The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-16

cause " proposed 10 reduce dates nike
A hors1D'sl reduction nigh not bs best
bnt none Other was now pftcticsble. Pro
tsciionisis opposed II. no. because u WAS
horls ontsl reduction, but becaussit Gas /,
re- uoiioD a. Ill.
The year 1850 was the time OF plenty o.
labor for wage, worker was a. leut. a. we
A. the gfos.r OF erain, better pad IN All
they are IN this year Of 1884 and Ia tha
year (is0N) OF bountsons plenty our 'mpcr
ta'ioDs VI foreign goods ~ofo l~ss 10 the per
| snn or In p'oportiDn ~ population than III
the years 1880 d 1881 To tina lsi OF sr.
ticlrs now imported Tres OF duy amount.
ing to nearly ons.,bird " onrinipor,a,ions
u 10 proposed 10 add talt. o"al. wood
and l'uiher Salt 4, already ire,
from tax for fishermen, also for tho *
porter OF meats, 10 Lessen tbs COS, OF iood
20 The renDie OF other counuisr, not Tor GU
own. Coal IL un'nxed Tor use on vess,
having by Law exclusive right 10 The coast
ing trade, a privilege denied pers0ns 90
gagged Ia other pursuits. This revenue
from wood and lumber impor'ed and here
duty has In tho len years last mast
not ,xcesd $40 600 COO. The oertu,
retu na show Tho dom sic wondt product
20 Exc, ed S50Ou con 600 per Hnnum II au
average duty of 20 per cent "a imported
wood adds but 10 per @ nj. 10 tho uriro a.
has ~, duet hnle ~ irorca,rd nnst "a
tho people has been added OF 6500,00l O0u
IN ten years. Ia t1e.a ten tfgfs, uDder
the prrirpse OF lHxiug this mr. ic'e B. ircurs
600 OOO revenue. sc hnvr CON reiled ia
penpio ~ nay $4,000 GO m h1uniy 70 en-
courage the destuu ion ui forests nnd { =
ing OF ifees, and 40 the same Nme We hsyr
given marc ban $3.50 coo acres OF lani
uader timer cul arc asa bounty T. o. -.
courage the planting al tfo's sni ether
iOrtsis; Ia 07tim I = made by actual az
pericuce IN Sh- bureau ~ statistics Shlch
sctuAl payments IN ,mpoftftinns RhoT 10
be but estimates, though based on I'll a
data, The oil would leave II appears ~ co..
tons. bur iva articles OF cotton yarns nor
finest, du'iaolo above 40 per cent
In wooens hut one c,arss
carpet wool, Which we do TO. or duo
above On per cent nnd Iron and STEEL but
iew atcvs 90 per cent. These rates hays
been fixed as ihs limit hhovs which 90
those ARTICLES no dutv shall no collected.
fhe present rate On the fues. cotton 10 40
per cent, aud vet H. is on unquettiuned
isci, as showu By inv ices aud Diymsnts
made, that duties oxcredin, 100 per cent.
ycseding tirst COST sre extclsd and paid
oa c0tlon go0ds. me duty upon which
is Ia ettmats, referred TO stated 10 be
leso than 20 per cent. Thesama Is true Of
iron and steel In " diif.rru, degree. La the
WOODEN schedule these abuses are most glar-
ing. In all they result rom enOrmiiirs
hidden aud concerted. both in class fica lion
articles aud rates OF dny y. The LIMIT Of 40
81 aud GO per cent. on the cotton, metal
sd wooden schedules Is intended TO ex posr
and remedy these hidden enormitirs.
thus cflering 5ome relief for
xistipg abuses TO the extent
n $500 COO on sugar ne much Oh on cotton
ana wooden goods, eDd si 600 90 OF o,ber
A.. =. ...A. 4. ,t.rs a.
Client, noi 10 say deceptive character OF the
iatu revision, the manner Of making IL aud
he circumstances Attending ia adoption,
alike iorpids that IL shog d 90 permanent
The only secutiiy from agitation e"o
change Is t. clriine the tax ug pavef Ia &C.
rightiul purpose, o0iniiing revenue | NJ
lied 10 the necessities Of govern.
ment. When no more revenue ~
eeded by tho government OF
% w.r ~ tsx ,ha people. Etinaiss ha,en
an census Iat,s;ic3 show that IS many a.
