Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1890 — TALKS ON THE TARIFF. [ARTICLE]

TALKS ON THE TARIFF.

Senator McPherson vs. Superintendent Jackson, of Castle Garden. Senator McPherson Superintend ent to the Operative Jackson, of Castle Potters’ National As- Garden, to the Con* sembly: gressional committee “Unless census re- Investigating immiports and labor re- gration, April 9,1890: ports are greatly in -‘lmmigrants bring error the labor here less baggage than employed in your in formerly, because dustry, over and they have found put above the cost of la that clothing and bor abroad, reoeives household supplies only a small portion are as cheap here as of the protection giv- in thepld countries.” en to’ the factory, while at the same time the cost of living is greatly increased by a correspondingly high tariff upon clothing and all ; household goods and utensils.” The Canadian Prime Minister Says the Theory Works AH Kight. From a Speech in the Canadian Parliament bj Sir John A. Macdonald, Premier. Suppose the man has 100 acres on the Canadian side of the line and 100 acres of land on the American side of the line. Suppose he grows 1,000 bushels of barley on each of his farms. He takes his 1,000 American bushels to the American market and gets $1 a bushel for-U, He takes his 1,000 bushels of Canadian barley to the American market and gets but 85 cents per bushel, bpcause he has to pay 15 cents duty for tiikiny it across the line.„ How can it. in this case, be said that the consumer pays the duty? It comes out of the .pockets of the Canadian farmers.