The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-04-09
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WI SHINGTON, April i, 1871.
TARrY AND LABoR-BoYD-Cox-Lo
SrKvEEs0N -WooD.
20 the Editor Of the wonKIHemAx's ADvosAss.
During the debate, to-day, on the tariff
bill, there were some good hits put in fol
the interest Of the poor man and laborer
and if the congressman will be consistent
and honest, in their legislation, and direct
oil their efforts and enactments justly for
the equal benefit of the iaborer with the
capitalist and tra6cker, a. 10 manifested in
their remarks on the tariff, there win moi
long be any real cause for complaint, and
the producing toiler win soon realize some
thing like fair share Of the pso6ts Of hil
toll, instead Of the lions share being mono
polised BY the saPiaalist and nssehsst; n
the workinsmsn, by thsir vsasa, demand
this.
Mr.. Boyd, Of Missouri. MD he taxes snd
tariff should Be 10 sn.nesd m Do reach ths
rich consumer, and nes weigh heavily GU
the poor. who srs lsast ole Do hear L.
The meane Of paying tAs sssrmew war Dab.
should Be derived from tAs rich, tAe large
capitalist who did MT enter the ranks 70
fight and suffer. Tia msined solaierA and
the families Of ths aseA Oman, should mot
Be burdeDsd BY high prices upon he ne
cessaries Of his. vhisA thsy have 10 buy ;
they were compelled Do s.asr che ranks BE-
cause they had not ths means 10 buy them
selves ffee-whils ths rish, whose wealth
they protected, could buy Substitutes, and
thus be exempt from he decree and suferine
of army Life, enabled 10 remain at home TO
speculate and traffic and enlarge their for.
tunes capital, not he man, should nav
the war debt and support the Government-
not press il upon Tho families Of ths dead or
wounded soldiers, BY making al the neces-
saries costly, with tho inpositions Of high
tariff and heavy taxes; nkey should be sup
ported independents Of party considerations.
Mr.. 8. 8. Con. Of New York. opposed
the proposition Of placing specific impost
tax Of 20 per cent On I'll teas, without re-
gard to the price; such system would bear
heavily upon the poor labOrsr. who ID CON-
PEELED to buy the cheaper kinds, yet must
pay just rs much tax on his pound Of low
priced ten M the rich pay ON their high
priced teas-this ID unjust to the laborer-|
those who must toll for their living, and
who consequently must DO economical
and buy the cheaper teas the tariff should
be laid Gd v0lorem, less on the cheap
article, and more or the costly ones /; he
said he urged this course in the interests Of
the masses, the laborer, and the poorer
classes Of the people and maintained that
the present system Of tarif-the bill now
before tho House, 10 fraud upon the peo- |
ple-not being equal taxation.
Mr.. Loughbridgs, Of Iowa, insisted that
the tariff and other taxation should DO 60 |
adjusted M to bear m lightly ON laborers
and the poorer classes ~ possibls be stood
up there 10 speak in behalf Of the poorer
classes, and 10 maintain tho interests Of
Ehe working people. The present system
takes nearly % much from The poor, who are
lily able to bear il, aslrom the rich who have
surplus thousands tsa, coffee, sugar, salt,
ron &c. are the necenaries of ali. and
should be 10 cheap ~ possible- they enter
argely into the oonsumptos Of every house
,old, Of laborers, farmers and mechanics /:
md therefore the lowest possible duties
should be laid upon thsa. while Injuries
.houid be taxed higher to support the
Mr.. Stevenson, Of Ohio. would speak for
md in the interest," ofths working classes and
he poor man ws shguld hsvs free tss, and
'thsr general nsessaziss-tAs present mode