The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-22

The stecl-rail pool. made possible
by the Mckinley law. is preparing to
do the handsome thing by labor by
closing down a large number of mills
N. Y. World.
The democratic party knows no
sectional interests, and the real demo
cratic sentiment of the country is in
favor of no favoritism to special inter.
ests.-Albany Argus.
Coming from a party hat has
tinkered the tariff not less than q score
of times within the thirty odd years o.
its existence, the protest against tariff
tinkering ut this time partakes some
what Of the nature of monumental as.
ran e--Boston Herald
The good sense Of the president
of the United States and the sturdy in
telligence Of the mass of democrats in
both houses of congress will result it
may be hoped, in placing upon the
statute book within a very brief period
revised tariff laws. Chicago Times
--'Calico Charlie Foster, the bank.
rupt ex-governor Of Ohio and Harri-
sons ex-secrctary Of the treasury, will
pay his creditors fifty cents on the dol.
lar. it is said. Had he remained in the
national treasury much longer Uncle
sam would have been reduced to liqui-
dation or about the same basis. Chi
cago Times.
Though we oppose the theory
that tariff laws may be passed hav-
ing for their object the granting Of dis
eliminating and unfair governmental
aid TO private ventures. we wage no ex-
terminating war against American in
terests- We believe a REIMBURSEMENT can
be accomplished in accordance with the
principles We profess, without disaster
or demolition. We believe that freer
raw material should be accorded our
manufacturers, and we contemplate a
fair and careful distribution Of neces-
sary tariff burdens rather than the pre-
%cipi,ation Of free trade. Clcveland's
Letter of Acceptance.
The New York Recorder says
Wilson's tariff bill kills the tin plato
industry, which would. under the Nc.
kinley tariff, have given work and
wages to one hundred thousand Ameri.
q workingmen within two years"
This shows great modcsty on the part
of the Recorder, or great poverty of i'm
agination. Why not n million work.
ingmen in six months time? There Is
just as much ground for hat statement
as for the one actually made. The tin
plate industry" SO far as this country
is concerned, Is n myth; and there is
not the slightest reason for supposing
that the Mckinley bill coula wei set 1t
on its feet-Detrcit Free Press
1t is hard to keep track Of the
different theories advanced by republic
an organs for the condition Of business
at present Whenever a mandatory
which has been closed starts up, they
nscribc it TO the result Of the elections,
which they say were a protest against
free trade. But at the same time they
ray that the democrats learn nothing
from the lesson and are going ahead
with their free trade tariff just al
though there had not been any cleo
tions. This seems to make out Of the
manufacturers a set Of fools-or To put
in that category the editors who do
not sec that the establishments which
have resumed business since the cleo
tion did SO for the same reason rs those
which resumed earlier. because they
have faith In the future since the pas.
sage Of the repeal oct IN. Y. Post