The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-03

business by reason Of the tari6, and every
ono Who buys pays the tariff and per cent
profit OF the tariff along with the goods
The tarif becomes goods % soon as II
leaves the hands of the manufacturer or
importer, and Is as matter OF course and
business sold a. goods, and known as
nothing but goods In all sales tina; may
occur
The internal revenue takes from the
people the same as the tariff bat puts the
tax, or revenue, into the United States
treasury; while the Al per cent high pro-
tective tariff gees into the private pocket Of
the manufacturer The internal revenue and
import duties are the kind of taxes that
ace used to pay all the expenses OF the
general government We are giving our
infant industries AZ per cent and the profit
on II the same as ON the goods, while babor
and agriculture are struggling hard In
open competition with pauper labor and
products Of the world 10 maintain them
selves and to pay the Al per cent tariff and
Internal revenue, state, county, town, road,
bridge, school and dog taxes, and to pass
through life as beasts Of burden for the
select few that make merchandise OF our
laws and our representatives, The people
are In Q pit with q wall OF tariff on one side
and Q wall of internal revenue on the other
side, with q mountain Of surplus In the
treasury In the front, and the only out.
lot there Is left is free labor and free
whisky. .........
Yet the people are called upon TO take
more Of their private property and make
public taxes of II, 90 az to feed this hydra
headed monster with II. We are now
handing over to our infant industries Al
per cent. We are handing ever TO the
general government this year In Illinois
xo1s millions Of internal and impost reve-
enues; about two and ono half millions of
dollars per month. We are taxed to raise
9 surplus for the treasury, and then we are
taxed 80 per cent to get It out Of the treas
ury, or what the market may be for United
States bonds not yet due.
ls there An intelligent citizen In the
United States that will not blush with
shame after viewing the fact Of our situa-
tion az nation?
But where Is labor all Of this time?
think Legislation for manufacturing and
commerce has crushed II nearly out of OK.
istence, or on level with European mon
arches. We should never raise up by
a. In Europe, any great interest
or monopoly that We cannot guide or con-
troll without crushing the government Itself.
While we have been feeding and fostering
and commercial enterprises,
they have crept insidulously into our legis- |
latures; and as they gain strength and
power they become more and more defiant
and vicious. They seek protection for
only; they usurp the law OF
and seek not TO protect but to con-
troll the people and enjoy all the benefits
that are made by industry, economy and
labor Of the country.
What is TO be thought of a set OF men,
who by their legislative acts, will hold
such laws over free people for twenty
years? The people have repeatedly re- !
and have been answered with
nothing but defamation and sophistry.
Now, by their acts on the floors of con-
gre s, they propose TO pander and daily
With the people in their distress
The whole line tf presidents, from Abra.
lam Lincoln, have recommended q moditi-
alton and adjustment of the tariff and In
ernsl revenue taxes The tariff commits
lion said II could be reduced 20 per cent to
IS per cent without harm to any one, and be
. great benefit to the people.
Read President Arthur's message and
Folgers report to congress- and
zee If there is anything wrong about that
piece of ststesmahship? There is plenty
If proof on record that President Cleve-
and is speaking truth and doing his official
luty to the whole people of this CONNER
,ial and manufacturing republic. Agricul-
ure and labor, in case of an emergency,
nay be served at last. JUNIUs
The Democracy at streator.
The great democratic rally at streator on
Monday was certainly the largest held by
my party In this county during this cam