, 1875-02-17

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THE TAX BILL AS A PARTY MEASURE.
We have heretofore discussed tho TRK bill
introduced by the Ways and Means Commit
tee Of Congress on its own merits. We have
opposed it as unnecessary, unjust, and dis-
eliminating. As one Of thoRe measures in
which oil men OF al parties arc concerned,
vc haye regarded 1t simply as now burden
on the masses Of the people to be imposed
in favor Of privileged class already too
much favored by our National legislation.
Thus far party politics have not entered into
our consideration Of the subject. But It is
Legitimate md proper that the bill be scrutin-
ICED ~ party measure If the Republican
party is to regain the lost confidence Of the
country, and resume it's formor position as q
majority party, and be restored to power and
usefulness in 1876 by the American people.
it is certainly the duty, and should bo
tho ambition, Of its members to ex-
pose aud defeat every subtle effort to under
mine it, and every corrupt movement to be-
tray it into the hands of its enemies. We
are therefore prepared to condemn tho new
Tax bill in the light Of = party measure as
sweepingly as We have alrcady condemned it
as means Of needlossly increasing the rove.
nue.. It is to-day greater menace to the e1-
istcnco and perpetuity Of the Republican par.
ty than any Of the causes which led to tho
Democratic victories Of Inst fall. II the Repub-
licnns in Congress who are honestly in favor
Of reforming the revenue permit themselves
to DO dragooned into passing it by the attor-
neys in Congress Of the "protected classes"
they must boar the responsibility for ths CO.
lnmity almost sure to follow.
The successive steps from the passage Of
this bill to political disaster arc rs readily
traced now as If VIC had already gone over
tho ground. The Democratic opposition in
Congress will turn tho bill to party account
from the very beginning. They will go on
the record as vigorously opposing every prop
osition to ipcrease taxes, no matter what form
it may take. They will oppose the only tax
which may be fairly mud bonchcially lovica ut
this timo-tho restoration Of the ten and cof-
feo duty. They will get their speeches in op-
position to the bill printed in tho congression-
al Record, copied in thoir home organs md
distributed about the country in pamphlet
form rs clectioneering documents. They will
ra1;avino t1,o burden of toxot;on Their votaa
will bo recorded solidiy agaiust every proposed
item OF increase and eolidly in favor Of every
nronooaa dacroaao rhav will nrohab1v voto
f. tha -onoo, ~ tn, match ta1 and cert,;nlv
against tho increase OF the whisky tax. And,
afser the bill shall have been finally disposed
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