St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-06

mum OF the spindle ana the noise OF the ham,
mer would be heard all over the land and our
people would be prosperous and happy.
In the face of PROSTATE industries, idle
men and machinery and want among the
poor caused by over taxation, there are men
who cry out for protection, but it should be
protection from the suicidal policy of the
Republican party.
nation governed by laws must
raise money to meet the expenses
and this must be done in one of
two ways-viz: direct taxation of the impo-
sition import duties. In our country this sub
ject received the attention of such men as
Clay, Calhoun, Wright, Benton and other
statesmen, and after much discussion the
system Of import duties was settled upon
and has been followed from our earliest his
tory to the present time and will be pursued
as long as our government exists. The poi
icy of the Republican party is to raise reve-
nue. in this way, but far in excess Of
the needs of the government, and
to that extent the industries suffer and the
people groan under the burdens of heavy
taxation.
The policy of the Democratic party Is to
administer the laws honestly and economic
ally and to impose only such burdens, in the
way of taxes, upon the people are neces-
sary TO raise the minimum amount required
to enforce the laws honestly, faithfully and
economically.
All of our infant industries can be pro-
tected by exacting heavy duties upon all i'm
portations coming in competition with them.
In the language of the Democratic platform ::
The Demo cracy pledges itself to pnrfy the adj
mnstration from corruption, to restore econo-
N.Y. to revive respect for law, and to reduce tax
alton to the lowest limit consistent with due re-
gard for the preservation of the faith of the ma
| ton to IFS creditors and pensioners.
| Knowing full well, however, that legislation
affecting the occupations OF the people should be
! cautious and conservative in method, not in ad-
vance of public opinion, but responsive to its
! demands, the Democratic party is pledged to re-
wise the tariff in spirit of fairness all interests.
But in making reduction in taxes it is not pro-
posed to injure and domestic industries. but
rather to promote their healthy growth. From
! the foundation Of this government taxes col
| lected at the custom house have been the chief
source of federal revenue. Such they must con-
time to be. Moreover, many industries have
come to rely upon legislation for successful con-
FINANCE, so that any change of law must be at
|
| thus involved. The process Of reform must be
subject to the execution Of this plain dictate of
| justice.
All taxations should be limited to the require
ments of economical government. The necees-
sary reduction in taxation can and must be eff
fected without depr4ving American labor
of the ability to compete successfully
with foreign labor, and without
imposing lower rates of duty than will be
ample to cover any increased rates of cost of
production which may exist in consequence of
the higher rate of wages prevailing in this county
Sufficient revenue to pay all the expenses of
the federal government, economically admins
tered, including pensions, interest and principal
of the public debt, can be got, under our present
system of taxation, from custom house taxes on
fewer imported articles, bearing heaviest on ar
ticles of luxury and bearing lghtest on articles
of necessity.
We therefore denounce tine abuses of the ex-
listing tariff and subject to the preceding limita-
tions, we demand that federal taxation shall be
| exclusively for public purposes and shall not ex-
coed the needs of the government ecomically adj
| ministered.
The system of direct taxation known as SIN
ternal revenue is war tax, and so long the
law continues the money derived therefrom
should be sacredIy devoted to the relief of the
! people from the remaining burdens of the war
and be made fund 10 defray the expenses of
the care and comfort of worthy soldiers disabled
in the line of duty in the wars OF the republic,
and for the payment of such pensions Con-
gress may from time to time grant to such SOL
diers, like fund for the sailors having been al
ready provided, and any surplus should be paid
into the treasury.
If you do not want the destructive policy
of the Republican party, which in the name
of protection robs you of your hard earn
ings, you will vote for Cleveland and Hen
bricks and thus relieve yourself of onerous
taxation, and aid in setting in motion idle
machinery all over the land, which will bring
with its noise and hum prosperity and hap
piness to your fireside.