The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-27
The rwe rartff sys,en.s.


Mr.. Sherman talks about the Repub-
lican tariff and the Democratic tariff,
as two distinct things. Sc they are,
and let us see at once the distinction
between them.
The Republican tariff is tariff for
protection with Incidental reUenue And
the Democratic tariff Is q tariff for
revenue with incidental protection. Thare
Is no disputing the verify of this prop
osition.
The Republican protective tariff has
collected annually for several years
past from one hundred to one hundred
and fifty million dollars more revenue
than was needed for the expenses of
the government, leading to bloated e7-
travagance and corruption. AS pro
lection was the object and not TeUenUe, the
amount raised WAS not prop0rtjoued 10
the necessary requirements ofthe Gov
eminent, and, therefore, revenue was
only incidental, and hence the large
overplus. 1t has been made boast
that the Republican tariff was 8 tariff
for protection with incidental rcpenue.
Now, examine the wide difference
between this and the Democratic tariff.
The Democratic tariff system is tariff
for reUenue, limited to the amount
of the expenses of the Govern
ment economically administered, ,and Qd-
jHsted with view to equality in the
public burdens, and so incidental protec.
ton to home productive industry and
labor, without producing monopolios
When the Democrats were in power
twenty-five years ago, the annual ex'
penses of the Federal Government did
not exceed sixty-ive million dollars
Now, under Republican misrule they
exceed three hundred millions year
The expenses Of the Government art
so large ROW, that the mere InCidanta
protection which CAN be afforded woult
be. abundantly sufficient to afford al
the protection which even the manu-
facturers and monopoiists ever thought
of demanding in past years, and fa1
more than the best interests of tht
country require.
There certainly is not any Constitu
tioual authority for D tariff for mer,
protection, without regard to revenue
A tariff for reUenue is authorized, anG
that is necessarily limited to the ex
penses OF the Government.
| Look at the distinctive elements O
the Democratic tariff:
First, REVENUE is its object.
second. It is limited to the expense!
of the Government, economically ad
ministered.
Third. It is adjusted with view tt
equality in the public burdens.
Fourth. It affords Incidental protec
ton to home productive industry ane
labor whenever necessary and practic
able, without producing monopolies, or Civ
ing unjust advantages to any.
/ Let intelligent and fair-minded meE
compare the two tariffs. The differ
ences are as follows:
| First. The Republican tariff does no
limit the burdens it imposes to the en-
penses of the Government cc0nomieGA!
administered, but goes hundreds 0
millions of dollars ever them.
| Second. The Republican tariff is no
adjusted with q view to equality i'll th'
public burdens.
Third. And the Republican tariff i.
not REVENUE measure within th'
authority of the Constitution, but {
measure to build up n,ouopoiies by
taxing the many for che benefit of tn,
few.
This presents the differences between
the two tarifr systams-~ Give Mr-Sn
man the benefit of the issue, on condi
ton that he will not misrepresent it
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