Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-19
TARIFF REFORM.
a Proposition for Organized Arits,Ion ,f
tho Question In Cisssiy. Con.
tsstSd pistri,t.

n Washington telegram % tho Nav
YORK Herald naya or the memberr Of
tne present. house Of Representatives
10 hold their SCENTS by a majority Of
lesH thnn 900 or by plurality or
These, ilfty'cight ARE Democratic mud
hny'aovon are Republican,, which
means That, In proportion To their nun,
bcn IN the house, considerably more
Republicans hold by the narrow nm.
lority OF less than 1000 than Demo.
crnta.
or the 100 Democrats who voted 10
make Mr. Carlisle speaker thlrty-two
hold their seats by lca than ODD nm.
lorityi of the llfty-two who voted for
Mr., Randall thirteen got under 900
majority of the thirty who voted for
MIR, toA eleven were chosen by like
small majorltica.
IN all these 10 diatrcts, Democratic
aud Republican, 800 votes or lcss will
next NIL suffice 10 change the political
complexion OF the district suppose
IN each OF these no dlstricta inrlil,
reform organization were to bc formed,
whose members should pledge them.
selves TO vote for that candidate, ire
spectlvo or party, who would pledge
himself, " elected, to vote, also regard
leas OF party. for u thorough reform Of
the tarili, u tariff for revenue only, n
tax system devised 20 collect from The
people only 10 much na In needed for
The support of the government, ccono.
michlly administered, and collect this
by taxes and duties on the fcwcat non.
siblo articles. and these, no far ns posi-.
BILE, luSurica
such nn organization in any one of
these 10 diataicls would become nj
once formidable power Whenever
IL got together five hundred members
volcra--it might hold the controlling
| power IN the district. In most of
these No districts IL would not Ice diff.
ncult To create between now and next
| November Il mriil-rclorm club of NJ
least hVe hundred members. such
clubs II hna already been proposed 20
form IN several locnlitca aud study
of the districts which give small mn.
| iortes shows that In considerable
| proportion of them, those which are
not lopclcAAly protrclioniat, u tnriil.
| reform club could force the nominu-
ton OF II pledged taritl.rcformcr
There has been SOME correspondence
on this subject upon leading rcformcis
looking 10 n general movement with n
l
To all such clubs all over the country.
II Inns been auggoatcd that nm nd,
dress and pledge shall loo circulated,
the address presenting these facts
That the present taxes have been
laid entirely without regard Ia the
amount of revenue really req uircd.
That the whole sum needed for the
support of the government, ecunom-
icnlly administered, cnn be raised
from the people 10y the present taxes
ON hpiiila, beer and tobacco, and the
duties on foreign wines, spirits, beer,
tobacco and cigars, sugar, aillta, linen,
furA, Jewclry, and few other articles
| OF luxury, such nH precious stones.
That this being the cnsc, undlspuied
10y anybody, the welfare and prosper
ity of the people require TINT they he
nj once relieved of all other and super
iluous inNeA aud duties.
That If any state desires 10 foster II
| particular Industry within liz limits II
may ciiectually do thia by the proVln-
Ions of II state bounty, Which cHn he
laid 10y the state legislature.
That the federal taxation cannot,
without great and proved abuses, he
used for such purposes, and that con.
grcaa ought 10 lay taxes md duties
upon the whole people for revenue
only,
1t Ia urged by those who propose
| this movement that neither Of the
present parties has tho courage 10 uh-
dcrtnko such IA genuine.r "llef oI the
people from unnecessary taNrH as now,
| nearly twenty years after the close of
the war, IL necessary for the common
| welfare - that the lcndors of the two
pnrtien combine "a avoid the real uuts'
| lions Of the day and net up inlne iseiieH
to confuse the public mind, and thht
this proposed movement may, II zeal
ously pushed by the fricnda of reform
Ia NIL the congressional districts, either
| force the Democrats 10 become poAi-
| tive roformera or secure the formation
Of u new party having this object In
| view.
Finally, IL iA thought that the pro-
scntation Of the subject In the agricul-
tural districts In pm tioul N wohld 40
cure large following, because the re-
| form proposition In simple ana direct,
and appeals 10 tho comnon-sensc aud
peck IL of all who I'LL the aoil. The
| following comparison II suggested, 10
lie scattered broadcast over the coun'
try.
| Exciao on npirlta, and tnrill ON for
| eiyn apirilA aud wines 10 pay MI the
ordinary expenses of the government;
| lubncco excise and tnriii' on foreign To-
bacco and cigarn 10 pny army; beer,
navy, sugar, interest on the debt; tnfiil
on silks, nira, linens, nancy goods low-
clry, and the surplus from previous
taxes, pensions,
Compare with thia the various du'
| tlrp al supcrlluous. which hfe now
laid by the tariff on the ncceaenrlch
and cOmlorin of life used by tho mrnl'
cra and mechanics OF tho country.
| FirHi comes hih Kitchen. The IRON
| hIa ntovr IL made of. 40 por cent? hol-
| low ware, polA mud Kettles, Oh per cont
conner aud brass utensils, II amy, 40 per
cent cfodkery. of the conlmohrhtk ihu,
bb yer cent; glassware, of the en- apes,
Kind, 40 per cent table cutlery ana
rpoonn. AZ per cent picked or nnl'eu
fnh. 70 per cent; salt, 10 per cent hli-
gar, AZ per cent; vinegar, ~ per cent;
pickles 30 per cent, rice,
len per cent oranges ANA
other foreign fruits, ABOUT 20 per
cent. Then comes the farMer's or
mechanical phrlor, on whone contents
ho pnya dutlos M follows. the amount
of tho duties being added by tho home
manufacturer. Carpet II made of
| drupgeln, ~ per cent; carpet, ihhun
of tapestry, Us por cent furniture 10
per cent wall paper ~ per cent
window-curlnina, AZ per cent looking
glass from 30 10 10 per cent? oinh'
mrnta or kniok .kpnaisA, W per cent
| N.Nt ,nn,na ila inruipr'n wardrobe,