Binder Twine

A free trade organ of this city each week devotes an editorial to misrepsentations on the binder twine tarlff in the McKIoIey bilí. An eflbrt is being inade to stir up the farmers against Congressruan Allen bccause he voted for it. Formerly the duty has been twoand onehalf cents a pound, while the new rate will only be seyen-tenths of a cent a pound, niaking a reduction of one and four-liíths of a cent a pound. Tliey say nothing about that. Moreover, the great Mills bilí, which tliey all brag about, put the duty at one and one-half cents a pound, more Mían doublé the rate levied by the new law. The free trade organs do not mention thateither, as tliey should i n fairuess. Capt. Alien liad to vote eithcr for the present duty of two and one-half cents a pound, or the proposed one of seven-tenths a pound. He voted for thereduction intariffon binder twine. Xow wl.at are they howling about? The Mlssisslppi plan to disfranchise negroes is outrageous, against public safety and unconetitutional. The XlVth amendment declares expressly that "No state shall make orenforce any law whlch shall abridge tho privileges or immunities of citizens of the Uuited States." Yet thcy propose to take away their lawful rights of voting. This will promote frauda at elections, anü it plainly shows the necessity for sotne bilí to be passed by congress to back up the constitution and assure fair elections. Giye us the Lodge bill, or any other which wlll reach out and apprehend the bulldozer, the white cap, the ballot-box stuiler, the falsifyer of returns and all the crimináis wlio threaten the foundations of a republican form of government. The soutli should no longer be handled witli gloves. Among the planks in Mr. Gorman's letter of acceptance is this : Tiiird- The importatlon of all raw materittls frec of duly. Farmers'. You know what this means? It means: Free wool 1 Free wheat! Free barley ! All farm producís (which are colisidered raw materials) free I How is it? Do you stand on that platform with Jimmie?