Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-11-04
NUMBER A..
wuAr ru1 ucklnlsv eILL DOES.

chusetis town. Congressman Dingisy
made some rrmsrks In hIs usual common-
sense and convincing manner regarding
What the Mckinley nh really H..
Those Who are deceived by Democratic
Misrepresentation. Of the new ,arln
ough, to Rad thi. speech, some extracts
from which Ne give below
The article. on which the duty has
i-r.n reduced Ear outnumber those on
which the duty ha. been Increased.
Wherever an article has been found
that canno, b. produced or made here to
any considerable extent without climatic
dI.sdyantag, n Ia. b.ea PLACED on the
free list. On thl. ground sugar, rnolass-
e.. lutte, manllls, nickel or. sni many
other ar,Icle. have BEEN Transferred to
the free lat.
When articles have b-en reachsi that
are mad. herr substantially Ia the extent
~ our want. undef the protection which
has been afforded them, aud there !. e'l-
lenc. that they have b-cOme so well IN
trrnch~d that les protection would p.
annie. the duty has besn rsiuc-d. on
thl. ground the duty la. ben reinosi
on many chemicals, many Iron sni .,e"l
products, coarse cotton. and many other
articles.
WHEN article. have been reached which
ARE luxurie., Or which can be made "f
pro.iuce,l herr substantially Ia the extent
Of our wants, hat have not been largely
m,ds becan.e the duty heretofore has
not b..n sufficient Ca cover the difference
Of cost her. aud abroad. arising malnly
from the higher wages ~ labor pail hefr'
the duty h.s been Increased to enable the
manufacture % such articles here. Tue
dutIe. on fine cottons and voolens, cut
Iery, guns, large Sire. of window gia..
aud some other Kind. ~ slas., lev ot
the more advanced qu,litls. 81 pfper'
agricultural products, cigars, liquors.
ani after July I next tin plates have
bccn somewhat Increased.
Instead Of Increasing the average
duty on Imports the new nrin fciHces
tho average from ~ per cent under uhr
oil tarlff to u per crnt under the new
q reduction % over ~ per cent.
The dutIe. ~ the new tariff are 30 al.
justeI a. to iiscoungr the importation
of article. which we eau and ought to
produce for ourselves. bat al the same
time to encourage the larger importation
Of srticle. which we cannot proiuce-a
pollcy which so Increases our Prosperity
that W. ~, able a. buy morr of artElrs
that NJ do not produce than would BE-
possible otherwise.
III. plan ~ assault on the new tsnn
consists In utterly Ignoring hf't the iae,
that article. valued al over one hundrci
AMI nine millions, aud paying last year
duty ~ over .lSiy-one milllon--afic'".
us..l a. material. by manufacturers or a.
foo-i by the p.Ople-arr Transferred from
m. dutl.blc 90 the free llst and s"coni-
IA. Ignoring th. further fact that of th"
80 old paragraph. ~ the new tarin
hrg- majority are unchanged az Ia dnty'
.nd far more are reduced in duty uhan
arr increased, aud then IN holding up the
ra.s. Of Increase % duty on Imports
increase. out.lle - luNufies Ike liquors
sni cigars, only wheu the articles are oot
should b. made here, and made only
with that end Ia Sies-as III th"-r w
crease. ~ duty necc..ltat~i correspond
Ing Increase of price.
There IA. not b.cn any increase oi
duty 81 IA. cheapest cloth. The same u
true Of .urh cotton good. ss the mts'ss
u.s. III. Increase ~ duty has been ln
flne goods, not used by ths poor.
n. rth. Democratic oraiorl so.- very
dI.iinctly a half q cent duty on TN pan
purchased one. Ia two vars bal he can
not .ec the two cent. per pound du'y ln'
po.ed by the MIL. bill on the tD pounds
ot sugar brought into the poor man
family Ia the same tso-year Perlod'
raurr SEEKER AND rrt TARIFF.
We motto. a brief article In your last
i..us Ina advocacy IL protective Ariu
In which John and the .ub.criber were
Incidentally mentioned. We regrc'tci
that Truth seeker" while espo.lng the
t,ll.cle. ~ "SOuth Buckneld, DID not
.xplaIn the r,a.on Why countle-- mil
lIon.' worth II foreign goods, az We
previously stated. were impott"d INTO
ihs country prcyiOu. Ia the Mchlnny
bill becoming law, that proslded hlsh-
rr duties. Truth seeker" a. well N
our large importer. that ordered those
large lnyoIcc. of foreign goods, know.
that the increased duiie. or an amount
approxlmating Ia them vii b" Added to
the old price. Why dh the NORWAY
horse dealer increase hi. importation. oi
horse. 90 anticipate the Mckinley b'll'
Mr.. Editor. M amount of Ingenuity of
.ophI.try can argue away the .tnbbo'h
fact a. stated In our prsylou. article tiiat
the immediate cfiect II higher du,lrs
mean. higher price. for those articles
thu. taxed.
"Truth seeker wanders away into
the realm. of Imagination aud forms
.uppo.ltlOu. case of John aud Soaiii
Buckf.ld becoming Manufacturer OF
cutlery Ia opposition to each othef'
John, at least, I. q sharp Yankee and !.
bound to have all the good things esisnt
In their season, and when be goes Into
manufacturing, he knows that by a nd
of Law there Ia. been created practicaiIy
a Chinese wall around this great country
that eliminates from the contest hs
foreign competitor. John, south busA
neli and the other manufacturer. oi
cutlery will form q modern combination
called a trust and pledge ihemsel,e. to
maintain the price 81 cutlery AZ the ior,
elgn price plu. the duty. What shall
PREVENT Thi. 1. another illustration OF
protection.
"Truth seeker" .sys u I. certain that
the farmer. of Maine are to be benefited
by the Mckinley bill. Most Of the farm.
er. here do their work With lmportei
canada horses. The Mckinley bill
practically double. the duty on such
horses, and the effect on prices !. OBJ
ylou.ly a. We bsfor. stated. Who shall
make the computation for the farmer
whether be gains or loses by protectsonr
We are the enemy of protection be-
cause the few are u. favored benef-
Charles; that by its operations our infant
Indu.irie. have become colossal monopo.
lie. at the expense of the masses OF
consumers.
Let us leave theory and trespass upon
the realm ~ facts. lthas b~en very cor
rectly estimated by experts Of the Treas
ury Department and ststisticians that
for every dollar the government gets by
the operations Of our protective tarih,
the manufacturer or monopolist ct.
thr~. We hear much about protection