The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-09-15

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arrogance demand continued subservi-
ence of their equals in rights. Can any
despotic government surpass this in
disregard of constitutional rights?
Judge Kelly, leading representa-
tive of manufacturers, few years
ago appeared with threatenings If the
government dared to withhold protec>
ton from Pennsylvania manufacto>
ries." And another more dangerous
cropping now comes from the same
prolific region, demanding high pro-
tective tariff, and suggesting distri,
button of surplus in treasury between
the states. The idea of existence of
surplus in treasury suggests to taxed
masses the propriety Of reducing du =
ties instead of raising them higher.
A proposition for distribution of sur
plus in treasury certainly comes with
bad grace from monopolies which
have already received all of the large
division produced by revenue tariff,
and one would think that after this
their minds even would revolt at the
nauseousness of this suggestion. The
purport of this demand and SUCCESS
ton is to fasten by this bait of distri-
button high protective tariff unalter-
ably upon the country. This is
dark and more dangerous doctrine
than is generally conceived, unwar-
ranted by the constitution andis noth-
ing less than the spirit OF argraian>
ism. The government owning moths
ing, surplus in the treasury is the
property Of the people to he used for
common national purpose. Cons
gress the trustee of the people has no
more right to denationaIize this sur>
plus by distribution between the
states, than to deindivilualize (if |
may use the expressionO the proper>
ty of so many individuals. The sug>
| gestlon at hest is an absurdity, for
this surplus could not be distributed
equitably as from nature of unequal
taxation by revenue tariff, some parts
of the country have paid in propor-
tionally more tn II others. AS mo-
nopolies seem fond of distribution
from the past, this being no new
scheme with them, | here, my read
er, in the name of the peoples cause,
PROFOUND to monopolies a distribu
ton the performance of which we
think would be sanctioned by law
and equity, and which, the constitu-
tion all over would applaud; viz: mo-
nopolies bring forward all moneys you
have received from the fruits of the
labors of the masses without compen
sation, and when all sums thus un-
justly acquired are gathered together
for restitution, then distribute and
mete out to each his own as near as
possible, and for once at least in life
time you would receive the benedic-
tons of justice, equity and your God.
For verify, if restitution has any
sphere work in this world it is
appropriate in reparation from mo
nopolies to their victims impoverish.
ed for their exaltation. The day and
industry receives protection from its
government against competition il
loses half its value-half its useful
ness. Protection and unequal taxa,
ton, both violations of natural laws,
and laws of natural or free trade,
fail not to recoIl with wonted reurihu.
ton. There is something that springs
from steel FURNISHED by meeting steel
that springs from the impellings Of
thorough drilled manhood-from high
Independent manly resolve that i,
above price-that cannot be bought
with money-that can be procured
alone by meeting (per seq the free
competitions of the nations. Thi,
competition leads 70 individual anc
manufacturing greatness and full use,