The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-04
The Free List.

We regret to see the passage of the resolution Sat
urday last by the House OF against laying
duty and coffee. We say it with all due respect
to our political friends who differ with u.s. But the deci
sion of the House has not at all changed the opinion
which expressed few days ago. in favor of the du.
ty
We are in the midst of war We require men and
money to carry it on. We distinctly remember that in
1912, when the declared against Great Britain
the first upon another theatre of action, to call
for increased taxes to bear its expenses pay the in
terest OF the loans, which we must contract, and to
assist in obtaining those loans on the cheapest and
most available terms The same necessity exists now
and recommends the policy. Means are wanting
to prosecute this with vgor The President has rec
commended tax upon the free list The Secretary of the
Treasury has advised tax to be laid on tea and coffee
to assist in raising the supplies Congress will not re-
fuse it, No patriot will desire to resources Grip
pied, armies paralyzed withdrawn on this side OF
the Rio Grande, country dsgraced in our own eyes
and in the eyes of the world We will not entertain one
moments doubt that Congress will reconsider the ques-
ton or adopt other mode of raising the necessary
supplies The question not about raising revenue per-
manently on tea and coffee 1t not question of peace
but of war; and the duty would only be laid as wal
measure expire when the exigences of the war would
cease
1t is very strange that the opposition who voted for the
duty tea and coffee IN time Of peace in 1871 and 1912,
should oppose il in time of war, when it may be
cessay, TO enable the government to obtain the
prosecute the war; thus proving themselves the party
peace and the antitax party in The IN Intell-
gencer proposes to repeal the Independent treasury and
repeal the present tariff and substitute that of 1872
the best OF obtaining the duty tea and coffee This
may be good policy for the ederasts but do the demo-
desire again to throw the country into the power OF
the banls' Can they prefer restoration of the bank
dynasty to duty on tea and Coffee And can they go
for The banks and against the duty' Can they go for the
restoration of the odous tariff of 1922 Why is clear
that will bring less revenue than the act of 1916. Why
then restore the act of 1872 the revenue under which was
diminishing every year, Again: Are the democrats pre-
pared to send round the ax-gatherer to collect direct
tax excse Are they prepared to permit the loan to
be made below par TO force the interest up TO per
cent per annum' Again; Is any democrat prepared to
refuse the suppes-to withhold the money for carrying
on the war; No, not one. IT, then, IT should become
evident that to refuse the duty on the free articles
refuse The supplies by defeating the loan, thus arrestng
the for want of MEANS and disgracng the country in
the eyes Of the whole world, will any democrat vote
as to produce such RESULT No. not one. We cannot
doubt them that If the exgences and honor of the
withhold his vote The vounteers-he soldiers of the
country must be paid, and democratic Congress will
not refuse the necessary to obtain the money.