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Show ALL ON ACCOUNT OF M'KINLE Y- The Much .Maligu.it TarilT Proving- Us Value Kvery lisy. Bt. Louis Qlobe-Demorrat. The Demnrratio papers have little or nothing to say nowadays about "Mc-Kinley "Mc-Kinley prices." The high prices that were to bring on an era of bard times null ilifiiciilt living hive not yet been snen. On the contrary, the prices of mnnufactured products of nearly every kind are lower than before, and the in-rrrase in-rrrase is mainly contined to the products pro-ducts of the farm. This has just been signally illtuirated in the awarding of contracts by the government for Indian supplies, which include many articles of ordinary uno. The report shows that sugar, tho chief grocery item in tho purchase, costa this year $4. 74 per 100 pounds, against ti. Iti last y ear. In the line of clothing there is a decrease of from 5 to 10 per cent. The same is true as to tools, machinery ma-chinery and domestic implements. An increase appears in the prices of pork, beef. Hour, oats and corn, signifying an advantage to the producers of those things, when they were told last Bummer Bum-mer that they would be seriously iu- j jurcd. ! This is only the beginning of the story nf wholesome results. The much-abused i McKinley bill has not yet yielded more i than a foretaste of the beneficial fruits that will ultimately be derived from it. j There are certain circumstances which tender its operation slow in some re- ' ipeots. but in good time the full measure meas-ure of in usefulness will be manifested. They democrats are welcome to all Ihey can make out of opposition to its controlling features and purposes. It is vindicating itself every day in ways and to an extent that may well be said to answer the persistent and unscrupulous unscrupu-lous assaults that have been made upon it. |