The record-union., 1897-07-07

pendence and in his recorded words
which commit him to the use of both
gold and silver and the issuance Of
money by the Government, instead of
the national banks
DOGMATIC ASSERTION ANEllT
HAWAII
Redlands Citrograph: Since 1877 the
United States has remitted more duties
on goods from Hawaii than our entire
trade with that country has been worth
to us.-Riverside Globe.
How do you know? From what
source do you get your information?
How do you figure up what duties have
been remitted. How do you get your
information as to what their entire
trade" is worth to us? If you want the
reciprocity treaty abrogated, why?
What will we gain by it? What will
we lose? If the treaty is abrogated,
who will gain by it? How much less
will sugar cost the people? You make
a bold assertion, but you bring no rea-
sons by which to support your asser-
ton. VIII you state your reasons for
your assertion? Can you give a rea-
son for the faith that is in you?
HIDES.
Colusa Sun: For quarter of CEN
tury there has been no duty ON hides,
but now the great laughterhouses,
such as that of Armour, are strong
enough to demand it. Not a cent more
will be paid for a steer because of the
duty on his hide, but in the aggregate
it is a big thing for the great butchers.
It is said that the hoofs, hair and horns
will pay big profit on the investments
in these establishments if the balance
of the carcass were sold at cost. 1t
will be seen then that a small increase
in the price of the hides would be big
thing for these men; but they do not
strike for q small thing. A duty of
20 per cent. is to be added all at once.
The infant industry has been al
lowed to struggle along until it has put
on stogy boots and is able to kick
Senators and Congressman out of office
and now is recognized" But this is
of a piece with all the rest of the
tariff tinkering'' 1t is dicker and
trade. trade and dicker all at the ex-
pense of the great body of the people
| the consumers.
FREE TRADE IN THE SOUTH.
Redwood Times and Gazette: The
sentiment in favor of free trade is dy-
ing out in the South. So is devotion
to Democratic principles. Populism
has absorbed the Democracy of these
States except in so far as the principles
are conserved by the gold Democrats.
There has been a decadence of states
manship in the South To fully esti-
mate this one must look at Tillman as
the successor of such men as Hayne
and Calhoun.
HAWAII.
Humboldt Standard: The argument
that the annexation of the islands
means the death of the beet sugar in
dustry in California falls to the ground
when we consider the action of the
Senate in restoring the reciprocity
clause of the House bill, which puts
Hawaiian sugar on the free list. Bet
ter far annex the islands and regulate
the labor by excluding Chinese and
japanese. than to go on admitting this
sugar free of duty and allowing the
coolies to flock to the islands and put
the products of their labor in competi
ton with ours
A DEAD ISSUE.
Pasadena Star: Ex-Governor and
ex-Presidential candidate Horace Boies
cessful because he was never afraid TO
tell the truth or to meet the issue which
his statements raised. He is now out
with an address saying: For one, I
do not believe it possible to succeed on