St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-30
IT IS AN OUTRAGE.
More Eye-Openers Respecting
the So-Called McK.n-
ley Bill.
Showing Why the Poor Grow
Poorer and the Rich
Grow Richer.
How Long Will the People
Tolerate This Bapefaced
Robbery
What Two st. Paul Merchants
Have to Say on the
Point.
1t is expert thieyery.
What .

w ildi
The Mckinley tariff bill.
There is no other conclusion for the
man who intelligently and impartialIy
examines its provisions. The bill is
rank outrage on the people. 1t has
been framed and will be passed entirely
to meet the wishes of the Eastern
capitalist and manufacturer. There is
abundant evidence of this. One case
may be specified. For thirty years
GLACIERS diamonds have been upon the
free list. To the casual reader of Nc
Kinley's bill the idea is given that
GLACIERS diamonds are still upon the
free list. Bnt this is not the case. BY
Jugglery of words and phrases GLACIERS
diamond is now taxed 45 per cent-and
why? Simply because New York
manufacturer named E. Karlson de-
manded it. Mr.. HARRISON contributed
largely to the funds of the Republican
campaign two years ago. He is now
reaping his reward. There is no secrecy
about this. Mr.. Karlson's representa-
tive WAS recently in st. Paul, and boldly
gave it out that this was so.
What 90 Inc people think of this q?
w naG can 11ty tnilK
How falaciousiS the stump cry of the
Republican orator: ''Protection to
American industries" Should it not
bn: Protection to boodlerS aud let the
public be DID,
Interviews with leading tradesmen
and merchants of st. Paul continue to
reveal widespread dissatisfaction at the
tlI. PQnnf,lioan
gress are tinkering with the tariff. This
dissatisfaction is not alone confined to
Democrats; it is equally strong among
Republicans; and if the present state of
feeling should permeate among the enl-
pheyeS of these gentlemen it is hardly
possible to expect the Republican rep
reSentativeS can fare well at the polls
the coming election.
Mr.. Ward, of the Ryan Drug company,
gave the GLOBE a very interesting i'll
terview. Mr.. Ward was very outspoken
in denunciation of the Mckinley bill.
He did not shrink from declaring it to
be steal-an outrage. The provisions
of the bill steal from 80 per cent of the
people; the remaining 10 per cent-the
manufacturers, subscribers to the Re-
publican national campaign fund
pocket the major portion of the booty.
Mr.. Ward said:
1.-The bill will increase articles and
goods in out trade from l to 600 per
cent. The increase on a majority of
things is 5, 25 and 40 per cent. Light
glass is increased by 600 per cent. The
people to be affected most are the work
ing classes. 70 give you an illustration:
Take goggles used by threshers. In the
Mckinley bill the duty will be increased
to 90 cents dozen and or ) per cent
ad Talorem. The goggles have been re-
tailed to threshers at 10 cents each.
Under tie Mckinley bill the price goes
up to 70 cents apiece. There is no
mandatory for goggles in this coun-
try, but l have heard incidentally q
promise has been made to start one in
| Indiana when this bill has become law.
And so l might 90 on to show how, in
! one way and another, the tariff has been
increased upon articles which will bear
largel y on working people. The bill is
an outrage-a steal"
ID. Il. Noyes, president of the chamber
of commerce and member of the firm of
Npyes Bros. Il Cutler, wholesale drug
| gists, was also interviewed. He said:
1.-The immediate effect of the Mckinley
bill cannot fail to advance prices in our
line of business, although to some ex-
| tent the advance has been discounted.
l would say there are very few features
of improvement in the bill as regards
| Schedule A. / am, however. somewhat
disappointed that articles like borax and
1inseed Oil, controlled by trusts and
held at advanced prices without mercy,
| have not received the attention which
ought to have been given to them. On
the whole, believe that the new tariff
will be better than the old one, but
| it is pity that it could not
| have been made somewhat more wisely
| to meet the needs Of the present time.
| as constant tinkering with the tariff is
source not only Of annoyance but of
serious loss to every dealer whose in
| tereStS are affected. The fact is, the
| Eastern manufacturers were repre-
sented by too much capital at Washing
ton to make the bill generally salts
| factory"
This is the bill which Messrs. Com
stock. d. s. Hall, Dunnell, Snider, Lind
voted for.
Watch them.
They are fees to the working classes.
But for ii cir votes the bill could
never be pass al