Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-01
THE American Free Trade League
Issues Long. Winded Address to
"Friends Of Freedom"
And Scores Both Political Parties for
Their Acts in Favor OF Protection
of Home Industries.
rh;s Justice Waite's Opinion Of the
Chiaese..'fhe Hostile Apaches to
Ec EemoYed From Arizona.

House Of representatives to pass a bill
for tariff reform looking only to the re-
moyal OF the heavy burden of taxation
from few great Industries, and the re-
fusal Of representatives of the Republican
party and their allies to even consider the
abatement Of tariff taxation in any degree,
imp"ratively calls for aggressive and un-
compromising political action by the
friends If commercial freedom. There
can be no doubt that majority OF
the American people at present acting in
unison with one or the other OF the two
great political parties are convinced OF the
practicabIity and necessity OF
TARIFF REFORM
and the abandonment of the hitherto
dominant policy OF high discriminating
and unnecessary taxation. A clear state
mept OF the issue between the Protection
;@t, and Free Traders is of itsslf demon
stration of the truth Of this assertion. On
the one side, the advocates OF protection
start with The assumption that under a
free and Republican form OF Government
the power OF taxation may be lawfully used
TO AID private enterprises and build pri-
yate fortunes, on the false plea, now de-
moIished by the logic OF facts, that such
LEGISLATION betters business and raises wages.
For a long period they have reduced this
assumption to practice by imposing heavy
faxes on articles necessary to processes Of
great atdpmestic Industries for the benefit of
speciai interests OF very small relative
Importance to the aggregate industrial in
terests OF the whole country. Thus, for
years past, our fiscal policy has been prac-
ticaIIy dictated by manufactures OF pig
o,,l Ia Of
the aggregate value of the annual product
of pig iro" and wool is not equal in value
to the annual egg and poultry crop Of the
country and not to be compared with the
value of the annual crop OF either
hay, wheat, corn or cotton. En-
boden, by lorg liberation the
demands of these special interests Increase
in audacity, as is shown in the recent pr p
ositiun OF Samuel j. Randall, their repre-
sentative, to advance
THE DUTY ON TIN PLATE
Irorl to 2h cents per pound. This ar
ticIe is used largely for the preservation b.!
canning of an excess of our meat. veget
abIes fruit fish and oil products, which,
without such treatment, could not be
marketed, but would be wasted. Thepres-
ent duty, freghts and commissions added,
constitutes a bounty which would cover
the payment OF double the wages paid in
the tin-plat te industry. Bnt as the for
egn manufactures are conducted at q
minimum profit (tbe process 'f tin pllte
being helowcst ever knOwn) the present tax
is regarded as insufficient. Randall pro-
poses, in spite of an overfnwing Treasury,
to increase this tax from $4,000, 600 to an
aggregate Of SIS OOn, 900 and collect it t:y
adding to the cost OF the preservat tion OF
meat fish and fruit, decreasing our export
market accordingy-milk pans and the
pans OF every farmer, cooking utensils and
the
DINNER PAIL OF EVERY wORKINGMAN,
anG the construction OF every dwelling
| house and railroad car in the cOuntrv-al
for the benefit of a few IRON manufactrl
ers and capitalists in PEN, sylvania. On
the other side, the principle OF The Free
Traders may be simply statef as follows:
l.-1hey demand that the whole lesystem OF
FEDERAL taxation be 80 reconstructed and
read.9sted so that all taxes which the peO-
pepay shall be received by the Govern
nsnt, thout diversion OF any part Tor
hseling private interests.
THAT the promotion and true pro-
Mion Of domestic industry are to be
hM in the removal OF all taxes from
Ghes which constitute the foundation
ase necessary to the processes OF our
Hious industr es, and that incidental tax
alton be restricted as far as possible to
articles which are ready for final consump-
ton and whose use is voluntary other than
Necessary.
3.-They claim that the abandonment
Of the present high, discriminating and un-
Necessary tariff taxes and levy OF natural
revenue on comparatively few articles, on
which taxes can be collected, with the
freely chosen pursuits OF the people, are
necessarily steps to gradually insure the
country iull industrial employment aud
nigh wages, aboundant production and low
cost, extended markets and permanent
revival OF commercial activity.
The trade competitors OF the United
States are loaded down with debt and with
the support OF great standing armies.
winch, III turn entail burden OF
,axaton so heavy as to impair
their resources and cripple the energies
ol their people and Increase the cost OF
.her produ is To successfully make room
ior trade with nations thus hampered, 1t is
only necessary that the people of this
olhtry adopt ii tax policy diametrlcany
apostle. Other nations must then ols-
snd their armies and set their soldiers to
work with better wages and better SUD-
stance than they now have to afford them
any chance fur competing with Country
70 rich in resources. intelligent and active
mfesIert to population, and SO Tree IN re-
s,pHt TO Government as the United States.
nEor such a result that the American
ife fe Trade League invite the cooperation
~ y, 'he patriotic men Of all political part'es.
tAe recent tria! OF strength in Congress
SHOWS tina the
CHANGE OF A SINGLE DISTRICT
nhali OF tn Stlt,s 8 from the side OF the
rrr"'ectionisls t.. the side OF the Free
..Fadtrs is ali that is required to reform
NefeTe ue system Of the Government. III
more than this number OF districts a
WsAse oS ii less tran 3 per cent in the vote
WI change the district. comparatively
,; ,9lal number Of those opposed by conVic-
;'N 10 tie policy OF taxation and restric-
,sI non' asserting them elves actively could
aso' prodHce decided result. 1t is there
t.', INV es'e"iialthat each friend OF commrrclai
S'teuoiI, in anticipation Of nominations
m1S a. Congressional district shall d. termlne
d.. Sui as lar as possible publicly declare MS
examination Sa. not to vote for any randi-
t'' ta@ VINO is not opposed to tariff Tor pro
ts.'oh except where it is necessary to de-
~, ah avowed protectectiOnist opponent;
~. % % vote fora candidate who straddccs
s,l u,emocracy by catering to monopol'sts
au Su Traders in special legislation on the
trG ""hd, while claiming support from tne
& taXpal ing masses on the other III
s"S so. case it may be best to put an lnde
'"leht IN the field, and in what Others to
ABSTAIN FROM VOTING,
fsl fHsl he left to the Free Traders OF each
IA h.Gt .I TO decide for themselves. Added
li,,hnIsS' ohs' let every friend OF the cause
nssssanuy strive to extend his
ea,vn e.vnce by diiiusing sound economic lit
lion at ana by promoting the organ'za
aanr anu clubs OF five or more persons in az
t~ t, ;. places as he can reach. Such sys
snd aGires a4as no large expenditure OF money
tht direa. lieu no' be necessarily dependent on
But Nnee,ion asl OF the central organization
will hsatm s"M an organization will exist and
Cation oil the stronger from the multipli
and !, and co operation OF independent
Its tbna large degr,e, individual action
be acra'9 noss'b that tariff reform may
stEonhl' he'd by force OF public opinion
tscrp... p,'h parti,s, compelling the acqni
'siur '" ", Nose in power; but if confined
ssss hsIa sEl the Democratic party in Con
ped by liberty loving Republicans