Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-06

we're l8teOGcO lNx tue NAKED eve.
On Saturday last there we're born
TO M. and Mrs Alfred wainwright
win eaoie<. Their lives were of
short duration.
On SUNDAY evening last Rev. DIR,
Mund-u,n preached At :oslin. taking
for his text. almost thou persuaa-
est me te be Christian
During che last week Fred Rah-
rendt. Charles H. Osborn. Charles
W. Wake. F. F. Crompson and Ira
Wainwright insured their farm
buildings and personal property in
the Coe ard Emma Mutual.
Immediately after the last presi-
DENTAL election. republicans upon
the public highway were as scarce
as hens teeth. Those even that had
been in the habit of coming TO the
creamery with milk. sent their boys.
But. presto change, They are crow
ing like bantam rooster>. and bob
bing up their smiling faces in every
corner. Enjoy your victory with
moderation. hoys. politics are very
tickle and uncertain.
q. 100000 acres on our cultivated
farm lands are owned bv European
noblemen. and that they hold mort
cages on over 100000. 900 acres more:
and also that trif:uc tax on tea
brought on the revolutionary war:
that we send more money out of the
country now annually. to non-re>i-
dent landlords and money lenders
than the whole tea trade of the
world amounts to. The wonder Is
how the nation can stand it. Onr
present system of taxation makes it
easy ior spectators in land to hold
valuable land out OF use until thew
get an unjust price for it. This is
an evil 50 great that il cannot be es-
timated. Add to the above the fact
that 100000 persons own more than
half the wealth Of this country. and
that this condition and state of cur
country has peen brought about and
fo>tercd by shcrt-siShtei and wicked
politicians. would ask now long are
the citizens of the United States 60
ing 10 submit TO it. and wha; are we
coming to?
Hadn', those who attribute our
hard times to the election OF dem
ocratic president; and congress. bet
ter make some explanation TO satisfy
the citizen Of average common sense
tina; they are not trying? If re-
member right. Mr.. Cleveland during
his first term was confron ted with =
constantly increasing surplus in the
treasury. And did he not ask con-
gress to reduce taxation. claiming
that unnecessary taxation was un-
just. and that the people should be
relieved of the heavy burden? The
excess of income over expenditure
was about sl0O. 600. 600 a year. which
should be left in the pockets of the
people. and in the channels of bust
ness. Was not his voice unheeded?
Instead OF reducing taxation the re-
publican congress thought hest TO
devise ways and means TO dispose of
the surplus on the plea that large
tax levies gave prosperity. They
acted upon ,hat superstition. They
disposed of the surplus by making
large appropriations. SO that when
Mr.. Cleveland entered upon his sec
ond term the treasury was practic-
ally bankrupt.
Being in receipt Of copy of the
Liverpool Daily Post Of England.
find that the CARPET manufacturers of
tina; country are very much excited
and thoroughly aroused over the re-
cent importation into their mids, of
American moquetts. ascimasters
and certain other productions from
the looms of Alescander. Smith 4
Sons. through their New York SELL
ing agents. W. and J. Sloane. AS
nigh, be expected this shipment of
American carpets has caused consid-
cradle uufriendly comment on the
part of those engaged in that indus
try on the other side. Alescander.
Smish 4 Sons say that they have en-
tered the English market and are
there to stay. The Mckinley duty
on moquetts and ascimusters is co
cents per square yard and 40 per
cent al valorem. In other words.
The duty on n square yard Of import
ed carpet valued at 81 is exactly 81.
OF 100 per cent. Now. then. would
ask any 'prctec:ioni It if American
carpets can be sold in England in
open com petition with English.
would like to know why SO high a
drtv as 100 per cent is required to
protect the American manufacturer
in his home market? Why so heavy
a duty on. carpet wool. when. in spite
Of it. we can send the manufactured
product to compete with the pauper
labor of Europe? Does not this need
some explanation by the advocates
of a high protective tariff? Do not
ProtectiOnists see that now this
Chinese wall Of protection is remov-
ed that the American carpet manu-
facturers will have desirable access
to the markets of the world? Is it
not supreme folly to shut ourselves
out of the world't markets. pile up
our surplus product in warehouses
and turn ont of employment an army