The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-11
[From the Chicago Tribune.1
Taxation Withoutany Revenue.

Senator John Sherman, in his recent
speech on the Senate tariff bill, said:
1--WE cannot legislate on the subject now
as We could before the war. Then we
coGld throw off the duties on a great many
articles, because it was not nccessary.eith-
or for revenue or protection. But nov
zoe are compelled 10 tevI on cperything to
raise Revenue. We cannot regard this
from the same stand point from which
we discussed a tariff bill 10 the oldcn times
when il was the subject OF dispute be-
tween the two parties in the country. We
have now TO consider il in the light Of n
burden thrown upon rs by tho war, and
the first and mos. obvious 7bduiry of ey.
cry Senator ought to be'how much il IL
necessary to raise by tariff On imported
goods, in order to increase the revenue
thcrefrom. !.
We accept this as n fair statement Of
the case, aud must consider the high tax
CT on imports in the light Of gricvous bur
dens thrown upon the country by the reb-
q war, and hat the "frst and most obyi-
Gus inquiry Of every Congressman ought
lobe how much revenue is necessary to
raise by tariff on imported goods" The
Senator proceeds to show that it will be
necessary TO obtain from Sl31 900 1000 70
$4,000, 5000 Of gold revenue under the
ta6f.
John Sherman is called a candid and
fair minded man, aud VIC have always be-
him to be such. Will he answer US a plain
and simple question Respectfully submit.
tcdI 1t is this: How much 'of'the re-
quirode9I4O 600, 900 6f gnid' revenue in
your opinion, will Inc Government derive
from It's present duty on unsiEed news and
book PAPER? Previous to July 20, 1866.
tho tax was twenty per cent ad r0lorem.
During the financial year 1865. there was
imported into tho United States printing
paper to the value oiE5, $50, from which
The treasury derived a revenue of s9il.-
The predictions Of printing paper in the
United States during the same exceeded
hfJsyJfUc miilious of dollars in value, while
the revenue derived FROM imported paper
was iets than 81 900.
The tax on imported paper ~wasincreas
ed to So per cent. on the iBToicc value by
tho bill Of July %, 1865. win Senator
Sherman please explain the toason or no
tive that induced Congress or himself, for
voting that additional tax ofiyc per cent
on imported paper? The previous tax.
rs We have shown, WINS proh DHory. Why
then was more tax put on? Was it out
Of malice TO the publishers? Was il
deemed desirable Or useful to render
books and'newspapers dearcr than before!
What was the motive for lcvying this
gratuitous ind oppressive additional tax
Senator sliefman says, 10 the extract
FROM his speech above quoted: I'VE are
now compelled to levy on everything I,
raise revenue" We again ask him, how
much revenue arc YOU raising from your
levy on printing paperY You kaop, sir
that NONE is being ,procdFed irdin tina.
source. You kHor that the duty IL pro
Ihibitdry. Why, then, do ydh insist Ii
maintaining il ihfiot? IF The duty were
reduced 10 FIVE, six Or eight per cent
tile Government would derive. SOME rev
eihe from tiiis source. Why tlen do yo,
oppose is reduction to b revenue point
ttareby cdhtradicting aid stultfying your
self, Wien you declaic that YOU vote Il
impose duties for the purpose Of r~aisinC
? revenue!
When Congress imposes a tax on al
imported proddct, not witt, the object O
deriving revenue thcrcfrotn, but for tn,
purpose Of rendering: flic product so dca
that people cannot import it, and for Oh
|. further purpose Of enabling the doinesti
producer to charge the consumer NOR
Than fhe hrticle il Worth, iii shch case
Congress trahsccnds itsjhst powers, vic
lates its duty 10. Tho pdbple, and inperti
ncntiy ihtcrmcddlGs III inatters With Whld
, it has no business 10 Interfere.
!. Il is not the proviRee Or right ofCou
gress to create monopolles 10 ordinar
business affairs. Iii politically and MOI
; rally wrong for Congress 10 practice elias
! legislation, or partialism, upon the conr
r try. We demand equal laws, and dt
nounce fayoritism. 1t is palpable yiols
ton of the spirit Of the Constitution an
Of free institutions for the the Nation;
Legislature to levy assessments on tn
! property of the many in such a way as I
enable a special class to pocket the asses,
ment; and her add insult to injury, b
/ telling the pillaged classes that the act {
! of confiscation was done for the purpos
!. of protecting American industry" an
! raising reycnp for tho support of tn
Government.