Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-10

SardlneS at 81 per cent, 30UUU
Chocolate, coca, ETC., at &c. per h. 100 900
Opium at 81 per h. 100000
Liquorce at 10c per n. $4,000
Flax, and man'fs of average duty of Is v. 100000
Gloves of skin, $3.50 per doz. 1000 600
Furs, 25 per cent. 100000
Silks, man'fs of, IS per cent. lo,o0OoO0
Tin in blocks and pigs, 25 per cent.
Tin plates, % per cent. 2,000Ooo
Tin, man'fs Of 25 per cent.
Cigars at 81 so per b. $l0,000000
Tobacco at Csc. per ID. 100000
Spirits st 81 per gall. 156O0,0O0
Wines at 40c. per gall. 5,400,OO0
Sparkling wines at 90 per doz. 100000
Uniform duty of Sc. per ID. on sugar Al M, ooo
" SC. p. gall on molasses '
Before going further let us consider the ba-
sis of the plan thus presented to the American
p eople, by the wonderful flourish of Reform
trumpets. / copy from their creed, publish
ed in the Gree Trader" Of New York. their
special organ, set of general rules.
"The American Free Trade League long
since adopted the following principles as the
basis of tariff which they would support -
81. The total amount of tariff income re-
quired shall be collected from the smallest
possible number of articles;
''2. The rates of duty shall be fixed at those
| figures which will produce the largest aggre-
gate amount of revenue, so as to require the
taxation of the least possible number of ar
| ticles;
| '3. The highest rates of duty shall be lev
| led upon articles of exclusively foreign pro-
| duction, of large consumption and not easily
~ No art;c,. shall, ba sub;ect n dutv
,,h;ch otfars snnc;oI tamnto,;on ~ smnoolers
~ "a arar = law rote IF duty.
.ss NJ ort;ola sbou ha snh;ect IN dirty
.h;ot Ill, Nc. ,,;o,d a roasonable amoupt ri
~nion WI, NV
| sc. No article shall be subject to duty
| uhich as produced in the United States
| .Tn occordanca with these principles. the
| r oonro ,rcrorad and pnbl;shed in sThe Free
T.asar, Gov Iannarv 1s70 and has since dis.
..;S,,,aa aratn;,ons,v many thousands in
.a,uu sarn, on,,iea Tb. To,,F ne a. as
pa%p - nnah, ,n Ls a comnleta isr;A show.
." 10 - a. ,o, estimate SIe0 400 900 cold
ing III ~, o"uoo,o5 frnnn articles absolutely
,,ah;ao,;onab1o and ,bat ,co,,1d mt .uter an.
~ ,,,et,,o, ,,,,b on,, s,uo1, o,t;c1e nrod,,c
~ ~ w. n. W,,,.1 Stote: The Free Trader
{" =" 80 o"'''"
e. osL .rv man interested in tho indus.
rial srnoass of onr homes and onr country
10. Io hos 70 bono IN snob an oroon;1ot;on
w. foundation for pur industrial interests, "a is
.nasnn,ad IN ,hosa civ articles of s.fo;,h, mn,
fnr,h h,, tho Free Trade Ieaouep There can
| 10 no jonht tbat II Ia a wrong no,;cv N force
nDon tho nat;on eycessive tar;ff rates Onr
stata IL now suffering under a load hard N be
hnrno for tho soke of giving extra nrotact;on
~ certain interests in other states II ia
d;ff;cnIt matter m aoual;ze ADVANTAGES for 90
vor;ed ;ntarasts Int 10 lew unon articles
,.h;ch VIC cannot nrodnce and admit frea
wha, we do nrodnce seems a STRANGE creed
II ;s IN he boned that the farmer. mechanic.
and manufactnrer ne vol "a tho nnl;t;cal
economist will cons;dor this matter with
sincere earnestness. and study the ouest;on
in oil lie haar;nos mon our Interests II ;s
IahorarS cIo;m;no nrotac,;on of that cavern
raon, ,rh;ch W. he,p sunnort NV our taxes 70
damard that our r;rhts shall not he ofFered IN
fore;gn labor esntc;allv 70 a country which
anconraoed and stimulated the enemies of
froe iaher In the;r late rebellion and which
| ia now NV the meanest intrigue endeavorinp
To AK mon our country a poiicy the most de-
structive over urged unou an iptelIgent
people.
The idea that our State and National taxes
must he summarized by our Agricultural and in
dustrial people. and the product of foreign.
cheap and manner labor be allowed To All our
markets, clear of all tax or revenue. is not
only astonishing, but is capped by the idea
! that the four staple articles of foreignp ro-
ducts which are essential to every laborer. tea.
coffee sngar and molasses. must nav more
than 45 per cent. of all our national revenue
Who pays our taxes now2 Who pavs our
local taxes in our towns in Maine?
The necessity of the government in the late
grand struggle for national life made il i'm
nerative 10 offer inducements for finds IN
meet the demands of the hour. and our gov
eminent issued her bonds exempt from taxa-
tion These bonds were not taken nv the labor
err. by the farmers and manufacturers to anv
extent. butby capitalists therefore as a natural
consequence the laborer, farmer and manu-
facturer nav an unreasonably large amount of
the tax everywhere. And now to be asked to
be philanthropic and open our ports to the
: products of the people who were instrumental
In bringing this state of things upon upon MS,
and impoyerish our working classes to their
level, to fill the Golfers of foreign manufac-
turers and the pockets of few importers and
middle men here, or to furnish articles of lux
ury to the man who is able to hold the untax-
able bonds of the government is absurd. Such
demands originate in supreme selfshness and
injustice.
Rather call, fellow -laborers, upon your rep
resentatives who are expected to watch your
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