Show THE DINGLEY BILL IN looking over the pet republican measure known as the dingley bill it shows that heavy increases of taxation have fallen upon wool and woolens sugar flax cotton and other textiles chemicals glassware cutlery spirits and tobacco according to mr Ding leys reckoning there will be an increase in in all the schedules of a year these figures are based of course upon the importations for last year the above amount represents an increase e of 2 ay 0 on n wool and woolens alone and an increase of on sugar this levy upon woolens is a specific duty laid without regard to value thus compelling the consumer to pay at least two dollars for every dollar that goes into 7 he treasury for revenue the increase upon intoxicants and tobacco is one million and two million respectively while the staple articles of consumption are burdened with taxation we can get along without the luxuries whisky and tobacco but woolens and sugar are prime necessities for the humble poor but says the philanthropic republican the foreigner foreign ei pays the tax and hence what have got to kick about you enjoy his money and therefore have no cause for complaint that sort of talk may go with republicans hut but its too thin for a democrat to swallow he that hath a heart to understand can see that these protective tariffs ars are the children of greed and they follow out the spirit and teachings of their fathers equal and exact justice to an all is a total stranger to these I 1 protective sharks |