Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

dOned. AS a publlcist long familiar
with the methods of politicians Mr..
MacVeagh regards this as pretense
only. He declares that lit must not be
forgotten that only two years ago such
a measure was warmly advocated by
President Harrison, earnestly sup
ported by the republican party, and
very narrowly escaped becoming a
law" Every one knows that this
snake was scotched, not killed, and
that if there shall be complete repub-
lican triumph the very first act of the
party would be to place this Infamous
measure upon the statute book.
1t has long been an assertion of tar
if reformers that excessive projections
has developed industrial interests in
Pennsylvania at the cost of the agri-
culture of that state and without par
ticular advantage to labor engaged in
the industries. Mr.. MacVeagh has had
excellent opportunity for observation
He asserts that as a result of protec-
ton the farmers, paying more for what
they buy and getting less for what
they sell, grow poorer day by day,
land excellent farms in some of the
most fertile sections of this most high
ly protected state (Pennsylvania) will
hardly bring the cost of the. buildings
upon them" The Pennsylvania farmer
doubtless realizes the situation. Per-
haps western farmer may have the
truth brought home to- him by this re-
mark of Mr.. MacWeagh, which is as
full of truth as an egg of meat: ut
seems to me like travesty on taxation
to require as the Mckinley bill does.
the farmer who grows corn in Indiana
to pay bounty to. the farmer who pro-
duces sugarcane in Louisiana, or to re-
quire the farmer who. grows wheat in
Pennsylvania to pay a bounty to- the
farmer who produces maple sugar in
Vermont. But it is nearer tragedy
than travesty to tax the masses OF the
people to enhance the wealth of the
very wealthy owners of our protected
INDUSTRIES That's what Mckinley ism
does That's what it was meant to do.
To maintain McKinleyism is the pnr-
pose of the republican, party. which has
become the lnerest tool and agent of
the highly protected class. 1: is not
a popular party. 1t has no real pur-
pose of serving the people. Those who
are of moderate means and are at
purpose or are willia4y Indifferent to
the effect of its policy upon their own,
interests.
Mr.. MiieNeagh speaks with just scorn
of pension abuse. Let the claims of
merit be fully and generously recog-
nized, but surely there is Eeither
reason, nor justice in legislation which,
destroys all distinasion between the
discharge of duty and the Sinking of
it, between loyal service and desertion-
of the. eolors, between wounds received
in battle and diseases contracted in the.
pursuits of peace
The. essential difference OF the tws'
parties, the only parties that sractica1-
" are in the canvass. is well stated by
Mr.: MacVeagh:: LAS the republican,
party is now definitely committed so
the policy of taxing the people for the
purpose of giving bounties 10 such per-
SONS. or interests as can secure the
necessary uehes in congress, so the
denOcratic party is now IS definitely
committed 10. tho policy Of restricting
taxation to- the needs OF the govern
ment for public purposes alone :" That's
it in a nutshell. There is no sngges-
ton of free trade. Mr.. Mae Veagh
states simply fact when he AYERS
that ''the. average voter knows that
free trade is impossible in this country
for the conclusive reason that the vast
revenues now required to meet the ex-
penses Of the government will neces-
sarily afford far higher degree of pro-
lection to our established and pros
peroas manufacturers than either
Hamilton or Clay thought desirable in
the infancy of our weak and struggling
industries"
1t is a sad time for the republican
party when through devotion to the
greed of particular interests it gets
away from such old-time republicans
as Judge Gresham and Wayne Mac
Veagh.-Chicago Times.