The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-31

language of the Score airy OF the
Treasury, the question still presses;
What legislation is necessary TO re-
lieve the people of unnecessary
taxes? Il lie the question OF revenue
reform. Solve this question,
my conntrymeny, by reducing
the taxes and thus leaving
the mone4 not needed by the foV>
eminent in the pockets OF the
people, and in the channels OF trade
and commerce. The party in power
will not give US this reform. AS the
years roll by with them in power.
the machinery OF law, memorable
in its action, has gone on collecting
from the taxpayers IN excess,
boarding and accommodating. The
candidate for Governor boasts OF the
low taxes aud abort revenue Snd
empty Treasury Of former days.
The high rates and Overf1Wlng
Treasury OF there times bee
come, in the appreciation of him.
self AID political associates, inc
achievements of exalted sta'esman
ship. Learning and argument ate
exhausted in the political circles OF
these times in support Of high taxa
ton, 10 the end and for the pu pose
of relieving favored classes from the
comtetition of generous and liberal
trade. OF course, revenue reform
must come from other q isrtrs' II
cannot come from the representa-"
tons of favored classes who ask in
equality in legislation, that there
rnsy be unjust inequality in the
profits Of the varied pursuits OF the
people. May I ask your attention
to the plain and simple pFln-
ciples of revenue reform to
which the democracy are pledged
by the Chicago p'at'orrnp Federal
taxations shall not exceed
the needs Of the government eco-
nomically adminintered. DO ycu
approve Of that? If not, would you
have the government wastefully or
corruptly DIN nlstered 70 make room
and pretext for higher taxes
Federal taxation shall be exclusively
for public purposes. Would you
haze it otherwise? If taxation can
have for its object other than pub
lie purposes, then what purp ses
May the object and purposes be in
dividual and private gain? l do mo-
question that it NAV be, and often i
is an incident hat one man !ecelv #
greater benefit or carries q grestel
burden than another because Of
pre-, cribed ,ax. Ii buy an imported
article with duty upon it, l bear
the bdrthsn of that duty. II yot
manufacture s Ike article and sci
it al an advance price equal TO th'
duty, then 10 that extent you SRI
benefited. But the individua
benefit or burthen Is net the objec
or purpose of the Law; it is but thi
necessary incident. Nor do cues
ton that in The sdjus ment OF tht
details OF tSriff, the Legislative
3 mind sud good judg nent may ant
will be Influenced, not only b,
/ general policy. but also by the prot
r able effect of the measure upon tn
, business intereats of the country
G It is in ae :oldaucs with TIL:
q sentiment that the Democratic part
+ sta1dss pledged in the platform, &
y revise. the tariff in. q spirit Of fairnes
q to all interests, and that any chang
|, of law must be at every step Tegort
, ful of the labor and cspltal an
Il pioyed in the Industries of the cOuL
d try; and that custom house taxe
I, shall bear hesviest on articles {
" luxury and lightest on articles {
v. necessity; and that the necesSa!
l. reduction in tsXation can and mus
Id be effected w!;h0u deprivipg Amer
"a lean labor OF the ability to compet
II successfully with foreign labor
Il These principles Of the platform al
+ plainly written and easily unde
,r stood. rheyIpres ent the conservatiI
+ purp Sc of the Democracy, toRchir
- revenue reform, aud when 81
D pressed in the laws the benefcer
le influence will become active an
ya universal. Lower taxes wili sig
he Nifty lighter burdens upon II
III people; money returning tc II
q channels OF trade; with entarpriB
a. restored ehd stimuli sted aud renew;
s. demand for the products o! dn
le try, and the consequent incrers
= dsmaud for labor. II the 500 090
IS coo 600 now locked Up Isl the rrea.
N ury were restored 50 The caanne
j. OF trade and commerce, who q
70 doubt that labor wouil fnl ernp,o
~ ment and tho manufactured
- market for hts fabcIcs? Tns CO
ID ditiou Of our cctan commerce
"a disgr scsful. We ars 8 ration
II producers, and our exchanges wat
as other nati0As IL enormous, Il
ne wtrid's tGo greatest Oceans wsi
~ our shoTes; we are one Or the nation
" OF the esFCh most highly entow'
O. by nature with spirit Of nation
IN enterprise. BUt pract caiIv $
nc have no merchant Inarin- enj3yil
r rs We do ali the nstufal G0auitto
10 under which Is might be suppos
ne would arise the gTsateat comm rci
ie, navy in sbe wnTid, we are Gepe2
20 ent upon foreign nations for o.
a. ocean comm. rec. Our eva IN
e, chant navy las diSappear,d h0
he the seas, and our CgFry ing tsade
ga in the hands of The owners oiforei
at vessels; ths weakness Of our ore
i'll defences III conceded ty every Az
IS. ricaD, sui suown il every tvTei
az. coust. Il is & suffice ofaniaz ne