Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-09-27
NO. IS


Amsrican R.gister.
Mr.. Sherman talks about the Re-
publican tariff and the Democratio
tariff, as two distinct things. S. thew
are, and let as see nj once the ais-
tinction between them.
The Republican tariff is a tariff for
protection with accidental rerenue And
the Democratic tariff is q tariff for
rspeN9e with incidsnkal protection.
There Is no disputiDg the verify Of
this proposition.
The Republican protective tariff ha.
collected annually for several wears
past from one hundred to one hun
dred and fifty million dollars more
Esxenno than - nepdesl q al.s ex.,
penses OF the Government, leading 70
bloated extravagance and corruption.
As protection was the object and not
revenue, the amount raised was not
proportioned to the necessary REQUIRE
ments Of the Government, and there
fore, revenue was only Incidental. and
hence the large overplus. II has been
made boast that the Republican "a.
riff was tariff for protection with in-
cidental revenue.
Now, examine the wide difference
between this and the Democratic Ia
riff. The Democratic tariff system IA
q tariff for revenue, limited 10 the
amount of the expenses of Govern
ment economically administered. and
adjusted with a.view to equality in
the public burdens. and also 10 Incl
dental protection to home productive
industry and labor, without produ-
cling monopolies.
When the Democrats were in pow
er twenty-five years ago. the annual
expenses Of the Federal Government
did not exceed sixty-fve million dol.
lars. Now under Republican misrule
they exceed three hundred millions
a year. The expenses Of the Govern
ment are SO large now. that the mere
incidental protection which can be af-
forded would be abundantly sufficient
to afford all the protection which even
the manufacturers and monopolists
ever thought of demanding in past
years, and far more than the best in
terests Of the country require.
There certainly is not any Consti-
tutional authority for tariff for mere
protection without regard to revenue.
A tariff for revenue is authorized, and
that is necessarily limited to the ex-
penses Of the Government.
Look at the distinctive elements of
the Democratic tariff:
First, revenue is its object.
/ Second. It is limited TO the expen-
ses Of the Government economically
administered.
Third. IL is adjusted with a view
to equality in the public burdens.
Fourth. Ii affords incidental pro-
lection to home protective industry
and labor whenever necessary and
practicable, without producing mo-
noPOlies. or giving unjust advantages
TO any.
Let intelligent and fair-minded men
compare the two tariffs. The differ
enees are as follows:
First. The Republican tariff does
not limit the burdens it imposes TO
the expenses Of the Government eco
nomically administered, but goes hun
dreds Of millions of dollars over them.
Second. The Republican tariff is
not adjusted with a view 10 equality
/ in the public burdens.
Third. And the Republican tariff
is not revenue measure within the
authority of the Constitution, bat q
measure TO build up mohopolies hy
taxing the many for the benefit Of the
few.
This presents the difference between
the two tariff systems. Give Mr..
Sherman the benefit Of the issue. on
condition that he will not misrepre-
sent it.