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Domestic News
April 24, 1889
The Weekly Register
Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Criticism of the Republican 47% tariff policy amid ongoing industrial failures and wage cuts across the country, burdening American workers with high taxes on essentials.
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A Firm Hold.
The Fairmont Index: The glorious 47 per cent. tariff is in full force and virtue, and the party of Protection has firm hold of the governmental machine, yet more big failures in industrial channels throughout the country mark the week, and the universal reduction of wages continues to go on. The American workman who must pay from 40 to 80 per cent. taxes on the common necessaries of life, and that too whether employed or idle, whether well or poorly paid, must find it especially difficult in these days to discover the alleged beauties of the Republican scheme to tax the country into prosperity.
The Fairmont Index: The glorious 47 per cent. tariff is in full force and virtue, and the party of Protection has firm hold of the governmental machine, yet more big failures in industrial channels throughout the country mark the week, and the universal reduction of wages continues to go on. The American workman who must pay from 40 to 80 per cent. taxes on the common necessaries of life, and that too whether employed or idle, whether well or poorly paid, must find it especially difficult in these days to discover the alleged beauties of the Republican scheme to tax the country into prosperity.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Tariff Policy
Industrial Failures
Wage Reduction
Republican Protectionism
Economic Distress
Domestic News Details
Event Date
This Week
Outcome
more big failures in industrial channels throughout the country; universal reduction of wages
Event Details
The 47 per cent. tariff is in full force, with the party of Protection holding the government, yet industrial failures and wage reductions continue. American workmen pay 40 to 80 per cent. taxes on necessaries, making it hard to see benefits in the Republican scheme to tax into prosperity.