Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1892-11-03
I he Mckinley Bili and the Tarin'

The following is from the Eren-
ing Telegram oi New y rk.
"One tfthe Gains Tor the McKin-
ley b II s that it pr1'ects the domes.
t C tobacco trade and bcntfi $ the
ia mers VINO grow tobicc1.' said
Isaac Rosenw III, head Of the old
Fl IN of L. Rjsehwsld & BIO, who
no about the l.rgest business in
domestic tobacco IF any house 10 the
United Staus, But this claim,
like III st other claims OF its kind,
is 10 true IN the actual eff, CT vi
that much discussed law. In FAC,
the Mex inley Bill has signally fail
ed in respect to tobacco TO ben, fit
Anybody; but on the cjit'ary, his
been Il ,rois no, alone to the tobac.
c growirg Ia mrrs, bu: to the mill
IONS If 'oblcco c nsumeIs through
out the country.
L Is true tina, there are fairly
GOO prices for El'lern tobIcco this
re son, but i; is due solely TO the
superior qnah,y Of the crop. A
good or p Of Connecticut tobacco
viii bring a good price, ut'erly re-
"a dies OF the Mckinley or any
Other bill. Any claim uade that
the n /. h tariff has any hing 10 30
with the INCREASE in price o: Eastern
tobacco this season is mislead ny and
arGu,cht But let US tYke the
~n"l- .iuiliOn, including OHIO,
Wl,cvnsIr, Penn,J lvania AID y "
lo.A, which are the pr;nci a. lob G.
c. growing S;a'es GU s!de o, Coz
meet cot. and toba GO is at the pre-
II, tim sid cheaper ty the fh-
ne 5 "a The Ststes thin We have
ever kLowa before.
The average crop in OhiO ID
not brirg Yer five and haf cents
pr uud, and tie cr.p' Of " SC IL
S q, P,nnsy lysnIa and NV y TX
iii net average six cents a pound.
We purchase TOD eco extensively
from the iaimers IL AL these STATES,
and We have sold it again to Germ III
manu- ac,ures at a mu h lower price
th,n we ever eonld 30 bsf re.
"Com IRE the figures. The ma
tive farmer SELL his tobacco at FIVE
and h II to SIX MS per pound,
wh'ls he du y on imported tobacco
i. So pr pound. s. perfcially re-
gard,d this very high tax Wouli
look ll' e helping the native farmer
t. oLta' n b gh prices, but in reality
t very OPP JsIie Is the fac;. Sum
alta tobacco 3 absolutely indispen-
sstle as wrapper for cigars, and a
duty o over So per pear: would not
5 p IL importation, snl consoquen'
y 10 law can protect the d,mest,c
tobacco producer IN this reapec'.
ForueIly the average duty on Sum
atr. ,obac o vas fly FIVE cents per
pound. The Mckinley Bill es,at-
| 5 ed unlform tax Of 81 per pound
nd 1t Is the American farmer who
ac ualiy bears the burden OF this
heavy in rease.
sugars must be sid at the same
li:e and have the same external
appearance that is. have Sumstra
" appers. THIS is a necessity of the
rade. Now, il the manufacture
has to pay duty Of 81 per pound
on tobacco for wrapping AMI must
sell his cigars at the old price, he
must make up the heavy duty some
how. The only way he can do is to
ply less for the tobacco used Tor fill-
ing the cigar, and this is exactly
wha, he docs. The more the manu-
'ac'urer has to pay for the wrap RS
he less he can Afford to pay for The
filing tobacco, which ia the dcmes
TIC product. Tie Mckinley BIZ,
therefore,. instead Of bcnefiting the
amer v no cultivat tobacco, &C
iually hurts him. and hurts him
badly, and the same time millions OF
C nsumers must smoke poorer
cigars.