IL eco 600 OF our ueople do some work or
.ro occupied H. some business, ana tAat the
average snnual earnings sre NJ lea SlO,-
90 0Di. These do not much exceed $50.
GOT, $50, aud are wbclly consumed in means
Of daily subsistence Tnsse too, aro The
VINO "a shnns rpd field Strike the
oil ,ws Of al prod elton, al accumulztions,
our national end individual veal h 20
20 cne-ten Of ,hose wno esrn, aud Of these
a few appropriate the great N =. 81 tie
savings of the people And ara enriched ms
, he prof OF labor. o bef men take -es /
mares which will SHOW that the few Hho
pr tt most from The labor OF oil contrlbn'r
ltlls uul this system an uuclnai Taxa
/ on, not more han per ceut. Of thstr 3 v
ings, while the great lass of workers, ,u-
the dependent DOOR, ply the bnk
pt taxes, Ill Of which is subra:ted from
their TOO scanty means This comfortable
iving OF ours 10 Of very irea c0ultry, ~
very free men, b tn very ireey
taxed, Ia the samo sense that We ars
FREQ men in Tree county
freely taxed, We may DO cnrrecily n,mth
IRE GRADERS, wren wa insist thai the trsde
aud commerce.. cou tiy and necessity a.
comfor aDls living shall be freed from al
sxes essential to government for pnoiic
uses. The amount required from Customs
Is dependent upon what may be- received
rom internal revenue. iho anol,non OF
internal rvvenne means free aud cheaper
liquors, hut with heavier taxes snd nigbe,
priced sugr and oher articles essen
nal in wary household / am not
cBllel upoi 10 defend ths system
which ms manv abuses, OF the Nv
sys TN, he wever, II IL cheaper in ADMIN -
tratio i'm u us !, ci-uper in - results
to repes. iut-rnsl isvsuue. This means
N re an The additional COST II lvInr aud
priyation 10 the poor IL means 70 peimt
len pub 10 d bt, which few ows u many
pay. and which corfupts the administia
ton VII 10 WE cannot doubt tbs exis eDcs
)f great wr ,pg in he execution OF the IN /
ernni revenue laws. rspec ally In the south
AT anii1 states, msny of ine-e NAV ~
cured. Neither is II because of these
.ruses In the administration that the
.boIition o. LIQUOR aid tobacco taxes in de-
nauded Ia he stales Tor the norm 10 SUP
.ian,ialiy free from these fiisraut oHsnses.
Mr. Morrison sad that curing more than
h.lf OF the last ten wears wages had oseh ~
w or lower than before the adoption of
the tax M policy rs n pretended means Of
IN ali 4 wages hisner. add continued, there
is but one hor z)nlsl reduction for VIII n
mar opponents are willing iol
le .isla,e, the reduc ion OF wag's
.nd this ihsir tsvorites with or
v thout regsri 10 lspi latlon. ara now ex
e,uting day by day with cruel reguiiritv.
IN the opinion oftis minority OF numbers
NJ the com mi { ~. re re,enting as tncy dp
friends O, the prevailing policy, cures Tor
wns tsver nationa ills sxitt ~ they result
from taxa ion Is to be found w higher
priced clothing aud other articles useful
Ian islds, miues aud homes, f1r that Is
what Is meaut ny higher tax
ID wool, fencr-rods. ccttor- bsnfs ana I'm
Di 4tes Some OF our friends here woul
,lrs ills ~ over t,xstlon with d.clsrs
II q purpose. tho ex c1tion OF walsh thsS
would carefully avoid, and here IL the ds
,lsration: IL ~ called the OHIO platform;
We favor tariff tor revenue limited 20 the |
necessities Of government fconsm'ctiiy /
aud 8, sdius ed IN sppiins
ion as to prevent unequal hurceus, en-
courage productive industries and Hffprd y |
lst compensation ~ LABOR. VIII Gu will not /
,reste or fostsr monopoly; tarn
or revenue, Limited 70 the necessities Of
he coverpmrnt ~ denisnced ~ this ulan |
u rslef. 1, the tariff nov 20 lim,ed II
d /. then why refuse 20 limit ~? WI"
Imsns the rsprsss natives OF the sdly |
PEOPLE of that state WOO made MS dsolAra- /