The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-12-02

l.l Protection vs.. Revenue.
The indianapolis Sentinel very poin,
,cdly says: ",rhe Democratic rarfv I
Indiana and Of the country viii be -
a'1niled 70 face The issues involved in Al
y hat il meant BY ''tarifr for revenue.
y rlncidenfly II may be necessary 10 fefc
Ito The declarations OF Tie Democrati
separty IN Conventions. but as genera
proposition such references will Inv,
iittle 20 DO with the discussion. II ma,
suit Hon. senator VOORHEES, TO refer I,
ltlie Hon. Washington DePauw and III
clglsss works, aud estimate the losses sus
'taincd in votes by the Democratic part,
!. iin Indiana because Of its position on m,
tariff question. but such incidents vii
mot answer for arguments. Ii the ones
|tion Is rquarcly put: Does protection
slheneiit the people +? the people will de-
Ii mand facts and figures, rather tha,
. the views Of Hon. Washington DePauu
sor the very untcnable supposition thai
" |the Democratic party lost 10000 vote.
con account Of lis position on the tariff
: question. Il j. quite likely that people
will ask the advocates OF protective
tariff 10 give definition of protective
ftariiE. Assuming that these advocate.
'of protection are honest, they would be
l,required % state about as follows:
\ protective tariff is an import duty
(which j. laid upon tie products Or for
cign countries 10 prevent them from be-
ing imported. The object of II u 10
enforce the citizens OF .he country m
question 70 purchase The commodities
which are 70 be treated. II they want
them. of their fellow citizens. who may
engage ~ producing them. aud pay 10
these latter higher price than the for
|eign producer would demand. The
ground which j. alleged for II IL that the
domtstic producer can not compete
with the foreign producer can not pro-
|fuce the commodity az Tie price a; y iichl
lihc foreigne, offers il. A device II there
fore necessary 10 force his ieilow-citizeus|
20 buy Of him and to nav him 4 price
which viii enable him 20 carry on that
some other which would paw.
As matter of course. monopolisfs|
would at once understand the ,iciiniiionI
Il" Ie correct, though they might ohicct|
~ ne Publicity given 10 thrir schtncs|
~ levy contributions upon An classes oil
society for their especial benefit. and|
when the people come 10 fairly undcr-I
stand the process by which they arel
'axed for the support or these protected
gentry, i i hardly snpposable that thew
VII vote % perpctuate their own mis-
fortunes.
The protcctionists. either bv himself,
Or his political agent. comes before tbcl
people with tile declaration that thevl
l.sye engaged in q business uhcrcbvl
'hey are sinking capital, and that lie, 1
have employed large number ~ mon
n help thcm sink capita. and thcrcforeI
lev apply for protection 10 prcyentI'
hem from carrying On sinking bn-i-I
icss. The business has been unprotit-!
'bc, fay these advocates of protection.
because we have been undcrsoId. - pro- Il
ection, they claim. will enable them III
'dvancc prices, and I'll this they areIl
ioncst. Tie moment their demands FOR
protection are granted up 70 prices fromIl
n % 100 per cent, and the people payl
ne tax by which these protected mo-
iopolists get faLulously rich: - rich |,
indeed. That they are able 10 pnrchaseI:'
Legislatures and vetoes, and influenced
,oufts, and DO pretty much A thcyI
lease. Hon. :. s. Cox has cpitomizcdI!
ne whole scheme. as il relates 10 prices.
u q pararranh which ~ wortl. ,c,.... n
'neing re says: .Thc iarmer. start
hs ior ms work. has shoe 20 put onia