The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-04-05

The subjoined extract We clip from the
valedictory address Of H. C. Rippey, late
editor of the Northcrn Ln,liantan The
principles Of Mr.. r. did not exactly accord
With the radical theory in many rarticu,
lars, ami hence they proclaimed him
"disorgsaizer," withdrew their support,
and in this way forced him to dispose Of
his Office We com mend his remarks OF
! the tarifsystem to republicans everywhere:
The tariff system vf taxation operates
/ upon individuals and the community. 1t
is tax upon the consumption ofthe coup-
try. 1t taxes nearly everything we eat,
drink. and wear. Under the tariff sys.
tenn the man who support. himself by his
daily labor, pays as much as the rich man.
because he consumes as much. The tariff
tax is nothing more or less than tax up
Oh persons and not property the MN who
Possesses a million Of dollars pays no more
than he who posses one thousand. 1t isa
deceptive and adishonest mode cf taxation
1t does not go to each individual and APP
prise them OF the amoun. Oft tax III ey have
to pay. On the contrary. rs If conscious OF
rs baseness and dishonesty, it pretends
not to tax them at all, bat it cheats the tax
out Of those who pay it, under the guise
and conccalncnt ot price. 1t Seizas hold
of every bound of sugar. every yard Of
cloth. every trace chain used b. the farmer.
every pin used by the women, aud every
toy bought 10 amuse the chillrsn-the
moment ii enters the Custom House; and
there it lcyics It's duty. which passes into
the cost paid BY the merchant. who finally
rctails it to The customer. with the duty
and his profits added 10 the original cost
and thus. under the shape and disguise of
price, this tariff is cjllcctcd Under this
system Of taxation, every person standing
behind the counter. measuring Oft calico
by the yard or dealing out sugar by the
pound. is collector ct taxes for the Coz
ernment. Thus are Tie people cheated
and defraudcd cut Of money 70 support the
Government Instead of ccnfining this
mode Of taxation to male members, 1t CON-
NIT. its depreciation alike upon women and
children, who purchase single article im-.
ported from q foreign country, or one which
1t protects By taxing the foreign article
coming in competition with it. Is such
mode Of taxation honest! Is it Demo
cratic or Republican in theory or practice
1t is not. 1t is by this indirect taxstion
that the enshackled, monarchy-ridden pop
ulations Of Europe arc impoverished, de-
graded and enslaycd II is b. these pom
derous, unbcarablc and incxorable bur
dens that they are crushed TO earth, al
kept there beyond the possibility of recoT>
cring fro n, md relieving their miserable
and hopeless condition 1t is through th'r
process Of taxation which reduced 20 beg
gary and yassalage the working millions OF
Europe. causing TO thousands upon thou
sands of individuals and families untold
anguish and misery. Co the laboring men
of this country want TO be reduced TO the
same condition? Do they want TO pay as
much if not more for the support of the
Government than the man of millions p
No. Are they in favor Of taxing every
man according to what he is worth. in
lands stock, money or property? If sowe
entrcat them 10 organize at once and de-
clare Tor the great and true principle :
Free Trade aud direct taxation We
have long enough groaned under the bur
dens of protective tariff long enough
been taxed to support the rich manufac-
lures of New England and other States.
and let us unite heart aud hand for Free
Trade and direct taxation
Here is our platform, one up6t which
We have ever stood, aud one That 80 clique
or ism can drive us from.