Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-17


Low PRICES INCREASE coNsUMPrroS.-
We believe that this opinion is gaining
ground daily, 10 the minds Of the reflect.
ing men Of all parties, and will, we doub,
moi, become an undispuied axiom III polit
ical economy, when the novel Idea, thar
high taxes make cheap goods, shall become
byword Of reproach and ridicule W.
find from late debate in the British Par.
lament, most apt and forcible ilustra.
lion of the democratic theory, thai low
taxes or tariffs will increase consumption.
and not imparc the aggregate amount Il
revenue, needed for the support Of Go.
vernment. Ii seems that in 1910, the
English ministry endeavored 10 increase
the revenue Of the government by an ii.
crease of The tariff The attempt as was
predicted by the advocates Of unrestricted
trade was failure. 10 1912, the present
Government, with Peel at its head, tried
the experiment to raise an increased reye.
nue. by decrease Of the tariff, and The
consequence has been as flattering as the
most sanguine free trader could have de-
sired.
The following fguers extracted from the
report Of the custom house Office, viii
show that from 1912, up to June the 18Th,
l645, there has been a steady increase of
consumption in the article of sugar, every
year since the tariff was reduced BY the
English Government.
1912 64,S65 tons 1874 74,8lo
l643 G5,492 I" ls45 93,997
Here then the reader will observe, IN.
der this low tariff, has been gradual and
steady increase in the number OF tons Of
sugar, used in the Kingdom Of Great
Britain, fully sustaining, and justlfying the
position, advocated by the, democratic
party, that reasonably low tariff, solely
advocated with an eye to revenue, viii in
crease the consumption of the article, thus
lightly taxed.
What is the policy in the United Staiesl
A tax of one hundred per cent. is imposed
upon sugar, and the New York Tribune,
has been forced TO admit that this tax has
enhanced the price of the article. Now
what becomes Of the money, that the far.
mer pays for this enhanced price Of the
article of sugar. II clearly does not goto
support the Government, and if that DO
the fact as none can deny, it clearly then
goes into the pockets of the sugar planter.
Here then this tax Of Government on SUI
gar, absolutely defeats the intention Of all
governments, in their system Of taxation,
to procure funds for its own support; and
thus by an artful legislative contriyance,
robs the pockets Of the masses, to enriclra
favored few. Let us gather light then
from the experience of all other nations,
and let the people through The ballot borss,
Instruct their servants 10 toar against a sys-
TEN of Legislative quackery, that is incoa-
sistent Nth the principles Of common hon.
esty and common sense. Mem. Appeal.
The TARIFF OF AZ. We noticed in
an exchange that dividend of 40 per
cent. profits had been declared by New
England Manufacturing establishment
There is scarcely one which has not de-
clared semi-annual dividends of from ten
to twelve and a.hal per cent. which
would he from twenty 10 twenty five per
cent. annual profit Where is the farmer
who makes six per cent. on his captal9--
He is not to be found. The most OF them
do not mske four, and many not two per
cent? and yet the manufacturing class
bears about the numerical proportion 70
the farming Of one to eleven. Under the
operation of this Tariff, an immence a.
mount of cheap fabrics have been manu-
featured in this country and sold at aprofit
of course in foreign markets. THIS
is conclusive evidence that our manulac-
turers do not need projection, and thatthey
only ask it 10 swell their profits greatly
beyond those obtained by the farmers and
other classes Of the community, to when,
in point of numbers they bear small
: proportion, and whom they are thus allow
ed to cypress. These simple facts are
) worth volumes of speculative theory
And further: in the event Of Folks cleo
ton, and the superstition that the iarlh
would be reduced, it was confidently pre-
dicted by the wing press, that manufacsur-
ing would be 10 great extent discon'nu-
ed. How stands the case when this sup
position amounts to an almost positive GER
Iainty that the tariff DiH be reducedi--
Why, so far from disseminating the business
Of manufacturing, il is daily increasing
new mills are being erected, and old ones
$ added to. What does this prove3 Moth
| ing more nor less than that even with
$ greatly reduced tarifi--one within the
(. revenue standard more profit can be made
than by any other pursuit With these
0 facts staring them in the face, is i not Us
! tonishing that we have men among u.s.
1 citizens of .he agricultural and producing
a reer,ons and nrofessinr n, h, ef1fae,,,ey1 too.