The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-03-03
Tariff Reform, and Other Games.


We don't hear much any longer, but we
do still hear little about tariff reform
among the goLe.to- seed politicians who have
made up their minds that the chief end of
man is Office hunting. enthusiastically
it is given out that Secretary-to-be, Mr.. J.
G. Carlisle, is to draw up tariff bill to be
presented to the hext Congress with Mr..
Cleyeland's endorsement Aud again there
is talk ola commission to be charged with
this important duty. -Four years ago there
was one Of the greatest rackets the people
of this country ever listened TO over the
"Mills BILL" That was perfect tariff
bill, the whole democratic party, big, little
and middle sized, declared. 1t was a rank
free trade measure the republicans swore.
| That troublesome fellow who is always
asking questions, is bobbing up TO inquire
if the mills bill" was the pink of perfection
as tariff reform" four years ago, why
not put it on its passage in the next Congress
without doitlng an or crossing t? No
change in business has taken place since TO
require alteration in that bill. If il was a
perfect measure of 'tarif reform" then it
surely is now. The committee incubated it
long enough to have made the bill perfection.
| "Mills bill" What does it all mean any
way? All! The people begin to smell the
rodant. The "Mills bill" and the
Mckinley bill" were designed mainly for
racket and show to take the attention Of the
people off of the main question. The
Mckinley bill was designed to work ben
eft to some of the large corporations and
passed. "Beter times" its promoters prom
ised have not materialized, but prices have
gone down and harder times have followed
if any change has been made. The mills
bill" had nothing in it which pleased the
corporations and it didn't pass. 1t served
its purpose as a fleeing show for the people
and is cast aside as the property and
scenery of a theatrical play or last years
birds nest. 1t is worth nothing today as
tariff reform by tacit admission of lis
friends; the logic of which is it was worth.
less four years ago.
But what did all this jugglery and scene
shifting by these two old political lheatrical
parties mean? Simply diversions and by
playing TO the galleries or the people-to
stave off as long as possible their inquiry
into the main question, the financial trust,
which is devouring the substance of the
people.
For every million the Mckinley bill
might put into the pockets of a few favored
Industries, the money trust draws out of the
earnings of industry hundreds of millions
The men who compose the motive power
Of the two old parties, and played game Of
hattledoor and shut,el.cock with the s'Mills
bill" and Mckinley bill" for the edlfca-
ton and excitement of their respective
crowds, have demonstrated in the session
now at its close, they can unite as readily as
TWO drops of water when the Plutocratic
interests give them the word, as witness
their mutual efforts to totally destroy silver
as money metal, vote gold bonds to lay
additional taxes on the people, repeal the
already light tax on national banks and
give them additional circulation at reduced
cost. The leaders of both old parties
united OF these measures at the present
session of Congress, and against everything
the people ask for as means of relief. Che
people are beginning to see through the
game the old parties are playing, which is
heads corporations win; tails, the people
| lose.