The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-04-04
DaEty is the Best Pollen.

President Grant thinks there are taxes that
could be relad and others that could be increased
and which would in short time enable the Treas.
ury to redeem the U. s. notes in coin, regardless
OF the amount of legal tenders that may be in cir
culation. We have more than once advocated
what is certainly an unpopular measure-the re-
storation of the tariff on tea and coffee. We
think the Republican party could well afford to
do it. We think the people could we'll afford to
pay it. We think it would result in brief Pc
riod in the reduction Of the price of these articles
Only twice, besides the present instance, in the
existence of the Government have these articles
been free of duty. We are not unmindful of the
parade that was made about making these arti-
cles free of duty 1t was good electoneering
card. 1t took we'll. But it would have been
better for the country and for the people-the
consumers-if the duty had been left on. There
was no clamOr made at the time by any one to
place these articles on the free list 1t was evil
IDENTIFY mistake. And that mistake should be
repaired at once.
The tax on whisky is too small. 1t should
never have been reduced. Itshould be restored to
double its present figure. The Republican party
could we'll afford to stand the clamor that was
raised for the reduction Of the tax on this article
of large Democratic consumption. Itcan just as
well afford to stand the opposition it would en-
counter from that quarter by the restoration of
the original tax on it. There are various other
articles of luxury that could bear larger tax
than they have.
1t is the duty of the Republican party to raise
a revenue sufficient to meet all the current ex-
penses of the Government, to pay the interest on
the public debt and continue the monthly reduo-
ton of the principal. We, as we'll as all the in
formed, are entirely aware of the friendly crit-
csms of the Greeley Democracy upon the taxa
ton imposed by Republican legislation. We are
not unmindful that Republicans in Congress and
out of it, two or three years ago, entertained Sc
rous, though groundless, fears that the people
would pay too much heed to the caviling of the
Lberal-Greeley Democrats. On all occasions the
disinterested Democrats were harping upon the
public mind about the heavy ta1atiOn-the bloat-
ed bond-holders. And the Republican DISPOSE
ton to strike off tax after tax seemed to have
been engendered by and to have kept pace with
the Democratic disposition to cavil and clamor.
The sweeping reduction of the taxes was as i'm
polite and unwise as was the Democratic clamor
for it unnecessary. Mr.. Boutwell,, then Secreta-
ry of the Treasury, more than once so informed
too As0p uOIIUssn p"T
The responsibility of legislation is upon the
Republican party. 1t must raise revenues TO
meet all the demands of the Government and to
continue moderate reduction of the public debt,
else see the nation involved in financial embarrass-
ment and ultimately in bankruptcy. 1t can do
but one Of the two. The brave one is the best
one. The brave one is the right one. The brave
one is the one that will meet the appreciation of
those patriots that have sustained the honor and
integrity of the Republic through the darkest
hours of its existence. Let the people once have
just cause to charge an American Congress, Re.
publican in sentiment, with the responsibility of
bringing financial disaster to the nation and the
people, and the Democratic bowling will be fercer
than ever before. They will berate the Republic
can party for being unable to pay the just obiga-
tons of the Republic because it abolished the very
taxes the Democrats objected to paying When
the taxes were on and the debt being reduced
they were vehement for their repeal. When they
are repealed and the debt goes unpaid then they
become financially wise wonderfully liberal and
unaccountably patriotic and condemn the Repub-
lican party for not imposing taxes sufficient for
me nauonal demanu. LEI Ine Republican lead
ers in Congress meet the emergency in heroic
spirit. The people will sustain them for their
statemanship or repudiate them for their lack of
it. The people who poured out their money to
save the Republic will continue to do it TO pay
its honest obligations.