The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-16

osed OF cotton or other fibre. value
It not more than $3.50 per dozen. {
'ents per dozen. and - per cent
heir value: valued at more tina
s150 pCr fc'cl. and not more tha
80 per t'rcu 'll0 per dozen. and IL
addition thereto -. per cent. OF thei
value: valued az more than SO Pc
dozen and not more than s. per dozer
$3.50 per dozen; and in addition there
I to % per cent. cf their value, valued
at more than s5 per dozen and no
more than 81 per dozen. sl75 pc
dozen. and in addition thereto 35 pc
cent of their value: valued at NOR
! than 81 per dozen and not more thar
SIS per dozen. s225 per dozen and II
addition thereto 81 per cent OF thei'
value: valued at above SIS per dozen
| so per cent Of their value. For this
outrageous tax the farmer is giver
free Nux vomica. free curling stones
and curling stone handles. free oalSim
free miners diamonds free seeds OF
morbid growth. free n'nt and flint
stones. unground fire geld beaters'
mold and gold beaters skin. free
mama. free crude marrow. free moss
free mother OF pearls and shells. free
"a" 'i''"' -
whalebone. free pulu. free orange and
lemon peel an1 (gordl apatte. with
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Fake, a sham and Fraud.
No amount OF reasoning around the
circle would ever convince a thought.
ful man that - cents a bushel on
wheat. II cents nor bushcl on barley
and corn VIII ever raise or tend 10
raise tie pl. those commodities
This f. p'n.su rac W. 'Ne fact that IN
each of tA'-" commodities our farm
ers are h'avv ""rorfcrs ~ all Of them
and II is further proven by the fact
that the price cf every hushel of the
farmers wheat is fixed by the Liver
pool market. the price of wheat In
that market being higher than IL is in
New York CITY. and higher in New
York City than II Is In Chicago. and
higher In Chicago than 1t is In Du-
iuth and higher In Duluth than II Is
IN Seattle, showing that every eushel
OF wheat raised in this country. the
iurther you get away from the Liver
pool market the lower the price be-
comes. Nor can any amount OF argu-
ment be made to convince though
fui man thet duty OF $50 per head
upon hofses or mules. or sl.oO per
mead on sheep, or " per mead on
cattle, or Sl.1O per head on swine VIII
have thing TO do with keeping up
the price OF livestock In this country,
when we are such heavy exporters OF
al OF these commodities. oeheve
II the duties were entirely taken on
OF wheat. barley, corn horses, mules
cAule' sheep ana swine tbe price 10
!. .., -,
would not even have a tendency TO
lower the price OF these commodities
TO either the seller or buyer Tn duty
upon these articles is a fake, a sham
and fraud thrown out as q mossel
to lull the farmer into silence and sub
mission to a high rate OF duty upon
every article OF necessity entering in
70 his life from the day OF his birth
TO the date OF his death. And be
lieve this bill will no longer deceive
the farmer. but believe that when
It's workings are understood he will
learn that he is again tied TO hippo
rome. driving at break-nsck speed
straight 10 the interests OF trusts.
and com binstions. which
for the last ten years, or during s,e
life OF the Dingley bill, have compelled
him to sell all his surplus commodities
In an open and unprotected market.
and compelled him to buy all the
necessaries OF life In q high and pro
tected market.
a, o,.s
1hese are Only re" on tne nialo'
objections TO the Dill a great nisny
Iokers nave been discovered anu sn
earthed during he progress OF tn''
1epste ana py 'he newspapers VI e
but. IN my Juugment, uhe re
genuine Joker the straight nu'h. 'ho
sweep stak'. is 70 oe iouno 10 oee'ioh'