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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01
potatoes AND THE 1ARlff.
Import Duties Cut Small Figure Except
In Times OF Scarcity.

Import Duties Cut . Small Figure Except
In Times Of Scarcity.
It appears from statistics gathered by
the agricultural department that during
the ten years ended June 30, 1894, there
were imported into the United States
20, ,495,4l7 bushels Of potatoes, valued
at el8, 1866, ,43l, says the Philadelphia
Record The imports Of potatoes during
the same period exceeded in value the
exports by the sum Of %, ,298,845.
At first view 1t seems remarkable that
. country in which there is such pro-
life yield Of potatoes should not fully
supply itself without importations. But
into the question Of supply the cost Of
transportation enters as a controlling
factor. 1t il sometimes cheaper to bring
potatoes from the Canadian provinces,
Bermuda, or even Scotland, by means
Of water transportation and to pay the
tariff levied upon them than to supply
our eastern markets from domestic
sources at heavier cost Of land transpor-
tation. It must also be remembered that
the potato crop is q very uncertain crop.
Sometimes the potato bug and sometimes
1.-THE rot" plays havoc with the yield.
The tariff is Of small consequence, ex-
oept to make dearer the seed of the
farmers in years Of scarcity and the pur-
chases Of consumers who are SO situated
e. TO be more cheaply supplied from for
eign sources
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01
DON'T AGREE WITH RECORDS.
McKipley's Statements Concerning che
Treasury Condition In 1909.


Treasury Condition In 1909.
The inaccuracies which Governor Nc
Kinley indulged in in his recent Hart
ford speech continue to excite comment
and criticism. Among the very glaring
misstatements was that which alleged
that the Harrison administration at the
close Of its term Of Office turned over
to Mr.. Cleveland g administration $124,-
900, 900 surplus. I"
1t is we'll known that ON tho goth of
February, 1893, just 10 days before the
expiration Of President HarT\eon's term,
the then secretary of the treasury, Mr..
Charles Foster, instructed the chief Of
the bureau of engraving and printing to
prepare plates for the issue Of bonds to
supply an impending treasury deficiency.
The fact was first brought TO notice by
the Kansas City Times and has since
been widely published by the leading
newspapers of the country.
But that is not the only evidence in
contradiction Of Governor McKinley's
misstatement Of facts. On the 25th Of
February, 1898, only q week before the
expiration of Harrison 8 term Of Office,
Secretary Of the Treasury Foster ap-
peared before committee of congress
and stated that "while there is no fear
Of bankrupt treasury the situation is
one demanding serious consideration"
and added that he thought there would
be surplus Of $17,O00,0O ON July l,
lS93."
There is an ancient but not commend
able code Of morals which holds that
"a lie we'll stuck to is as good as the
TRUTH" but that was at time when
records were inaccessible. Governor Nc
Kinley, who is last century statesman,
seems still to adhere to that idea, but
he's not likely to convince the public in
the face Of the facts.-Kansas City
Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01
Facts About Apples,

The market for American apples is
something the high protection advocates
declared would be ruined by the new
tariff bill, but Consul General De Kay.
at Berlin, sends word that American
shippers have found fine demand in
January that augurs well for the future
Since last September 1,448,5 500 barrels
Of apples have been sent to Europe, as
against 1853, 7O6 Barrels in the winter Of
1894. This means q permanent MARKET
in the future, with handsome profits.
The demand in France and England for
American apples is growing, and Ger
many presents an opportunity that trad
ers find Of the most attractive character
under the new tariff schedule. OF course
the harvest will be just what the grow
ers make it.-Philadelphia Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01
DEFICIENCY OF REVENUE.

