Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-16
DINGLEYISM,
Shown Up by Figures
Excessive Tariffs Will Make Votes
Against Republicans,

EDITOR JoURNAL:-It is amusing
as well as interesting to read the COM
ments Of such papers as the New York
Times, New York Evening Post and
other papers which supported Nc
Kinley and the proposed Dingley
tariff bill. The sgood old Oregonian
of April g. inst, 1897, after denounc-
ing the proposed tariff legislation,
says: "The Bryan men would like
nothing better than enactment of the
bill into law"
These papers last fall loudly pro.
claimed for the election of Mckinley
to save the honor and dignity of the
nation are as loud now in their de-
nuuciation of Mckinley, Dingley &
Cos legislation.
A letter in the New York Journal
of commerce by John Meyer points
out that by the schedules of the Ding
ley bill the duties on five specified
kinds of woolen goods in common use
among working people are raised
from the present rate of 40 per cent
ad valorem to 1874 per cent, 1909 per
cent, and 2S4t per cent, 220 per cent,
and 40 per cent respectively. The
goods on which these mOnstrous rates
are to be placed are cheap boys and
mems suitings, and overcoats, woolen
shrtings, and women's scloakings.
The Oregonian of March 26, farther
says; "They who suppose that these
burdens will be endured do not un-
derstand the temper of the American
people,"
A prominent New York business
man who supported Mckinley writes
as follows:
81 may predict one thing-the good
times we had promised to us last No.
yember after confidence being re-
stored, when we marched up Broad
way on that memorable day, Repub.
licans and Democrats shoulder to
shoulder, all clamoring for sound
money; have not yet come, and what
is more are as far off as ever.
We are informed that the English
hop growers are asking for protec-
tive tariff against American hops and
that their petition is bottomed on the
familiar pauper labor argument.
The contention is that the British
hopgrowers, pay higher wages than
the Oregon hOpgrOwers, and they are
asking for protective tariff against
the pauper labor of Oregon. II
they put duty on our hops
then we will get all the beau
ties of protective tariff, but our
protectionist friends will no doubt
resort to the old argument that tar
if will increase the demand at home.
Do they propose to increase the de-
mand for hops by drinking more beer?
The New York Times says the act
should be entitled, ga tariff Of abom-
nations" and asks the question, "why
should an American citizen be COM
PEELED to pay a duty of 2l3 to 27O per
cent on plain pocket knife that cost
about Sl.OO? During the war per
cent was thought to be sufficient.
In the Mckinley tariff less than one
half these rates were collected, which
was the highest tariff this country
ever knew up TO that time,
which defeated the Republican
party in 1890 and '92, also for Mr.. Nc
Kinley for reelection to congress.
The bill of Jas. G. Blaine denounced,
when he used the expression that it
would not give a market for a barrel
of pork or bushel Of wheat. Good
times cannot be manufactured out Of
higher prices aud less money. There
were six and half millions Of free
Americans who cast their ballots for
free silver and VIM. j. Bryan. If the
election were to take place today his
vote would be increased to nine mil
lions, and if these times continue,
which it is my opinion they will under
the existing gold standard, he will be
unanimously chosen chief executive
Of this nation in 1900 and will bring
relief to down trodden and oppressed
people. Let silver men of all political
shades unite under one banner for a
common cause, the restoration of BIZ
metallism, less extravaganza and
over taxes.
OLD REPUBLICAN.