The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-13
-arif on Tin.


When laws have to be oosted by bsi
Misrepresentation to commend them to even
the tolerance OF the public, no further evil
deuce is needed TO fully demonstrate their
uselessness and oppressive character. New
Objectionable and unjust features Of tie
tariff are cropping out every day as they
come e. be applied practically to the COM
merce of the country. They show conclu-
sively that the bill was framed in the inter
est of small cabal of high protection
/ lists in one or two states. utterly
regardless of the interests of thu
country at large. That small
clique is thus favored simply because its
members furnish the funds for republican
campaign purposes and thus strengthen the
republican grip UPON tie public offices. In
return for such favors "the party Of great
moral ideas" devises aad enacts law that
compels every citizen of this whole country
10 contribute to the wealth Of those design
ing monopolists, and through them indi-
recty into the Republican party and its
benefcaries.
So We see this tariff is but devious aad
intricate scheme of Iegislating money out
of the pockets of the taxpayers into the
pockets of the legislators
Now you can see the cause for their des-
perate purpose TO make it law at all
hazards. aud the reason for the la wlesS
methods adopted in communicating their
nefarious purpose.
Desperation is the only word that will
fifty describe the condition OF the republican
majority when they saw the possibility of
defeat staring them in the face. 1t was a
question of the life or death of the party.
If they could impose this unnecessary and
dishonest tax upon the public the benefici-
aries thereof would supply them literally
with money. Well, they managed to force
it through, and here is a specimen of its i'm
partial aud fostering projections"
Baltimore is largely interested in the |
manufacture of tinware, Tin roofing and |
the canning industry.
Pittsburg Is largely interested in the |
manufacture of galvanized iron. Balti- |
more thu roofing was a strong competitor |
As Pittsburg was in the cabal she was
favored to tho damage of Baltimore. |
That's the way the tariff was made Not |
our country against all others, but one city |
way il votes.
There is only one tin mine in this country |
worth working and the most valuable |
thing about that IS the machinery for work
ing the tin that isn't there. 1t barely pays
operating expenses. But shutting out tin
helps the galvanized-lron men. So it was
done.
Then, to silence the loud and angry
protests of Baltimore until after the
election a romance of the most apocryphal
description was fabricated in Pittsburg,
reciting that great corporation with
5000, 900 capital was to start making TIN
spoons and things in Baltimore Immediately
IL not sooner. But no living mortal except
the man who faxed that dispatch for the
price Of his duplicity knows anything about
such an enterprise. Yet it seems natural to
suppose that plant of such ponderous pro-
portions would have to touch land some-
where. But this doesn't. 1t is wholly in-
visible.
That was a decidedly clumsy cast of a
fake any way you choose to look at it.
What earthly good could Baltimore manu-
facturers derive from having some ponder
GUS outside concern. sustained by biased
duties, located there to swallow up the trade
they have spent yea to establish and de-
velops Their advantages from such COM
petition is not altogether clear to the outside
observer
In fact, the whole law is a gross imposi-
ton upon public oredulity. and so long as
it is tolerated it must be sustained by the
basest duphcity, of which this Pittsburg
pretense is a fair specimen