Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-20

mated against.
Has opeaed New Markets.
Without increasing the price Of any
article OF necessity 10 our hume con
suasers, the Mckinley BIZ has Opeued
new markets - cur producers, has
opened new industries, employed our
capital and labor. has reduced the rev
eaue go that lt Is today less per capita
than ever before, mas increased the
free list go as g. allow over % per cent
Of or imports TO come Ia without
duty, has gwen confidence 10 capital
aud employment 10 labor with ~
creased wages; and Vet the democratic
party proposes 70 repeal this bill.
IL would Ice as sensible 10 Kill the
goose that lays the golden egg.
But the democratic party claims
that the protective tariff gives rlse 10
trusts and unlawful combination.
liz Is true that we have trusts IN this
country and that they arbitrarily raise
the prices OF necessities, ana therefor
are curse TO our peop.e; but tor every
trust that ls found IN this country,
double number can be found IN free
trade England. In fact, the leading
trusts that have been organized within
this country have controlled the prices
of non protected articles.
Take, for Instance, coal. There IS
not cent of duty upon anthracite
coal, and yet wicked trust Is at pres
ent arbitrarily raising the price OF this
necessity, that is as tree as free trade
could make it. Perhaps the greatest
organized trust IN our country Is the
Standard OIL company, and yet there
IL no tar III on oil.
The Mortgage Tax Law
The last Legislature passed a new tax
| law, providing that real estate mort
gage must be assessed as an interest IN
real estate, and not as personal estate.
| This law has wiped out from our assess
ment rolls thousands of dollars worth
of sssessable property in every town
| ship. This did not reduce the rate of
interest paid by the borrower one cent.
| All new mortgages provide that the
borrower shall pay the tax, and old
mortgages are foreclosed If the bor-
rover Is not willing TO enter into u
| contract TO pay these taxes. Under
the operations of this law the money
| loaner and the stock holder IN our
| savings banks go scott free from all
taxation, while the borrower pays his
| own taxes and the taxes OF the money
loaner and every foot of real estate
| bears a heavier burden of taxation
| than il ever did before.
In the city of Battle Creek, where I
was speaking the other evening, the
mayor informed me that $4,000
worth of assessable property had thus
been taken from the assessment roll.
| Similar results can be found IN every
township and ward of this state. This
law lifts the burdens from the
| shoulders of those that can bear them,
and places additional burdens upon
the chafed shoulders of the poor.
| Underneath this promise can be written
"unfulflled."
For years past the Standard Oil COM
! pany has annually sent its agent TO the
| legislature at Lansing IN Greer that the
test of Michigan oil mi5ht be reduced.
| I be state chemist, Mr.. Kedzie, al
ways warned the legislatures against
this proposed change, but it was very
inconvenient for the Standard Oil COM
| pany to manufacture OIL and store il
for Michigan alone, and it rename
for the democratic legislature to nc
cede to the wishes of this gigantic
trust. Underneath this promise of
anti-corp Grafton legislation may also
be written the word "Unf UTILIZED"
| RaiIroa d Taxation.
Great stress is laid upon the fact that
| the specific taxes Of all railroad COR
/ porations have been increased by the
democratic legislature, but our stat o
reports show that the total increa e
| under the Richardson bill, WAS but
| $50, 100000; and in this connection II
must be remembered that all railroads
until after the year 1891 north of parallel
"A north latitude, are entirely exempt
| from taxation for ten years, unles the
gross earnings shall equal $4,000 pei
mile; go 1t still remains an open ques-
ton whether or not the state will be the
gamer or the loser 10y this new schedule
of railroad taxation adopted.
The late democratic convention, held
IN this city, pointed with pride to the
record OF Governor Winans and the
democratic administration, and at the
same time uIercilessly turned down
the governor, with almost ali Of the
state officers. What a fragrant incon-
sistency. II these public servants had
been faithful, wise aud economical,
under every rule of good government
and of party policy, they were entitled
to- denomination. The democratic
party, however, was ashamed of their
| record, and therefore turned them
down.
Chief Justice Morse was nominated
for governor, and today asks his COM
! fades IN arms. without respectful party
TO vote for him. believe the Judge
was a good soldier, but he was 4 repub-
lican soldier. lie lost has arm upon
the bloody battle field, but it was a re-
| publican arm shot of by democrat
| The Judge was elevated to the bench
! by republican votes. lie was satisfied
with MS judicial position. He reluc-
family accepted the nomination for gov
| ernor, and claimed that IN go dong he
was making sacrifice. What did he
sscrItce2 His judicial office, the gift
! of republican votes. For whom did
he sacrificel For the democratic party.
! lie sacrificed bis republican gilt upon
! the democratic altar. and the soldier
/ that votes tor Benjamin Morse votes
! for the democratic party; tor that party
/ that never has done, anu never will 10
! anything for the soldiers benefit. For
the party that hates pension bills, nom
mates Grover Cleveland. and IL donii-
! mated by them that fought N the rehel
ranks. Does BENJAMIN Morse support
/ Comrsde HarTisoB2 Did ne support
/ Comrade Charles Long now on the su-
/ prone bench, or Charles Belknap. now
/ representing tins district IN congress
/ No.
The republican voters have been gen
erous enough 60 give him a non poiltt-
/ cal office, but when he asks them tor
Al additional gift to sacrifice upon she
Il democratic altar they Nil refuse Ca