The Columbus journal., 1890-12-03
HrxoR on TIRE rARIFF.

HuNOR on TIRE TARIFF.
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Melville D. Landon, better known -
eli Perkins" thus talked to reporter
Of the Minneapolis Tribude about tariff
and the Nebraska sugar industry: The
present tariff is havinga dreadful eject, ,"
said the humorist, With . sarcastic
twinkle in his eye.
I've como all tho way from Psutuxet
and Providence 90 tho Merrimac, through
Pennsylvanla, Ohio, Indiana, Kansas and
Nebraska, and IN tell you oil about 1t.
On the train going to Ware. 4ass., where
they make jerseys and knit goods, I met
a Boston business man. He wss all
broken up. He fairly cried - he told
what misfortune the Mckinley bill was
to tho country. 1t has ruined my busi-
mesa he said"
"What is your business?" asked.
Il am Boston importer, cir, J" he said;
zone of the largest in Boston-used to
send S2,OOO,OOO year to Chemnitz, Ger
many, for jerseys and knit goods, and
now our business is ruined. We cant
import these German goods any more"
"Well, what are you going to do about
it," I asked in deep sympathy.
"Do," he said, why I am going mp to
Ware, and I've got to make terms with
those Ware Yankees to make these
things"
.And you'll spend the 81 OOOin this
country, will you!"
"Yes, sir-compelled to keep it in
America"
well, that is terrible" j" I said. 1T is
an awful shame that you noble Boston
and New York importers can't send
$500. 100000 every year out OF this coun-
try, but are compelled by this miserable
Mckinley bill to spend it here and build
mp miserable American manufactures.
1t is sad,' and I actually shed tears OF
sympathy for this patriotic importer"
But the worst Of all" continued Eli,
almost tearfully, 'the worst Of all is the
way those criminal farmers down in Ne
braska are making white beet sugar and
running the Eastern importers: The
Christian importer used to send out $780,
100000 to Germany and Cuba every year
for white sugar. Now what do you think
this rascally Mckinley bill has done.
Why, it let's common black sugar come
in free and pays bounty Of 2 cents per
pound for home made Nebraska white
sugar. And what is the result: Why,
these rascal Nebraskaites, backed by the
wicked farmers, have shipped expensive
machinery from Germany, put in thou
sands of acres of beets and are now turn
ing out 200 barrels Of white sugar day.
Yes, more, they have corrupted all that
Platte River country and they are put
ting up sugar machinery at Norfolk,
Sioux City, Iowa, and Lincoln. Next
year they will take millions Of wheat and
corn land and cover it with beets. More
wicked workmen will flock there, they
will raise the price Of wheat and corn
and meat in this country and keep $780,
100000 a year from going to Germany
and Cuba. Oh, it is awful how that
dreadful Mckinley bill is running this
country! And then, bye and bye, when
those wicked Nebraska farmers get to
making sugar instead OF wheat, Why
sugar will 60 down and wheat will 20 mp,
and then those sweet Christian importers
who live in brown-stone houses in New
York will have to handle American pro.
ducts or starve. Poor importers! What
wicked, selfish American manufacturer
and farmers they arc who want to make
everything cheap in the country, save all
our own money and starve those poor
European monarchsg' and Eli groaned
and wiped his eyes with red bandsnns
"But where will this ell eud?"
1T will end in wicked manufacturer
makers Of linen, oil, wool, glass, cotton,
silk, clay, wine, and tobacco springing
up all over tho country. The poor i'm.
porter will be frozen out, the $780, ,O0O,'
600 now sent to Europe will be expended
here, farm products will be eaten up
here, money will be flush, land will 60 up
and the wicked American farmer and
} rsscally manufacturer will become rich,
while the poor patriotic Christian in
porter and his friends, the monarchs
will starve. Yes, Tn down on this wick.
ed Mckinley bill. You hear me?"