The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-25
Inr rARIrr.Rrpprs FARMER.
A Voc bile Illustration of the Evils OF
PRO- sction-Facts for the Farmer.

The Hon. John Hancock in his Austin
epeerh on the evening OF the 18th inst. Will
discussing the question of protective tariff
read from statement made by Nj. Tm ner
Of Kentucky, as follows;
II shall read you now, though out of il!
proper order, Statement by Turner, o
Kentucky, showinga few of the burdens
hs taiiu imposes upon the farmers. Mr.
Turner says:
Under this tariff he rises in the morn.
iug, puts on his common flannel shirt taxed
~ per cent, his coat taxed 81 per cent
shoes taxed IS per cent, hat taxed % pei
cent, takes water from bucket taxed 81
per cent, and washes his face In tin bow
taxed rs per cent, dries it on n cheap cotton
towel taxed Is per cent He sits down Ia
his humble meal and eats from plate taxed
% per cent, with a knife and fork taxed 81
per cent, drinks his coffee with sugar taxed
6S pev cent, seasons his food with salt
taxed go per cent, pepper taxed 81
per cent; he looks around ON his
wife and children, all taxed in the
same way, takes chew of tobacco
taxed 100 per cent, or lights his cigar taxed
liz per cent; and sir, even the sunlight
from heaven that pours into his humble
N'N'hhb AAtsb tvAiO thiouhu tHO NiuupW
glass taxed 80 per cent, and yet thinks he
lives in the treest government under the
hcsycns. Then he starts to work, puts the
birdie taxed 30 per cent. on his horse and
takes his horse that has been shod the nails
used in the shooting taxed 80 per cent,
driven by q hammer taxed 70 per cent. and
hitches him TO a piow taxed As per cent,
with chains taxed So per cent. aud after
the days labor is closed and his family all
gathered around, he reads chapter from
bis Bible, taxed - per cent, and
kneols to God on an humble carpet taxed
" per cent. and then he rests his wearied
limbs on sheet taxed 10 per cent, and
covers himself up with blanket which has
paid l0i per cent; nor do these grasping
manufacturers stop here, but even the
broom which his good wife sweeps the
toor with is taxed So per cent, and the
cooking vessels used in preparing her hus-
hand frugal meal, are taxed II per cent,
and the soda used to Tighten his bread tax.
cd 30 per cent, she sits down TO her sewing
with her needle taxed rs per cent, and
SPOOL OF thread taxed a per cent, to make
a calico dress taxed SO per cent. or if she
wishes to knit warm socks to protect her
husband and children from the bitter
cold, she uses yarn taxed 100 Ter cent,
and thus daily and hourly must the hard
earnings OF the laborer 20 to satisfy the
manufactures aud add to his i'll gotten
wealth. lAppiaUse. Can you imagine
anything to have moro successfully taxed
you from the sole OF your foot to the crown
OF your head, and yet Mr.. Turner might
have gone further and taken the shroud of
thc. dead child, and when laid away, the
nails in its coffin, and all these burdens I'M
posed, not to meet the cxieencies of gov
ernment. but to build up government for n
lew persons to make millions at the ex-
persc of the people. Shall that theory
once again prevail, my friends. that this
government was instituted for the beEciit
OF the people, Exchange.