Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1892 — Protection Denounced by People’s Party Organ. [ARTICLE]

Protection Denounced by People’s Party Organ.

[Non-Conformist Peoples.) The Hendricks County Republican earnestly urges its readers to send to Congressman Johnson for copies of Henry George’s “Protection or Free Trade.” It is hoped that this advice will be followed and that every misguided Republican may be induced to read that superb work on political economy. It seems impossible for any reasoning man to read George's argument without being convinced that the doctrine of a protective tariff is the biggest humbug ever inflicted or the people. Whatever one may think of George’s other theories, and they have nothing to do with this question, he certainly surpasses all these in knowledge of the tariff system and proves conclusively that his operation is wholly and irredeemably bad. Appropriation last year by Republican congress $541,230,672.53. Appropriation this year as they passed the Democratic house $485,596,931.67. Proposed saving by the house $55,683,758.88. The bounty paid to the Louisiana sugar growers last year amounted to $10,000,000. The cost of distributing this bounty amounted to $230,890. Colonel James H. Rice, of Indianapolis, has been appointed by the national comnrttee to assist the sub-com-mittee on sneakers.