The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-17

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articles which we do not or cannot
produce or manufacture to be ad.
mitted free. Conn. Plat.
This gives the true ring on the sub
ject of tariff. What we can dig from
the earth, or gather from it's surface,
and manufacture into usefulness, we
should be protected from foreign
competition in doing. But what we
cannot find or make here should be
free. A tariff on such things is une-
quail taxation. The larger families of
the poor pay more than the smaller
ones of the rich, the sick more than
the healthy. This is wrong, as all
tariffs have been. and are to this day.
DOUBLE TAXATION.
"That no person should be taxed
for what he owes-in other words, for
the purposes of taxation all persons
shall have the right to deduct from
the value of their estates the sum of
the mortgages thereon, and said
mortgages should be assessed to the
persons to whom they are due.''-
Mass. Plat.
Why such an unjust law should be
permitted to prevail for so many years
OF double.taxing the poor-of taxing
them not only for what they OWN.
but actually for what they OWE
must be ascribed to the darkness of a
barbara age when not chivalier
stands forth to plead the cause of the
oppressed. 1t makes the assessed
value OF property not true, but fcti-
tlous. In locations where there are
many heavily mortgaged premises and
other mortgaged property, the asses.
sor's list represents the valuation as
very much too high, and such town
ship is burdened with more than it's
share of taxes. 10 remedy the evil
we would propose the following as
law: When the property of a person
is assessed he should have the privi.
lege Of making out bill of his in
debtedness in the following manner:
| hereby certify thkt am indebted to
A. B. for merchandise ...... ...... 800 90
Z. D. for sewing machine ...... ..... 35 90
r. r. tor one hO Sc 80. ......... 100 90
G. H balance of mo. tgage on farm . 45O 90
Total .... ...... -. $605 90
This shall be considered as made
under th.and if false in any particu-
lar, shall subject the person making it
to the pains and penalties Of perjury.
Upon receiving it the assessor shall
deduct the amount from the valuation
as assessed, either from the personal
or real estate, or from both.
Let us do justice to poor debtors,
and exempt from tax the property
they do not own.
SAVINGS BANKS.
I'VE demand that the government
at once establish Postal Savings Banks
for the purpose of receiving deposits
from the people for safe keeping, and
loaning money to the people OH ample
security at rate Of interest not ex.
ceeding the actual expense of creating
and loaning the same" Conn. Plat.
SAVINGS CT THE INDUSTRIAL
CLAssEs.--The government shall act
as fiscal agent in proper and practi-
cal method, to receive and safely in.
vest-not use-the savings Of the
industrial classes TO protect them
from imposition and fraud by saving
bank sharpers. Labor League Plat.
We question whether it would be
wise for the government to go into a
loan business. We believe this is not
the plan of the British Postal Savings
Banks. We would amend: Make
every salaried post Office sub-treas-
ury, or postal savings bank.
Let them receive any sum large or
small, which any person wishes to
deposit. and give the depositor there
for note due him or order on de.
shoAA WIN AAeSACSt at tMO per cent,
Whenever the individual, or any
other whom he may order, presents
the note for redemption, pay it with
the simple interest, True, this would
subject the government to a little
trouble and very little interest: but
what is government good for unless
it protects the industrial classes from
imposition and the frauds of sharp
#ers! If the government has at any
time more money than it wants to
use. it can easily purchase state or
county bonds. After q short time
the amount would be pretty uniform.
Il would help the government to form