The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-05-26
QUININE IS VERY CHEAP NOW

quinine, and certainly none presents
such wide difference in price as
the quinine sold six years ago and
that sold now. At that time nearly
all the cinchona bark, from which it
Is extracted, was brought from
South America, subject to heavy i'm
port duty. But the duty was taken
OF. and this marked the first big de-
cline In price. Before that time it
sold for about six dollar an ounce.
| Qulnine is a househould neces-
slty In almost every southern
and eastern home, in fact, in ev-
cry part of the civilized world it
is used, but not until the past
six years has it been put in easy
reach of the poorer classes by
reason of cheapness. Before the
tariff was taken off of it, it sold
for from five to six dollars an
ounce pretty much as the whole
sale dealers or more particularly
speaking, Messrs. Powers &
Wightman of Philadelphia might
see fit to place it, today it retails
for from fifty to sixty cents per
ounce. Think of this enormous
decline, and what is it due to?
The answer is, to the fact that
the tariff duty was taken off of
1T and it was placed on the free
list and the American people were
relieved Fl ON a tax on a necessi-
ty that was pain solely to sup
port a monopoly.
There was big howl in Con
gress by the protectionists over
the adjustment of the tariff on
quinine, but it was done despite
their efforts and it sent the price
down 2 whirling to a point with
III reach of the poor, who they
felt now that this giantfevercon-
querer could beused by them too
to relieve their loved ones, who
perchance might toss in restless
pain upon burning touches. And
who is hurt by the tariff being
taken off of quinine? Noone but |
a few monopolists who were !
growing immensely rich on its
speculation. And who is helped !
by the reduction in the price? |
Thousands upon thousands of !
people who live in this Lroad |
land of ours.
And as it was with quinine, SO
it is with matches which sold for
five cents per box when the tariff
was on, they sell for one cent
now and it counts, dollars in ev-
cry mans home. And SO is it with
sugar that sold for ten and eleven
cents before the tariff was taken
Off, that sells now for five and
six and this counts for tens of
dollars in every mans home.
Thus you will find it dowr. the
whole long list of this iniquitious
tariff charges, to sustain which
The entire American people are
faxed and bled that a few men
may be made millionaires.
The tariff tax today is the most
nomentious question before the !
American people it is frought
With greater consequence than
my other. And if our agricultural
lasses would array themselves |
n opposition to itand fight it to !,
he death they would experience
elief quicker than they would
rom any other source. But Polk,
Butler & Co., dare not'touch upon
he real evils from which this
ountry is suffering, for the sim r
lie reason that they know the
party are doing what I
can to relieve them and unless ! :,
hey could spi ing some wild chin
rical and impossible issue like :
ne sub-treasury scheme oran in :.
rease bounty scheme they would :,
e out of job. The main thing !,
nat keeps him going is his bel =
wing about impossibilities, -
'hich only tends to keep the ag-
cultural classes stirred up. lie =
romises them an EIdorado :
hich he knows he must fulfill f
it'll Sahara. Tariff is the issue
nd Polk is not sin it."
The subtreasury is a subtifuge, r
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