The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-01

liar descriptions are of course (as has been admirably
explained heretofore by the Secretary Of the Treasury
raised the additional amount OF the tariff taxa premium
thus accrung to the capitalists under the term incidental
protection SO that tariff tax imports other than anti
climate products, imposes abothe unacceptable pay
athe tariff tax to the treasury and the supernduced
incidental protection tax to the capitalist; whereas, the
tariff tax anti climate products ends with the treasury
at once-houbes the country no more labor might well
enttle the former the double tax operator, and the lat
ter, the single tax operator. re .s,4 5t.i..
Hence, whatever may be raised by tariff tax
on climate products, at % per CENT might be about
four millions OF dollars, much rescued from the
doubling operation OF the protection ounty
process that tariff tax other imports necessarily su
perinduces, and that still bears heavily agricultural
labor, under the standard tariff OF 1896
And when the working people come to scan these COM
paratve workings their just interests, OF tariff taxa
ton on imports, and on those other than an
articles OF prime Indispensable necessity as well as other
articles of necessity, Quilted 30 to 20 per cent, while
tea and coffee articles of neither prime indispensable
necessity although in consumption by ALL are duty free
they will determine, III justice to labor and its intrinsic
support OF the general welfare, that tea and coffee shall
be taxed equally with other imports
The reasons assigned for.making tea and coffee free
the tariff of 1885, were that being necessares in general
consumption, they should not be dutjed True habit has
made them so; but have said they not articles Of
prime indispensable necessity, others in the
tariff, and in general consumption. that duted.
But how do we come Out1 In that tariff, Congress
eal consumption, and therefore would MOTTO favor the
laboring particularlyarif tax them anything no,
not ot; and at the same tme under the fame con-
siderng tariff-taxed iron, article of prime
preme Indispensable, universal necessity to the whole
human race 30 per cent; SALT article in the cate
CORY, per cent moasses sugar, and COAL articles of
necessity, 80 per cent? woolen cloth, article of
sty, per cent? and cotton CLOTH necessary article,
% per cent Which is most important to the aborng
manthese or tea and coffee? Iony, however, present
this anomaly in being liable to err
ror, even IFS best eforsas evidence that tea and
Coffee their relative position among other necessaries,
are, the very least proper items for tariff taxation
their associates; for waving the Outlying Inconsistency
just explored the tariff of 1916 is sensible relief to la
boran extended encouragement to industry trade, and
commerce. ~
''As tariff taxation is bounty to the home article,
would it be wise for the favored parties to be
tent with moderation' There is grave truth to be de-
duced from the experience of tariff taxation, which Isl
that the lighter such taxation the will labor and
capital approximate towards medium, the readily
find their level and labor has TO sustain everything
the free is left to pursue its good the greater
will be the general good. And this involves another
grave truth, which will be invoked and made manifest
presently, that the aborng pays hundreds OF times
under tariff taxation towards the support OF the
national government than he would have to do under
tax upon all OF his propertya fact from which he will
opne, when explained that he pays pretty dear for the
may melody of the tariff whistle
If the recipients of tariff incidental protection bountes
would be somewhat amenabe to the moral that these
few calculations may convey, would not the Union get
on more hamonously and prosperously"