Show THE BILL the press of the country ia fast exploding the reckless theory of tariff reduction proposed by the mckinley bill and the position is generally taken which the ENQUIRER maintained from tho day tho measure was first made that the large industries and pot syndicates of publican Ho rule are zealously guard od by the provisions of the new tariff bill tho alleged protection to our industries in somo cases is quite comical to say the least for example it is proposed to protect the industry of the country whereas the tin production of the united states is virtually nothing the denver neica has figured on this production and shows that the country consume about dollars worth of tin plate per annum and the tax upon it is almost wholly paid by poor people to illustrate A coffeo pot under the present tax now costing 20 cents under the proposed new tariff will cost 23 bents a saucepan now worth 16 cents will cost 20 cents an oil can costing ab present prices 20 cents will bo worth 23 drinking cup now G cents will cost 7 cents a dairy pan worth at present prices 15 cents will cost 20 a wash basin now worth 0 cents will cost 8 cents and ao on ahe per cent of increase on these articles of necessity avenging aver ging from 11 to 25 per cent the perdon who cant see that is an outrageous tax without giving protection must oo 00 a consummate dunce and this is but one item among several that are equally to be placed on tho schedule for protection to american industries LAST YEAH the farmers of north dekota made a solid plank in a number oi resolutions then drawn up and they are now holding firmly to it against all proposed reductions of tho republican party here it is and it embodies just what the new measure tails to remedy resolved that we are in favor of the absolute repeal of all customs duties on lumber baft binding twine and all raw materials entering into tho manufacture of farm machinery and household utensils and on all necessaries of live that while our farmers and laborers are compelled to compete with the pauper labor of europe and the natives of india in the grobins and sale of alie products of the soil they shall not be compelled to purchase in the artificial market of high protection THE HOUSE committee on railways has ordered after a deal of discussion a report on the bill providing for the construction by the united states of a ship canal around the niagara Palis which appropriates to commence the great undertaking der taking under the direction of the secretary of war the total cost it is estimated will not bo leas than the canal is twenty three miles long IOWA is soon to have a new reform ballot law which will be the adoption of tho australian system the bill has passed the lower house of the state legislature and there seems to be no question but what it will also pass the other branch |