The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-02-01
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: which they have been robbed SO
) long, there are steadily multiply
: ing evidences The astonishing
1political changes wrought in
Michigan, Iowa and other west
ern states were largely brought
) about BY the modification of pub
, lie sentiment upon the question Of
taxation. Senators Van Wyck, Of
Nebraska, and Ingalls, and Plumb,
Of Kansas, have given proof that
II ne laaven of revenue reform is
working within them, and the last
name senator put the question in
ian exceedingly practical way in
the Senate the other day. In the
course of the debate on tie Senate
Finance Committees tariff bill
Mr.. Plumb said:
81. DO not ask that any duty
shall be Increased. No one rais-
ing anything within the state Of
Kansas, and no manufacturer in
that State, asks for an increase of
tluty on anything. We do ask
that a ring if I may use that ex-
preston without otfanse-a collec-
ton and combination of interests
located upon the eastern frontier
of this country, near to the seat
and source Of power, easily acces-
sible to the tariff commissions and
able to get tiieir ears, shall not
have their own way about every
thing of this kind, entirely ire
spec5ive Of The sections Of this
country remote from the seat and
sources of the power. Nj. Presi-
don't, some Of Us have got to be
consulted before his BIZ finally
passes, and some Of Us viii be con
suited after The bill has passed in
regard to the reasons for the ac-
ton or non-action taken. [ say
now to the persons who have the
run Of this thing, to those who
have had control alI are better
posted, ana have been able by arts
and by various processes to do
those things which were not thor
ourghly understood beg them
to consider that the people are
Watching chis proceeding, and
that they want NO higher taxes,
but lower taxes, AMI that in giving
the protection for American indus
try they want to give a decent
chance to a class Of people who,
by reason of their calling, cannot
be protected at all, but who have
got to take the chances in the
markets of the world for their
products, hard products to raise
expensive products to get to mar
ket, and i'll the production Of which
there is the smallest margin of
profit"
q was talking with farmer
from Massachusetts to-day about
this thing. He said he had as
good a farm as there was in the
Old Bay State, and yet he said
that he could barely make both
ends meet,and he complained to
me that one of the reasons why he
could not do so was because every
thing else that surrounded him
was SO much protected that it sim
ply took the difference between
profit and loss in his calling, and
left him in a very slim chance in
deed from year to year, -.-,
Here is the cause of the farmer
and the consumer generally stat
ed as they would state it them
selves, and by plain, blunt, prac-
teal man, and a Republican at
that. If Mr.. Plumb, with the state
Of Kansas, at his back, can voice
such a sentiment, why should
Democrats falter in their duty,
and, when they venture to attempt
it, apologetically inform the ''ba-
rons'' that they are sorry that they
have to yield to popular clamor at
home.
There is no middle ground. The
wants Of the government are SO
large that any tariff laid for reve-
nue. will necessarily furnish pro-
lection to manufacturers. The
people want lower taxes. A thor
ough protective tariff is probibi
tory tariff, and as protectionists
do not claim that they are entitled
to such q tariff, in a large measure,
conceded the cause of their oppo-
nents. Bat by reason Of the de-
mands Of the government, the
/ duties hid To moot +hoso don,or,1,,