Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-08

done 90 a. 10 retain both. This can only be done
or sufficient number OF them TO Keep both
metals on parity with each other. III we will
Other nations W ion ma IN ina wops sooSer .e er
later. believe they would have done so before
this IL proper effort had been msde, and but for
here by one Of the great political parties And
they hope sooner or later IL will be successful
n w and
standard, losing our gold. We certainly are uti.
lizing our own silver. We are safely aud stead
without paying tribute TO owners OF silver, and
In due time silver will be fully restored 10 par ty
pensioners and all who produce In our untry.
BY this policy we maintain our national creoi'.
our national honor and DO no Injustice 10 any
there is great danger, II not certainty thar all
our business relations will be so disturbed as 10
create a panic from which we cannot recover
for many years. Let us so arrange ana nd ust
our currency as that no part Of 1t will be at u
premium, and no part OF II at a discount, but all
alike, and as accurately as money can measure
the value of all we have and all we produce,
ance, we are certain of general prosperity reaon-
ing to every part Of the country.
have not The time to discuss this silver qucs-
ments that Induced the Legislation Of last year.
and only pointed out the dangers inyol, cd In
free coinage now without the concurrent action
va S'hSA hesohSs
The two parties are clearly divided on the tariff
largely BY ievyins duties on imports, and v that
In evyng these duties we should discriminate
NJ 10 articles, SO as TO encourage the growth, dc.
velopment and maintenance OF our domestic In
dustries 70 as to diversity occupations ami en-
Payments. We believe this TO be he wise p, Icy
0r III as ,S Sndes sps m we nave IN
before; that under IL our peope as rule are
constantly employed AT wages or compen.a alton
hat m condition Far
unknown In any other country; that under 1t all
producers, wnetner IN tne snop OF HELD, are rea.
,oSssSly ssa "a sure ,h constant and
rienrnre. 80 that vi per cent OF all farm prod
ncts nnd MAJ ket IN our county Win eontum
on the other hand insists that free trade 10 the
d ponoy hn r as We honS 10 m ,ev
solely and only for revenues and that they shall
DO SO leVieu as 70 secure the larpest revenue
anu that the tarlI Is a tax on the consumer; ana
manutsctureIs "a our country 10 exact from the
SonsumeIs pron. s tlusi 70 ,ne taa upon arti
Sss mp ported anu ALSO manuia''urea In our
is THE TARIFF TAX2
This statement that the tariff is a tax, de-
Ponds wholly upon the character of the article,
and the extent Of the Manufacture here. II The
article can be produced IN our country under
consumption the competition OF SIXTY Ave mill.
ions OF people will soon bring the price down 10
the cost OF production, and small PROFIT added.
ana IN many cases TO prOut at all; whereas, III
we do not and cannot produce the article In
quantities sunicient for consumption or nearly
so, because OF pnfsyorable conditions. the tariff
duty may be wholly or partially added TO the
price, dope nding upon conditions of product n
not only here PVT ,. abroad a Let me illustrate
DUTY NOT ADDED 10 PRICE.
We have duty OF 10 cents bushel on corn,
win 1T be claimed that the purchasers OF corn
pay ID cents bushel moro for corn than they
only to be stated 10 show It's absurd,ty but why
try corn enough for the total consumption, ADD
the price 10 liked by the quantity produced and
the demsn for II 10 our country Our farmers
price, but they know IL ts not, Nor does the
price OF corn abroad Affect the price here, he.
Of our production. T.ke another ia nar ar.
tcle OF general consumption.
.,. salt .,.,,
The duty on salt is 22 40 cts. a barrel in bulk,
IL cents per hundred pounds In bags. Yet salt
can be purchased al 30 cents a barrel at any
place where salt is manufactured, and at 50
Se oaTpS ts ~ % INC aa ,n,In So mn
sHceh t a ht o Fy ne s anu shn,, 9' S
Wy blu III, ~. ~, W ,e hyo =, ts o ~, 70
able TO buy SAT- at eehts oarrei II tue duty Is
ncaiIy ss Is IN Epgano, ana cpS M J, Trans,
pe5tauon nom Lyerpooi 10 New ,oTk DO
huueu, iahe aho'her arueio Vi s'hora ooh'
SUMPTION sr,r m,
r,, FLhA sEEp oiL' nh, 4. % oo,,,. n
gallon, and the duty on max seed is 80 cents 9
, ana tne OIL IN Ine Mch inley ol uou'ng cen,s
price Of oil In Chicago was % CENTS gallon; OF
wtnn ceu,s VI tne on .ne pIi n III b W t
ann e 6ssd e Inv %as sS 80 cents se
. Ior cents gaIlon' ana " MAS onS cents t
agner mere IMAM an IN Londop' ".ere tnef S no
duty added 70 tne price.
Ao w an1 fro M.n npu rop PI9WsTs,r1oN
This is a new product recently brought into
nee; OnIn tno NV nehniey pii luo ", uuy "a o.
oents nar nna snSn Tue sile Tbe.
nails can be bought at the places mere , they are
nauo a. ~ uents PEI pUunos ", a. oh ~
tsan tSe coat of pig IRON N and ord
90 lo1 cents per pound Win duty OF ~ ee ,n
duty. Steel rails can be purchased at $50 a TOO,
70 per ton more than the recent syefase price rice
added for transportation, or with transportation
sdded withim ~ OF the Liverpool price, ana yet
'ne auty ssia - per ION. -
fence WIRE but there is duty OF cents per
pound on the wire from which II ls made, yet
this baroed wire coated can be bought al places
where made at cents q pound or iess so that
the duty on the wire cuts no figure In the price
TAKE BOOTS AND shoes, ,,,
bill Is per cent sd vsiorem, or according to The
value. II was 30 per cent before NO boots and
shoes nave been imported. or practcaily none
great cities, for many years. Yet boots and
shoes are as cheap here as they are In EoglsDd
Does anybody believe that 20 per cent 10 added
TO the price of all the boots and shoes worn 10
our country because OF the tarinf so or the
great body ofthe cotton goods consumed In our
country, and also the great body OF wooden
goods. The higher classes OF these goods are
higher here than In England. because we have
not yet reached point where our manufac-
turers produce them In sufhoient quantities Tor
consumption, but they are largely worn by PEG
pc who prefer to wear foreign article rather
nh Dan one pIoduced mere mlent Eve gu o,n ia
asas ~ uut lay ~ ss Se ~ t tnan " an,
SssarS ~ p,oye Inse .ne s NJ us ~, a, al ~
~ sAoeptiVnai cases. we use sea. uea, ~
lnaa ruDoer IN ou. country, hno niost ", a. .ao
s ureu it ~. s He bbn y,
extraeted from tropicai trees NOT found in our
country A tariff dnty on crude India rubber