The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-10-15
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.

The campaign in Ohio is being carried
on vigorously. Governor Campbell, and
Major Mckinley arc ideal cxpcnents of
Democracy and Republicanism, respec-
lively. Gov. Campbell insists that the
iniquitous tariff law, of which Mckinley
is author, is the overshadowing question
between the parties. Major Mckinley
switches off to side issue Though an
important one) and prefers to discuss The
silver question. These two champions
met in joint debate on last Thursday, and
the Democratic leader gave his opponent
some hard nuts to crack. We will quote
few of his utterances, which were greet
ed with applause, showing to some extent
to what enormous taxation wo are sub
jected on nearly every article we use:
III regret,' said Governor Campbell, in
opening, "that have not time to properly
present the Indictment of that ovcrgrown
monster, which, masqucrading in the
gar5 of protection, subslsts OH tho wage
worker and agriculturist. Yearly, farm
ing is growing more Improbable, our
commerce is swept from the seas and that
industry is abandoned. Under protection,
splendid palaces Of protected manufactu-
rers are crowning the hills, while import
ed Huns, Italians and Bohemians are dis
placing American citizens. We are rap
idly reaching the condition which was
predicted by Abraham Lincoln when hc
uttered these words, tAs a result Of war,
corporations have been enthroned, an era
of high prices will follow, the money
power will endeavor to prolong it's reign
until all wealth is aggregated in the hands
of few and the republic is lost To con-
vince you that that prediction is being
realized, cite you to the utterance Of a
Republican Congressman (Butterworth)
from Ohio, who said in Congress that lie
could, upon ten fingers Of his hands,
count men who had added more to their
wealth in the last ten years than had been
added to the wealth ofall the eagriculturists
in any State Of the Union.
Here board was hoisted upon the
stage, upon which was demonstrated by
methods of bookkeeping the injustice Of
high tariff. A man goes to England and
purchases goods to the amount of S5OO0
be $4,000, making $4,000 the total sum paid
by the importer. Here another board
was hoisted on which the $1,000 was
charged up to profit and loss, indicating
that if the importers did not charge the
duty to the consumers he would lose the
$4,000 paid in duties. Thus the foreigner
did not pay that tax.
1.-THE duty on plate-glass is 140 per cent
Last year we imported S160, 900 worth o.
plate glass. That was the value of the
goods in England; yet upon that glass
there was paid S223,0OO duties, or Sc, ,OO(
more than the cost of the glass in Eng.
land. Who paid that tax? Did the Eng.
| lish manufacturers g;yo US the glass anc
pay 200 beside to get US to take it? A
| Chicago paper says that last week Chi
cago firm received S140O worth Of pear
buttons from Austria, and the duty or
those buttons was just $4,000, or trif1t
over 200 per cent. Who paid that duty
Did the foreign manufacturer pay nearly
$4,000 for the privilege of sending pear
buttons to US?
| "There were manufactured in this coun
try last year S., 800, 900, 900 worth of goods
If the tariff on dutiable goods is 60 PEI
cent. it is fair to presume, taking pro
tected and unprotected industries togeth
| er, that at least of that sum is paid ir
! lieu of duties to manufacturers at home
all this is done for the npbuilding ant
! maintenance of manufacturers 'Hov
long, o Lord, how long, shall this up
| building and maintenance go on?
"The Major has not pointed out ont
wageworker, as I requested him, in al
this broad land, who had his wages raisc(
on account of the Mckinley bill. Th
Republican song this year is; "Witl
sugar and tin we are sure to win" The,
take the tariff off sugar to make it cheal
and they put tariff on tin to make i
cheap! But no acrobat was ever yet abl
to ride two horses going in different di
rections without falling TO the ground
| We are paying about $4,000 .O0O dut!
upon tim IAN increase of 81 100000 unde
the Mckinley bill. Finally, they claim
to have established the industry in Piqua
There is man in this audience who wa
told by the proprietor of the Piqua Irol
Works that he had spent S10O in estab
fishing that industry. The one hundred
was spent in establishing the industry il
the purchase OF stamp to make thi
badge inscribed, Made out of steel ant
California tin.' ,"
Gov. Campbell fairly exposes the evil
of Republican protection. Under thi
system the rich become richer and tn,
| poor poorer. Under normal and equi
table condition Of affairs, how could tel
men accumulate in ten years moro wealth
than all the farmers of any STATE
| put together?
The facts and figures qnoted above de
seive close study, and mrst prove to ev
cry thinking man that the tariff is thu
source Of the most cf our heaviest bur
dens, and therefore is the most momen
tous subject confronting The American
people to-day.