The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-09

lhEoE hADlCAlS drC ~ tHclT Olu trlCk y
again, waiting till the Democrats have ex-
hausted their lease of power in mistakes,
and then coming forward as the champions
of reduced taxation. The creed of Samran-
dallism has been to slash and cut Mt public
salaries, which the great mass of the people
don't feel directly, and hence don't care a
fig for, while all the time but slight atten-
tion has been paid to the burdens resting
on the country at large. After halfa dozen
years of power, the Democracy has made no
perceptible change in villainous, greed
breeding tariff done nothing for the mer-
chant marine except dance attendance over
its dead body, and, in the matter of taxa
ton, has remitted one-third per cent. ON to-
bacco. For this the gods give them joy
What does the other side now propose to
do? Well, while we don't regard J. Donald
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, as a leader in
political economy, he has a fashion of re-
fecting things he hears. He announced
the other day, on the subject ofbuilding up
a merchant marine, that tho people don't
like the idea of subsidy to Government
mail lines, but something else might be de-
sired. He says
We'll, it's rather broad subjectto photo.
graph of hand, bntm plan, now somewhat
| to give American ships duty rebate-that
Is, give to all American ships. manned by
Americans and run by American houses,
their freight THAT would be q large in.
| duccment to capitalists, and, II properly
and fairly carried out, 1 believe The plan
would be beneficial, popular, ana event.
Our friend Don is possibly correct IN
thinking this plan rather crude. 1t would
need great deal Of polishing off but that's
not the point. 1t shows that the Republi-
can leaders, when coming into power are
trying to think up some plan to revive
our defunct shipping, and this is m ore than
the shallow Democracy ever did. Under
the leadership of your Bayards and Becks
and Whytes, they refused even to think on
the subject, and declined to even to touch
it with their majestic consideration.
!; Then again. Mr. Cameron remarked that
we were paying off our national debt toe
! fast, and something must be done to relieve
the people of taxation. Something, in othei
: words, to popularize Republicanism on it,
, Telurn W power. hOW we quote
"Well--of course, you understand this /,
q mere suggcstion-I would take OFF the Tn,
from tobacco, for instance; the manufac
turing of 1t. You see, every sailor on tina
: steamer smokes and chews, Every man OF
that piazza smokes. Every boy smokes
All the farmers chew tobacco. All miners
, laborers, deck hands, and mechanics us,
; tobacco In some form, and they pay, thei
tax on 1t. Now, take that or, and all thes,
, consumers at once perceive the Tightening
of this load"
, How much is the revenue from to
, bacco?n
About $4,000 ,oOO--quitc sum-"
Another straw. A proposition to maxi
: the common voting masses rise up and cal
the radical Legislators blessed. A scheme +,
crystalline Democratic vagaries into on
! bold act of legislation. OF course our frien,
, Don is a Home Ruler. He wants the poo
; people relieved in some way, but "hands Of
my Pennsylvania tariff" We understan,
! all that, and yet straws show, &c.