Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19

chanics at remunerative wages. It gives the
ss the power OF numbers, ana increases us
cial potI Of view.
Kansas, offers. perhaps, more real and
substantial inducements to the immtgrant
than any other locality where vacant land
exists or where homes can be purchased at
moderate prices. We have a ma2nincent
school system, endowed by an annual dis
bursable fund OF over s. 100000 with all the
advantages that society and retineInent give
TO the people of any State. To the stockman
and agriculturist, our State offers induce
Inents that no other locality surpasses. We
have a soil of unsurpassed fertility. "A salubri-
Gus climate, short winters, with an annual
rainfall that produces abundant harvests to
reward the husbandman. and plenty OF winter
and green pastures for the stock man,
whether he wants the tame or native grasses
Our railroads checker over the State, and fur
nish the great arteries that transport the
cereal product aud live stock TO market.
IL Is necessary to keep these advantages
before the people of the other states,
and of tha Old World, to secure a large, val
liable and annual increase TO our popu-
latiOn. We need the hardy, industrious and
economical German, Irshman, Swede and
Canadian, TO help settle up and subdue our
native soil to aid In developingthe ineXhaus-
tible resources of our young commonwealth. /
shall earnestly cooperate with YOU In any
means you may see fit TO adopt TO induce and
invite immigration 10 our state, whether
through the influence OF our state Agricul-
tural Department. or by the appointment of a
State Agent TO represent us nc New York City,
or To visit Europe in the interest of immigra-
ton.
IL is important that the impressio now ex-
listing against our state. on account of certain
supposed infrtngcm"nts of the personal rights
or liberties of individuals, and interfering
with certain common and harmless customs.
shOuld De dis tpated. Amendments tosome of
our laws with proper and judicious manage
ment. will, think, accomplish the wished-for
result, aud then in short time the tide of
uhnlBfatlOn Will be turned to our state.
INDIRECT BURDENS.
There is a surplus i'm our Federal Treasury
OF Sl5OOOO'OOO, which, together with the an
nual expenditures, measures the apparent
burdens ON the people. This surplus attracts
those who would for their own selfish ends
make spoil of the public funds. Not only the
fiscal officers of the general Government and
the President of the United States. but all
good men OF all parties. have denounced and
deplored this surplus as tempting and cor
fupting in its effects. It Is consequence as
well as cause of evil policies and practices
ana denotes excessive taxation and the null
upltcation of useless and unnecessary bur-
uens on the people. IL means excessive cost
OF fuel, shelter food, clothing and other me-
cessaries and comforts OF life. IL adds by its
exactions on iron and steel, burdens on the
cost OF railroads, and incre Uses costs of
transportation Of the produce of the farmer
20 the markets OF the world. and adds greatly
20 the price to- the customer, while IL does
not paw back anything to the producer. Ii is
tux ON food which does not inure TO the
Dement'S OF the producer or consumer. 1t Is
increasing Ht u rapid rate the wealth per
capita OF the States whose people are enjoy.
ing the effects of n protective tariff while the
.ate IS being rapidly reduced in the Agricul-
turnl states OF the West.
whether this excess is a hundred or two
hundred millions, the peTnicious principle is
Ine same. lt concerns the people of this az
ricultural State TO know why this burden il
laid upon them, and what Il the considera-
uon they receive for bearing 1t. " the taxa
ton by the present tariff simply furnished the
funds To- carry on the Government. frugally
administered even though there were inc
qunltles IN It's arrangement, patient agfi-
cultural people might not complain. But as
the census shows there are States which may
be called protected states. and others which
may DO called unprotected States yet the lat
ter furnish not only their full share of the i'm.
meulhte expenses OF the general Govern
ment, but they furnish immense sums which,
DNihe present protective system never find
their way To the National Treasury, but 70 to
swell the wealth of those who profit by this
.sx on me industries Of the agricultural states
that might be'prohtable, were IL not for this
protective system that aids n favored few TO
amass immense fortunes off the masses. Our
census reports show n rapid increase of the
wealth per capita of suck States and "A grad.
nal decrease OF wealth per capita OF the HQ-
nculturRl states. The average tariff tax on
manufactured articles generally used by the
farmer varies from thirty TO one hundred and
nifty per cent. and this immense tax on tie
Industries of the state makes fearful inroads
on the earnings of the patient toiIing farmer
To this tax must be added the increased cost
OF the article TO the consumer which adds
greatly 10 his burdens and raises an immense
sum OF money annually that never finds its
way into the Treasury vaults, variousy esti-
mated at from five hundred millions to one
billion of dollars which is collected from the
consumer by the enhanced price of articles of
daily use.
The protective policy of our present tariff
laws IL the result of bad legislation and n
vicious system that assumes TO tax one class
OF people and business to help another class
OF people or business: taxing the consumer
so "a TO raise the revenues for the support of
the government, and at the same time and by
this system compelling them TO pay imtnen %
tribute TO lew because they have succeeded
In building up immense monopolies and Sc
cured IN wears past the favor of Congress and
Rprotective tariff. The sham excuse for this
pernicious system IL that it makes "A home
market. The fallacy of this argument has
Deyn demonstrated by every writer on politi.
zeal economy. IL Is only necessary to add
that the price of IN. IN produce Is not
regulated 10y the domestic demand, but the
markets of Europe that measures the value of
our meat and the great cereal crops of onr
state. lt Is argued that IL keeps up the price
OF labor. The history of this protective sys-
TEN ~ orr own country proves its iailacy, as
also the additional fact that the countries
that are the most protected are the worst of
In Europe pay the lowest WAGES
The agriculturists of Kansas have their own
local interests, but they happen To- be in &C.
cord with the general intcrcSts of mutual
trade and commerce with other lands. Com
mcrce IL not n one. sided affair. The markets
Tor the cereals and meat OF the great farm
factories OF our State, and of the West,
tinued by liberalitv and Justice of
our owl laws We must not provoke re.
trade, nor limit our markets I'm which to buy
what we need and sell at the best prices and
where we please. The revenues for the sup
port OF the National Governments can be and
necessarily must he raised BY n tariff system
but that system should be so adjusted and ar.
ranged that 10 will raise revenue for the lib
eral. though economical support of the Gov
eminent, and he levied ON the IuNuIies rather
than the necessaries of life, thus freeing labor
OF Us unjust burdens and placing the farmers
OF Kansas on an equality with the other in
dustrtes of the country, and freeing them
from eXactionS they ought not TO bear
While it may be argued that you have moth.
Ing TO do with this question, it is important
that we should understand what burdens are
NnrNNn NNHN In
forced, so that as statesmen and wise legisa-
tors you can temper the burdens and taxes
that you impose so that the cxactions NAV
not impoverish those who are expected TO
respond To all demands for support you NAV