The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-12-18

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hiFr 81 is = q lie ia.sing II nal,-
b . ssPpnn -. -. m n. bsl IS Iar pre-
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fsY he highs >, duty on I'll sri,.l.s IT
InpoH shseh lhrY ~i.l bear siIsin lhr
creme sI.nIan'; fir such rats would
. irbailY rTOdUee much l'rger sn,nunI
Ian tie esoaomicsl adniaisl alinn af he
gnye n e, wa.lJ = OUR. Nor dnes "A
lpiloR HI 1 Iar Gsuts nn Ill ARTICLES shnuld
H. attic s.R e. &C ho'izonisl Isls. ssore
a'ticles - Il hear . much higher Esvenns
fGly'ihsa a, els. Below t:s a.axmua.
a the rsv.nus standard. C"ncres. my
aLd orghi 4. d,srrg Insir j. q G r.'e. Ia.,
posed. iskirg ca'e - ia aijai lhem 81
eidcrrni ri,lss IS 10 psoduce ia tire ac-
gag le ,hs amount vi ich. whe. s,l!sd l.,
the pt"ssfd. ri s.lrs of Iu' lie l-nfs.
NAV be NEEDED 10 P,y the economical GA.
I'nsfs Il the goEeTHmrat.
IL leEyrg a tariff of dates, ccngtess
exercise the taxing power, AMI fnr psTpc.
SIS Of revenue may seiseI The nli,rI OF
l-x''ian. They may exempt ceiiam ar.
ilrles s'tage llef, snd prrmI their Iunar.
Isiirn free of dniy. On Others IL. nisy
iT poe !Ow dnues. IN ih,ss discs
should be fm5rsr.d su"h = tubs nf re.
ces.ily as are in gen,rsl a.e. snd e.peeial.
y such a. sse eonsUuej BY tie l.bnrer
snl the poar. - se;l - BY he gtaliby
eiEzrn. Care should be l.kcn ,hal al
lie g'eal interest, ii the county, i. clad.
reg mahn'aclnre+, agriculture. commerce.
ma, Igauon. aal shs msehanIc sris. shuuli
as far as my be p'sct c bic, drive equal
advantages iron tie incidental prntecunn
which jnsi sysIem Il reveaue DIT es
may aft RI. Taxsiitn. III Get or indirect.
is = buldeH, and il shoulu be 20 10 90. e.!
- 10 oPers'e - fgnYiiy as my be. an ali
elias rs. in the proportion Of their ability
10 bear IL. To Dsks the tsxitg powt Z
al actual b. nett 10 nne elias, necessarily
lncTea>es the bunden ii tie o,h,rs be.
you'd their prop rlOn, aud would he mat
iitsly urju.,. The 'erms " protection
10 d"me,l'c Indust'y," ale oi popular i'm.
port; bu1 they should apply under a lnsl
sys'em 10 all the Vaanus branches vi III
dnslty IN our country. The farmer or
planter who tolls yearly in his firlJs, is
engaged IN "domestic IndCsty," and is
as much entitled to haze bis labor " pro-
tec;ed, as the maGniafturer, the man OF
commerce, The nayrga'or. or the mechar>
lc, who are engaged aso in domestic
JOINT l4bnrs Of all u csc c.esses constIiUtB
the aggregate oil The " domestic industry"
of the nsion, and they sre equally euti.
tied TO tie nauon's "pro,e't,on." No
one OF ,hom esn justly claIm 10 be the
exclusive recipients Of protcti"n,'
which can only b. sGnrded by Increasing
burdens on the "inmestlc industry" ol
the others.
II these views be correct, il remains TO
inquire how far The tsr,tf act If 1912 is
consistent with them. That many If 'hs
PROVISIONS OF that act are IN violation al
The catdiual principles here laid down, all
! must c,uceue. The rates u duty impc.
sed by IT on some arIclts are ptoh'bDtoty.
aud un others SO high as gres,y 10 ,i'mlg-
Ish imparIat ons, aud 10 produce less
amount of revenue than would be dew
ell from lower rates. They operate as
".Pretect;on M rely" me branch @!
"domfsiic iadustry," by taxing other
branches.
By The int iuction of minimums, or
assumed and false values, and BY the I'M
posltions If specific duties, the irjUsuce
and inequality Of t act of 1912 IN its
PRACTICAL opera irns on tiltrtnt classes
and pursuits are seen end 81. Many ot
the oppressive duties lmPOstdby II undsr
The operation Of these principles fa"g
f'om one per cehl 10 mere Il AL two kuG-
,lrei per cent. they re prob tory on
some articles, and partially 20 on ellers,
aud bear mos, heavily on articles OF com-
mon NECESSITY, and but lghsy on articles
! OF luxury. It's so fam. that much the
greatest burden which 1t impose. il throw o
on labor aud tie panres rt.Sses who are
! least able To b, ar il. III lie il protects cap =
tai and cxemp,s ihr rich from paying their
inss propo ton IF the taxation require i
for the support Of government. White
itpr,t"cs ,he cap't,l Of the wealthy mac-
uf4ctuter, aud increases J.. his ptoits. II
does net benefit the opera ives Or lab'r-
ers IN his empl"y msnt. whose ways have
n! been increased by IT. A;tl'les oil
prime Necessary or Of Coarse qns!hy and
low price, used by the masses NJ the pep
pie, are, IA. many INSTANCES. sui -c'ed BY
it To heavy taxes, while a,t,ciys of liver
Equality and higher pnee, or OF luxury,
which can be u.ed Onty By Il e cpnIent.
are tightly ,axed. 1t imposes heavy and
Uuluss burdens IN the tanner, the pl"tcr,
lie commerci-l man, aud those IT all 9th
er pursuits, except Tie cspllsilst who has
made his investments IN manufactures,
All the grra, ln.ereS's of HE country are
. not, as neatly as my be practicable, E.
qualify protected by II.
The government IN theory knows no