The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-19
THE TARIFF.

during this campaign. | mean the tariff
system.
From the report OF the secretary OF the
treasury | learn that on S3OO,OOOUOO
worth Of imported goods the government OBJ
tains revenue of $l7s,0OO,OO in gold. a
simple arithmetical calculation will show
that this is at the rate of 63 cents GU every
dollars worth of datiAble goods consumed IN
The country. When the republican party
went into power il found tariff OF Is per
cent. To excuse the increase OF duties, the
republicans say the revenue thus derived
goes to pay the interest and principal OF the
public debt. propose to examine this eX'
cuse, and show that it is not a good one
The manufactured goods Of the country
amount in round numbers, to 81 ,lOO,OOOO0O.
Now the effect Of the tariff is 10 raise the
price Of all manufactured goods 10 the
amount of the tariff. | will throw of the
three cents from the average rate OF tarh
for the purposes of the calculation. Then,
BY multiplying 81, lO0,O00,000 by 90 cents,
the average rate Of the tariff, we find that
100000, 900 are annually paid by the con
sumer on manufactured goods. This mon.
ey, We know, comes from the pockets Of the
people. Where does il go? The report Of
the secretary Of the treasury shows that only
$I7s, 100000 Of it goes into the public treas
ury, leaving S482,00O,OOO which goes into
the pockets Of tho manufacturers of New
England, and the iron monger5 OF Pennsyl-
yania.
While on this subject cannot but cx-
press my surprise that Gen. Palmer, clov.
or gentleman in many respects, should, in
his canvass through this state, m!srepresent
facts and assert that the poor people pay no
taxes, when this great amount OF money IS
drawn from the toiiing millions OF the coun.
try by this accursed tariff system, OF which
cannot talk with any temper. Why, three
fourths Of 5000, 100000 paid upon manu-
featured goods are stolen from the honest
labor Of the land, and yet these gentlemen
| tell you the assessor don't come round to
assess for the purpose Of the general gov
| eminent. You know the taxes taken upon
assessed property 20 to sustain your state
| and county governments, and not TO sup
port the general government. The taxes to
support the general government are not OBJ.
tanned bv taxing wealth, but by an income
tax, taxes on goods, on sales, etc, and by
the tariff,
Nov. my friends, look into this assertion
| Of tue radicals that tue poor people pay no
taxes. viii some gentleman IN the audi
ence tell me how many pounds OF coffee he
could buy for one dollar in 1860?
A voice Twelve pounds.
Mr.. Williams-And how many can you
buy now for the same sum
yoice-Three pounds.
Mr.. Williams-Aud | will ask how many
pounds of sugar you could buy for the same
sum in 1862
4 voce-Sixteen pounds.
Mr.. WilIiams-And how many pounds
now?
4 yoice-Five.
Mr.. Williams-And yet you don't pay any
taxes? If you don't then you don't eat
ANYTHING nor do YOU wear anything.
The republican party has done nothing
which has not q tendency 70 rob the poor
and fill the pockets Of the rich. 1.-THE mon
ey taken went to the support Of the govern
ment it would not be so bad If man
goes TO II store, under this infamous tariff
system, be has to pay 81 for what, in 1861,
he could purchase for Sl,25 and thus, by
| the workings Of the tariff, he is robbed OF
| one third Of his wages. II he earns S209
he is robbed Of $75, and only onefourth Of
this goes to the government, while three,
| fourths 90 to the New England and Penn
sylvania monopoists. don't know, my fell
| low citizens, how it is in this section Of the
state, but up in my section the Chicago
| Tribune is regarded ns the radical bible. Up
| to two months before the assembling OF the
| national republican convention, it Iabored
jealousy, and think effectively, in the in.
tcrest of the free trade. With few it eX-
posed the frauds pcrpetrated upon the PEG.
pie by this iuiuuitous tariff. At that time it
suddenly changed its tune, and declared
| that it would not DO to discuss the question
| now. Since then it has said nothing, and
| processes to regard the question Of the tariff
| az not an issue Of this campaign.
will now, my friends, speak to you OF
the remedy proposed by the democracy. We
| cannot make this free trade country now (;
but we can 60 back to simple tariff for
revenue, and not for pr0tection-a tariff say
Of about thirty cents. Under such tariff
imports would double. Now, let us see how
much this would save you. Thirty per cent
81, 10O,O00,0O0 of revenue would be $780,
100000. That's the difference. This is
| the amount democratic tariff would save
the people each year. We propose to sue
each man thirty cents out of each dollar he
makes. If he makes 800 he would save
$50. Shouldn't he have this?
The radicals tell us that the tariff increas-
es the price of products, if it does increase
the price Of manufactured goods. This Is
fallacy. Let me prove this. Take the art-
Gle Of railroad iron. The tariff has increased
the price onethird, and has thus increased
| the cost of building railroads onethird.--
| The railroad men get back this money by
increasing the tariff of treights one.thlrd.
| This increase must be deducted from the
profit on all products carried over the roads,
| and you know that most of the products Of
| this country seek market over our lines OF
railroads, so that the tariff increases the
cost Of everything the farmer buys, and de
creases the profit on all his products exactly
| the amount Of the increased rates OF trans-
| pOrtation.
| | have now shown you that the policy OF
the radicals is destructive, and robs the la,
| boring masses. But what is the answer to
| all this? Ask radical and he replies,
| Wade Hampton was at New York; Forrest
| was at New York the rebels are going to
vote for SEYMOUR Does this make the
policy of the democratic party any worse
| Mr. Mum, the other day, in replying TO the
financial argume nts Of the democrats, told
his audience that Wade Hampton was at
New York, and showed how Governor Sey'
mour shook hands with him, and how he
would embrace him if elected. How forci
bic this reply to uuanswerable logic. Great
God think Of it Wade Hampton was &C.
tually in New York Then, as you love the
country don't pay the bonds in greenbacks.
Forrest was at New York Then, in the
name Of patriotism, don't tax the bonds.
Governor Seymour shook hands with Wade
Hampton Then, as you hope to be saved,
retain the thieEes Of the republican party in