The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-22

consequences were great. Width and
liberality of principles in one direc
ton seem to produce breadth Of
thought ia other directions. Texas
came in, opening the way for the vast
regions Of the Pacific country. This
administration gave birth to the
Walker tariff and indirectly to its re-
duction in 1856, the leust ohjectiona-
BILE of all the tariff With pride
NAV the Democratic party look To
this canvass and results. That was
an advance in revenue reform ~ that
time. A step no further than that
now, would he no advance.
Reforms must pass beyond Old lines
TO new developments, ar retrograde,
us in the past, ensues. And further
more, five wears before the war
Walker tariff began to give evidence
of insufficiency, or, that protection is
10 protection. That is when the cost
of production becomes equal to the
duties levied on imported goods. ut
which time taxed goods come Ia with
profit, at which time the cry i raised
for more help, more protection money.
this takes place from two TO four
years. No true reform! No perma.
nent advance in such sand banks and
/ f,lacies. There can be no extricatinn
for this country unless ella s-serviL &
policies, oheisance. timidity before
the exactlng money power I've laid
a ide, and full restoration of equal
rights becomes the business of legis
lation of the country. 70 tell peO>
pie long placed under this tariff grind.
err, unwaTranted by the constitution,
that their burdens cannot he removed
but only modified. that full, equa)
rights cannot he restored to them, but
that they must still pay their quota
of money. somewhat modified, to the
Bandit Nobility OF protection-tha
they must wait, lest the change "di,
turb the business of the country.
The people ask such politicians to tel
them what can I've greater disturb
ance of the legitimate business of tn,
country, than the continuation of thu
present deprivation of 40 millions %
their rights and earnings? Is thi
deprivation Of 40 millions no "dis
turbance of the business of the c0un
try Y The people are told that the,
must wait, and for what? Dos til
constitution anywhere say wait
What light has congress then to sa
wait Does the constitution say tn
next week or the next year? TIL
people in the past have been told tina
this reduction and that reduction
would reach the desired end. This r.
duction of duties and that reductio
have been tried, and to-day finds tn
country in search of retorm-still la
boring under former disabilities, wit
this additional disadvantage, that til
, longer encrOachments are permitte
. the more difficult Of suppression. Foi
ty millions, many of whom are labor
ing for their daily bread. are glad I
make 8 or 10 per cent, are taxed
pay 40 and 90 per cent. 10 monop'
lies, which make 40, so IL 50 per cen
/ The restoration of these to equ,
rights and the removal of unequs
burdens would seem to I've the chic
and proper business of Legislation
Then let legislators and people II
, longer !rife with inefficient plans al
, exploded theories, hut arise and es
cape from the low plain of protectiv
} badge, and return up higher to tn
Gilead of the constitution, where Ii,
the balm for the healing Of these ill
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