Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-27
.IOSLIN
JosLTS, Feb. %


Mr.. Vim. Cowley is moving to Moline
Mr.. Veder has rented Mr.. Kitson's
farm.
Mr.. Miller has made a bid for Mr..
Adams farm.
Last evening there was an invited party
ct Mr.. Adams.
Mr. Samuel Wainwright has moved
back upon his farm.
Mr.. Rsu has sold bis farm 10 Fred
Whiteside. Price e.. 500.
Mr.. Joshua Backmsn has sold his
farm and will reside in Moline.
Mr.. Charles Wake and Mr. Peter Carl
son are exchanging residences.
Invitations are out for dance az Mr..
Cooks residence on Friday evening next.
Mr.. and Mrs. McFadden, from Iowa.
are visiting with Mr.. Alexander Dunbar
and family.
Miss Mary Sesrle, now Of Chicago. has
been visiting the past week with Mr.. aud
Mrs. G NJ Hubbsrt
d. W. Numma, OF Moline, contem-
plates moving upon the Moody farm 10
which he has sn interest. the coming
spring.
Mr.. Brewster. our merchant, has sold
his residence back 20 Mr. Bender, the
blacksmith. Mr.. Brewster will live
upon his farm.
Mr.. Netzer, Of Osborn. was taken sud
denly sick. The children that are away
from hons were sent for. He Is now re-
ported to be some better
Two men went up with their ballots 70 vote.
The one was q farmer, the other was not;
Tie farmer, having The wool removed from hts
eyes.
Said trusts and tariffs be should always de
spiss.u
The other, q very rich man was he.
said tariffs and trusts have done well for me
But the angel above saw with wonder and shame,
hat the tickets they voted read just tho same.
In ninety years. when the United Ststes
may expect 10 have about 500, 600 600
inabitsnts and the demand for farm pro-
ducts will be increased eight fold. It may
be very necessary then for the farmers TO
know how 10 double their crops, but at
the present time with the markets slutted
such knowledge is not very pressing
necessity.
Is il not q self-evideut fact that those
republicans who claim that II would be
both fnexpedient and improper to talk
tariff at farmers institutes, are afraid
that q consideration Of the question would
what is called high protective tariff is
Just and honest in the sight Of God and
promotes the financial interests Of the
farmer, why should not the question be
preached in q farmers institutef On. we
are told il is ''inexpedieDt, because men
hold different views, and we must in ali
charity believe them to be honest in their
opinions. just so But when two men
are dismetrically opposed in their views
upon the tariff or any other question, one
or the other must be 10 error. and is II
not in the line Of civilization, progress
sion and reform that we should find out
which, Does ii not seem very Suspicious
that republicans wish this matter to be
hushed up3
The tarif system is wrong 10 principle |
because it imposes its burden upon what
we consume instead of what we possess. |
Let as suppose that the tariff on sugar lie |
three cents a pound. The lsborer after
working al day for 81, pays that 81 for
fifteen pounds Of sugar. and in doing so
pays As cents tax TO the government. II
the lsborer were Obliged TO buy his su,
gar free of tariff, take il to a collectors
Office and there pay forty-five cents, how
long would our present tariff system
stand? But by our present indirect sys-
tenn be Is not permitted 10 see the amount
that is taken from him, fondly imagining
that he is paying bis whole Collar for su-
gar. Thus poor man with ten children
IN support paws ten times as much tax as
the millionaire who has no children.
MuLTUM IN PARvo.