Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 52, Petersburg, Pike County, 11 May 1894 — Page 7

A CALAMITY HOWL. Barritea'i Purroty Palaver on the Beanties of Protection. To the republicans of Indiana in convention assembled ex-President Harrison said: “Our people became so rich” under the benign operation of republican tariff laws, “labor was so universally employed at good wages, that men ceased to appreciate the danger and the disaster that was involved in an abandonment of protection principles.” Yes, “onr people” became rich. The beneficiaries of ^he protective tariff became rich. They waxed fat. and lubricated the republican machine with their fatness to their own great advantage. But did the people become rich? Did they become rich collectively or in proportion to their numbers faster under the republican system of commercial and industrial restriction and bondage than they did under the democratic system of comparative freedom? The census returns tell a different story. They show the true valuation of all real and personal property in millions of dollars (000,000 omitted) in the years named, the increase per cent., the value of property per capita and the increase per capita, as follows: True val- Increase Value per Increase uation. per cent capita, per cap. 1850 ,....* 7,135 . tc 3J8 . 1860.4.... 16, ltO 120.46 614 66.88 18ZX).3),063 85.07 780 61.70 1880_ 43.612 4b. 14 870 11.54 1890. 66,037 49.02 1,039 19.42 While it is true that these figures are not conclusive, it is also true that so far as they are trustworthy they show a vastly greater percentage of increase, both in aggregate wealth and wealth per capita, during the low tariff decade from 1850 to 1860, than in any of thefollpwing high tariff decades. If we should make allowance for the exaggeration of wealth in 1870, due to depreciation of the currency, the difference would be still more striking. The increase of wealth per head of population in the average for the three decades of protection was not much, if any, more than one-third as great per cent, as it was during the decade of comparatively free'trade. “Labor was so fully employed at good wages” under protection, says Mr. flarrison. That gentleman is old enough to know that there was comparatively little discontent* among working people during the so-called free trade period. He is old enough to know that the strike evil and the tramp disease are almost wholly developments under republican tariff protection.

Without directly referring to the Coxey craze Mr. .Harrison strongly encourages it He lays the industrial depression from which the country is slowly recovering entirely to the prospective reduction of the ^tariff. He tells the people that they owe their prosperity not to their c fvi inteR ligence, skill and industry, bat V> government He tells them that thegovernment is the source of prosperity when it is in the hands of his narty and the source of adversity when it is in the hands of another party. He tells them that “the cause of this present disastrous depression” is to be found “in the attempt to wipe out protection legislation and to substitute for it the doctrines Qf a revenue tariff.” Congress, he tells them* is to blame, and in so doing he encourages them to organize their “peace armies” and march on Washington and demand that congress restore prosperity. His teaching is calculated still further to undermine the self-reliance of the American people and to inculcate the belief that they are dependent upon government ° It is calculated to incite the people to make utterly unreasonable demands and enforce them by violence. And yet he talks glrbly about “calm and temperate discussion of great public questions!” This “calm and temperate” ex-pres-ident would have people believe that the existing depression is altogether due to the prospect of some little relief from tariff burdens and exactions. But he knows perfectly well that no panic ever occurred that was not followed by depression more or less severe and prolonged. He knows that there was neither panic nor depressiop until near the end of last June, although reduction of the tariff was just _as well assured nearly eight months before as it; has been at any time since. Ilo knows that the panic originated in fear of a collapse to the silver basis under the operation of an act passed by a republican congress and signed by his own hand. He knows that there was a panic in 1873 wh|eh was quite as disastrous as that of 1893, and which was followed by a distressing industrial depression continuing for a period of five long years. He knows that that panic occurred soon after the republicans had won a presidential election by an overwhelming majority, and when there was no possibility of any tariff reduction for at least four years. And yet, knowing all these things, Mr. Harrison utterly ignores them, and seeks to make people believe that the panic of 1893 and the depression following were wholly due to the attempt to wipe out tariff legislation. ^Thc truth of the matter is that the depression, / which had its origin in the silver scare brought on by republican legislation, has been made more severe by the beneficiaries of protection from selfish motives, afid is now being prolonged and deepened by republican filibusters in the senate who are actuated by like motives. ’ And the “calm and temperate” ex-president sees fit to encourage both in their unpatriotic course.—Chicago Herald. -It is reassuring to note that many ofth e pension cranks in the country are being brought to book for their offenses. It is a little difficult to reconcile the fact that republican organs deny the existence of pension frauds, yet applaud tbe punishment of these ] men who have been' doing nothing but :a fraudulent business for years.—Detroit Free Press. -The Indiana republicans patriotically denounce the “hauling down American flag at Hawaii," despite fact that the good republican presit, who “disavowed” the action of minister in raising it, was present i convention. —N. T. Post

