Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-02
BE CONSISTENT.
Argument In Favor of Consistency
Among Tarinites.

III IhNoE w
Among Tarihites.
[Chicago Tlmes.l
One OF the advocates of tariff pro-
ion are courageous enough to pro-
IN extension OF the application OF
ir doctrines in some directions.
Commercial Advertiser of New
IL The Commercial Gazette OF
cinnati, and The Baltimore Ameri-
are among the courageous ones,
Y propose to put n tax on foreign
gers, actors, and lecturers. says the
named of these papers
With two Italian operas, the gifted
fry, the talented Irving, the over
mated Langtry, and Matthew Ar
d all going on M once, the Amerl-
public ought to receive II surielt oil
ign attractions. Why not tax
|fa-singeIs and foreign actors, read
lecturers, and snobs? They carry
enough American gold to justify
ation.n
IND the others approve Of the sug-
lion. Why shouldn't they? why
gldn't all advocates of protection
In the demand for high protective
les on the PATHS, Cnmpaninls,
ngs, Langtrys, Arnolds, and Proc
}? We have duties of sixty per
i. and upward to prevent foreign
nuiactureis of wooden goods from
frying oil American gold. We have
les of 80 per cent. and upward on
ton goods, fifty per cent. on SILK
Pds, and other high duties on met
crockery, chemicals, and various
er things, to prevent foreigners
m carrying of American gold
by, then, should we permit foreign
gers, actors, and takers to carry OIL
gold by the cart-load? One OF the
ngs that are taken for granted by
high-tariif economists is that IL
|nld he good thing for us TO &c.
Session Of all the gold in the world
pc could; that the way 10 get rlcli
70 sell all the merchandise we can
Foreigners and buy none at all rom
Pm, insisting on payment IN gole'
everything we sell them. In car
ing out this policy it Is obviously
wise TO permit foreigners 10 COME
re and talk, sing and act us out OF
own American gold. =
hen there is the 'home-industry
e OF the matter. 1t Will never 40 10
the pauper singers, actors ana Zee
Fers OF Europe come here anu hhc
bread out of the mouths OF our own
flloggs, and Booths and Beecheis.
|e protect our sculptors and painters
hinst ruinous competition with the
|nper artists OF Europe, and do wnal
can to prevent the latter from de
ging our markets. with their cheap
pres. In the name of consistency,
ly shouldn't we do as much Tor our
Fists of the stage and the rostrnnl
flhe papers above named have mace
fne progress in the direction OF con
iency, but they have yet IA CONSIDER,
Pc distance 10 travel before tnes
rch that goal. Consistency requires
lnt all duties should be prohibitory'
They are not, we shall import sonlt
|erehandise. and we may have te
pa of some gold to pay foi IL or ~
Psi we shall fail TO get SOME oi tn'
feign gold the getting of when Il
The view of protection philosophers
n grand end and aim OF ali foreign
Pmmerce. And then we can NOT I'M
PR merchandise OF any kind without
plating the great principles OF pro
ftlon 10 home Industry What
Fef We Import the American WORK
lgman doesn't produce, and so iar
tcording 10 protection philosophy
/, Is "ouI Of IA job We should no
zen Import such things as we DO no
fHduce. such as coffee and feruvlai
hrk. Ii we didn't import cone