Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-07-01
Protection sophistrH Exponed.

We earnestly invite the attention Of our read
ers Of all classes, to the following able and per-
tnent article, from the Cincinnati Gazette Of the
27th nit, illustrating the oppressive and unjust
character OF the United States tariff;
GOVERNMENT AS NURSE.
Mr.. Schenck, replying to Mr.. Winans on the
protective question, said
His doctrine is this a tariff can only consti-
tutionaly be laid for revenue II may be that in
Ia wing II even for revenue alone, some citizen or
some home interest will be helped but IL is a
pity and TO be deplored. Great Heaveni Is that
TO be our idea Of government Ialways thought
everv Government, most Of all every free Cow
ernment, every nation under any organism Of
Government, ought tn be regarded as the great
alma mater OF her children. and if by er legis-
iation, designed even for the purpose Of carrying
ON public affairs and supplying her ordinary
needs, she could shower plenty broadcast over
the land, II was thing every patriot ought to
congratulate himself on rather than think 1t, as
nv colleague does, a pity something TO be
deprecated !" What a narrow, selfish. heart
less, hard policy Of government that must be
which shrinks from building up anything. from
helping ANYBODY, from advancing any interest
even by accidentl
THE GAzSrTE's REILLY.
This is a full exhibition Of Mr. Schenck's idea
Of political economy that the Government Is a
mother whose duty il IN nurse the people. and to
shower plenty over the land. And how Is Gov
ernment to do this part Of generous providence1
By taxing her childrenl In no other way does
she acquire any means. Thus tn xation becomes
a bounteous providence, and the Government in
taxing the people is likened to a full breasted
mother nursing her children.
But the taxing Of all, tn return the proceeds 10
all, can have no beneficial operation but to take
toll-say 20 per ceut.--from IL to pay for eollec-
tion and disbursement. This makes the Gov
ernment, instead Of a nursing mother, I'll -con-
dtioned SOW tha, devours her own litter. The
only way that nursing can be done by Govern
ment is IN tax the whole to dispense 10 few.
This is the kind Of Hursing mother that Mr..
Schenck would make Of the Government: and
this is what Mr.. Winans opposes. II Is just 10
say that Mr.. Schenck and the other proscrptinn-
lists believe that II Government shall tax the
whole to make rich part, the prosperity Of the
past will overflow so that the whole will be
able to lap some Of the milk. This is the
theory of that protection which discards rev.
enue. Make certain interests rich, and their
prosperity will incidentally benefit all.
Mr.. Schenck looks upon the profits Of petted
interest as Mr.. Squeers looked upon his pampered
son Wackford, when. with an eye TO business
to show the high feeding at Dothebov's Hall, he
Invoked the admiration Of the queer clerk by ex-
claiming " lie has the iatness Of twenty bows
he has To which Newman Nuggs replied
Nr. Winans. like Newman Noggs. is not stricken
with admiration of the fatncss Of the few, which
is gained By robbing the many.
An examination intn the detailed working II
this nursing system will make this lacteal Simils
sill more curious. When Government lays a
duty, not for revenue but for protection, 1t simply
drcrces that the manufacturer Of ce tain arti
Gle shall b. privileged to charge the consumer
40, so or 100 per cent.-as the duty may be
more than they would otherwise have To pay fol
it. Thus the Government takes money frum tn,
packets of the many and puts it in the pockets o
the few. This is Mr.. Schencks governmental
alma mater; but the nursing is given Ia the few
/ who can get possession Of tue teats, while the
multitude are left to squea for it.
There Is this defect in the nursing simile, tina
in the case of the natural mother. il the litter Il
| more numerous than the lacteal fountains, th'
weakest are only deprived Of their share but
| in the case of the governmental nursing mother
the weaker multitude are MIXED to increase thu
supnly Of the strong few who have seized th'
teats.
Mr.. Schenck believes that il Government take:
| fr m the many 10 fat the few, their fatncss vii
| oo,e out so that the many will be creased by it
| Mr.. Winans cannot see this blessing nor how
his 20 i'uents can be shower ed with plenty by
taking their pigs and bestowing them on a. IA
| vurrd class for the chance that when surfeiteC
| they will return the tails.
| There is no legal power in the Government Il
lay taxes whose object Is tn prevent revenue
| Every tax invariably raises the price, and there
| fore tax can not be laid on a foreign articl,
| without giving n similar home article an advln
tage. While it is exempted frum the tax 1t
| price can be raised to the price Of the taxed fir
| eign article. This is what is allied protection
There is no protection without a raising Of price
II taxes the consumer IN increase the profit %
the manufacturer. This is the nursing that Mr
Schenck admircs. The principle is not 81 Mt
fra han W ~ a
| should push it without limit. Bv making
scale of duties that shall contemplate revenu
we shall place our tariff legal and NOR
| stable foundation. tariff which proposes I
raise one hundred and fifty millions, as Mr.. Da
vid A. Wells plan does, can avoid giving
great advantage To the exempted home manu-
factures And such scale will be like tn
former tariff. supported hv those whose name
the present prescription lunatics are continual
appealing to as the protective saints.