The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-06-03
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ploded in the midst of a mining camp
would not have been more effective in
its disintegration than was President
Cleveland's speech in the distribution
Of the remains of the once powerful
Democracy. It has torn that Inflated
organization still further asunder.
Editor Henry Watterson of the gold
Democracy is attacking it savagely.
The organs of the silver Democrats
and Mr.. Bryan himself are hurting
rceks at it; Mr. Bailey is attacking it
savagely and the Populists are jump
ing on it with both feet. while the Re-
publican editors of the country are
tearing it to tatters.
Signs Of Prosperity.
The calamity shriekers who have
been insisting that the promised pros
perity has not materialized are thrown
into confusion by a recent announce
ment from that reliable business ba-
rometer, the Weekly Review of r. G.
Dun & Co., which in its last weekly
issue says: Nearly all will be aston
ished to learn that actual sales in April
by leading houses in each line of BUSH
ness in the principal cities east Of the
Rocky mountains average only about
ten per cent less than in April, 1892,
the year of largest business hitherto,
and were 81 per cent more than in the
same month last year. Yet this is the
summary of 357 reports, each covering
actual sales of merchants in one of
fourteen cities. They are especially
encouraging in view of great fall Of
prices within the last five years and
floods and other retarding influences
this year"
Southern Senators Protectionists,
The growth of the protective senti-
ment in the south, which was clearly
shown by the fact that over thirty
southern votes were cast for the
DINGHY bill in the house, will be again
emphasized when the votes for the bill
in the senate are counted. At least
five southern votes will be in favor Of
the bill in the senate, one of them by
a Democrat who announced before his
election that he should vote for a pro-
tective tariff. When it is considered
that every one Of these five southern
senator's who will support the protec-
tive tariff bill succeeded men who
voted for the free trade law now upon
the statute books. the growth of the
protective sentiment in that section
will be recognized.
A Years Supply Of Free Wool.
The wool growers of this country,
while they are delighted with the pros
pect that they are to get protection.
must not expect to feel the effects i'm
medlately. Latest investigations as to
the supply Of wool in stock in this
country show that the amount of for
eign woods now in the hands of the
manufacturers is sufficient for at least
seven months supply and that If the
present enormous importations con-
tinue. as seem probable, they will
probably have full years supply on
hand when the new law goes into ef-
feet. This is a deplorable fact. but
it Is one Of the numerous misfortunes
attendant upon the existence of the
free trade tariff law now upon the
statute books, and until it can be got
ten rid of there can be no getting rid
of its depressing effect. Eight and
nine cents pound duty on first and
second class woods, while it is not as
much as the rate named by the Dingley
bill when 1t passed the house. is inst
8 and 9 cents more than the rates Of
the present Wilson law. It is also
conceded to be more in proportion to
the general value of woods than the
rates established by the Mckinley law.
which was quite satisfactory to the
WOOL growers.
Hides to He Protected.
The reciprocity feature of the new
tariff law is likely to be even more
satisfactory than that of the Mckinley
law. The addition of tea and hides to
the dutiable list increases the oppor-
tunity for obtaining favorable reciproc-
tty treaties and it Is understood that
the senate will put into the bill such
provisions as to make it practicable to
secure very advantageous reciprocal
arrangements with many countries. all
OF which will be especially in the in
terests Of the agriculturists Of the
country. The duty on raw hides
which is proposed BY the tariff bill
in the senate would probably add about
5 cents 20 the cost Of the foreign hide
used In making the leather which goes
into a pair Of shoes, but as only one
NTH Of the hides used in this country
are imported. the average increase in
the price Of shoes would only be one
fifth Of that. or one cent per pair. A.
Stunning that the average man buys
three pair Of shoes in a year, his in
creased tax burden" would be three
cents year. while the advantage to
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