The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-06

tcs~e % Plain HpDs~rs the High
Observation-Disclosures Thinks ~ shr ~
tori ms rrsrtic~d Ey the farin Protect
sd sugar Trn-f-
The Philadelphia Manufacture. thr
ryan ~ the High Tariff Manufacture,
club. ~ Philadelphia has the following
on the exactions prarticed IN the sugar
trust under the protection given II ~
the Mckinley tariff:
Congress has provided that many
millions of revenue heretofore obtained
from sugar duties shall h. diverted from
the public treasury and b. given ~ the
people The trust. under the shelter
given 70 IL by for a wis and
fair purpn~e. proposes in turn 10 divert
a p,rtion Of this money frpm the prk-
et- Of the people 70 the pockets Of tie
members ~ the trust
.Erethrcn. we say u you that il the
protective system i q b. employed for
such purposes a. this the game j. up.
No champion Of hat system can sue
ceed- even IL he were willing T. try. in
commenting q the people. at one and
the same time. the protective system
and the sugar trust II i quite impn>-
sible to expect the nation - regarj
with enthusiasm. because IL prpPp>edtp
reduce the price Of sugar . law which
enables thu sugar trust IL defeat that
intention. What the purpose II thr
| act i. do not - much carr
The thing that appeals most strungiyt =,
| them j. the actual fact that sugar prizes
have actually fallen: now. II sugar
! prices shall again advance under the
! manipulation Of a protected conspirass
against the people. il will = useless
| commend consumers ~ the purp~-
~ MIR. Mckinley They Will srAn-
cIudc. and rightly conclude. that
il the whole benefit ~ thu lower
duties l. not 20 COME 70 them Il should
70 once again into the treasury ~ The
United states. The opponents ~ tht'
protective system will have PLACED IN
their hands. al the mo~t critical moment
in the history If American protection. a
potent Weapon with which ~ assail ~
protective theory: and we venture 81 ~
that thsra l. small rsaspn - doubt Una.
the result will Ia overwhelming defeat
for the protective system uprnly. IN
view Of every man in the nation. there
will b. unanswrrtble demonstratlon
that tir free traders 90 not lzck justin
cation for their o~ft-repeated allegation
that the protective tariff l. used ~
manufacturers for the purpo~e q
enriching themselves At the cost p
their fellow citizrns. The formation
II the trust l. indeed. = challengA
issus-i 10 the people The latter
through their representatives ia s'n'
raeS~ have decr,d that sugar shall =
c~heaurned. The trust. on the contrary.
declares that il hall not te cheaPenri
Therc can b. M doubt ~ the cpnein
sion IL this conflict ~ Interests Il IN
people shall ir thoroughly reused; hn'
therr i some reason for fearing thai
the consequences may involve othr'
than the offrns5ing parties Tbs sugar
trust places the entire manufacturers
intrrcs. " the country m jeopardy ~
IT. action. and in behalf n that Inter
ct We enter protest against the cpnr<
that il j. pursuing.
-*prnte~finr. however j. likely tA HI
~ small ~errur in avcrtiny the perrin
which protected industry ha> r~i
placed ~ this combination. Tifr'
can b. no safety but IN acrfn
and II Inay b. e~cnjectnrrf iAA
there would b. fsw rxp-lpn'
81 grief from pr,irrtinaisi~
republican senate should Jim villa
Democratic hou~. in Ssnding - = repun
/. lican president. just - soon asiirr SuVA
trust has made rs monopoly coss-ptrir'
: hill placing all grads # %retn-i 1nF.
: upnn thu free list The prot~ru"nis'
who defend profession upon gr,unn' \
public interest have nocuncrrn - app,'
\ rize frr II when IL j. ~pervrrts-i y ~
, interest If q f-w private inhviauaAr
n truth. such abuse ~ the system
: ourht ~ ~encountcr prompt rrsistan7
frnxn the sincere friends a hnne 'nius
. trv. for the man who misses the 'ar1'
J In such a j. a rnrrr danger..
!. enemy 81 the system than The mos
!, tive II the apostles o. fire. trade n
|. question for consideration would n.y.
! u BE-. shall the sugar trust be rcrm.'s
4 ~ ne protection for the oveSthro"
l protectiony-