Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-08-24
pIalnIv Illustrated.

Citizens or any village unuetstanu snht " 10 w
the interest of each and all to patronize home in
dustry-that the prosperity Of the village depends
upon Individual prosperity. If they go abroad to
buy their shoes, the shoemakers Of the village must
go elsewhere so with the harness maker the black
smith, the wagon-maker, and SO on through the en-
tire category of mechanics II the people OF the
village go abroad to buy their goods groceries, hard
ware, drugs, etc., their own home merchants are
crippled and driven away. On the contrary, II each
citizen patronizes his home mechanic and home
merchant each will prosper, the village will grow,
and all will have means for comfort. They keep
their money at home, build up home interests and
create home market.
We had clipped the above from the
Toledo pepsioner on Hubbell's campaign
assessment fund, for the purpose of COM
ment, but find that we have been antici-
pated by the Bee in the following which
SO well illustrates 'the principle UNDER
lying protective tariff, that we adopt it.
Not one village, says the Bee, in the
whole land does business on this princi-
pie. There is not village within fifty
miles of Toledo that does not buy largely
Of shoes, clothing, wagons, groceries,
hardware, ETC., in this city. But sup
pose, for instance, that the authorities OF
South Toledo should adopt the principles
of the United States tariff regarding
trade with Toledo. In the first place
they would build fence around the
town, station an officer at each gate. and
whenever workingman came home
from Toledo with common woolen goods
bought for his family they would compel
him to pay an addition Of about 90 per
cent. for the benefit of the local dealer; II
he was well-to.do citizen who bought
finer clothes, the tax would be only about
55 or 60 per cent; for cotton goods they
would charge him from 35 to 55 per cent.
according to quality-the smaller amount
always for the finer goods; If the citizen
bought boots or shoes in Toledo he would
be charged from 20 to 50 per cent. extra
for the benefit of the villdge shoe.aaaeer;
for window glass, from 6S to u per cent.
extra, and 50 on through all the articles
in common use, but if the purchaser was
very wealthy citizen and bought dia-
monds be would be charged only 10 per
cent. extra.
Suppose this was attempted-in less
than a week the fence would be torn
down, the officers tumbled in the ditch
and the people would assert their right
and their purpose to buy goods in Toledo
if they chose, and that, too, without pay
ing any additional tax for the benefit Of
local dealers. Yet 'this is the principle
the tariff is for the benefit Of the local
dealers, and the classes of articles bought
land used by the laborer are forced topay
higher per cent. Of tax than those pur
chased by the millionaire.
The organs of tie monopolists favor
continuing the policy, and an increase o.
the tax is now being urged. 1t is cleal
to every fair-minded man that there
Ishould be a revision and modification o.
the tariff, and that rates will be fixed
which will be fair to all classes that the
wealthy should,pay az high rate Of tax
alton for their silks as the workingmar
should pay for his blouse; and that th'
millionaire's diamonds should be taxed
as heavily as the farmers plow.