Middletown transcript., 1871-01-21

year while 10y 50 doing you have been extracting
from the producing classes, In the shape OF taxa.
,iou Of dirrcnt kinds, from four TO five hundred
millions of dollars, which, combined with State,
county and muicpai taxation, will probably n
mount 10 NJ mach more making the total taxa
,ion probably more than the entire profits of tho
productive wealth Of the country. As nation,
If we 20 ON "a we have been doing all the Pro-
icc,iyc Tnrifs ever In existence will not save us
from becoming bankrupt II the debt were in-
CURED for the lencii' Of the county, future gem
,ra,ions ARE going to enjoy them, therefore let
them pay the debt. II, rs many have said II is
blessing why lie In such hurry To get rid Of
1t? Twenty millions year of the debt would
be plenty for NJ 20 pay n, ,lic present time. Cut
down the tariff an all article. imported into the
country, 80 that none shall pay more ,han thirty
per cent. duty. and that will cheaper all articles
consumed aud used hy the farmer, and IL the "
hove rate 4. duty will not rasc sufficient revenue
let the nitci States Goycrnmcnt levy direct
tax the several States in proportion 10 the H.
mount OF population in each state according To
the method laid down in the Constitution o, the
United States There Is nothing like direct
tax 10 .et people 10 thinking, Tor while the Gov
crnEieni Il collecting for Or five cents per pound
on coilvc. and twenty cents on tea, also from fifty
cents to one dOller on enough cloth to make u
pair OF pan,aloons in the shape Of duties the p"n-
pie in general are deceived. II they were made
the purchase Of article, to iirsipay the eos,
OF Il, and then tie amount required hy the Gov
ernment ia The shape Of duties added. iliey would
soon sny We must clce, 10 Congress men who
will reduce these taxes TO ;hc lowest possible ~
mount.
The writer does not lelicvc ,ha, wha, Is called
I protection In American labor l. really what lis
advocates would have us understand 1t To he.
Judging from the manufacturing interests OF our
state many ui our cotton aud wooden mills are
I ai thu prcsel time idle, and ,huse that are III
/ operation claim that they are no, making the
I business pay, notwithstanding the present high
/ rates tdniirs collected on goods imported into
+ the country. alsn noticr, hy reading Your pa
per that about the sa..,c state oil affairs exists
I all oyer The country as aitr, the manufacturing
4 Interests Of ous o~n state even Mr. John \.
GrisWuld. one VI the speakers ut tho mHnuilc-
I iurcr meeting says. ,hr iron interests in which
7 he l. Interested, are Of such a. unsatisfactory
character that proiueets cannot sell their pro-
darts 10 advantage. From his remarks made u,
the ieeiln- one wuall suppose that ilr iron
manufacturers uiii Ulsnt mutr protection. SO us
T. in.nH.r iht wigr 81 a-,icrl.@ral implements.
Il NnIli y mot bc cheaper tor Tho agricultural IN
forests oi This curnirt 1, make liz .aquiry 81
those persons who ure always camorin.. for rrn-
lection; what aMauH; they viii require to shut
np thc.f mi.s, uud do i..iuIg TOR q rear2 Let
I The agricultural Interests lis ttE' amount, aul
then purchase such articles ~ ;Aey rpguirr
ahertsrr thry cnu Ne iurt hascd iQi TIE least t-
innuHi ui money tllHk ,hp latter NAMED inter-
est would We thc sniutr ihcg,.t. The atu'r are
The tirw- they present hcm. s,yrs To the writ
,r. and. h,'ug ilrarr ha' hld 9, c;apluI most
u hi, iiEo in making q L ing and has not had
The ien,nt vi collegiate c.uctiiau. as Int "
mrmcf. lutc lher;use you win ii tou Should
think : Nugih Wlar -tyn- 'ii tlAlc III ynHi
4 NtiH#ilr iAlrrI please tv,usci i'u UuuEiiug man.
u'r 10 Which il is ufi'',u Nad .ftuuar .,r
lhe writer, along viii ;ho.r 10 toe same hu,i-
ncs-, hit"w t'At suml tiinc is wrong. gd ,h.uh
We hasc found -omt ui the cui,,S at The general
'lrae''lun Of our agricultural inursis. Having
rr..i many ID taur Editorial. 'l,, arpcat d ID,
writer o. n CORRECT h. therefore takes the lil,r.
y Of ,eui.ns sou lhi- Communication.
Respectfully y FAENGG.
Newark. nd pe5 r.. lsir.