole secret of success. |
Theoretically it is easy enough, and
Sentaor Ingalls, himself is living ex-
ample of it's entire practicability. |
Farmers, therefore, who expect to raise !
on their own farms ought to !,
be careful to plant mortgages on other !
peoples property.-Chicago Mail.