The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-24
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IN ran Antonio Espfes has on tevFsl
oecsslani referred - the iIsnltp ~ beinF,
or . having been sn sdvoeas Of Tree trade.
Dufing tbs past halt dozen Jsafs ws have
wilton column after column on tue tarn
qussi on, and from the first article pub
lishsd, down to the present moment, cur
ylssss, 10 tho principles Involved. or the
policy of this government, or the
policy Of the democratic party, have un'
dersons no change whatever, while In
our supfsssions OF them We have ever
strivsn 20 DO precise, fail and clear.
For yeass We have made these ssms prob
lens n spselally, ard IL has been not only
ap'essins, but fascinating study through
the three schools whether pursued, ard
with closest attention lr the works
o. ADAM sNIru, AoCuLLouGH, Mill,
RIcARpo, MATTHEWS or BAsTIAr, An'uT,
Say, or PERRy, Bowxs. CARLY, WEtls,
aud the rest; or whether IN paills
msntiry and congressional debates,
or In the press columns. Aud We have ever
bson 90 consistent In our ideas, ard 30 dis
tine, an pronounced that We are rs much
asionlshei that We should be taken as an
advocate i1F nurely free trade to be at once
insngRrs,ed - We could DO, had
ws been sst down as protection.
Isl, rlleh hye the bye, We were
recently csll,d by enother contemporary.
But 20 ,hs end OF being DISTINCTLY undrr.
stood by an impartial intelligence We viii
state our positions on tho tariff aud OH the
present status OF tho democratic party us
freely. as eandidly, sni as explicitly as We
are capable Of doing.
omltting the iTee.t'ade dogma, there are
three uhasos Of the tariff recognised in polit-
zeal circles, Frat. lanf for protection,
which makes protection lis object or lead.
Ing object, and revenue 10 support The
government secondary or mere
incidental thing. This is the pres.
eat tariff of the republican party.
Ard he TACT thst n makes protection aud
no, revenue Us object 10 shown In the cir.
cumstaGcs that i.co!lsc,s between 81 900, 600
aud 80 900. 600 more than Is needed TO pay
the expenses Of the government.
Second, A tariff for revenue, limited 10
the amount required to support tue gov
eminent economically administered, and
adjusted in its details with view TO equal
fly in The public burdens, and with dis
c-lmiGations Us TO the duties on imports
with = view to only incidentally sid and en-
courage home productive industry and
labor.
Third, A tariff ior revenue only. THIS
k.s g.. Ia 10 "A
quioe the support OF the Federal govern
ment by direct taxation, Indeed, actual
free trade would 90 further. 1, would re-
qnire reciprocity treaties aboishing tariff
reciprocity in our country, and also in the
countries with which we trade.
Now, We are frank to confess that We
would like TO see the existence OF free
trade era II IL were practicable at present
and jlgt aud equitable to our citizens.
Free trade, under our constitutional pro-
Visions, means direct taxation, to be appor
toned emocg tho states in proportion to
population as ascertained by the last pre-.
ceding census. Now. this would require
to-day each man in Alabama to pay u little
over IS on the assessed value OF the properly
in the state for every 81 paid by citizen ia
Rhode leland, which would be reslly more
uneguai and upjuet THAI our present op-
pressivs tariff system.
Again, Inc protective tariff, or the
tariff CT the republican party, is
our abomination, with its infamous
al par cent. of average duty. See |
how II operates On the necessities of life for
the poor, the large majority ofths country:
Per Cent. |
Ciothing Woo ....... ................2G 10 20
Flannels. ..G2 10 Is
Hats neutrality-suspicious.. ........... 30
btAhitC .,...................... ~
E.nra Id inittnns Cotton ..... 80