The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-08

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But our Democratic ffieiid -ay that
" mu,t uuliaHpcf trtde. namper
@he.e trl.,c: surely mt ff= fftie oi
our Own people. for thar /. a9f hamper
al. lheY are fire." 10 20 OIL and -cIl to
ilie world wherever jiie1 CO. Hag % ma!-
ket. We have norXport duI4. Eu' 30
i the other fellows trade. fhe lfidc ui
the Englishman the freuehmau. the
German. and the Canadian. thai the,
pfnp9.e to rlnancipatr. and give to il tlo
freedom 81 our markets. which sc
,honl secure for oar own people. That
hlnd oil emancipation OF Trade will be- "a
splemlld gilt Of our advantages 10 the
foreigner. and therefore W find that tl.
Wilson tariff bill is i'm nen-ely popular
IL Great Britain aud Canada doubi
not that il would pass Ire British l'arlia.
mint without division.
i i good bill for everyone except
those Tor ~lI"f1 Wc should legi.latr. our
OWN epuntrynru.
Be,dc~ the fact that there will be an
entire loss Of duties upon all articles
which are put upon the free list. the do
preston and poverty which are -ure to
follow III tn" line Of free trade will cause
shrlihage IN our importalion- We
haNe good Illustration Of this fact nov.
lille the menace OF Tree trade i bring
M rum to every aYocltion il the rud
our revenues from import duties are
shrinking WITH alarming rapditv. Even
to-iaN the Treasury l. on the verge of
bahkrnptcY' and yet Yua % on gentle
men III lie Democratic p9ftY. herdlc-.
ol The financial gull that yaWu. before
u, and deaf 10 The cries which come TO
Nonf ears from idle Wofl,ingmeu. desn-
aied homes. aud starving thousands.
our bill may fairly be called "a star
Walton bill. starving both tire Govern
meni and the people, shrinking The rev
enues Of the one and the cummings Of the
ather. 1t criticcs our industries and
yet i hot revenue tariff bill. II j. a
perfect hodgr ppdge. \ Gu ,aY il /, the
lifst step towards a more eoIrplcte free
Trade measure. But the next step will
never be taken. Your first step in that
direction will be your last one. When
the people shall get at this bill through
the ballot boxes they will send il
10 death from which there will be no
resurrection. The truth i. gentlemen.
that Non have not dared 10 enact what
sou promised The people ia your plt-
form. What YOU declared 10 he unron-
~tiiutional and robbery YOU have in part
adopted. If You really mean Il tariff for
revenue only why do you leave tea.
coffee. and sugar on the free list, while
you levy duty 81 - per cent on rice:
,,',t,A a"' "''i - d. li'ae.eiou9 10 your
eSts OF your cuuntrVmen
~. w "i,'''i ''i's Piii COMES Ill
i :, ,'"'n'e MANS It, LOUISIANA wants
= ~ ,'i'l - il'' ,uSaf, Aiipaiia lof
~. w. 'i''e nV,'' 'iNSo,'i l"r hef lcad
,,,;,l;....;.'l ~ '''c i,i - incomes OF ilrf
,,i9., u t'''t N'',o "aht> II i"r l'r
, "g5'' ~, 1911" , iui ''i hummer, New Eng
','''o ili ,i'' "'ai,u''et ures. OF tile iar-
- 'ui N"''il'' if"hlhf Tor thclr
l} l.'' N"iVn must compete WITH the
~ 'I,''i W. N"'!'ua.
III n,H iPeehi message
, ~ ;,,7 ~. NAV '"c Wages "l our
"pi N','S '',en VIII necessarily he ruftall-
-. u . 'l","IV VI VIII ne calls TAR
~ - ~, anu i'oli'oC,atie rect ade
,''o' - nav T'cn' telilh@ the lollcfs
Nv" ny '"u Vilc"ieu 'helf ilNlng ANA
'.'''''' A'0tV"Sc WI H'ilh-pohe ana Jaw
,; 'up' "'n' ''lc 'n !iiiiiih ulet on
~ -. ~ Wv .piiu'ii oh> Nhlci VIII
~. i",io, ~ upUl 'ile''l ny s'ieh l'glSIii-
,t91 a., .inT "iii coll,einpiale>' II VIII
Sna 'i ii' "a" Viip'P iaporefs OF Europe
, IN = "a ~ V"llit'''ofs' ana tiltN nuSf
- i W. 'uVi' N"S9s - me ia'leI
w " WV .''' AZ ''li'
One purpose OF the Trainers OF This bill
seems 10 ne very clear. II it WAS not
meant to he sectional, if il WAS not in
tended |" loot the North, and at the
same lilhe make 1t pay the expenses oi
running lilr Government. then they who
iofihulateu 1t ana not Know what they
were dong. II protects the marble OF
tennessee while it puts the granite and
SANDSTONE 81 New England aud New
ork Oh the Tree list II provides for
me obstruction ol the Maine and New
ork lime industry, while II protect :
cement. II places a duty ot 81 per cent
on southern rlcr' While ii exposes the
Northern Farmers to unrestricted com
petition with the cheap labor products
oil canada. 1t gives kentucky Whi-key
an eNtentlph "l the bonded period. much
more Valuable To ITS manufacturers than
the amount ol me increased tax upon il.
ana proposes 10 MI the Immense vacuum
winch II VIII make III the Treasury by
ieNAlhg il icaNN TAX upon the incomes VI
ne ha,N' lhduNtr l"uH, frugal. and hence
thilll communities OF the North.
Ms M! H"rs not provide tor the re-
duetleh ol taxation at all II does not
feuuet puhilc expenditures. II provides
oniY l"r the rcll'f OF the foreign import
or from All NAT part "t our taxes Which
he ply under the present laW. imposes
the enllrr burden upon our own people.
dnl lllfn SHIFTS II from one class of our