Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-09-26

| skill and handiwOrk VI our laDOrers eve, 4,
where. 1t had NO friends in Europe. IL gaN'
| their industries no stimulus; 1t gave no ell,
plOyment to their labor At the expense Of oui
own. and this cannot be truthfully said Of the
law Of 1894.
During more than two years OF the admins
tratiOn Of President Harrison, and down to H.
end, ii raised all the revenue necessary to pa,
| the vast expenditures Of the government. H..
cluding the interest the public debt and
the pensions. II never encrOached upon Ii.
reserve, which in the last has always bee;
sacredly preserved for the redemption OF ont
standing paper obligations of the government
During all Of its operations down to III,
change and reversal OF its policy by the elec
tiOn OF lSSfs. no man can assert that In the in
dustries affected by II wages were too high
although they were higher than ever befur,
in this or any other country. If any can bs
found. ] beg that they be named. challenge
the enemies OF the law OF lS.U to name n single
industry of that kind
Further. j assert that in the industries AT
fected by that law. and which that law fos
tered. no American consumer suffered by the
increased cost of any home products that he
bought lie never bought them so low before,
nor did he ever enjoy the benefit Of SO much
open. free. home competition. Neither pro
ducer nor consumer. employer or employe suf
fered by that law.
Will somebody name the provisions Of tt'
new law which is an improvement on the old
you mean. 1t Is asserted In some quarters
that IL is better because the rates of duty arc
less. and the average percentage lower" In
whose interests are those lower duties. Whom
do they benefit:
THE NEW FREE LIST.
Let us examine briefly the free list OF the
new law. 1t has taken from the dutiablc list
Of the law of lsoU and put on the free list ar
ticles the value of which, imported in
1888, was 81, ,3gs. .6O.5l. Now. of what does
this free list consist: Nearly one-half of it
or, to be exact. SIS i96, SO .G:-was the farm
er's wool. Then SlU. lJS. .3Dl.1l was lumber.
and 81. ST.. .5'4.3l agricu ltural products. Flax
and hemp. { he importations of which last year
amounted TO 81. .5'.22:il. are transferred from
the dutiable list and placed upon the free list.
Your free list. therefore, consists chiefly and
almost exclusively of the products of the farm
and forest which amount in all to $5l ,9E. :
1:lI.ai. The balance of this much vaunte,l free
list. amounting to 81. 40, ,:49.., consists chiefly
of manufactured articles. although nearly
one-quaricr of ii. or S2.:.6l. .66 l6 consists in
painting, stat tuary and other works of it.
Now let what constitutes their
boasted reduction of duties. On the basis of
importatiOns of last year they have reduced
the tar iff ON leaf tobacco and Havana cigars
Sl.il.0i2. On liquors they have reduced iut-
les more than 81, ~. JJ'. The duty on brandy
for example, is reduced from $50 per salon
under the law of 1880 to Sl.Si under the new
law. On laccs and embroideries they have
reduced tile duties based upon the importa-
tions of last year 81 -. $50; silk dress goods
piushes, etC.. S:,.:i,U5; on ostrich eathcrS
and flowers. S2.Aj i;t, on kid gloves. SS.U.lE:
on ciinawa-e. S2.:sj3Si; on paintings and
statuary, SiG.G5.; on pearl buttons. S-2I. 40;
on Plate and cut glass, S2l5.65.; On opium for
smoking, S4tJ.u.3; On jewelry. S.6.U' How
the reduced tariffs on these articles will re-
licve the poor man. What relief these changes
will bring him. Every is an article OF
Nnf one l,.,s :pk- hal ~ .,f
necessities. All are articles which are chiefly
used by the wealthy and opulcnt, the best
conditioned of our country.
TO ENRICH THE TRUST.
Yet these reductions had all TO be made to
give the Democratic congress an excuse for
putting a duty upon sugar. II necessity io
every household i'll the land. that they might
enrich the trust, already fattered. as they al!
iege, by lis i'll gotten gains. What comfort
will il brinr: to the average American home
the modest households of the great MASSES of
the people, to be told that the duties have
been reduced IN laccs. silks. Havana cigars
cut glass. jewciry, ostrich feathers. vcivets
liquors and CIiUm: Yet such is the compcn-
sation the American people are given for the
added burden of 11.c. or more, upon every
pound Of sugar they consume.
The reduction Of the duties WOODEN loosls
on the basis Of the imIOrta'icns of lS.rI is in
round numbers sl9.sa.Un. more than S,2GH-
OCp of these duties from wool. pushes and
embroidcrics. Administer carpets, fine cloths
and fashionable dress Eoods used almost ex-
clusivcly by the wealthy. which DO not figure
q an III '". ~ -, i "a. si','
HJ'' ~! "' IL, ~ -. - =, ''-e
upon '",,sh -, s"''s ';. o. vi q W.! '"''
ls9O has been repealed by the law Of lS,l II
was intended to encourage foreign trade, and
I'm two Years cf its operation il las accom,-
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S.,,,,n,r;.. . I.r,. aud vrnwi,,c ,r,d had hnr
secured. All this is surrendered for taxed
sugar. and the morning press announces that
some of the countries with which we had
made reciprocal treaties are insiituting rcta.-
iatory duties against our flour. wheat. beef,
pork and other products because Of the need
less and foolish abroga'on of their treaties.
ROUGH on THE FARMER
They have ,ruck the farmer right and left.
they hay. shown hin, no mercy whatever The
deadIicst blow is against those " ho grow wool
who can surely appreciate the irony of the
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months TO take the free trade price in the
market AT Liverpool. The increased produc-
tion of wool in the United states in lssf, as
against 1891. WIS .c. .o..'rl pounds. and the to-
tai production of that year was 1i,sh.HS