Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-22
THURSDAY. MAY 90. 1890.
Profesred Vain.

The business men of the country. ire
speciive of party sfiliations, have de-
nounced the iniegitous Mckinley bill.
and petitioned congress against adopting
the oppressive measure, bat ell 70 no pur-
pose. The Gazette. reliable aud infiu-
entail republican paper of Rockford, says
that protest bearing the signatures of
nearly all the leading dry goods and
clothing merchants" of Rockford, was
forwarded to Washington. The petit
ion said:
I'VE, the undersigned merchants of
Rockford Illinois, desire to enter our
protest against the passage OF bill Fl. r.
No. 94i6. known as the Mckinley tariff
BILL because we believe the present tariff
on imports is excessive and should, in
our opinion. be reduced rather than in
creased.
THE bin advances the present rate
from % 10 100 per cent on goods that are
not. and. in our judgment. never can be
made successfully in this country. We
refer particularly to manufactured linens,
which are advanced from 80 per cent (the
present rate to 20 and 100 per cent; linen
lsces. from 80 to so per cent: cotton
lsces. lace window curtains and embroid
cries. from 40 to 60 per cent.
On dress goods Manufactured wholly
or IN part of wool We believe the present
rate. averaging over 20 per cent. is high
enough TO give American manufacturers
sufficient protection, and the same senti
ment OF the country will not approve Of
the great advance proposed by said bill.
''On the same ground We protest
against the great increase on manufac
lures of silk goods, especially the enor-
nous increase OF rates OF duty on plushes
and velvets. On cotton hosiery and IN
derwear the piopos d rates on leading
lines are almost prohibitory.
1--WE believe that higher sd valorem
rates OF duty would lead to further I'M
dervsluations by dishonest importers, and
would still further encourage the adul>
teration of American manu- actured
goods. We are in favor of reasonable
protection to the industries OF this coun-
try. but earnestly protest against prohib>
itory rates on articles and fabrics not
made here
A similar petition had been circulated
among the business men of Davenpol
aud generally signed. The paper bore
the signatures of the following vel
known citizens and merchants:
]. Fl. C. Petersen's Sons. Aug. Steffen
] ]. Richardson, Hayes & Joens, James
Thompson. John B. T .dlar, W. Fl. Brown
son. Hinrichs Eros, A Moritz & Bro,
Beiderbecse & Miller, w. G. Wsdsworth,
5. w. Pierce. Nicholas kuhnen. Isaac
Rothschild. Jno. W. Ballord. J. c. WAL
lace, Joe FrOehlich, Sieg Iron CO., ]. r.
Nutting, Sickels. Preston & Nutting. E
S. Carl, Adolph Priester, Ochs Bros, H
J. Witt, P. J. Paulsen. Carl Z. Schlegel.
Fred A. fischer. F. J RsibIe.
But the republican house of represen-
tstives under the leadership of the fiat
frying" gang OF republican politicians,
paid no attention to these protests.
They determined at the start not only 10
pass the bill with It's heavy increase oil
taxation. bat arbitrarily cut of the right
of those opposed to the Ubiquitous
measure to debate or amend it.
The republican high takers are By the
course they are pursuing inviting the
vengeance OF an outraged people.