The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1891-07-11

lor." Further on they say that ''such
sO-called Alliance men are no credit to
the order, and should be made to walk
the plank out Of the Alliance. and
that speedily, too. Such snakes in the
grass are its worst enemies
Such intolerant leadership as this has
caused this country the loss of millions
In Treasury, Redeemed it with fratrici-
dal blood, made widows and orphans all
over this land, and saddled a war debt
and protective tariff over us, running
all farmers.
In 1877 l sold you quinine at 81 and
SO per ounce under tariff on quinine !;
now quinine sells at seventy-ive cents
per ounce. w. H. Lloyd, E. NJ. Stan
ton, ct al, then sold you little wooden
box of matches holding sixty-two
matches. one for five cents or three for
ten cents. Now, since matches are
free, We sell 500 matches for five cents.
Then we sold you sugar at ten to twelve
and one-half cents per pound now, un-
der free trade in sugar you can pur-
chase it by the barrel at four and one
half to six cents per pound, and when
the full benefit of free trade in sugar is
realized you will get twenty-five to
thirty pounds for one dollar. Now
your dollar will purchase you under
free trade eight times as much quininc
and matches and double the amount OF
sugar that it would under a high tariff.
Well, if free trade in quinlne, matches
and sugar saves you 100 to 800 per cent.
on them, would it not do the same on
articles you purchase under free trade
on them?
A man can see and know this is SO.
unless he isan idiot and can't tell the
difference between Il shcep's head and Il
mud-turtlc.
All men not blind to reason and com
mon sense can see that tariff reform is
the best issue now before this country
for the hnttcrment of the ;G'r.'",t, 4
and lHivring Glasses.
Well. is this not something bettcls
than taxing all mankind to build I'M
mense warehouses in such counties pro-
ducin" $500, 900 worth of products. and
maintaining thousands OF officials to
run them
! Tariff reform means free trade, for it
educates the masses on that line, and is
an eye-opener us to the injustice and
enormity of q protective tariff.
You may pile up taxes mountain
high under this sub-treasury scheme,
and it will only add to our political
woes and miseries, unless you have
tariff reform to cheaper what you pur-
chase.
You may coin all the silver produced
in the world and without tariff reform
q high protective tariff with its ana
conda grip OF enslavement of the mas.
ses for the benefit of the classes will
sweep it out of your reach as mighty
wind hurls chatf before it.
All other political issues are mere pig
mics beside the one of tariff reform or
free trade, when compared to it on the
line of an abundant circulation for the
masses and he who sounds the alarm
against it's suppression in the campaign
Of 1892 and the substitution Of minor
issues in its stead, is II patriot to his
country and lover Of humanity, whose
name will be engraven in immortal let
ters as a patriot and statesman OF the
first magnitude. have reference to
Henry Waterson, Of the Coulicr-JouIndt,
and others like him. who are not
ashamed or afraid to speak out now.
Suppose you make 500 worth OF cot
ton, SlOO worth of corn AID $50 worth
of wheat, and have to pay State and
county taxes, and two-thirds of what Is
left on tariff to protect millionaire
manufacturers and on eNOrbltant
freight railroad rates on goods, etc.
etc. How are you ever to reapany OF the
benefits? You are told it will spring
from sub-treasury or any other form OF
legislation for the relief OF farmers.
1t is impossible. The only remedy that
can or will accomplish for us an abun'
dance of money in circulation. is tC
wipe out the tariff for protection and
leave the money now wrOngfully taken
lhy and through this tariff) from the
people in their pockets. o<
Why, my friends. the people pay loo
percent on every railroad in the United
States under this indirect taxation, and
God alone knows what you are required
to pay under it. If you were to organ
ize Il company here now to build a rail
road to Rome. when you came to laying
the rails and equipping the road il
would cost you double the amount yor
have to nay if there was no tariff TO,
protection on the steel, iron. etc. and
to make it pay II dividend you have tt
charge double the freight rates on all
TRANSFORMATION over it: and thus the
. railroad man pays the manufacturer OF
importer. and the merchant pays the
railroad man, and the farmers and con
sumcrs of the goods carried by it al las
foot the bill of II protective tarift system
by paving the merchants this increase
in rates caused by our tariff Legislation
It's iniquity and injustice the po"s de
scribes in these lines:
, I'VE are taxed on our clothing. on
: meat and our bread
; On our carpets and dishes. our tahV'
! and bed.
7 Oar sugar and bowls, our fuels an'
! lights.
| And we are taxed so severely We can
sleep at nights:
: And the star-splngled banner lin mourn
ing doth wave
Der the wealth of the nation turnc'
into the gave.
} We are taxed on our homes. our store
) and our shops.
On our stoves. our barrels, our broom
t and our mODs