The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-03-27
NOW FOR PROSPERITY.

Republicans in Congress who are argu-
ing in favor OF the Dingley tariff bl'! say
that an era OF prosperity will begin sixty
DAYS after the enactment OF the bill.
Come, come, now, gentlemen, be tar, be
consistent. be rational be at least plausi-
bic, and do not try longer to llulnbug the
people We were told that in the event
of McKinley's election prosperity would
show itself at once-not in any vague
kind OF way, but in such tangible form
that the people would feel its beneficial
effects Money we were told, would
come from it's hiding places and be IN
vested in various enterprises thus giving
work and wages to the unemployed. And
all this because confidence would be re-
stored on account Of the defeat OF tree
silver. What did VIC. actually sec, how
ever Instead OF Improvement in bust
ness failures throughout the country be-
gan to take place Men and firms and
institutions of different kinds that were
thought to be stable and prosperous
went to the wall and instead OF even the
shadow of prosperity falling upon us dis
trust and discomfort and disaster fol-
lowed.
In truth, those who knew anything
knew that the election of Mckinley could
not enhance prosperity, and that the
claInor that ii would do SO was only a
,,,1,v- rt1- c11c1
miserable, misleading statements for the
purpose OF winning temporary party
advantage And now seeing that pros
perity does not prosper because OF the
election of Mckinley. new system Of
iaiscI1ood must be INDUCED in. 1t is tie
new tariff that will prove panacea for
all our ills. by making tue people pay
more their living they arc told that is the
only road to prosperity.
The old Mckinley law and all its ad-
,ercnts were kicked out few years ago.
The new Dingley law will prove worse
than the Mckinley law, and it. too, with
all its ad!,erefts, will share the same fate.
By The provisions, the articles Used by
those the least able to pay are subjected
to all increased tax, while the tax on
luxur;es used by the rich is cssened.
Wool paid tax OF 81 per cent under the
Mckinley law: it will now pay a tax OF
between 200 and 800 per cent. and per-
maps even more than that. Corduroy, that
IS used largely by The poor for clothing.
has been increased to about Io,3 per cent,
making its admission almost impossible
into this country Carpets made OF jute.
that the poor can buy have been raised
I 50 per cent, while the carpets OF the rich
are taxed but S per cent.
The Wilson tariff law, while not per
feet. has been meeting the demands OF
rl.e country i'll all admirable manner, and
should have been lett alone for some
time at least The Republicans when out
of power were loud in denunciation OF
tariff tinkerirg,'' and no sooner do they
gain ascendency than they begin tinker
ing at the tariff themselves, and tinker
lug it. too, i'll the interest OF the rich
manufacturer.
The national receipts last year were
only SIS 100000 less than the expendi-
turcs, and the treasury ROW shows that
the receipts exceed the expenditures.
This. ii must be recollected, is under the
Wilson tariff law, And yet the Repub-
licans are trying to saddle upon the coun-
try law that will increase the taxes
$4,000 900.
This is tariff tinkering with a ven
ecance, and novel way Of adding to our
prosperity. :