The Mckinley Tariff Act Wholly Respon-
sible-Rcpenl Of the Sugar Duty.
The deficiency Of the last two years
revenue under the present tariff. There
is no ground for that statement. The de-
ficiency Of revenue as compared to ex-
penditures may be absolutely and wholly
attributed to the tariff act Of 1890, COM
monty known as the Mckinley bill, and
to the increase Of expenditure incurred
by the same congress which passed that
act. For many years prior to the tariff
Of 1890 the sugar duties had yielded o
revenue to the government equal to 81
cents per head Of the population. Had
that almost wholly revenue tax contin-
ued to the present date it would have
yielded q revenue in the period which
has elapsed since its repeal Of about
$500, 900, 900.
The country would also have been
saved the payment out Of a deficient
revenue of an unlawful bounty to sugar
planters Of about $50, 900, 900. It is true
that the panic which was brought on by
the silver craze, coupled with the I'M
certainty which always ensues from de-
ficient import duties, pending a change
Of tariff, especially when the measure is
long delayed in congress, might have re-
duced the consuming power of the peo-
pie as to sugar as it has also distinctly
reduced the consuming power Of the peo-
pie in respect to liquors and tobacco,
thereby again diminishing revenue.
That reduction would, however, have
been small, and in any event, except for
the repeal of the revenue tax on sugar in
1890, the treasury would have received
a revenue from it at least double the
amount Of the subsequent deficiency
Edward Atkinson.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01
Rs.dz For Any Em.rssuex.

Mr.. Harrison is holding his tongue
with great deal Of persistence and pru-
dence, says the Philadelphia Times. BE
has broken silence only 70 far as to say
that he u not yet ready TO say anything.
This y golden silence under the circum-
stances, though 1t u NOT necessary TO
assume that Mr.. Harrison b speech would
b silver But II. e. seems likely, the
next Republican platform y 70 b .
sEaddle. and Il the bimetsllists believe
NJ. Harrison Il with than. whils gold
Republicans believe he y With them,
~ bsttsr Aiidats coqlA 49, bei
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01
AFTER Bushnell had been non

AFTER Bushnell had been nom-
mated Ex-Governor Foraker paid
Mr.. Nash q friendly call and took
occasion to say that he had only
come TO the convention as q Re-
publican and that the Democratic
papers had told stories about bis
having . knife up his sleeve. We
are OF the opinion that Mr.. Nash,
empowered with all the intellect
that he Il, believed him, nit.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01
EQUALIZATION or TAXES.


Retrospective Glance at the worn 81 shs
K1fty-third Congress.
II the Fifty third congress had accom-
plished no other reform than the equal
ization Of taxes, II would neveftheless
have earned public gratitude for its
work In that direction. For example,
under the Mckinley law and the specific
system Of levying duties which Il repre-
sented the duties ON yard Of silk worth
80 cents were precisely the same as ON .
yard Of silk worth 81. The 90 cent silk
= the fabric used by the wives and
daughters Of the mechanics and others
Of average resources. The % silks are
purchased by the wealthy. The McKin-
ley law tax was so cents a pound, and
the rich consumers were required to pay
only about one-fourth Of the percentage
on values that was charged to the less
favored consumers. The new law taxes
according to value, and this creates
equality in the burdens Of government.
The Times has shown that the new
tariff law saves the people more than
81, 900, 100000 year in taxes, which
Of itself is great advantage. But when
IL is considered that in addition to this
total saving it also makes more just
and equitable distribution Of the bur
dens which remain an additional virtue
is disclosed. The saving Of the vast sum
creates fund for investment in indus
trial and commercial pursuits, the profits
Of which add to the common capital Of
the country. The equalization Of the
taxes releases those least able to pay
from unjust burdens and puts . fair
share Of the cost Of government upon
those who derive. the greatest benefit
In other words, u ,nomy and justice are
alike subserved by the new law.
But palpable as these advantages are
they do not comprise the only claims to
favor which the Fifty third congress can
present. The saving in the expenses Of
the governmental departments are Of suf-
ficient importance to command attention.
It simplifled and improved the system
Of bookkeeping in all the departments,
with the result that better and quicker
service is rendered, with greatly re-
duced force and pay roll In the treasury
department alone more thnn 100 Gnu
ployees are cut off and o saving Of $780,.
900 in salaries secured. In other depart
ments the same advantages are gained,
and altogether an inestimable benefit ia
secured to the people by the reforms Of
the Fifty third congress. Kansas City
Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01
He Does It Well.

