The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-26
THE TARIFF.RiDDEN FARMER.
A Forcible Illustration OF the Evils OF
Protection Facts for the Farmer

The Hon. John Hancock in his Austin
speech on The evening of the 18th inst, while
discussing the question of protective tariff,
read from statement made by Mr.Turner,
of Kentucky, as follows:
II shall read you now, though out of lis
proper order, q statement by Turner, oil
Kentucky, showinga few OF the burdens
the tariff imposes upon the farmers. Mr..
Turner says:
"Under this tariff he rises in the morn
ing, puts on his common flannel shirt taxed
81 per cent, his coat taxed 81 per cent,
shoes taxed 35 per cent, hat taxed 20 per
cent, takes water from bucket taxed 80
per cent, and washes his face in tin bowl
taxed 35 per cent, dries it on efeap cotton
towel taxed 45 per cent. He sits down 10
his humble meal and eats from plate taxed
80 per cent, with knife and fork taxed So
uer cent, drinks his coffee with sugar taxed
Gs per cent, seasons his food with salt
taxed 60 per cent, pepper taxed 6l
per cent; he looks around on his
wife and children, all taxed in the
same way, takes chew OF tobacco
taxed 199 per cent. or lights bis cigar taxed
lis per cent; and sir, even the sunlight
from heaven that pours into his humble
dwelling must come through the window
glass taxed 50 per cent, and yet thinks be
lives in the freest government under the
heavens. Thcn he starts 10 woIk, pats iAc
bride taxed 80 per cent. on his horse and
takes his horse that has been shod, the nails
used in the shoeing taxed 90 per cent,
driven by hammer taxed 20 per cent. and
bitches him 20 a plow taxed 45 per cent,
with chains taxed 81 per cent. and after
the days labor is closed and bis family all
gathered around, be reads chapter from
his Bible, taxed 25 per cent, and
kneels to God on an humble carpet taxed
81 per cent, and then he rests his weaiiedi
limbs on a sheet taxed IS per cent, and
covers himself mp with blanket which has
paid l04 per cent, nor do these grasping
manufacturers stop here. but even the
broom which his good wife sweeps the
floor with Is taxed IS per cent, and the
cooking vessels used In preparing her bus
bands frugal meal, are taxed a. per cent,
and the soda used 10 tighten his bread tax
ed 50 per cent. she sits down TO her sewing
with her needle taxed 25 per cent. and a
spool Of thread taxed "a per cent, 70 make
calico dress taxed 5S per cent; or II sbe
wishes TO knit warm socks 10 protect Der
husband and children from tie bitter
cold, she uses yarn taxed 80 Ier cent,
and thus daily and hourly must TIE hArf
earnings OF the laborer 90 70 satisfy The
manufacturer and add 10 his III gotten
wealth" rAppIausel Can you imagine
anything 70 bavc more successfully taxed
YOU from the sole Of your loot 10 the crown
Of your head, and yet Mr.. Turner might
have gone further and taken the shr0ud Of
the dead child, and when laid away, The
nails in lis coin. and all these burdens i'm
posed, not 20 meet the exigencies OF gov
ernment, but 20 build MP government for a
few persons 70 make millions a. The eN-
perse Of the people. Shall that theory
once asnin prevail. my friends. that this
government was Instituted for ne bcrgft
Of the people 2-lEnehange.