Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-09-23
certain topics that are just now ag-
itating the public mind, beginning
with the question:

certain topics that are just now ag-
itating the public mind, beginning
with the question:
"What do you think Of the Dingley tariff"
"What do think OF the Dingley tariff? l
think it is the most iniquitous piece Of legis-
lation ever enacted in this county,"
"Why"
"Because it increases the burden OF taxa
ton upon that very class of people who are
least able to bear it, and makes the humblest
laborer contribute a large per cent of his
wages to enrich the millionaire manufacturer
and syndicate stockholder. The most signal
proof of this was observed when Mr. Ding
ley introduced his tariff bill in the house and
the stock of the sugar trust went up nearly
ten dollars on the hundred and again when
he reported the bill back to the house from
the conference committee, which had still
further increased the tariff on sugar, and I'M
mediately the price of shares in the sugar
trust went up on the New York exchange an
other ten dollars. and then another dollar and
fifty cents, making jump Of $II.5o in four
hours after Mr.. Dlngley's committee consum-
mated its outage. In other words, the stock
holders in the sugar trust made about SIX
millions Of dollars out of the Dingley bill in
four hours time. This, added to what they
had made since the Mckinley administration
came in, gives them over 80 millions in four
months. No wonder the president of the su
gar trust refused to say how much he con
tributed TO the election Of Mckinley.
''Now, let each person who buys dollars
worth Of sugar calculate how he is contribu-
ting to Mr.. Havemeyer S sugar trust TO enable
it 10 contribute to Mr.. Hanna's campaign
fund. think you will fad it about 20 cents
in every dollars worth of sugar. This is the
republican scheme for making the people
pay the campaign expenses of the republi-
can committee.
"And this is only a sample. The leather
trust, the oil trust, the lead trust and the iron
trust all got in their work and have all got
license TO fleece the public under the guise of
protecting American labor"
swell, what about the laborer? Is he pro.
tected in anyway"
"Well, think he is protected about like
the sheep is protected when he has no shep-
herd but wolf, No, if you would see how
the laborer is protected read the account OF
the strike in the Pennsylvania coal mines,
where thirty or forty of them were shot down
by deputy sheriffs last week because in try
ing to secure living wages they were banded
together and were marching unarmed along
public highway 10 where Others were at
work, using only peaceable means to carry
out their plans.
"This, too, was fine example of the re-
suits OF government by Injunction First,
the order OF U, s. court, made at The dicta-
ton Of wealthy corporation; and next the
crack of sherh's gun, and tie question of
government is easily settled. Human life
counts for nothing against the interest Of cor
porate wealth, and the constitution of the
United States is a weak instrument compar-
ed with the Injunction of corporation
Judge"
"What about Cuba?
'Don't ask me. 1t makes me sick, aad l
burn with Indignation to think how savage
and barbnrous warfare, involving the most
shameful treatment Of women and children,
as we'll as the cruel torture of men, can be
tolerated right under our eyes and the gov
ernment of this country make no protest be-
cause, forsooth, certain moned interests
would be endangered. In short, the bond
holders and sugar planters will not allow the
| administration to interfere"
"Why don't congress do something?"
"Because congress is dominated by Mr..
Reed and Mr.. Reed, like other republican
| leaders at Washington, has no sympathy for
the struggling CubHn patriots who ara fight
ing for Liberty. Wih them property interests
are dearel than liberty"
"What will be the issue in the next cam
paign?"
"Money, money, more money. There can
never be any permanent or general prosper
ity in this country until we return to bimetal-
ism or something else that will give the peo-
pie more money"