Governor Matthews Of Indiana thinks
it will be President Harrison, says
the Philadelphia Record. Reed" he
says, "does not know where to jump ON
the financial question, and Mckinley is
closely connected with another subject,
which will not cut much figure in the
next campaign" If it should come to
jumping, Mr.. Harrison might display
unrivaled agility. AT present he doesn't
jump; he simply straddles and does the
trick beautifully.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

Vice President Stevenson is looming
np In the western horizon a. q star can,
dtdate Tor the presidency. Only three
vice presidents ever climbed into the
White House-Adams, Jefferson and
Van Buren,. Tyler. Fillmore, johnson
apd Arthur. although equipped with the
prestige q accidental terms Of the pres
tdency. sought after full nominations
and failed On the southern horizon
GanatW Morgan y looming. Stevenson
~ . lucly termination 10 his name.
Tins Waahingt-ou, Je6eEs-ou, Madison,
JaClu-Qn and Harrison. So 50 ION, {"
NJ Gtsyenson. and win e you can. The
wwpayy eouN vote f0 Jon without
1inshinG. without 3 rapet q . mental
popsva9o1 New York Mercury.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01
An Object Lesson In Republican Purity

An Object Lesson In Republican Purity.
"Those innocent people who imagine
that the Democratic party is all bad and
the Republican party all good" says the
Boston Herald (Ind. }, ''have only to
turn their eyes to New York to obtain
an object lesson on this point amply suf-
fcient to correct such delusion. The
Republican party cannot even be used to
promote reform there, when In the
narrowest party sense it is for it's inter-
est to do SO. So inherently corrupt is it
in the man who controls 1t that he is
ready to sacrifice his party itself rather
than lose opportunities for himself to
continue in corruption.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

LAFAYETTE PRINCE, the Cleve-
land wife murderer, was executed
at the Penitentiary Annez We'd
nesday morning. Isaac Edwards,
the Murray City murderer, is the
next, June 7th being the day set.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

Go to DOllisOn 4 ArnOitl's drug
store for clocks, watches. jewelry
and repairs, and you will And
Messrs Reber and Yerges glad to
see you.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

A RESOLUTION favoring bi-met-
alism was tagged on the old dead
horse, the tariff, to fool the unwary.
Bi.metallism and high protective
tariff don't trot side by side.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

If you intend buying Billiard
or Pool. Table, Bar Fixtures or any
kind Of Saloon Supplies write or
call on Bort Bros, l4i N. High
Street. .C0lumbus, Off.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

GEN. GROsvENoR said in an in
terview that he was not n candi-
date but that the delegates Of this
district would give him a compli-
mentary vote. We fail to note the
occasion,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01
Mckinley Cooked Again.

Now it is the mills Of Suncook, N.
H., says the Philadelphia Record, that
have raised tho wages OF their employees.
The beauty of this Suncookery is that it
does up tho Mckinley goose in such rich
brown tints.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

Mrs. II. 8. Hawkins, Chattano.
Oga, says, "ShilOh's Vitalizer saved
my life. / consi'ler 1t the hest rem
edy for n debIliated system 1 ever
used" For Dyspepsia, Liver or
Kidney trouble II excels. Price rs
cents. Sold bv Miller & Case.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

Captain Sweeney, US. A., San
Diego, CAL, saws: "Shil0h's Cntarrh
Remedy is.the first medicine / have
ever found that would do me any
good" Price 60c. For sale By Mill
er & Case.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

If Mr.. MCKINLEY thought for
one moment that he could poke the
senatorship off on Mr.. Foraker, he
was badly fooled.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

Not Believer In the Old Maxim.
Addicks u not q believer In the maxim
that 1.-THE Office should seek the man,
not the man the Office" Not much he
ism T. New York Recorder (Repl
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

For Sale Good nickel plated
tenor slide trombone and case, $40.
Also good four string double bass
viol, $l2. Inquire at this office.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

ICEBERG SHERMAN tried game
of freezeout at the GAINESVILLE con-
vention but the Forakerites kept
their lamps trimmed and burning.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

How any set of men could sim
cerely endorse the present state
administration is beyond our com
prehensiUn.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

