Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-26
Tom McNeal Wants to Know

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paigning in Kansas this year.
Senator Curtis and Governor
Stubs keep asking each other
questionsin their controversy owe
taxes and now 7. A. McNeal, can
didate for the Republican NOM
nation for congress in the first
district, has begun asking D. r.
Anthony questions. In list OF
inquiries he prepared today, Nc
Neal argues that Anthony refuS-
ed to have joint debates because
Anthony asserts that McNeal is
a buffOon, and he, himself, is a
thoughtful man. But since An
thOny won't debate, McNeal asks
questions for the especial benefit
of the buffOOn:
"Do you know, Mr.. Anthony,
that the people of this country,
consume seventy-eight pounds Of
sugar per capita a year, and that
counting our present population
at 80 millions, the total amount
of sugar consumed in a year In
the United States, is Z billion
pOundSY
Do you know that on all this
vast amount the price by reason
of the tariff, is increased practi-
cally two cents a pound, or a to-
tai of 40 million dollars, and
of this sum only little more than
so million dollars 60 into the I'm
tied States treasury, while the
rest goes into the pockets Of the
sugar refineries; in other words,
the sugar trust9 Are you in ia
vor of giving an annual gift to
that outfit of thieves of 80 mil
lion dollarSY
"DO you know that of that gift
to the thieving sugar trust, $2l2,-
600 is contributed by the peO-
pie of your districts Are you in
favor of making the people OF
this district dig up that $4,000
and hand it over to that band OF
thievesG If you are not, why
did you vote for the Payne-Can-
non-Aldrich billY
ibid you know when you vOt-
ed for the Payne-CannOn- AID
rich bill that it increased the du-
ty on shingles by &c per cent and
sawed heavy timbers by 80 1-5
per cent? If you did know it,
are you satisfied with it; if you
are not satisfied, why did you
vote for it,
"Are you in favor Of increas-
ing the tariff on cotton goods by
an average of 20 per cent as this
law dOeSY
"Are you in favor Of taking the
duty off hides which the Western
farmers raise, and still leave the
duty on manufactured leather for
the benefit of the the New Eng
land manufacturers If you are
not in favor of that why did you
vote for the Payne Cannon-Ald-
rich billY
"Are you in favor of an In
crease of 40 per cent on the tar
Tiff ON structural steel which goes
into the construction of the
dwelling houses, business houses
bridges, and other buildings and
structures used by the peOplei Il
you are not, why did you sup
''pOrt the Payne-C annon-Aldrich
} billY
"Are you in favor of increas.
ing cost of cheap hosiery worn
by masses ofthe peopleY If you
are not, why did you vote for the
Payne annon-Aldrich bill, which
: increases the duty on that sOrt
of hOSieryY
Twill you explain why yoI
voted to give the smelters O
lead a duty Of $3.50 a ton OF
pig lead, when the difference be
tween the cost of reducing tn,
, lead ore to pig lead in this coun
! try and any other country in tn
/, world is not more than 81 a toni
a IF you answer, generally tina
: you voted for this bill, because
was the best that you could do
will you state why you didn't, a
least, vote 10 send it back to tn
conference committee and try t.
get something better than yO1
did get?
please direct that thoughtful
mind Of yours to these question
at your earliest opportunity. AT
L.