The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-09-16

| ltV, Tor which tneE obtained price
enhanced to the entent of the duty
Or S2S per ton more than would
have been paid for the same in the
absence Of any duty, or S36. 900
This was the amount Of tax levied
on the people of this country in one
single year, not for the benefit OF
the government, but for the benefit
of the men who made railroad steel
bars. This he contended was un-
constitutional, for it was levyin4
taxes not for public purposes, but
for the benefit of private individuals.
This position was illustrated and for
titled in a forcible manner. He de-
sired to see a reduction of the high
dutied levied by the Tariff. The re-
suit of such reduction would be that
the country would receive two great
benefits. 1. The Treasury would re-
more duties from the imports. 3
The people would obtain cheaper
goods.
THE INFLUENCE OF THE TARIFF ON
THE WAGES OF LABOR
was discussed, and the fact held up
to view that whilst the consumer in
this country is restricted to the
home market by reason of the high
duties on many articles, the manu-
facturer has the market of the
world in which to obtain labor to
carry on his business.
The impositions to which the farm
ers arc snhiec+o3 nv The tariff We're
;"rtr"vn.l "v the -t.;,kar ;nd they
w-r.. urged T." arise .ni assert their
rl"hl tn lh- Government a> the
equals or manufacturers. lie read
from the Democratic platform show
ing that it favored high duties on
luxuries and low duties on the nee
essaries of life, thus laying the bur-
dens on those able to bear them. He
also read from the tariff laws show
ing that fine goods paid lower duties
at the Custom House than common
er goods ST the same class, and that
the Tariff enacted by the Republic
can party was so framed as to favor
the rich and discriminate against the
poor. And this he said was the
Tariff "Old York" voted against re-
ducing, when the Democrats at the
last session of Congress tried to re-
duce duties 20 per cent. by passing
the Morrison Bill.
He read from Report by the Bu-
reau Of Statistics a statement that
the consumption of foreign good in
the United States is $3.50 per head.
and The amount of duty paid is 1915
per head. The valu Of homemade
goods consumed annually in the
country Is :>ou.io per head, and the
tax paid on this class of goods by
reason Of their increase in price, pro-
luced by the Tariff is S15.O4 per
head. The whole tax is nearly nine
teen dollars per head. In compari-
son with the vast sum thus paid as
taxes by the people under the oper-
alton of the tariff, the State and To-
cal taxes sink into insignifcance.
Whilst you pay $40 to Federal Gov
ernment you pay about 335 cents
per head to keep up your State gov
Years ago you huled
The Republican party from power in
North Carolina, by reason Of their
extravaganza and corruption, yet
The amount Of State tax imposed by
them was very small in comparison
with burdens imposed by the Repub-
ican party in the shape of Tariff
legislation.
A considerable portion of the
speech was devoted to State affairs.
But as these have been discussed in
his county by Gen. Scales and Capt.
kitchin, Of whose remarks we have
heretofore made mention, we omit
further reference to the subject.
Senator Vance illustrated many
IF his positions by opposite stories,
md his entire speech was received
with great applause, and produced
IN excellent impression.--Piedmont
Press, Sept. 9th.
Meddlesome People.