The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-10-12
What Do They Believer
IcoEIer-JOurnsl.l

ed upon TO defend u rather doubt
ful proposition before a sort Of
amateur deba ing club read an
elaborate and igenious paper, but
concluded by saying: 81 do not
myself believe Ill the propositions
laid down in this paper, and you
can not possibly know which Of
them | do believe"
After a careful study of the com
ments made by Republicans with
reference to the new Tariff Bill. W,
realize that it is impossible for
them to believe all they say about
it, and it is at least difficult for any
outsider to ma ;e up his mind what
particular prol ositlon they do be-
lieve. A catalogue Of the various
assertions thai they have made
with reference ~ the measure would
require volumes enough to stock
library. A few OF them are all we
can give in onu article.
Mr.. Reed and many Others told
US long ago that the bill was a dis
tinct repudiati, n OF the Democrat
ic platform, ant this has not been
denied. They aid that instead of
being q tariff Tor revenue only, it lie
a protective M ,sure. This is easy
to understand But then here
comes the American Protective
Tariff League, he Court of Appea 5
of protection. so to speak, and says
the German Bill is a free trad ?
measure; that while we imagine
that we are still living under pro.
tective tariff We are, in fact, sub
jected to all the nameless horrors
of free trade.
We have bee a tod that the pas.
sage Of the new tariff would pros
trate Americans industries and ruin
business. Still the news columns
Of all the Re 'ublican papers, and
occasionally he editorial columns
as well, admit that business is re-
viving all over the ountry.
Which of these 'sertions do the
Republicans believe?
<Almost every Republican in the
country has gravely said that the
new tariff is p. culiarly acceptable
to foreigners. Germany in partic-
ular is said to nave been greatly
delighted with the new measure.
and to have entered with alacrity
upon the task Of ruining the Unit
ed States by selling them goods at
less prices thu thy can afford to
pay. Right or the heels Of that,
however, comes the news that the
German Government is greatly ex-
asperated over the sugar schedule,
because it contains the same one
tenth Of a cent dinerential against
bounty-payiDg countries that was
in the McKinl, Y Bin, and that it
is going to do something dreadful
to testify its iispleasure.
Which of these statements do
Republicans belieyc2
1t is asserted that the new tar.iT
has entailed immense burdens or
the American people in the prices
paid for sugar. Republican news
papers are mourning over this
through many miles of editorial
comment. At the same time their
commercial columns show that the
wholesale price Of sugar is some
thing like a cent less than it was a
year ago.
Which of these propositions do
the Republicans believe?
Ithas been stated that the re-
duction OF the duty on tin-plate has
forced the manufacturers TO reduce
wages in order to save the indus
try from humiliation. At tbs
same time an announcement Of the
opening Of new tin.plate mills that
are going to pay the American
scale of wages has been with a
great flourish ostriumpets by Re-
publican newspapers.
which OF these statements do
the Republicans believer
On no subject has there been
such prodigal effusion of croco-
die tears as over the ruin Of the
farmer in consequence of the re-.
moval of the duty on wool. Yet
Senator Sherman is on record as
saying that protection to wool had
had the eifec. Of lowering prices.
The market reports in Republican
papers show that since 6bout the
time the Tariff Bill passed the SEN
ate, wool has greatly advanced
The Boston Journal the other day
told of manufacturer who was
eagerly buying up wool in anticipa.
ton Of still higher prices.
Which Of these series of asaer-