The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-04-19
A GKACELESS GANG.
HAS CHARGE OF THE COUN-
TRY'S AFFAIRS.
True Inwardness Of the Present Tariff
Reform Movement - Some Monopoly
Schemes Exposed - Steads Book - An
Eve Opeuer-lieneral Reform Notes.
Reform That Is Not Reform.

message 10 congress tud% u luIIA re-
form bill would be submitted to them,
of which he approved, it was believed
that he had seen the bill, but such was
not the case. The true inwardness of
the tariff reform of this administration
may never be fully known. but enough
has already come to light to show that
the administration is in the hands of
HI graceless gang of spectators as
ever attempted to wreck nations
prosperity for private gain. Away
back in 1891 or =, long before the
Presidential campaign, the main feat
ures of the present tariff bill were de-
cided upon and it was necessary to Sc
cure the nomination Of Cleveland to
carry out the plans of the conspira,ors,
after the New York State Convention,
and the delegates were fourd to be ad-
verse to Cleveland. The conspirators
became seriously alarmed and then it
was that the power of the Standard Oil
Company was invoked to aid in secur-
ing tariff reform upon certain lines,
which meant the nomination of Cleve-
land; Flaggler and Rockefeller of
course were not in it. The Whitney
coal deals have already been shown up
whereby his syndicate bought up the
coal lands Of Nova Scotia. Afterward,
or as soon al the election of Cleveland
was assured, exSecretary of the Navy,
Whitney, son-in-law of the Standard
Oil Company, ex-senator Payne, Col.
Oliver Payne, his son, II. =. McIn-
tOsh. Payne's Private secretary; ex.
Postmaster General, Don NJ. Dickin-
son. and others, formed the Canadian
Copper and Nickel Company III Can
ada, and went over east of Lake Supe-
riOr and purchased an immense tract
OF rich copper lands of the Canadian
Government; this copper and nickel
deposit was discovered by $. J. Ritchee
of Talmadge, Ohio. The deposit is
very rich, running about $1GO per ton
copper and $50 per ton nickel. The
company was capitalized Mt =, 100000
and when block of stock was offered
to one gentleman he was informed that
al English syndicate was ready to
take the entire companv's stock, fran
clises, etc., Mt $4,000, 900 if the tariff
was takeE off copper and nickel. This
gang felt SO sure of the success of their
scheme that the Canadian Pacific Rail
road has run two branches into their
property, and they went to work to
erect a smelter ut Cleveland of the
largest capacity. 1t must be borne in
mind that the Government is II large
consumer of nickel, in plating our war
ships, and if the administration sue
ceeds in carrying out its designs on
the tariff bill. contracts running for u
term of years, involving millions Of
dollars. can readily be secured, as the
Patent Office contract was, and the
gang will rake in millions of dollars
annually.
Not satisfied with one good thing,
this gang, having secured the bene-
fits of free taade, discovered that q
protective tariff might be worked for
their benefit, another company was
formed for the manufacture of a wood
pulp known as sulphate of fibre, man
ufactured under German patent, ex-
clusivelv from spruce timber. This
article enters largely into the printing
paper of this country. This company
is composed, in part, or ex-Secretary
of the Navy Whitney, Col. Oliver
Payne, Don. NJ. Dickinson and Hub
Terrell Of sugar fame, who have Sc
cured the German patent for this
country and started several plants in
different states. and the tariff schedule
prepared for these fellows. will show
tina. wood pulp is protected by tax of
10 per cent. al valorem. AS matter
of course Cleveland's name does not
figure as u director or perhaps as a
stockholder, but as there is none Of
the stock in the market, it being now
valued at seven or eight to one, il
will not appear. Copper ore and nick
el ore are ON the free list, and when
We can. Us We will be able to do soon.
show the deals Of the gang in iron and
lead. the true inwardness of the re-
form tariff bill will be fully under
stood. National View.
Monopoly Schemes.
The large syndicate papers of the
country organized into the Associate.
Press have been making war upon the
United Press Association for several
months, and have about succeeded in
squeezing It to death. Following this
war comes another move on the part OF
the large goldbug dailies which We
know has been perfected III the city OF
Chicago. which is as follows: The As
ISOLATED Press has heretofore confined
its efforts at news gathering in secur
ing from the telegraph companies re.
tf,ced rates for their dispatches, bu,
this last month the association in this
CITY procured an absolute lease Of the
news wires of the Western Union Com
panv. and on Thursday night. March
Il. all of the operators of the Western
Union Company employed in receiving
news were discharged, and operator:
employed by the Associated Press tool
charge of the machines. No more dali,
papers can be started and publish til,
telegraphic news in this city withou
the consent of the association, as thei
next move will undoubtedly be t,
copyright their news columns.
Following the above comes anothe
dodge to crush out the reform move
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