The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-01-06

ANXIOUS tA1t the people >u1ii aunt
without discussion u that duties ON i'm
ported articles 10 MOI operate a. tax
upon those who purchase such articles
Tar consumption Or use. This PROPOSE
tion they know "a be false. but as the
whole system ~ protection Is based
upon fallacious premises. they are
driven 70 the adoption a deception n
means ~ advancing the interests Of the
favored few monopoli~tS against the
welfare u the people generally. The
impression il sought 10 be made by
these protectioniSt> thar tariff matters
are u such reconcile character. 50 OBJ
scure and mysterious. that only monop-
olists and their apologisfs can under
stand them, and. therefore. all the
people have 70 DO il 70 pay and be
silent and satisfied. But he people.
fortunately. are becoming entirely com
pctcnt 70 comprehend the elementary
principles Of political economy. and are
therefore satisfied that tariffdut upon
imported articles are nothing more nor
less than Observation-Disclosures bound upon
the backs Of the people 10 enrich the
few--and that the entire theory Of pro
tectionists Il q mass II duplicify. The
more the subject is discussed the more
emphatic will be the condemna-
ton d tariff for protec-
ton. What the people now want
are bottom facts" First. then, we
have Government: 4 Government
must have revenues money. Ours Is
supposed 70 be Constitutional Govern
ment. and the Constitution Of the
United States empowers Congress TO
lay and collect an impost duty for the
purpose Of rerenue. and il i well said
BY contemporary that ITO lay that
duty for projection or prohibition would
not only be violation Of the extent Of
the power. but in practical operation
would be destructive Of the very object
for which il was granted. To make
protection the chief object Of tariff,
and revenue an incident. would be to-
tai peryersion Of authority and policy.
and can be supported only By the grasp
ing monopolist." But dismissing such
reflections Is somewhat foreign to our
present purpose. we come directly 10
the point, and assert that tariff, or inn
post duties. l. a tax upon the articles
imported. which i paid by the con-
sumner. But since revenues must be had.
just tariff is probably the least objec-
'ionap'e losn 81 taxation. but tne
present tsr'n = not luSt. y - not eon-
s'''u''onal' and y y neither ~ tne m
terest % tne people nor the 1o'ern,
nsn': ~ iesies 'ne most gr'e'ous ana
Ini4n''ouc TAX upon me people not ior
YES dement, q me uovernmeht' out lot
. INC penent q ie" monoPols.s'
1hs /. ho' mere assertion: Inc
Prooi = oser~ne,nins. iar'n prop
srly means scneuuIe "a duties ;cata-
'oSue y ar''c,es upon "hicn uu.les
49,, 49, 81, 'i.pu'e-a'e ies'eu
consequently 80 Tails are required y
Pas au.y 81 80 prr .on' thel are
taAeu % 'na' amount ana tne purchaser
nus pay y. We nave nitnerto SHOWN
IL these columns tnat tne average price
"a s, ~ .a.,s M iu ~ Ma- Iecen'iy
~.: I.vv - WI, ~ ~ -" = r'ssl
49, .,,s ~ MI. se y ~ 1seIc P 49, ~ -
vv's. II III. o,ne n 10y u r
Pe. ton n ia'oi y i ~ quo'a''ons;
~ ,'i'os. - = 80 "ctS le''vseu
S'-rl ',''S '.u .a' ~ So'u ~ ~" Aork
-. Y. $50 - 80 Pel -, le''liS Ta',
sns z $500 TT 'on &c every 'vn usea
- ''' 800 o .'S = n '.,' ~. Y
1,u'. Z. s ,'on 49, S.ee' I.'l.s applss Win
siaa. 49, ~ ese'y v'nsr i'npor'eu A.
, 49, aPo9 ,i, w 49,, ns n saN II
49, I'll, -. - ~ N,.;a s''e - IL isl.y
49, ~ &c 49,. " Pso'ee.,'n n -
1nsas.S .. n..e ~ 1875 ~ eel'alI
~ se'9 a i'i"nu,1ss'eS ~ 'ne country
s:os,1;rs -; - - so"ns 1917
,l~ans ' h a''' ~ "
n.,i'I ..ass:. = sn,s N
-sala Pao' 1911 ~ 4 M ,o'.lSn
sh;ah = ~ 'sa.toa 49, ~ ~ 49,
n. "'n w P n, y P''' II ''''
s w ,~,sn Nv - Mn ,h n ~.
s..an'.s', ~ 80 ~ a',u ~ ho'lle
,''. .'n,'' hase cpn'p'e'e mo