The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-29
100000 per year and yet the tax is

but the laborer has not been help
The cause of the financial panic
a few weeks ago was that the money
had been drawn from the laborer
faster than he could replace it.
There was only s22 per head in cir
culation. How did the Secretary
of the Treasury remedy this? He
said money must be put in circula-
ton among the people and sent
word to the bondholders of Wall
street that he would redeem bonds.
But the bankers said the bonds were
not due and they would not sell ut
par, SO the Secretary bought the
bonds and paid premium on them.
Who pays premiums on the labor
ers' debts2 That wasn't enough.
He then told the bondholders he
would pay them interest a year in
advance. Who pays the laborers'
interest in advance? The Republi-
can administration pays the bond
holders premium and interest but
how about the laborer2
He then asked about our county
debt, and how much it amounted to.
The answer came from Hon. II. r..
Howard, that Mason county had
comparatively no debt. as Mr.. Jas.
Capehart had wiped the debt out
while he was President of the Coun-
ty Court. Then said the Senator
your people are to be congratulated,
and every voter ought to unite in
electing Mr.. Capehart to Congress.
The Republicans have reduced
taxation in % years s237, OO0, 900 a
year. From whom did they take
it2 They said the wealth of the
country must be protected. The
taxation on the wealth of the mill
ionaire was taken off, but the tax
on the poor mans blanket was in
creased ITO per cent. The manu-
facturer must be relieved from tax
alton and the taxes were cut down.
But to make up for it, the taxation
on wooden goods was increased LAG
per cent. The great corporations
were relieved from the burdens of
governmental expenditure, but on
the poor woman's shawl was put
tax of 93 per cent. The gambler
was relieved of the tax on his play
ing cards, while u tax of 20 per
cont. was laid on the holy Word of
God.
The Republicans, by the McKin-
ley bill, have increased taxation 10
to % per cent; and by the customs
bill 8 to 10 per cent,
total over the war tax of
Is to 50 per cent
He spoke of how the luxuries of
life were reduced and the nccessaries
increased in the Mckinley bill.
altar of roses is free, medicines and
;astor oil, the necessaries, are taxed
90 per cent. The orange water of
he rich man is free, linseed oil is
axed 4S per cent. The diamonds
# the wealthy are free. Even the
Tod given light of the sun can not
'e free to the farmer, but the glass
If the poor man is taxed S14S on
he 500. The Chinese joss sticks
ire admitted free. Horse shoe nails
ire taxed. Acorns are on the free
acorns used in adulter-
ating coffee for the poor man. Is
this being the friend of the poor
man?
The Republicans are always talk
ing of the Democrats as the free
trade party. The only free trade
ever announced by a man in official
position was by the Plumed Knight |
of the Republican party-James G.
Blaine. He declared the home
market was a failure. The wall
built up around the country must
be broken down. Reciprocity is
only another name for free trade.
When Blaine's declaration was be-
fore the Finance committe the man.
ufacturers said it wouldn't do.
What did the committee dor Said
reciprocity might be effected with
countries sending us coffee, tea,
sugar and hides-South America,
China and Japan-countries which
raise all their own farm products.
He asserted that the voice of the
people had never been heard in the
preparation of the Mckinley bill.
He asserted from personal observa-
tion that the only voice consulted
in the framing of the bill was the
money power of the manufacturers,
and cited examples to show how the
manufacturers had had the bill
modified to suit them.
He stated that the average in
crease of the prices ofimported arti-
olas xy0c Ok nor 1ant h.& ..,a-a