Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1889 — BLESSINGS OF THE TARIFF. [ARTICLE]

BLESSINGS OF THE TARIFF.

How a Knowledge of Them I« To Be Diffused in Indiana. Indianapolis Sentinel: A few days ago a well-known Hit: i of this oily received the following Liter, dated New ■» „■ X. Uliv« Wo have on hand several honored copies r :f Mr. Henry V. Fooi-h >amphlets entitled “Twen* hw< Vears of Protection,” a work of great historical inteiest. setting forth the wonderful progress made by tkk; co: - try under the heneffceivf v/oi kings of a protective ta: iff. We t Link th a t these books might be advciitageouslv distributed throughout the country, and should be glad to have yen co-operate with us. IF you concur in this idea, kindly advise us and we will forward you as many copies as you may desire without charge other than for expressage.— Very truly yourr, H. V fc H. W. Poor.® To this letter the following neat reply has been sent:

H. V. &H. W Poor, New York: Gentle me n—Replying to your favor of recent date, we will say that yon: offer to fur nish us copies of “TwentyTwo Yiars of Protection” is fully appreciated. It is very timely, too, as thera are several thousand protected miners in Indiana who are now in great destitution. They have not been able to get enough to eat for many "weeks, and as they are not at work, time, no doubt, naugs heavily on their hands, and they would be overjoyed to use some of it in getting information about “the wonderful progress made by this country under the beneficent, workings of a protective tariff.” If you will send us as many copies oj the book as you can spare we shall be be glad to circulate them among the miners. It is possible they would prefer food and clothing, but the books, we are sure, will be a great consolation to them. If we receive more than enough to supply their wants we will put them in the hands of some of our protected mechanics who have recently had their wages reduced, or in the hands of our farmers who are wrestling with the twine trust and other “blessings” of th© protective system. Very truly yours,

The confession of one of the publishers belonging to the School B''ok Trust, is reassuring to the people of Indiana who have believed that somethin!? should be done to break the power of the monopoly.— In speaking of the new agreement between trust publishers to withdraw traveling representatives from the different (States, a member of the syndicate said to a Philadelphia Record reporter, “The new agreement will he a big thing. Corruption was responsible for the selection of books in many schools. Salesmen and agent® had it all their own way. They traveled through the country visiting members members of different School Boards, and if they had the consent of the home offic e co’a bribe the School Board—if it could be bribed—and gain a profitable customer, even if their books were mot the best.” The same article states that the chief syndicate firm is the one that has a monopoly of the Indiana school-book business. As to how that monopoly was largely acquired, the people of the State understand well enough not to need such testiny as tLe foregoing, significant as it is,Jto convince them that the interest of the public will not suffer if the corrupt and extortionate operatioms of scheming publishers are stopped by law in Indiana.—lndianapolis News, republican. Loose’s Red Clover Pile Remedy, is a positive spcoific for al forms of the disease. Blind. Bleeding,ltching, Ulcerated, and Protruding Piles: Price 50c. For sale by Long sc Eger.

The Marion Chronicle, :e----publicanj is not controlled either by the school book ling or the Indianapolis Journal, hence it strikes from the shoulder as follows: “If the Indiana school book company promises to develop into a body of lobbyist*, as is I charged by the Indianapolis Journal, in what will it differ from the old combination The school book trust in the ; last legislature was the most j notoiious and corrupt gang of j lobbyists that ever attempted to influence a legislature.— Does the Journal want Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co. protected: What claim has the school book trust upon the Journal? No more loyalty was ever exhibited by a newspa Der than that of the Journal toward thy school book trust

“lhe Journal has placed the republican party upon the de feusive upon several important subjects that will figure largely in the next campaign. It will require much ingenuity to explain away many of the Journal’s expressed opinions.”