-Shiloh's Cure IL sold on guar
antee. 1t cures Incipient Con-
sumption. It is the best Cough
Cure. Only one cent a dose. 25
cts, so rts. and $I.OO. Sold by Mil
Ter e. Case.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

Roy Kern is agent for the Com
naercial Gazette. Try 1t Il week and
you will take 1t longer. He is al
ways prompt and regular.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

THE banner. "McKinley for Pres
ident, Foraker for Senator" was
lost in the whirl-wind at the Zanes-
vile convention.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

Go to Dollison & Arnold's drug
store for the finest molding and
picture frame work done in the
valley.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

INTHE refusal of the U.S.Supreme
Court to grant him writ of habeas
corpus, Eugene V. Debs will serve
the balance of his Jail sentence.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

REPUBLICANS of Nelsonville have
declared in favor of free distribu-
tiOn of office.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01
Lightning Hot Drops
What . Fanny Name!
Very True. but It Kills All Pain.
Sold Everywhere, Every Day
without Relief, There is mO Payl
II is a great mIstake 10 sur

1t IL a great mistake to suppose
that a simple tonic gives strength; I;
II only stimulates the stomach to
renewed action. To imPart real
strength, the blood must be purified
and enriched, and this can only bs
done by such a standard Alternative
as Ayers SarsapariIla.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

Mr.. MCKINLEY, like his high
protective tariff platform, is ready
for burial.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

1--WE DENoUNCE." OF course they
did; everything, every body, not
eXcusing them selves.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

PERHAPS Auditor Poe can now
sell his ideas of how to run a state
to Mr.. BUSHNELL.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01
eform Turns the WhseIs.

Tariff Reform Turns the Wheels.
Times are getting better. Wheels are
beginning to go around in other places
besides the heads Of the cranks. Fed
eralsburg Courier.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

WANTED, a job, after January i
1896. Call on or address
WIN. MCKINLEY,
Columbus, O.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

THE McKinleyites of Hooking
will hold memorial services in the
gloa ming.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

+Dally. tDally except sunaay. ssunday only.
Tickets on sale tO all the principal cities Of
the United ktates and Canadn
DAY coacheR and Parlor :arH on all expreRs
paints North, South, East and West. E.
ANY ticket agent VIII give you full infor-
sou can a.ldress W. ii. FISH ER. 0en neral ifas
senReI and Ticket Agent, Columbus. OhiC.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

MIR. MCKINLEY can now culti-
vate the acquaintance of home
folks.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

FORAKER gave Sherman the
shake at GAINESVILLE.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

THE prospects for Il speedy set
tlement in mining circles is gloomy
ind, ed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

AE7k6 d91E7A0
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
For years we have sup,
piled the people Of Logan
and Hooking county with
their winter wear at fair,
honest and living prices,
and we expect to continue
to supply them for years
to come, because we have,
the Best Goods at the Low
est Prices. We do not ad-
vertise Z Two Dollar Shoe
at Fifty Cents to catch the
unwary, but advertise on
the square and deal on the
square. Calm ard - vs.!
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

NASH, said the Ohio State Jour-
nat, gnashed chimed Joey.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-06-01

"AND he whistled the same old
sxr.,O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-12
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Chicago has over thirty elevators, which
handle 14O,OO0.O00 bushels of grain every
year. The Union stock yards cover $50
acres and cost $3,OOO.O0O. They have eight
miles of streets and receive S,OOO,0Oo head
of stock every year. The meat exports ex-
coed s1O0,OGO,OOO.
One of the savings banks in Portland,
Me-, had a book presented for settlement
recently, which was opened in 1858, with a
deposit of 5000. followed by $500 In 1864 and
$500 in 1868; total deposits 500, of which
S52S was withdrawn in 1873. There is now
due the depositor a balance of S202I.97.
Susan B. Anthony has not slept at home
for four years.
There is great indignation in Hanover,
N. c., over the departure for Utah of
eight residents OF the county who have
been converted to the Mormon faith The
delegation was accompanied by two or
three elders. who have been doing mission
airy work about there for two or three
years.
The southern united synod Of the Evan
Gelical Lutheran Church. the supreme leg
isiative body of that denomination in this
section, will convene in Christ Lutheran
Church, Staunton, in the latter part of
September
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-12