A CHANGE NEEDED. Secretary Carlisle Bets Forth the Tariff Folic jr of tho lie mocrats. Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle has authorized the following statement in reply to an inquiry by an Associated Press reporter as to whether it were true that he had taken part in the conferences which it has been said were being held for the purpose of agreeing upon certain amendments to the pending tariff bill: “I have had no conference upon this subject with anybody except the democratic members of the senate committee on finance, and therefore cannot state of my oto personal knowledge what has occurred in any other conferences that may have taken place. It is true that an effort is being made to agree upon such changes in the pending bill as will secure for it the united and active support of all the democrats in the senate. The indications now are that this support can and will be secured without making radical changes in the rates of duty or material altera* tions in the form or structure of the taaiff schedule# a$ they were passed by the house of representatives. In fact, I regard most of the changes now under consideration as quite unimportant, while the remainder are not of such a character as substantially to affect the merits of the bill as a measure for the reformation of the worst features of existing legislation upon this subject. I do not think we ought to permit differences of opinion upon mere fnatters of detail, or in regard to small increases or reduction of rates in the bill as it now stands, to prevent the redemption of our pledges to the people, and therefore I am in favor of securing, if possible without any surrender of principle, and without abandoning any part of the democratic policy of tariff reform, such mutual concessions upon these points as will consolidate our strength and pass the measure at the earliest possible date So far as the proposed amendments relate to duties upon important articles of consumption now subject to duty, the rates suggested as the basis for adjustment are all much lower than iu the present law. while there are only a few instances in which they are higher than in the bill reported by the senate committee. a “By far the most important singl< article upon which a change of duty is now proposed is sugar, raw and refined, and it is strenuously contended by persons interested in the production of this article that the specific rates already in the bill as reported by the senate>committee are higher than the ad valorem rates which it is now proposed to insert Whether this is correct or not depends on the pri55 ol sugar in the foreign markets from time to time, and therefore it is not possible to make an exactly accurate statement upon the subject; but I am satisfied that the difference, if any, between the specific rates heretofore proposed and 4kb"hd valorem rate now under consideration is so small as to be of no material consequence either way. At any rate, I think that differences of opinion upon this question, which have always been troublesome and vexatious, should not be allowed to defeat the passage of the tariff bill, and I believe this is the opinion of all intelligent and sincere advocates of revenue reform. “The repeal of the McKinley act and the substitution of a more just and equitable measure in its place are of vital importance to the prosperity of the country, and the people have a right to expect that all who are really in favor of a reduction of tariff taxation will make such reasonable concessions to each other s views as will certainly accomplish these results. If the country is to wait for tariff reform until a measure is devised which is entirely acceptable in all its parts to every senator and representative whose vote is necessary to pass it our prom ises will never be kept.”

MR. HARRISON’S ERROR. The Natural Besult of Taxing Labor to Benefit Capital. Ex-President Harrison in a public reference to the Coxey army says: “I y believe that if the republican policies of administration had not been threatened we should not have witnessed this sad, almost appal ling manifestation.” It is by such utterances as this that the ex-president makes it almost impossible for intelligent men to preserve that respect for him that his position in life entitles him to. Ever since the McKinley bill became effective the industrial distress throughout the country has been increasing. Nearly two years ago the discontent incident to it took the form of riot and murder at Pittsburgh, Pa., and, though the strikers were subdued by military force and workingmen in other sections were restrained by fear of similar treatment, the condition proceeded from bad to worse, until it finally disclosed to Coxey the method which the ex-president deprecates in such solemn terms. But the change of policies of administration from republican to democratic is not responsible for it. It is the natural and,logical result of taxing poor and patient people to the extent of hundreds of millions annually that -the favored few in the sugar trust, the steel combine and the organizations ol aggregated capital might multiply their millions and continue to control elections by bribery and corruption.— Kansas City Times._ -The meanness of the tactics by which Mr. Reed won his vindication in the quorum-counting business should not escape attention. He filibustered persistently over petty affairs and deliberately stopped the course of the house, with no great public issue at stake, for merely selfish reasons largely personal to himself. He and his party have not gained in the respect of the people by such a course. But the democrats, unable to maintain a quorum with a great majority to draw from— how contemptible they appearl— Springfield (Mass.) Republican (Ind.). -The Pennsylvania riots are the direct results of McKinleyism. Tar if! laws that protect capitalists in the im> Sortationof cheap labor always prouce such results.—N. T. World.

COATS AND SKIRTS. Differences In the Cat From Those Worn Lest Veer. Bine and black serges are being made by some of the tailors, but the light cloths are evidently the favorites, and every shade of tan, gray and lawn in the gamut of color will be worn for street wear. The skirts are invariably cut plain, fit smooth- over the hips, but flare widely toward the hem of the dress. The coats are cut differently from those worn last autumn, having the skirts added instead of in one piece, and are much shorter. For most figures this cut is more becoming and gives a longer-waisted look. The double-breasted coats, tight-fit-ting, with round and square revers, the revers faced with silk, are much more “dressy” than the loose-fronted, and individual taste can run riot in the fancy linings, which add greatly to the beauty of any costume. These “tailor” suits are sometimes made with double skirt, but never draped, the plain, severe look being the only allowable one. I saw one of these costumes the other day which was wonderfully brightened up by a very smart waistcoat of scarlet with pin dots of white. The coat when fastened only showed a line of the scarlet above the revere.-rVogue. How to Close the Jaws. Watch the way your children close their teeth, says a dentist. The lower jaw should close inside Qr at least even with the upper. Many do this naturally, many more must be taught, and the sooner the easier. There is no fact in artistic dentistry more important than this! To retain the true facial lines is one of the chief efforts of the profession in its present advancement, and this shutting under is a great art preservative. A forerunner of advancing age is the heavy lower law, which settles more and more as the muscles of the face weaken and relax with years—a tendency which is long de ferred if the jaw is trained to be held back beneath the upper. Such will be the case if the teeth close together properly. Watch your children and yourselves, and if you have been shutting your teeth the wrong way for forty years, begin to-day to reform.— Albany Express. A Masculine Indication. “I’m afraid Miss Primm is getting strong minded,” said Mr. BloObumper to his wife. “Mercy! What makes vou think that?” “I see that this note you received from her to- day has no postscript.”— Puck. Waiter at the Village Club—“There’s a lady outside who says that her husband promised to be home" early to-night.” All (rising)—“Excuse me a moment.” Edith—“I thought you and Mabel were fast friends.” Nellie—“We used to be.” “And you are not now!” “No.” “What was his name?”—N. Y. Weekly.

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