The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
pHn FARMhHs' ALLiAHofsrshphh
POINpmaB AND hu0GhhTiohh'

fDiNrhhh AND npHNHN''""N'
Az the Farmers' Alliance is now
earnestly discussing various economic
questions, with o yiew of getting oil the
facts bearing upon tho present depfesa'
cd condition OF agriculture, we may pe
enabled 10 aid them somewhat Ia point
inc Out some features OF tho situation
that arc not usually TO be found In the
Republican papers, As " Is every
where conceded that the Acklaley
bin now pending is not tarlti redue'
tlon measure, on articles OF universal
consumption, there Is no hope Tor TO-
llef from that measure, On the other
hand, as we have frequently adowni
that bin will ADD largely 10 tho burdens
of tho consumers, ANA especially 70
farmers, who probably constitute about
d per cent Of our population
The Farmers Alliauce, aa We under.
stand II, IL opposed 10 trusts, One OF
its objects il TO break up and destroy
tho various trusts that arc now sap
ping the vitality Of all the producing
classes, aud making " almost lmpoaal'
bic TO do business on basis OF prollt
The Democratic party claims thal
nearly all these trusts have their OIL
gin in, ana are sustained by the 30
called Protective tarlif,
In orderthat our farmer friends, who
arc now seekng light in new channels
of information, may have our reasons
for the hope that Is within ua, lot q few
facts be submitted 10 candid world,
Here ls a list Of few Of the trusts
that have grown enormously rich on
the Protective tariff, and which could
not exist without ~
The Barbed Fence Wire Trust, by q
tax of 90 cents per hundred pounds,
The Copper Trust bya tax $500 per
100 pounds,
The Lead Trust, by a tax OF 81 so per
hundred pounds,
The Slate Pencil Trust, by q tax Of
30 per cent, $500
The Nickel Trust, by tax of slO
per l00pounds
ThoZnc trust, by tax of s2 25opor
100 p0uuda,
The sugar Trust, bya tax Of 81 per
100 pounds. 80.
The on Cloth Trust by a tax of 10
per cent =.
The Jute.lIag Trust by a tax OF 20
per cent,
Tho Cordogo Trust by tax Of 30
per cent,
The Paper Envelope Trust, by n tax
Of % per cent.
The Guta Percha Trust, by q tax Of
80 per cent, 49,
The Castor on Trust, by u tax Of so
cents per gallon.
The Llnaeed on Trust, by tax OF
20 cents per gallon
The Cottonuoed OH Trust by tax
25 cents per gallon.
The BOrax Trust, by n tax OF 80 per
100 pounds on boraX ana boraoio acid,
SO per 100 pounds on crude borax and
borate of lime, and - per lOOpounds
on commercial boraclc acid.
The steel Rail Trust, buttrcsoed by a
tariff tax Of Sl7 per ton.
The NAH Trust, by u tax Of slsb per
100 pounds,
or course these are only a few OF the
trusts. There are many more, but
these will do for starter
Now the Mckinley bill, which Is the
only relief offered by the Republican
party TO date, does not disturb q trust
On the other hand " is measure that
the trust sharks all favor. We have
evidence now In hand which we shall
print before long, that certain Items In
the Mckinley bill We're put In by On
agent ofono OF the trusts, who met Nc
Klnley In u private room at the Ebbitt
House, Washington.
When we say therefore that the Nc
Klnley bin Is rotten with Jobs for rob
bing the farmers, we say so deliberately
aud have the documents to back our
assertion.
Now the Democratic party proposes
10 knock out the men and the party Of
The trust sharks, and the robber tariff
The farmers should now seriously
consider whether their true line Of
action does not call them ~ our aid.
question worthy Of the most
serious and patriotic confederation.