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

con genlai III Is 10 turn IrOin tnis nTlRnC
picture of freedoms safeguards, on
which it seems every door is bolted
against courtly usurpation, and turn
to our congress, the professed repre-
sentatives of these principles and Gus.
todians of these the peoples safe
guards of equal rights, and view u
throne of protective power erected
with towering head aud overshadow-
ing moneyed proportions, which well
ugh dictates legislation and rules
elections the ballot box almost
chained Ivy this protective moneyed
head. The rulings of profession es>
capped from the constitution are filling
the pockets OF monopolieS from tn
earnings Of the MASSES, are busy to
evolve new plans of distribution, tele.
graphing, educating, to still further
strengthen this grinding oppression
And shall other than suppression of
this he styled the business of the
couutryP" Reductions If duties failed
to reach the seat OF the disease, oe
cause they left unsettled the constitu-
tional question as to the right of cons
gress to impose burdens, To take from
Que to give to another. In these at
tempts at reform there was no depart
ure from the sand basis of class egis-
lation-no return to the rock, the
constitution, AMI therefore no advance.
A departure must be made from
these sand banks - the constltu-
ton chained in the dungeons of pros
tective domination must be rescued by
the hand of reform. and the great
truth, equal rights elevated above the
exclusions of protection and placed as
chief of the corner, as chief To rule
10 the overthrow of usurpatiou in the
halls of congress. Let the equal
rights of the constitution be the equal
rights of congress and not as at present,
constitution guaranteeing equal rights
equal taxation, congress guaranteeing
unequal rights, unequal taxation.
Constitution, congress and best vitali-
ties of the nation are all moving
slowly, without change. round and
ronnd, within the embrace of the
whirlpool of usurped power. Therefore
it is usurpation of power when con-
gress converts the tax power, with
Oat warrant from the constitution
from revenue into penal power
and has no right to levy duties thai
will produce protection which i,
money taken from one to give to an
other. 1t must he abundantly appa
rent to all, that the amounts accruins
to monopolies from protection being
immense, if such had been the desigl
of the constitution, that something
would have been inserted to that ct
feet Therefore let all articles tina
produce protection he placed on tn,
| free list, viz: Iron, woolens ant
all articles produced or manufactured
in this country Gf any exception LEI
it be articles Of luxury be placed OF
the free list. Let duties I've Levied
on coffee and tea, and all articles no
produced or manufactured in thi
country, which would produce no pro
lection, but only revenue, alone
for the government. My mind ap
proves free trade entire, but this il
the nearing step. This would he fire.,
from constitutional objection and frou
harvests of ills. and together with tn,
internal revenue system, which shoulc
be firmly maintained by all means
would riOduce revenue enough with
out taxing necessaries. II it shout,
not be enough, raise it some other way
than by usurpation OF power tina
belongs not to the constitution, hut
violation of the standard doctrin
of equal rights. Grea: contamination
this 1t would he the second grea
exodus in American history. There
fore, in order to advance in revenu,
reform, that would lie an advano
without retrogradation as in the past
there must not be modifying, but re
scinding, an overthrow of this hybri
protective system.
If a return be made to somethin
like the Walker tariff of 1916, rednc
ed in 1856 to IA per cent. on tota
imports, though this would certainl
be great improvement, ten or I'll
teen years would perhaps fin thi
country struggling under present SUI
roundings. A barrier must be rear
ed up to forever close this open doc
of inducements to expenditures I
reap personal gain. The tax powe
and disbursing power Of this govern
ment must be caused by rescindin
this Pena! power, to rest safely, an