"a crying shame---and, worse than all
the poor seaman is the sufferer II it were
within my power to protect him I'd do IL,
put my very existence depends upon ac-
ceding to the demands of the shipping
egent, whose whole aim is to extort money
from whomsoever he can get it.
Furthermore, II cannot be said that we
have been backward in demanding our
rights. When Commissioner Powers was
appointed We went to him in q body. We
asked him that all the shipping be done
through his office. Foc few weeks that
was done, but then some weakened
went back to the agents. and now they are
more exacting than they have been for
twenty years. I wish some means could be
used to stop it, but as long as the board
ing masters allow 1t the imposition must
continue. Every sailor who leaves this
port for foreign cruise pays out of his
wages from $ to SIS for the privilege of
ship ping, and all that is SO much stolen
money"
1 met another boarding master who said
his business was virtually nothing He had
refused to accede to the demands-of the
agents for blood money" and they would
snip no more men coming from his house
He had been in the business for twenty
years and had prospere1 but now he could
no longer AFFORD to stand the pressure and
had quit. He had looked for relief from the
officers of the law, but 1t had not come for
the reason that some Of the boarding mas
tiers were as bad as the shipping agents
and refused to do anything to stop the
wholesale robbery which had been going
On. and for which they had been blamed
by the sailors themselves
Seve raj other men in the same business
said the same thing, and 1t is apparent
that the sailorEan who leaves this port
has troubles which begin even before sail
ing day. and II remains only for a thor
robs hin, of so much of his hard-earned
ages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-12
Lieut.. Gov. Nye Wouldn't Change Hi,
Ruling.

Lieut.. Gov. Nye of Indiana ruled yester-
day that the Senate could not pass any
bills, as it was the last day of this session.
Speaker Adams of the house making an
opposite ruling allowing bills to be passed,
there was an animated scene in the lieu
tenant governors room at noon after the
senate adjourned. Mr.. Nye was signing
bills when Gov. Matthews came In. He
was visibly excited and said he had three
bills before the senate which ought to be
acted upon. One was against prize fight
ing.
Under your ruling" declared Gov Mat
thews. these bills cannot be passed. You
should not have made such ruling"
My ruling was according to the conSti-
tuition" and the lieutenant governor reach
ed for book and read the section.
Il am willing to waive my rights under
the constitution" began Gov. Matthews.
well, am not. What is the constitu-
ton made for If it is to be disobeyed? Is
1t made for the whole people or just for
the governor of 1ndiana?"
well, if those bills are lost I will hold
you responsible for them"
Il don't care a d-n for your bills. They
have been before the senate for some time.
Why were they not brought up and passed
before th;s?'
Il don't know"
II don't either 1 know l did not inter-
fere with them and l will not change my
rule"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-12
The Trolley on Country Roads.

From the New York Evening Post.
Mr.. A. J. Cassatt. who has been acting
as road supervisor in Lower Merton town
ship Montgomery county, Pa, for several
years, has laid the people of other local
tiles under debt to himself by requiring
trolley company. which had obtained
franchise in the tow nship. to widen the
roadways at its own expense before laying
the tracks. Mr.. Cassatt has always in
sisted that these companies shall not oc-
cupy the roads within his jurisdiction, I'M
less they are wide enough to accommodate
carriage traffic also. The Philadelphia Press
thinks that Mr.. Cassatt has set an example
which road supervisors everywhere should
follow. 1.-The trolley" 1t says, has taken
possession of the city streets, but in so do
ing it has only displaced the horse, cars.
In the country districts it is paralleling the
railroads and seeking every populous dis
trict by the public roads heretofore free
from track fncumb1 anceS. Turnpike COM
panies succumb readily to the overtures of
trolley companies, but what is worse, local
authorities are almost eager to give up the
public reads Internationally to trolley COM
panies to occupy. possess and use them as
they please. Just as the state was nearly
ripe for country road improvement, the
trolley companies intervene and spoil what
roads there are and discourage permanent
road Improvement"