The herald., 1894-11-01

they could we'll sff1rd that amount with
out any bounty. In other words, they
declared that the beets were intrinsicsliy
worth $500 ton irrespective OF the
bounty. Consequently they were OF
courae worth the came amount iDtrin-
sically during the past four years during
which they have received the bounty.
Ii. therefore, they we're giving the farmer
the benefit of the whole OF the bounty.
ae they falsely claimed, they would have
paid him the amount which his beets
were intrinsically worth, to-wit, $3.50,
plus the amount which they received
from the government, to-wit. SO, making
total OF $40. 80 a ton or had they been
dispoaed to even divide the bounty re-
ceived from tie government equally
they woald have paid to the farmer
the 81 50 ior his beets plus So
or one half the bounty, which would
then be $3.50 ton. The facts ars fully
and completely understood by the beet
growers, and the hypocriticsl assertion
that the Republican candidates upon
this question mako, has fallen very fiat
among them. As a further proof cf the
fallaCy OF the statement that the bounty
was necessary to the profitable conduc
OF this business, understand that since
the repeal of that clause, Mr.. Sp!eckels
has contracted for the erection OF on =
other beet sugar factory in eonoma
county and 10 prepared to erect another
sugar factory there. In the northern
portion of Santa barbara county, when
| came through the other day, l was in
formed that an agent of another eugur
factory had already completed contracts
with the owners OF 5000 acres OF land to
plant the came 10 bse;s at that place
and to erect q sugar manufsctory for
thei. accommodation. The principle OF
the bounty ls a vicious ono. end is 30
admitted by all economic students, and
its enactment by the Mckinley bill
with respect to ongIr WAC regarded by
even conservatv, Republicans and
ardent beIievers IN the bounty thsory
OF protective tariff as fatal miBtake.
THE SHEEP INDUSTRY.
Upon the question OF the sheep indas.
try, find also in the northern portion
OF the district that my Republican op-
ponent has taken very gloomy view Of
the outlook. He discovered the fact in
Monterey county. | was told, that sheep
were selling at 45 cents head, and he
coupled this with the other indiapIt BILE
fact that the Democratic administration
was in power, aud he drew from these
two premises this logical conclusion that
the Democratic administration and the
recent tariff bill meant 45-csnt sheep.
shall not take up the time in discussing
this question further than to say that he
omitted fiom consid srntion entirely the
further obvious fact that in that portion
OF California where these prices prevail
there was no rain last winter, and con-
sequentiy there was no grass, and that a
man who could not get As cents head
for his sheep was glad to give them
away for nothing to save them from
starvation. These are but two samples
OF the sort OF criticism to which the
present bill has been subjected. Thore 10
another clause Of the bill upon which /
observe our Republican friends to be
absolutely silent, and that is ths income
tax provision. BY that provision it ia
enacted that all incomes exceeding
$1,000 shall pay 2 per cent net upon the
the United States. This tax is upon its
face so just and fair that it requires no
argument to support it. Notwithstand-
ing, the Republican party in California
incorporated D ank in its present state
platform denouncing this provision OF
the Democratic tariff bill. This plank
was intended to, and no doubt had, the
effect of appoasing that portion OF the
Republican constituency which coneista
of the holders OF vast wealth. aud will
no doubt be- the source of material as
distance in the pending campaign. Be.
fore the people and voters, however.
this plank is suppressed. and not one
single Republican speaker, from Mr..
Estee to Mr.. McLachlan, in this CAM
paiSn, as far ss have been able to find
out, hns even mentioned or referred to
this important Republican tenet. This
is the more noticeable in view of thu
fact that two other planks in the
Democratic platform Ito wit, the plank
upon the railroad Indebtedness and the
San Pedro harbor, upon both Of which
the Republican platform is absolutely
client, are the source of vociferous argu.
ments by the Republican orators.
Finally, upon the tariff question, I de-
sire to cay that d } not believe that our
eystem in that respect will be In tho
slightest degree affected by the declama-
tious of platform orators or the doleful
forebodings OF political prophets. The
existing bill will stand or fall according,
as the experience of the next two yeare
will dictate. II, at the end of that time,
we do not find American industries re-.
vived and prosperous; the American
manufacturer, under the beuetioent
provisions OF the principle OF free raw
material, competing with the manu-
factnrer OF every other country in the
markets of the world; and growing
and extending American commerce,
then and not until then will it be tho
dnty and the right of the American peo-
pie to revise their action OF 1892 and to
repeal this act. The reason for the con-
slant demand by the Republican orators
that their opponento shall conf them
selves 10 discussion Of nothing but tho
tariff. 10 the came reason which actuates
a lawyer, who has q bad case before
jury, when he expends his whole force up.
on come ImmateYial point for the pur-
pose OF ctouding the Issue and befogginR
the minds of those whom it is his duty
to aid and instruct.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
There is an issue in this campaign,
clear and distinct and OF so great im~
portance az to overshadow all others,
and that is the one issue upon which
the nominees of the Republican party
are unable TO appear to advantage before
candid audience. refer to the rail-
road question. The issue upon this
question arises in this way:
During the next three or four years,
beginning with January, 1895. the mort
gage bonds OF the Pacific railroads begin
to fall due to the government, and 1t IL
essential that somc action should be
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