The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-17

issly ls1si' W. msy b es,eelIs nsmsii
re ifstefs, fhen 10 lnHs' lhst 90 lfsds
aad onmmircs, o1ul W sni necessity NJ
o1niflfl hle iylne fhsIl ~ heed ffnin a
faaes tsfsliilei ~ gDvlfhment flf puoilo
uses. The hrinunt feuulfsd if0In o1sinna
IL dependent upon phft msy be fereVsd
from inlefnsi revenue. ihe abolition "
iltlfnal revenue means ne aud cheaper
liquors. but with heavier taxes .nd hiehsi
III In sysy housshold. am not
oilled ulol tn dslend ihs nysiem
which nss msnv abuses, Of ths ~
sYstm, however. Il IA cheaper Ia admins
lTatiol-immtt b " o1erpef in ~ results
20 fepes internal rVfIue. This means
IA re han the additional Gust 81 Twins aud
ufigAu'n 10 tho poor 10 means peIma'
mems pub is dsbi. which few owe q many
pas. and Which corTnpts tho adminlstia'
iian While Ne eann0t dolht tbs exisience
OF great wrong Ia tbs execution of the IN
iefnsl revenue laws, especially Ia the eonih
Atlantic ststes, many VI tnete NAV ne
cured. Neither 10 1, heesuse Of these
a tusts la IN. administration that the
sboItion o. liquor aud tlhseo) taxes 10 de.
ma dtd Ia he ttitss for the north Is tub.
fisntiahy Tree from these il,srant oifsnsas.
Mr. aorns>n sad That during more than
h.lf OF the last ten years wages had beea q,
4
the isxpg policy as pFelenctu means OF
mahiag " agss h sher, aud continued, there
is but one horizontal reduction for whlon
our opD0brnts are Wiling 10
lesialate, the reduction OF wages
aud this lhrir iavorites with or
" tbout regard TO lsriil .tion. ara now ex'
ecniing day by day with orael regularity.
Ia the opinion Of the minority OF numbers
81 ,hs c1mmlit,-. rspreiantlng az they do
81. era.hN IL
whhtsyor nations Ills kit, ~ they feenlt
from taxation 10 TO he found W higher
priced clothing and othsr articles useful
in Il ids, Mlres hnd homes, Ia that Il
what Il meAnt by higher tax
~ wool, feucs.ro1s, ootg01.bAngs ana tin
plates Some OF our friends bora wonli
cure Ills oy over Laxation With DECLARE 4 n
OF "a purpose, the oxscot,0n o. whioh they
Houli carefully avoid, and here /, tho do
c!arLtiou: L. IL called tina OHIO platform;
we favor u tsriI Tor revenus limited 10 tho
necessities IT governmsat economically
imilistert,, Aud 30 adj us ed In applies
lion dc 10 prevent uutqubl burdens, CO.
courage productive Industries and AFFORD
lust com pensation 10 labor. which will not
create or ioJtsr monopoly; n tariff
for revenue, limited 10 the necessities OF
the government 10 demsnded by this plan
OF relei. Il The tariff now 30 limited? IL
u.
amsng the rsprest natives OF the goodly
people OF that state VINO made this declsra.
ton believe IL Is 70 limited? VINO among
them believe ths bill will reduce tho reve-
nue. below the necessities Of the. govern
ment? These IRE questions to which plain
people nt the country want au answer.
rhey will demand TO know WHY tariff
taxes are not removed In
part, IL they are beyond the revenue Limit.
snA
sibiiity b. cause the rates are not rightly
adjusted2 The adjustment will he the same
when toe reduction IL made, but whatever
monopoly belongs TO IL will be fottered by
% per cent Less Than H. now IL. II this plat
form has TN homes. meaning 1t is that the
tariff shall be lowered TO u revenue basis.
and gentlemen but decsive Themselves
who expect the people will be
deceived by the refusal 10 leeislate 10 &c.
cordsocs with this declared purpose, II the
policy is to be the continuing
q licv Of the government. it will be and
ought 10 be entrusted 10 it's irieDde, ,ha re.
T. uhhcan parry. Every argument In cup
port IF Il protective policy ia
based on the assumption TINT
any considerable or tariff modification,
e. peciaIly a modification 10 a revenue basis
will destroy the manufacturing industries,
compel the abandonment of shops aud
lDltlo aUt CS tuNcc uoW tDs $rtl III lISh
into other emplOymenis. This is the old,
old story. L. was told OF manufacturing In
dustries in their infancy; it will be told
when protection brings then TO decay,
Eight years ago introduced the first bill
for tree QniBipe, aud providing for
unlaxed alcohol for uss in making 1t; at
once il was insisted ibas quinine making
would become lost art among us II suca u
bill should pass, anu 1t did EoG then pass.
i 4. o, Mt frnn nm fVf Na
rot among the people another man placsd
4 bill>baiore the house omittipg the free NJ
cohol provision, and the bill became law,
The prOtec!ionists themselvss feeling obliged
TO vote Tor 1t. Tha great Pniledelpbis
house did not 90 into a decline, but
its business OF quinine making
as the second largest quintns
in the world. SO every
lsgitipate industry would go On with rev.
anus tariff !. Is insisted wags 8 aFe'so 1Eaesi
higher than 10 countries seeking our mar
kets that revenue duties will not equalizs
The difIeren q in the cost OF production
Uonceding this to be The truth, what is not
true, that foreign rivals must pay for the
privilege OF selling in our markets
4 sum equal TO the difference
in wages TO enable the home producer to
sell with IA reasonable profit, let us see II
revenue rates will compensate for that dit-
Tor IL WAS So, e39, go i0l; wages ptid In Hlak-
ing them, $961, 953 500. Tue differences IN
cost of goods IS said to the difference IN
cost OF wages, but suppose the difference in
cost here and the cost abroad amounts TO
all the wages paid here, then these manu-
aotures would coat abroad S4,42l 625, 3W.
Suppose the average rate OF duty
which the bill before the house leave at
81 per cent. was reduced TO % per cent,
md ut that rate this 81 AL 625 393 ID value
# goods was imported, IT would cost the
importer at that rate OF % Dsr cent. S972,
157 ,5s7, which not only makes up Tor tue
iiifsrencs i. wages but exceeds ali wages
psid for all the goods. These where claims
ii suanial friendship for the msnu lActnring
industries going into decay and dying;
same otnsr apology m ST b. found Tor Their
isking oil than the removal OF a necessary
fret.
Kelley made the opening speech in OPP
position t, the bill. lie did not believe any
OF geods could relieve any o.
ha American ministries. The evil WAS not
hat goods were not chesp enough. nor
bet America could not produce them.
me truth to be considered BY all ineu WAS
5hes the ncRcr efproducsion tbs woil5 oy-
II hsd out-run lbs power OF consumption
md that tho markets were stock ed and
very land Of skilled aud industrious
people had been idle
The Sham And The Real.
Every good thing has It's host of imltators;
,very genuine article its cOunterteite. Bad
nanners and wicked habits have theirs also;
,ut be who shsUs The bad never boanis OF
h, whie they who ape the virtues OF the
good or simulate the genuine never hesitate
10 place the counterfeit btfore the public
IN their most RlluriDg tones. When these