The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-09-22

these demands, overwhelming from
their justice and wide, wholesome
economy, laden with the destinie:
of the paramount matters of the
present and far>reaching future, still
be ignored and disregarded by repre-.
sentatives protesting and by the con-
stitution bound to administer equal
taxation and justice to all men and
interests? Let them answer the cues.
ton. Are they doing this? Is there
question, why this demand for
united effort, and what that over.
shadowing consideration that stamps
the present with such magnitude of
Importance The answer comes up
from all the line, that the cause Of
taxed labor, the basis of all progress,
national wealth and distribution de-
mands alone its rights, freedom from
unequal weights, unequal taxation
labor demands not protectiou-it de-
mands not preference in legislation
it demands not tribute from its fellows,
but equality, its equal rights among
the activities of the nation-it de,
mands the demands of the constitu-
ton.
We remark, as revenue tariff can
not exist without producing protec-
ton, we are met by the grave fact
that the disbursements of the peoples
money and the levying of duties
(mostly protectionO may rest dangers
ously too in hands Of advocates of
protection as at present. This is a
dangerous feature of this two.headed
policy, and this of itself commends
its subversion. For the more they
spend of the peoples money, the
larger national debts they can make,
the more money they will make, for
higher would be the duties demand
ed, and hence more revenue monopo,
lies. Gigantic sums of the peoples
money spent by advocates of protec-
ton to receive thrice gigantic sums
in behalf of monopolies will be the
future of this double-headed hybrid.
When this is the clear indubitable
leading of their interest, will they not
be thus guided? Write it over doors
publish it upon the streets-write it
on board fences, that men will be
governed by interests. Hence, as
long as revenue tariff remains, the
opening of the food gates of expen.
ditures, the source of their gains, will
be at their command and of course
used. When under this system is
limit? Where is guarantee of safety !?
Blanqui, economist, speaking of eff
fects of tariff in reign of Charles V,
says, "they used the colonies to rob
the natives, and tariffs to rob the col
onies." And still it robs Revenue
tariff, the creature of the abuse of
power-the instance in our land of
tyrannical rule, shows on record no
precedents that do not point to disap>
pointed hopes, violated liberty and
blasted industries.
The course pursued by protective
leglslation-by the importance att
tached to the misnomer vested inter.
est-by the hush of preparation
in bats to the south in protecting
sugar interests in Louisiana-a all this
TO divide the south on the tariff CUES
ton; to make surer the ropes and to
magnify their claims to privileged
preferment. Give this to the winds
To protect we must degrade; to give
protection, which i money, this same
money must first be taken from 9TH
ers. Permit me, my reader. to re.
mark. that the overwhelming needspi
to-day are enlightments, and wide
dissemination Of political facts, and
that all politicians and editors (who
have not already Undue their minds