The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-23

rates are much higher than in the Mckinley
at A few OF it, iniquitics can oe seen from
few Illustrations Of the tax on articles in com
mo. use. The duty on coal is increased from
sOtsds cents: crockcry from Is To Is per cent;
lead from cent 10 - cents. oil cloth from -
aud ~ per cent 10 IS 10 10; paper bags from ~
10 z, pocket cutlery from ~ and - 10 100 per
cent. and 50 on down through long list Of ar
tieles IN daily use by people OF moderate means
Sewer pipe. shot and lead. soap. borax sponges,
Wallpaper. window-glass, wire. white lead,
lumber. shingles beef and the like are enor-
mouSly increased and will at once become more
expensive 70 the consumer. That the people
OF the country will repudiaie this pill when
they have tested its burdens is beyond al
doubt"
SENATOR'S JONES AND WHITE.
senator Jones. of Arkansas:
"In the new tariff are so many oltrages that
II is hard TO tell what its worst features are.
Perhaps the wooden schedule may be con-
sidered the worst The heavy tax laid on raw
wool. with the compensating taxes TO the
manufacturers will make the average rate OF
burden imposed in the wooden schedule
enormously high II will practically prohibit
the importation of all classes Of goods That
made in the United States The crockery
and glass schedules are equally oh
noxious. but the bill is filed with gifts
10 the trusts and manufacturing monopolies-
est average OF taxation ever imposed As re-
ported 10 the senate from the committee IL was
slightly modified and in his opening speech
Mr.. Aldrich said that bill proposing excessive
burdens was not 10 be thought Of. In the con-
sideraton OF the measure. however. the re-
publicans systematically abandoned the senate
amendments and took the house rates. and in
many instances even raised the rates above
those proposed by the house"
Senator White:
The tariff bill as il passed the senate is the
most dangerous enactment Of the kind that has
ever emanated from congress II the most OPP
pressiye trusts and combines in the United
States had met in joint convention they could
not have produced a measure more satisfactory
| TO themselves and more clearly inimical TO the
| people. From the commencement Of the last
| campaign until the vote was taken upon the
| bill the representatives OF the republican party
and OF this administration declared that
very moderate revenue enactment would be
/ framed. This bill is not a revenue measure for
| il i thronged with prohibitive duties. The
sugar schedule has already forced up the price
| OF that article and when the bill becomes a
law the consumer will pay lis more for a hun
dred pounds OF that commodity than Heretofore,
| and the trust will reap Unprecedented benefits
| II Is not practicable here TO enumefatc the ar
ticles OF necessity upon which increased rev
euues have been imposed Before six months
|
familiar with the Dngley bill and will be quite
| competent 20 exdress themselves accordingly
| at the polls. The average burden OF taxation
| will be more than - per cent, at least. as
| against ~ in the Mckinley bill. the burdens OF
which were thrown OF by the American people
as soon a. they could take action upon II.
| II add that il Is doubtful whether majority
OF the republican members Of congress really
approve Of this bill. They have been com
PEELED to stand by it. and the combines Of the
United States now expect to squeeze out OF the
public profit on their campaign invcstmen t.
WHAT THE FARMER GETS.
The democratic conferees on the part
of the house are Messrs Bailey. of
Wheeler of Alabama
Mr. McMillin has long been n mem
Der of the ways and means committee.
and is regarded by both parties as an
expert in tariff matters. He is looked
upon as being very likely to succeed
Senator Harris. He says:
The extra session OF congress for the pur-
pose Of revising the tariff was entirely unneces-
Sary. with even ordinary economy there would
be "A surplus Ia the treasury at the time OF the
regular meeting in December.
If there il nothing else TO condemn this
necessary and unjust taxes ought to do so You
will search In vain for free sugar in this BILL or
anything else free thar benefits the American
people. The republican demagoglc cry Of free
breakfast table has been abandoned
Let Us see what they have done for the
farmer OF all the futile efforts 70 delude that
have ever seen ia a solemn proceeding this
Is the most glaring. A large per cent OF our
population are farmers. They are the ones
who bear the burdens and get NJ benefits from
protection The republicans evidently have
undcrrated their intelligence when proposing
an increase Of duty Of farm products TO satisfy
them with the enormous rates OF duty found In
; this bill
we are complaining 81 hard times. and
Justly. Farms are selling for taxes. Ruin is
abroad in the land and Is not confined 10 any
particular vocation The bank doors are clos
ing and bank presidents are going q Canads
: and the penitenu arr. Manufacturing es.ab-
. lishmenis have their repositories filled Will
: manufactured goods which nobody Is able q
Z purchase; and out In the west the bins and
reservoirs OF industry are bursting with the
? wheat and corn for which there is no market
Yet over ali the wreck the republican party 4
se.f-conhdcnt and happy. | tell them TO lool
? out when the day Of settlement comes to thcs
= taxes.
What have hey proposed for the farmers
To Tx them more. They realized that whei
some one was feeced some one would complain
More than 20 per cent OF our people are en-
gagged in agriculture and are not benefited b
this measure. They raise the ta~es on an aveI
, age higher than they ever before. The
impose taxes that were not dreamed OF by an
: other distinguished statesman who ever brok
into congress. and. realizing that somebod
had to be humbugged. what have they done
They said that the tax upon corn and oth'
AGRICULTURAL products was too low Corn, mea
I, oats. wheat. flour and buckwheat are all take
u ~ per cent under the existing law. But. the
said while we protect the manufacturer
while we take care of the Sugar trust. while
= spread our protecting wings over the makers
cutlery the makers OF steel rails and all tho
y who are engaged in trusts. we would better pr
"a tend to do something for the farmer Al
. what did they do They taxed corn instead
~ per cent. II cents bushel. which, at q
% present figures l. nearly 10 per cent lie
~ much Is that going 20 yield 10 the farmer
There was imported last year only sTsi wort
~ which viii protect them to the extent OF sls9.
- q year
~ Magnificent benefaction. glorious statesma
w ship that protects a million farmers By III
y tributng among them sisgsi
They came 10 the rescue 81 the miller a
the miicrs' bencfaction Is surpassed only
a. the bcnefaction 20 the corn grower. The II