The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-25
PoWDERLY's ARRAIGN-
MENT
MENT

A combination, stronger than the
one which recognizes Benjamin Har--
rison as its president, has been formed
with a capital of 5000, 100000 to say
who shall burn coal. who shall mine it,
who shall be paid for it. and just how
much shall be mined each year. There
is no tariff on anthracite coal. Why
stand one hundred thousand mine
workers in idleness or the fear of dis
chargs2 What has the free trader to
say in denunciation Of the combination
that corners anthracite? If you are
sincere in asking for free trade in
order to improve the lot Of the work
ingman, why do you not exercise your
power to compel those who do not stand
in dread Of foreign competition to ex-
tend the benefits Of that free trade to
the wage slaves of the anthracite coal
regions ? God made man God made
anthracite made it free. God made
six or eight men and endowed them
with business qualifications and they
made combination. Man made money,
man made the combination which
placed six hundred millions Of dollars
against one hundred thousand men who
were made by God himself. The six
hundred million dollars are the most
powerful; humanity is crushed to the
dust by dollars, while near-sighted
statesmen talk tariff as the whole issue.
There is no tariff on anthracite-it is
free; those who mine it are slaves.
There is no duty on anthracite, nor is
there duty on the poor, unfortunate,
deluded. starved and helpless immi-
grants who are poured from the hold Of
every ship on the heads Of the outraged
miners who stand in dread Of the COM
bination Of coal ma0nates. We send
condolences and bread to Russia because
the people of that land are Gear crush
cd. We abuse the Gear in our papers,
but dare not offend the American car
whose title begins with the dollar mark
and whose edict may starve, freeze or
impoverish men just as completely as
that of the Russian.
The manufacturers of electricity have
formed combination which controls
capital Of $50, 900, 900 and proper
tionate number Of wage serfs. There
is no tariff on electricity. What has
congress to say about the iniquity? &
The railroads Of the United States,
representing billions of dollars, have no
tariff to protect them. They do not
stand in dread Of foreign competition,
yet they tax the American people all
the traffic will bear. They levy tribute
each year to the tune Of hundreds Of
millions of dollar. The people pay this
tribute. They are the self same people
for whom you shout tariff on imports.
Why do you lack the craftsmanship.
the foresight, the honesty 10 introduce
q bill to prevent the railroads from
raising tariff on the people and place
these public highways under control
and ownership of the government /?
The telegraphs are on the free list. We
do not dread the competition Of . for
eign line Of telegraph. One line has .
monopoly, 1t levies tariff amounting
to millions of dollars each year ON the
American people. Where is the free
trader in congress with his bill to cut
down the oppressive tariff BY placing
the telegraph under the control of the
government?
Billions Of dollars are raised each
year from the people to pay taxes on
lands. Other and richer men are on
the free list, so far as being taxed
is concerned. Land is on the free
list-it is not on the list of dutiable
articles anyway. Why do the Demo
Gratis who are opposed to tariffs not
shout for free land in this nation?
The importers Of man-made articles
and the transporters of God.made men
have thrown the tariff bone before con-
gress. and the dogs, who yeip at the
sound of the voice of the master, nibble
at the bone while the meat is being
stolen from the children of the land.
There ia tax on money. It is mo-
ncpolized. It's manufacture is so pro-
fected that q few men have It Ia their
power to contract the currency when
they please, or increase it as will suit
their interests. Paying for the use Of
money at both ends, the manufacturer,
workmen, merchant and farmer are
taxed for every dollar they earn. Why
do we not hear the voice OF the DEM
Ocracv, rising above the strife for par