The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-10-22
A. TARIFF FOR TRUSTS.

The more the Mckinley tariff is ex-
amined the more the intelligence and
patriotism of the people Is convinced
that it was made for the benefit of the
trusts. Whether 80 intended the trusts
are thriving under it as they never
thrived before, while some eighty new
trusts have been organized since the
law went into operation.
A few specimens of e operations OF
this infamous law will suffice to show
its more odious features. When the
Mckinley bill was in the process of in
cubation in the private parlors of the
champion of monopoly, in the Ebbitt
House, Washington, an effort was
made in the interest of the people, by
the Democratic members of the Ways
and Means committee, to have the tariff
on white lead reduced. The white lead
trust was then in robust life and a re-
duction of the tariff on white lead would
have crippled the trust, and been Of
great benefit to every man, woman and
child in the United States, who paints
a house OF barn or a fence. Paint is
an article of universal consumption
Mckinley, however, who has always
stood by the trusts, (because they have
furnished him his campaign Doodle, re-
fused to consent to any reduction on
white lead.
The Mckinley bill protects the white
lead trust, and robs the people who con-
sumo white lead, simply and solely for
the benefit of this trust. This white
lead trust was originally capitalized at
S12OOOOO0, hut 1t has now watered its
stock to $4,000, 900, and last year made
a dividend of 15 per cent, on this $780,
100000 of watered stock. Figure this
up, and see how much they have made
on their invested capital. A profit of
Sl3,EOOOOO In one year on an invest
ment of $4,000 OO00 900 is the legitimate
result of one item In the Mckinley bill
put there for the purpose Of public
robbery. If you believe in this kind OF
business in this country of course you
should vote for Mckinley for Governor
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of Ohio.
The way to perpetuate public rob
berry by law is tovote for it.
Take the great lumber trust for an
other eye opener. The Hon. John Il
Monnot furnished the Plain Dealer
with telling article on this trust, ir
its issue of Monday.
Let us give some Of his points. Lum
ber is an article Of universal consump
tion. Even the tramps who have beer
sent adrift to starVe or steal by the Nc
Kinley bill, are compelled to use lum-
Der. Sometimes they burn the farm
ers' fences to keep warm, nights, ant
occasionally a farmers barn is con-
lsumed by their careless desperation
Here is what Mr.. Monnot says:
"The duty on lumber is indefensibl'
and inexcusable from any point OF VieV
that we may look at it. Whether yoI
consider climatic conditions, or whethe
you look at it from the point of view o
the free trader, 1t makes no difference
That the denuding of our forests ha
great influence on our climate is n'
longer doubted. From this considera
tion alone the offering of bounty TO
the taking away OF our forests Ia who'll
indefensible.
"During the last year there has beel
consumed in the city Of Canton alone
according to the Iestimates of the var
| ious lumber dealers and contractor
about 58Oo0Oo0OO0 feet. IL the fact 0
| the tariff has been to increase the pric
| In lumber to the full extent of the duty
| then the people of Canton have pal