The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-06-30

shut, which can open us VIDE as the
purse of power or interest of privi>
lege may dictate. You know how
wide that is. You know how wide
that has been. During part of lat
20 years averaging 90 per cent on to-
tai imports, and so levied as to favor
the rich aud Cypress the poor, very
heavy on articles laboring men and
families are compelled to use, and
very light upon articles of luxury
and style used by the rich and priv.
legged class. Would not the absence
of this tariff do much ITO cothe the
naked and feed the hungry 30 Does
not tariff in any form smell of the
pit? In any form, revenue tariff,
tariff for revenue, tariff for revenue
only, all smell of the pit, all mean
protection, and protection TO the same
extent. All have the rubber expan-
sibiity and can maximize as desired.
in each case the badge of privilege
must be grabbed from the slime TO
distinguish the heads of the anointed.
We remark in regard to "Tariff for
revenue only" that this mighty
pIacin, 'only," is calculated to mis-.
lead and quiet awakenings Of the
public mind, to catch votes. 1t means
protection, and its advocates would
seem to invite belief that it means to
produce nothing in any shape but
revenue for the government. The
doctine that they seem to commend
is not in this. Declare that doctrine
unto them, viz: We hold that tariff
on imports and the constitution can
not stand together. We hold that
constitution of equul protection, of
equal taxation and congress legislat.
ing unequal protection, unequal taxa
alton, is fraud upon any people and
is despotism-the principles, the seed
of liberty and freedom largely sowed
in constitutions soil, harvests of OPP
preston reaped from congress. What
an anomaly, what an inconsistency
liberty down, congressional class leg,
islation mp. And as long as tariff in
any form remains in this country, so
long will these blighting, disturbing
effects exist. We are forced to the
conclusion that the only remedy, the
only safety for this country, is to
eradicate in toto this tariff system,
this corroding cancer from the body
polite. which has corrupted the blood
Of its vitality, leaving no root for
corruptionists to feed upon, and then
forever quit building upon the ex-
ploded system of barbarism and hand
ling badges of distinction alone the
relics of despotism. Even kingly
governments are beginning to be
ashamed of this relic as derogatory to
trade, to commerce of ideas, and
general enlightenment, which springs
from free interchange among the ma
tons of the earth, and condemned by
every political economist in the
world. Then away from exploded
relics, and back to the rock, the COM
stitution. The great want of this
country is the adoption of the free
trade system of the states between
this government and the different ma
tions of the earth, each branch of in
dustry supporting itself, supporting
the general government as we sup.
port our state governments.
OF course it would be easier to sup.
port the general government, alone
than to support the government (that
we are now dolng) and manufactures
too to large extent. All tariff on
imports increases the cost of produc>
ton. Under tariff policy, a farmer
sells his products in a free market,
and buys his goods and plows in a
protected market. Does he not pay