The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-22

IShis speech accepting his nomination
at the hands of the Democratic Conven-
ton Of Ohio, Governor Campbell fiercely
denounced the Mckinley tariff bill, say
ing among other things, ''it is a measure
(which has forced the farmer Of Ohio to
sell his wool, in some instances, as low
as twenty cents a pound. A
measure which forces from the labor of
"the country sl4,OO0OOO each yesr for
the benefit Of prospective tin mines,
owned by capitalists in England, and
prospective tin plate works, to be open
ed by labor imported from Wales"
Now, it is not true, in the first place,
that the new tariff bill has lowered the
price Of wool; but suppose it has-what
becomes of the assertion Of the Demo
cratic free traders that the duty is added
to the price, and thus robs the people?
And again, suppose II to be true that the
price Of wool has been lowered-will not
that cheaper the price of woolen pro
ducts and the rest Of the people be bene-
fitted thereby? The pretext that the
people are burdened by the duty on
foreign work and that prices have been
increased thereby, is false and fraudu-
lent, as every person knows who has
occasion to purchase clothing or other
wooden material. The Governor also
thinks if an outrage on the dear people
that a duty should be placed on tin
plate, in the interest, as he alleges, of
capitalists, and yet he and his party in
Ohio declare themselves in favor of free
coinage, which would take from the
people over twenty cents on every dollar
coined, for the benefit Of a few million
aire owners Of silver mines.
Referring to the declaration in favor Of
creating 8 monopoly for the benefit Of
these mine owners by compelling the
Government to purchase their product,
coin it into money, store it in the Treas
1ry vaults, and issue paper dollars, equal
in value to the coin, the n. Y. Tribune
shows up the iniquitous proposition as
follows:
Suppose Congress had provided that eTery
pound Of wool produced in this country
should be purchased by the Government at
q Pnice nearly 30 cents per pound above its
market value, and should be stored in pub
lic warehouses, and that legal tender notes
should be given 10 the producers which all
other citizens should be compelled by law
20 accept in full satisfaction Of ell debts OF
claims. That would be indeed an outrageous
burden. and yet it is precisely what the
Democrats Of Ohio propose TO do for the
benefit Of the millionaire mine owners
while they bitterly oppose any attempt 10
secure better market for the products of
100000 farms.
Suppose Congress had enacted that every
pound Of tin plates produced in this country
should be purchased by the Government.
and In addition all the tin plates that any
foreigners might see fit to send hither. and
that legal tender notes should be given for
the entire quantity. al such q rate that in
stead of $4,000 600 in should cost over $40
0o0,oo0. Wocid there not be strong reason
for denOuncing such q plunder of the many
for the benefit of the few? But the same
Democratic Convention which rants and
raves about the duty on tin plates solemnly
resolves that the Government must nav
abc1t one-third more than the market price
for all the silver that may be delivered 10 il.
20 that the yearly product Of the American
mines, which is now worth about sol .OOO.-
900 in market value, shall be sold 70 the
Government for So. 10000 or more. The
new tariff has not single provision which
would take from the people half as much
money for any purpose whatever as the
Free Coinage bill would take from them for
the benefit Of the few owners OF silver snines.
The pretense that the people are bur
dened by the new tariff is utterly false
and fraudulent, and is simply the stop.
thief" cry of the larcenous demagogues
who, protesting to oppose monopolies
and legislation for the benefit Of individ-
uals, have declared themselves in favor
of the most scandalous and most danger
Gus legislation to the welfare Of the
people. for the benefit of few would-be
monopolists.