Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-01
CAPITAL CITY CHAT.
TARIFF BILL BEING PUSHED IN
SENATE COMMITTEE.
Both Field aud Factory Are Making
Themselves Heard in It's support
Comment on the Measure - The
Baiiey-Bryan Feud Grows Apace.
Washington Political Gossip.

Washington Political Gossip.
Special Washington correspondence:
The Senate Financial Committee,
which is considering the Dingley bill,
finds the chief opposition to 1t coming
from importers, and it's chief support
coming from farmers and workingmen.
"rhe factory hands have had their
way" said one Of the trainers OF the
tariff bill, talking to your correspond
ent about that measure. People who
assume that the working men and
women of the United States are not
pleased with the Dingley bill show b a
they know very little about what has
been happening In this country In the
past few weeks and months. No class
of citizens was so widely represented
and so fully beard by individuals or
representatives before the Ways and
Means Committee as the working men,
unless, perhaps, 1t may be the farmers.
Those two classes Of the community
not only had their say, but had their
way. and the free-traders who are
throwing stones at the bill now in the
attempt to create dissatisfaction with
1t among the voters of the country,
show very poor judgment and are pay
ing anything but a compliment to the
intelligence Of that class Of citizens"
DO you find any opposition or pro-
tests against the bill, now that 1t has
been thoroughly digested by the pub
lic?"
eyes. Solemn protests are being filed
with both committees by the importers
and such other people as the importers
can influence. And that is all. The i'm
porters, of course, are against the bill,
for 1t will cut down their business and
start the factories of this country Mt
work. AS a result they are fighting 1t
by every process. Each separate In
terest is working Its separate class OF
citizens. The tobacco importers, for
instance, have sent out ready-made pro-
tests TO the manufacturers of the coun-
try, and In this way are getting GER
tain working men, who have not had
an opportunity to personally examine
the situation, TO sign these formal pro-
tests. 1t Is SO apparent, however, that
these people are being worked for
the benefit Of the importers, that the
effect is not appreciable, and there Is
little prospect that the bill is going to
be materially changed. or course there
will be minor changes, but the thor
oughly protective features of the bill
for which the working men in the man.
ufactories and fields have asked are
going to be retained and wen strength
ened."
Warehouses Crowded with Imports.
Reports from New York show that
the warehouses of that city are over
flowing with foreign goods and import
ers still seeking for more storage ca
pacity. 1t is by this process that the
free trade Democrats hope to put not
only many millions in their own pock-
cts, but cripple the Dingley law and
render 1t unpopular in the first months
Of its operation. BY importing enor-
nous quantities Of foreign goods be-
fore the Dingley law goes into effect
they expect to be able to reduce its
earning capacity during the first year
Of its operations.
Japan and Silver.
Mr.. Bryan, who has been here this
week, admits that he and his silver as
sociates were In great luck during the
campaign period. Had the events Of
the five months since the election &C.
Cured In the five months preceding II,
the collapse of their silver proposition
would have been much more complete
and crushing than it a Japan, Rus
sia and China, to which they constantly
referred as the chief props In support
of their silver theories, have all, since
the election, announced their desertion
Of the silver standard. This leaves
Mexico and the South American couu-
tries about the only ones now main
tanning the standard of the white met
al and several Of these are making
preparations to 60 to the gold standard
rs quickly as possible.
$lOO 900 a bay Gained.
One hundred thousand dollars a day
Is a neat III to add to the earnings Of
the working people of one State In six
months time. The Labor Bureau of
Pennsylvania reports 100,00O more men
employed in that State to-day than
were 80 employed prior to the election
Of Mckinley. This means 100000 q
day increased earnings by them, to say
nothing Of the increased wages paid
to those who were employed, or work
ing on short time. Multiply this by
the number Of States or by their pro-
portionate populations and you get a
practical demonstration of the i'm
provement going on in business since
the election Of last November, which
assured a protective tariff and increase
In employment. A. b. CARSON.