Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
NOW IATERESTeD7

The advocates ola high protective tariff
on sugar occasionally indulge in what APP
penrs To ~ 70 be very silly logic. They tell
ns that tn people of The entire State. and.
indeed, OF the entire South, are Interested
ia maintaining the tariff on this article
Il may be- due Ia the dullpess OF oar eompre-
hension, but we must confess that from some
cause We, III common with most other pro.
pie not Interested in the production Of su.
gar directly, cannot see il in that light
We would like To- know what interest II il
To the cotton growers 10 have the tax M
sugar pcrpetuatcd What interest is II
20 ;Lc consumer. or 10 any one r,rc other
than III" sugar rluduccr, to have the tarif
on sugar. l. something which nobody but
sugar man can Soc. II il to his interest.
II puts money IN his ppckcts-inakcs him
rich, but where the advantage 10 any one
else comes in - hard 10 comprehend. IL il
To the advantage of the sugar grower just
the cotton grower. and everybody rl,r that
has the article I" buy, Instead of tn sell.
1t IL tax in Iii, interest. and Il must De-
pad by the consumer. The lcsislittuu
that Lays tax upon an article for the
benc,, Of those eng ,ged in the production
of that article and 70 be paid by the cou.
sumcrs of the article, Is class legislation,
aud no ingenuity or skill of argument can
make anything Rise Of 1t. Thc State il i'll
yitcd, the entire South is asked To Join the
sugar interest and make common cans. Ia
resisting any interference with this pro.
cess ~ taking money out of the pockets o.
the -ugar consumer aud putting II into
the pockets If the sugar grower The m
rltatiou will be declined, or at least should
be, aod with an emphasis which will not
secure a repetition of the courtesy.
We have already had too much class
legislation. There have been enough laws
made in the interest Of classes and munopu.
lies. 1t i. time for 1t all cease Ia aud for
all 10 be- placed as neatly upon an equal
footing as possible The tendency of such
legislation is I" build mp classes and mo-
uopoiirs and already We can discern the
appearance Of favored classes which, #
iostcrcd by protective legislation; ~ tilsoon
become worse than the arstorracy of Eu.
rope, indeed are already worse, for there's
II" tax upon the people for the benefit of
the arstocracy of the old world and there
Is tax imposed for the benefit Of the
favored classes Of this free Republic and
the people are forced t. pIyIt. But the
people have born It until they have
grown tirrh. They are Wiling 10 De taxed
10 support the government. Int not To- adj
vance the interest ot favored ,lass,s ANY
tariif VIII necessarily gfyc some protcc.
u"n. In, the Expenses of the government
must h" met and the tarifi for revenue i
perhaps IS equitable way and at;cnnrd
with a. few objections ~ any that conld he
devised. This much OF taiih the people :
AZ" Wiling to bear.
I'ut wha. interest the masses ct the pro- ,
pie have IA preventing reduction of the
tax on any article : something tia, i, NOT
circulated ." impress the public miud with
force. The intcr"1t j. not apparent. hu;
somehow Appeals To- li'' in thu, o,hc: d.rrc-
ton. The sugar man need not expect the
country 10 brcomr indicnan, 4 l., ! i"rc,d
To submit to 4 r"dnction @: the i,N ou that
article.