The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-01-26
AGAINST PROTECTION.

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The Nevada State Senate, recently, py al
unanimous vote, adopted memorial TO con
gress asking repeal of all duties on qulcASl
yer. If it is right in theory to admit free o
duty, foreign quicksilver, it is equally rignt u
admit foreign wooden goods, IRON salt anu
other productions which have become more OF
less necessaries of life with the laborlng classes
The inequality of the Radical tariff is oecom'
ing more apparent, daily, to those VINO Dear
the burdens of taxation. That it operates ID
favor of capital as against labor the rich
against the poor, none can deny who are Will
inc To be guided by the facts and figures lake
few articles, for instance, and see the diner'
ence: gold and silver chains pay duty oil 20
per cent; diamonds, rs per cent; laces' ID )
pearls, free; oil paintings, 10, and marble stat
nary. 10 per cent-all articles purchased ex-
cluslvely by the rich alone; while salt pays 100
per cent. shoes, 80; blankets, so to 10; cloth
ing, 60 to 65; tlannels, so to 50; spades ana
shoyels, As, and other articles, which the LABOR
inc classes are compelled to have, pay duties In
proportion.
The rich are not compelled to buy diamonds
rubies or cmeralds oil paintings or marble
statuary; but the laboring classes are CON-
PEELED to buy cutlery, spades, shovels SALT etc.
and in order to increase the enormous profits
of the rich manufacturers, the duties on artl-
cles which the poor are compelled to have are
placed at such exorbitant figures as to prevent
foreign imports from coming In competition
with home productions, aud for all the neces
saries and comforts of life, virtually places the
working classes at the mercy of extortionate
The Democratic party, having inaugurated
he revenue reform movement, proposes to
.eyolutionize this whole revenue system ut the
country, and require all classes-rich and poor
Ilike-to bear their equal aud just proportion
# the burden of taxation.
The capitalist invests his means in Govern
nent bonds, and thereby avoids contributing
.nything to the support of the General Gov
while the rich manufactured
whose money directs. if it does not control,
be legislation of Congress, through the prac-
cal workings of an iniqultous protective
arifT is enabled to sell bis productions 10 the
!boring classes ut double what they are worth.
nd at about IS per cent, on All average, above
hat the same could be procured for in for
gn market
The Democratic theory of "a tariff for rev.
nue. only" is fast gaining ground with the
eople throughout the whole country. Many /
the ablest men IN the Republican party have ,
wen in their adhesion 10 this doctrine as be-
x the only true, correct aud just system OF
ederal taxation. Such men as Trumbull. {
ratz Brown and Carl Schurz, realize that re-
rim In the revenue service is imperatiycly de- !,
anded by every consideration of justice 10 [
&c masses of the people. and that party dis
pine can no longer bind the people 10 the
pport of any man or set OF men who ignore Il
c rights OF labor in their blind devotion and
al IN legislating for the protection of capital !;
'me of the leading Republican papers of the
untry, such as the Chicago Tribune, ST. l. ouis 4
emocrat and Sacramento Union. DESTROYS of o
'ating upon the tide of public opinion, have =
20 caught up the refrain. and are laundering n
rth Democratic arguments in favor of re. t
enchment and reform. and a repeal of the
ious and burdensome features of the protect :
8 tariff. 1t will be one of the great issues in
e next Presidential campaign, and from the 81
voution which has taken place 10 public SEN II
nent upon this all-important question, we h
nfdently believe that the Democratic party a
II emerge from the contest with victory p
rched upon its banners j.
A CANDIDATE.-Gov. Haight of California Is
ing candidate for a denomination By the al