, 1874-08-01
questions: and mako tlloms distinct and sopa-
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questions. and mako thom distinct aud scph-
rnto political iHHuo, tEoy will
TAT pfnEoTLY FnoM THEIR POCKETS
tho rogenuta for tho support OF tho Government,
and foqtlro those revenues to bn lGvlcd Ny tna
stAtea upon Tue property In thoir borders tint
with tho aamo machinery aud no moro, with
whtoh thoy COLLECT their own savonuoa, Thla
Will bo economical and moro just aud moro in
nscort1nnce O. with tho spirit Of our Institutions
than Iaritfn or Excfses.
Tlo poopio want to know, III tho SECOND place:
whether it is not hotter for thor intereBts, all
things constaoroa, to tako tho money ont Of |
tao[s pockets spa Apply It directly to tie sppots
they consume, not knowing what tboy do pay.
It IL principle In prlvato alfaira, With pooplo
who arc prudent and oarotnl, to kuow what tliey |
pay, and whst they ny p y IT, tgs. oo1nnlon peop!e
good applied to public Affairs as priyate, yet one
ct tho strongest arguments Of tho atfvocAtss Of |
q Tariff upon commorce Tor Tho support Of Gov.
ornmBht IL, that the pooplo do mol know whnt
Of the sums thoy pay into tho Treasury III tho
way Of l,tics. Indeed, 1t u Nrgnoa they cal,-
not conlp)aih Of this loss, becaunc they mover
had tho monoy in possession, and therefore
could not loho 1t, md honco AaYo no fight 10
complain.
IL not this
> FLrasY ARGUMENT
to address to tho mind Of AL Intelligent people ?
But VIC do pay It, and NO do feel tho loss. We
fooi, but wo fool 1t none tho less. Feeling tbis
oppresslon tho people aro beating about to find
tic oa,lso !. blindly indeed nov attacking rail.
roan-luonopo1ieB ahd then sond otlor object Of
ha9e e' not yss feaohed. " thoy - sso
it's trno light, DO assured they Will crush 1t.
And the rebound will be III proportion to tho op-
precision. Tloro lies tho danger To- tho intorosts
Of tho country:
tion Of tho Qdvertimcnt,' wc must know Just
\ wlut we nay Tor Its maintenance, aid how We
paylt. OthorHSiso there will 10 extravaganza,
reoklessness, peculatlous. and fraud, Crolit Mo-
bilicrs, salary-graba, aud dotaloationB. Wo neod
not 60 beyond tho present tmo for proof Of this.
Tho liberties Of this country call never be over
thrown but by corrupting legislation aud tho
administration Of tho 4ovornmentg and, through
thcse. channola, the people. It must bo con
fesaod
have boon made III that direction in the }ass few
years, ..
No othor subject Of legislation in this country
/ lattou, and oppressive and fraudulent adminls~
tratiou, as has tho subject Of YariH upon cuna-
! naxce.,
i have indicated some Of tho immonso md
y s nno 10 seS't ys hse
is now collected $200,00Q 900 annually BY thin
process. Tho sa1nc macLiuory liz i.ocossary
whether S200, ,o0o, 900, or $50 000 goa. or $780,
100000, Is collected by this moans.. Ho cannot
understand my other tnoans Of collecting rove
nue except by oxciscs. I anppose not, with his
ideaH Of Govornmont. havc.pointod out bot
tor way,-oue loss expensive. moro IN accorl-
ancc With tho spirit Of freedom, moro Just, bet
ter adapted to our institutions and the varied
interests Of our country, and ono which the poo
Pile will some day 49,.
-. nEQu1nE 10 De SUBSTANTIALLY ADOPTED.
In tho third place, the people Nant to know
whether, by. Indirectly paying for tho matate.
nance OF Government in tho way Of duties upon
imports, they do not, in fact, uay vastly more
for what they consume than goes into tho cot.
fers Of tho Governmeut2 b0lieve they do, ant
give some Of tho roasonB for my bollef. Ths
average duty levied upon importations Ia gomc'
thing over one-thlrd thoir cost. Tho peoplo are
compelled to have these goods, aud must pa,
this duty added to tho cost. or course tht
trader must havo tho Hamo profit on this dut,
as lie has upon the cost; 1t, IN fact, becomes
part Of the cost. The importcd goods whlchra,
duty arc not moro than about one-tonth tho con
sumption Of t.c country, but they arc tho good'
wo cnn and do produce ourselves to the amour
OF tho othor nine-tonthy, But this one-tontl
which pays duty ..
FI1Ea TIE PRICE OF TIE N1sE-TEKTls.
This is 4 law Of trade the world over, whether np
piled to imports or exports. 10 give q psain Il
stock Of wheat III lis nelghborhooa for any year
aud Of tue consu1ners. It is 1000 bushels. Quo
third u his neighboss aro mechanics, Ac., an
have to buy their bread. Tho crop lacks 80
huHi,e1s TO aupply their wants. This must b
brought from abroad; and, whatever 1t tnay cos
to get this email amount that IL necessary.
fixes tho prico of esorY bushcl aold in tho noIgl
borhood. Were there enough, OF moro thu
enough, and no market for the surplus. the prle
Of wheat in the neaghboshcod would be onIy th
cost Of production; but, as there 10 not enough
tho price Of the small proportion lacking estal
liaEes the price Of eyory bushel produced.
This law is 80 piain that 1t would seem n
sophiHm could bofog it. Y0t thts Is what prt
testionists Try to do. Apply this iav to th
! tue Tariff upon our imports. MIR. Dlasno ~ say
por annum. Tho duties being not much aboy
'ono-tl,ird tho cost, tho Importation Of dutiab
goods is about 5000, 100000 per nnnum. Til
dutios, OF courae, aro added to the original COS
aud tho soller charges bis profit upon both itemt
which tho consumer must pay. The consnnlE
:: pnys for what goods il consumer
TEN TIMES THE AMOUNT
that COOS into the coffors Of the Government.
Is this tremendous tax tho country fools tho Of
!, prosHon OF, but docs not yet eco clearly th
J cause of tho oppression.
Romoyo this cause. The people hayo tho sam
natural right to trade whoro aud with whom tho
!, please, ns they havo to change their place {
t. residence. And it Is this freedom Of cmigratio
that Inns 80 graatly aud rapidly developed tue RI
never be fully developed until al restriction
!" upon commerce nro removed. Take of all ust
loss burdens from the people, and 10 900 900 Of Ii
teligent freemou, posBosBtng country OF create
). natural RESOURCES than any other county IN I'll
t.,o world will 5000 defy competition iu atl tht
: ia worth striving for. ONE or THE PEOPLE.
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