Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-04-04

their war tariff of Al per cent. upon the plea
that il was necessary to enable the country
to sustain the war and provide for the pay
ment OF the debt created by it. This was
not complained of so long as the necessity of
it existed, but it is now within few months
of a quarter of century since peace was
established between the sections upon
| frmer basis than ever before and for years
the receipts into the public treasury have
been far beyond all the expenditure OF the
Government OF every description, while the
benefcaries of this needless burden upon
the people have rolled up their millions and
now it is coolly proposed by their chief ex-
ecutve 10 increase this burden by raising
the duties To the prohibitory point to pre-.
sent the future accommodations OF a surplus
IN the treasury. Unless have investigated
and studied the subject in vain, il is only
lair to admit, on the one hand, that by the
Mills bill ample protection is provided Tor all
the leading articles of manufacture because
it left the duties high enough in every case
to much more than cover the whole labor
cost in production, So that if the labor IN the
foreign production cost nothing, the same
kind of labor in this country could not pos
sibly be affected, and on the other hand that
the manufacturers of the articles referred 10
need protection to the extent OF enabling
them to obtain abundance of labor at liberal
wages, but we insist that If the tariff OF 30
per cent. was sufficient in 1S42 there can
be no necessity for tariff of IL per cent.
now, and that the excess OF II per cent. IL
clear gain to the domestic manufacturers,
enabling them to annually extort millions
from the people, and this excess is No All
vantage to their employees because IL IA
plain and common sense proposition that
when capitalists can get all the labor they
want at given price (say one dollar per
day. theywill not pay any more, no matter
what their profits may be-
Democratic statesmen have never adj
mittel, what the Republicans claim, that
protection is implicitly authorized by the
constitution, "a Il was established to pro-
mote the general welfare, but according to
the experience we are now having with
that luxury it looks as if their last prop had
given away, because finding no other con
stitutiOnal authority for protection, the bur
den OF proof is upon them to show that IL is
promoting the general welfare,
THos. WATERS, of :.
Fine Gold OPe-Mr Thos H. Price ex.
hihited here on Wednesday last some val
liable specimens OF gold ore taken from his
farm, containing $50 acres, and situated near
Hyattstown, this county Messrs. Forest
ana Wilson nave made an analysis OF sim
liar specimens from the same property with
resultant value of $40 per ton. Later
specimens that have been discovered are be-
lievcd 10 b. yet richer, A syndicate has
Offered $4,000 Tor this property Like dis.
coveries have been made on other proper
ties in the same neighborhood
The stockholders OF the Washington and
Sandy Spring Railroad Company have elect
ed the following directors; Albert Gleason,
Henry A. Willard, VIM. S. Thompson, Geo.
w. Cisscl, Elw. j. Sicllwagen, Ed. G. Hight |
and Lewis Clephanc. The directors elected
the following officers Albert Gleason, pres
ident; Edw. j. Stellwagen, vice, president /;
VIM. :. Thompson, treasurer Lewis Gle
phanr, secretary.