Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-02-26
The Financial Question.

EDIToR SENTINEL THE old issues Of \ high
protective tariff were presented to, and decid-
ed BY the people of the United States in the
political campaign Of 1874, when James X.
Polk the Democratic candidate for President,
beat the champion Of home protection The
great mass OF the people had no desire 10
weigh themselves down with heavy tax on
he accessories Of life. Before our great fra
tricidal war the expenses of our government
were so small that the lax laid on goods WAS
SO light as TO be scarcely felt by the consumers
Whatever advantage high tariff may be to
the manufacturers it can lie none to the farm
ers, who want the markets OF the world TO sell
their produce. Our domestic tax on whiskey
has raised the price on whiskey, but not the
price Of rye. II we had foreign demand add
ed to home consumption, then our prices
would be higher Certainly, our manuiac-
turers al home ought TO be able To undersell
those foreigners thousands Of miles away
Our manufacturers are an intelligent class,
with the whole inventive genius Of the conn
try al their feet: there is no branch of trade
that can be mentioned but which saves its hum
dreds Of hands and thousands of dollars by
It's labor-saving machinery, and now it is said
to he impossible TO do without it. II our
manufactures are low then why put one-half
of our agricultural population TO make more
goods2 We have thousands Of acres of land
TO improve, why not put one-half of our fac
tory operatives at farming and make more
customers for goods? To impose a high tariff,
on certain articles to build MP favored class,
grinds down he consumer, and is destructive
10 Republican government. II is no principle
of liberty TO have higher tariff than enough
TO support our government, economically ad-
ministered. II never was intended by the
founders Of our system that the representa-
lives Of the people should grow rich by their
own legislation, and give themselves large
salaries and back pay or anything they may
fancy--but living pay only. It is The his
tory Of all nations that have disagreed amongst
themselves thai they have lost their liberty; re-
member old ireland and Poland for instances of
this character. 1t is now conceded that our
country is not free one; our war created
habits Of extravaganza that do not seem to
grow less in their evil influence, and created
an immense debt that must be paid. To snip
port our government requires tariff, and 10
pay our national debt will require heavy
Internal taxation, and we willw all OF the
economy, industry and good government that
can be had 10 grow the varied products of our
wide domain with home and foreign demand
10 raise the money to pay this great debt prin-
cipal and interest To say our people will
not be clear of debt and once more "a free ma
ton would be sad, indeed The payment OF
this debt soon win open the eyes OF the peo-
,ie The smart of i, will teach Them wisdom
for ,be fn,nre A. n is now almost every
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