Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-12-02

people aud their Government dangerous
Departure from the rules which limit the
rights Of Federal taxation. Good govern
ment, OF which every American citizen boasts,
has for one OF It's objects the protection
II every person " III n Its border with
tie greatest liberty consistent with
the good Of the country and his per
feet security In the enjoyment OF his
earnings with the least possible d.mnutun
for public n ,cds. VIII N more Of the peoples
sustenance Is eN&cted throu III the form OF tax
alton than Is necessary 10 meet the first ohlt-
cation Of the government and thu expense Of
Its &C lnom'c Al admin 'stration, such action be,
comes ruthless eNtOrtiou and violation OF
the fundamental principles Of q free govern
ment. The n discriminate manner In which
these eNactions are mad has u tendency u
:Onceal their true character aud their extent
but We have arrived at u stage Of superhuous
revenue which has aroused the people 10 a
realization of the fact tlat the amount raised
professCd for the support OF tho government
Is pad by them as absolutely as II added To
the price OF the things which supply their dat
" wants, or as II 1t was paid at fixed periods
into the hands Of the tax gatherers,
Those who toll for days wages are bcglnn-
ing 10 see that capital, though sometimes vaun-
ting its importance and clamOrlng for prOtec
ton and favor Of the government is duh aud
sluggish till touched by the magical hand OF
labor IL springs into activity, furnishing an
value which enables IL TO bear
Its burden and the laborlng man Is now fully
inquirlDg whether, In these circumstances OF
considering the tribute he constantly pays into
the public treasury, as he suppi's his daily
wants, whether he se'ures his fair share Of the
lvnutagcS.
There Is also suspicion abroad
that the surplus Of our revenues indicate ali
normal and exceptional business profit, which
under the system whIcheproducrs such surplus
increase without corresponding bcpcht 10
the people at large. The vast acCumulatiOns
If a few among our citizens, whose fortunes
rival the wealth OF the most fortunate in anti
Democratic nations, are not the natural
growth Of steady, plain aud iudustrou, Re
public.
On. farmers, too, and those rngagol direct
" and indirectly in supplying q q products of
agriculture, see that DAY bv dav aud as often
as the daily wants OF their household recur
they are forced to pay exc, ssive and needless
taxation, while other nations which, by allow
in : a frecr exchange Of productions than We
permit, enable their people 10 sell for prices
VIII Oh distress the American farmer,
As every patriotic citizen rCioic - In the con
stantly increasing PRIDE Of our cople In Amer
lean citizenship and In the glory Of our ma
ttonal achievements and progress sentiment
Nrevails that
THE LEADING STRINGS
useful 10 u uhLlOD IN iIN infancy, may wen 10
great extent be d sCarded In the present
stage OF American ingenuity, courage and
lf-rel auCe; and fOI the privilege OF indul-
gir & this sentiment with true American en-
thusiasm, our citi2 rs are quite willing 10 fore
90 an idle surplus in public treasury, now
that the average rate Of federal taxation up
on imports Is to-day In time of peace but 1T.
tie less, while upon some articles of necessary
consumption II Is actually more than was Inn
posed by the gricvous burden willingly born
at time when the government needed mil
lions to maintain by war, the safety and in
tegrlty of the United States IL has been the
policy OF the government To collect the prinCi.
Oal part OF its revenue by tax upon imports
and no change in this policy Is desirable,
TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY.
But the present condition OF affairs con.
strains our peOl lc TO domain that by revision
Of our revenue laws the receipts Of the gov,rn-
ment shall be reduced 10 the nee 'ss Try expense
Of Its economical admiuistrat on, and this
demand should be recoguI2 ID and obeycd b.
the peoples representatives In the legislai,e
branch OF the government.
In readiustlug tie burdens Of Federal tax
alton a sound public policy requires that
such of our citizens ms have built up large
and important industries under resent con
ditiOns should not be suddenly aud to their
injury deprived OF the advantages to which
they haye adapted their business, but II the
puDllC EOOu requires IL butI bubulu ut tOn-
tent with such consideration as shall deal
fairly and cautiously with their interests
while the just demand Of the people for re-
lief from needless taxation Is honestly an
swered. A reasonable aud timely submission
Of such demand should certan b. posi-
bic without disastrous shock to any inter.
ests, and cheerful concession sometimes
averts abrupt aud needless acton, often the
outgrOwth OF Impotence and delayed jus
tiCe.
Due regard should be also accorded In any
proposed read iustmCut 10 the adjustments OF
American labor so far as they are Involved.
We congratulate ourselves that there Is among
us no aboring class fixed In unfolding bonds
and doomed under all conditions TO the mex.
rable fate of daily toll. We rsco yniZc In la
Dor q chief factor in the wealth Of the
Republic, and we treat those who have II
in their keeping as items entitled to the
most careful regard and thoughtful attent on.
Tbs regard and attention should be awarded
them not only because labor is the capital OF
our work n gmeu, justly entitled to its share
Of government favor, but for the further and
not less important reason that the laboring
man, surrounded By his family in his humble
home, as a Consumer Is vita IL Interested In all
that chearens the cost OF living and enables
him 10 bT NJ with his domestic circle addI-
tiOnal comforts an advantages. This rrla-
ton Of the manner in which 1t palpably n9u.
enccs the quest on Of wages, should rot
forgotten in the iustifablc prom nenCe given to
the IrDDeT maintenance Of the supply and pro-
lection Of well paid labor Tncse consIdera-
tons suggest such arrang, mcnt OF government
revenues AS shall reduce the expense of wing,
while It does not curta the opportunity for
work, nor reduce the compensation of Amer
can labor, and inlurously affect It's cOnd ton
an the uigntel place 10 holds in the estima
ton of our peOl l..
But our farmers and agTiculturists, hose who
from the soil produce the things consumed by all
are perhaps more directly and plainly con
Ccrucd than any other OF our citizens, in a
just and careful system OF federal taxation,
those actually engaged N and more remotely
engaged in this kidd OF work, number nearly
one.hAlf of our population. None labor
harder or more continuously than they. No
enactments of the government enhance TO
any great extent the value OF their products,
and yet for many OF the necessaries and com.
forts Of life, which the most scrupulous econ
omy enables them b bring into their homes
they are obliged 10 pay price largely In
creased by an unnatural profit, which by the
action Of the government is gwen g the
more favored manufacturer. | recommend
that keeping In view all these consider atoms,
the increasing and unnecessary surplus OF
national income annually accumulating, be
released 10 the people by an anne iment 10 our
revenue law, which shall cheaper the price Of
the necessaries Of life and give free Imports
such imported materials as by American
labor may be manufactured into marketable
commodities Nothing can lie ac-
complished, however, in the dlrec-
ton OF this much Deedsd reform
unless the subject is approached IN patriot
ic spirit Of devotion to the interests OF the en-
tire country and with a willingness to yield
1mething for the public good.
PAYING THE DEBT.
The sum paid upon the public debt during
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