Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-08

the manufacturers Of unts,.a
rlels, 1t has set them on n, S \, ~ y
petition at cut-throat price !.
home market, to which IN, y. = osee
ana Tor which their producju, ~ ~ y Y 7
increasingly superabundant I s.s'1
ods OF glut and so-calIed ovs,s..s
nave alternated with brief ns,,.s ''l'
newed activity and trspsis ra', Y. nv
IKE the present. These pfOlos. ~. I
tarih taxes, incompetent ana h,s..
scheme oil revenue, fatal 10 ,As ~.
of our foreign markets, and dI ,' \ a
our domestic trade, have, "a ,ssss
sort, acted and reacted MI
ruinous injury upon or,
earners. As the more nuln.ro,,.
our population, our wspe.eaD.s, :.
course the first, the last and M y (,
be aft -cted by injurious laws n
government by true Statesmen II
fully regard their condition auds. IA 3.
ltthese are satisfactory, noIhiur v E
be of very momentous inport,r
our so-caIled protective st,,s,rs,
has disfavored them altogether \,
bering with clumsy helps isw
and employers, it has trodden AM Il
millions of wsge.earner Il 4,
twenty-one years denied them a.,
penceable fruits of liberty.
REVENUE.
Some whose mistaken view a
own Interests has thus far piooug.s.
war taxation ADM the necessN 4
reduction, and propose to cut doms
federal revenue by raising stilh,,g h
rates of the war tariff, uutll gast5yft
hibitory action they effect no,. I'm
plete exclusion of imported roandss.l
which their fellow-citzens desirs % y
with the products of ,mercan lnalrI
There are several Objections to sol b
scheme. 1t is "protectlon' indeed X
like "free trade" would prevent nd !
on imports But we need Just nov
$3.50, 000,0 900 from taxation on Imp
What Is worse, 1t would continue h
clusion of the surplus products Of 4,
can industry from toreigomsrkets, q
prevent the natural dlyerstying cirEl
dustries. II therefore would pcstpqa
prevent the larger and uninternitsfa
ployment Of American Wage.esfiH
productive industry. 1t would rHiaE
the receipts of the treasury and c0aIs
thu multiplied indirect and incldHiAa
alton levied upon our whole poFAA
through prices enhanced BY ihsisA
tariff tax, yet nowhere able 70 osspes
any employer of laborin raislnglhsws
of labor; for it would subject thsell
ers themselves to another course q
profits, Inviting an excess Of neHe's
entailing overproduction for tae
market, reckless competitions wlAN Il
tablisbed outlet in working on hs
plus prodect; agreements to iesua
duction in order to keep up prleesi
the discharge Of labor by The enPe
who 20 to the wall; intermlVsn'
diminished employment Of labor p "
who combine to prevent oyeiprcaG
and, last of all, desperate compeIu@s
employment by the wage,eairneels, ~ ~
selves, hopeless strikes ana PlO'-
lockouts.
An official analysis OF the lass ~
(Appendlx I'd discloses thai q y
1872 099 persons in the United s w
engaged In galniul work (now 2V,vg ,;
about So per cent. cana u DC susls
to foreign competition, and aoou.,
cent. are all who can be, or raineh
employers can, teriff ornp lai,n 49,
Last year Sl92, 0O5, 02S was th y,. ias'1
of price we paid on comuloulIa. . !,
ported hither aud here consumsuI
taxes on imports incidentally o " Il 4
100000 persons here employy y. ~
duclng the like commodities lci NM ". (
consumption here, by the , OaauN
foreign competitors, raising
prices. ooo oon nersa
On the other hand, l9,VuVlVVv,, Xxx ~ 8
having nineteen-twentie'hS OF I'VE w
increased prices, and paying NY s.,, Il
teen twentietbs Of any enhanced pl KIM,
the domestic product tnus ',.tlyss
against competition, were llsI ~ its
engaged in other gaiuful worA y .sm,ii
ture not subject to any forelgu - ~ \,
ton, and could therefore oosA .s ~ q
Incidental benefit, but only i0'''
ton. 80. tor i,H
600 persons this incident Of lsA' X,
imnarts, unavoidable wherever an,
land and seaport tax Is no. ',ion ID b
each commodity; the proposs,rsI purgl
this UNEQUAL incident the ac's ,Ss ne
Of onr taxation Of them and 'a ass,,.
900 persons who could oaiy 90 hi .
enjoy, is not proposition wslI,Fs
collect taxes for the genera a,,rlt df
nor Is It conformod to the s .os escs.
iaY ~ that t,aIl duties, imposts a .ss T,,
shall be uniform throusnou'
States" r,xss 70 ,
TAIN. ,,stll
Another proposal IS to I na 1whisq,
bv cutting down tae tax o. .,,0e Ihsas
baceo, and beers, and relnO'A
Nobody pays q tax on '1 NE, sls
the consumers otto acco' iheg -
Inc to paw for the luxury a ssnr,ioa Il
relief. ANY probable ro .nors ISsg
tax on whisky would oe An M, diniasl
Increase The revenue is 5ll.1 ' % =
TSe prlce Of sugar has i aas oss e
ceedingly chesp rare w d he y
crop rs so very small a @ Ir,e. hsi y
smaupt Of sufsr we cons9 an'ls pras
ranks next to articles w. WIN n sulls
abroad, ike tea and oon .,s Is, Y
foi taxation, on the srouI Ia ps
s snmpsion is uuiysrssl. sl.' ,sai y
easily and cheaply collse' cos. risl' ~
creased price paid BY tas :s sSs Tisl 2 =. ::
unconsidered tribe, AM WI ,s.o 30 y
from The lax payers goes r.
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