Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-07-15
RoBsERY AND xToRTloN.
TAe PeIGey That UnderIies the Ding
ley ELL.

ley n1AA.
The Dingley bill is not revenue but
. protective measure. The policy un-
DERIVING 1t is the robbery and extortion
OF one class OF people, or one section
Of the country, for the benefit OF an
ether. The protection policy is one
which has built up an army of saPpers
and miners whose only purpose is 70
loot the country and build up huge fer
tunes at the expense of the people. 1t
is destructive of public honor and of
personal patriotism, and leads 70 dis
content with government and distrust
between individuals.
a measure conceived as the Dingley
bill has been could not fail to receive
the condemnation of the democratic
senator's. It viii not do for republicans
10 say that democrats are only seeking
10 emoarrass the administration
They are fully aware of the necessity
of revenue raising, and argue that the
needs OF the government should be lib
orally met, but here the agreement
ends, for while the republicans want
TO build up individuals and sections at
the expense of the others, the demo
Gratis met 1t with: "An we have for the
governments actual needs, but not one
cent for robbery"
In the formation of a bill to raise
such a large revenue as is required,
there will be those on hand who will
seek to make the benefits either per
sonal or sectional In the taxation of
imports thus is built up a margin in
favor Of local dealers in such articles.
It is in handling this feature that the
difficulty of tariff making comes IN,
and il is right here that the democratic
principle of even justice stands for the
people, while the republican principle
of protection stands for treasury loot
ers and the trusts and monOpOIies
which have fattened upon the nation
Il is the duty of democrats, everywhere
and at all times, to fight favoritism,
and TO see that government is admins
tered for all ALTERNATING due recog-
milton OF all sections, and removing
mere personaIism from consideration
The Dingley bill is an abomination.
The principle of protection itself is an
abomina ton, and should not be permit
ted TO become a fixture in the platform
of any party. II should be utterly con-
demned and driven out of discussion,
so that all parties would be committed
10 raising from the people only that
amount which is necessary to meet the
expenditures of the government, eco
nomicaIIy administered.
The democratic party has all along
upheld the policy of just taxation and
economical government policy which
has been warmly upheld by the con-
stitution, and adherence to which calls
for as stubborn resistance to the
Dingleyism of to-day as was given 10
the McKinleyism of 1890.
The Dingley bill is built on protec-
ton, and not on revenue lines; and,
for that reason, 1t should meet, when on
its passage, the earnest opposition of
the democratic senators, who are right
in endeavoring to amend it in order
10 reduce its Objectionable features to
minimum; but who, when it becomes
apparent that it is impossible to pass
a revenue rather than a protection
measure. should vote to kill the whole
bill
The democratic senators have taken
the right course in their treatment of
the tariff bill. and in permitting it
to come to a vote without unnecessary
delay. The bill will be passed by re-
publican votes over the protest of the
democratic senators, and the republic
ans viii be responsible for the eonse-
quences. In the meantime the demo-
Gratis may be enabled to insert a few
redeeming features in the bill. but no.
body expects that they will be enabled
to revise it TO a degree which viii make
IL anything else than protection mon
strosity, constructed without regard to
revenue, and as such deserving the con-
demnation of all Observation-Disclosures
Constitution.