The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-09-28

/ by statute Laughter If he had only
known the coinplcated machinery Of the
tariff, ad Vaiorem and specific. mixed in
his own dress, by the square inch and by
! the threads, he would have enjoyed far
more the legislative cheat. Laughter.
do not complain of gentlemen desiring
to help their local interests. Truly it re
quireS little sacrifice to vote for the gen
eral veal when it causes a particular home
Woe. Local color III art gives gratc to
| picturesqueness. oar polity has . pre-
| siding genius autonomy. Let us respect
II, but let Us not carry it 10 such excess
As to make the removal Of general wrongs
impossible. Craftsmanship should study
how best TO reconcile the Earring and
/ diverse Industries of our extensive land
The Beauty of Reciprocal Rascality.
/ Members admit that there are certain
/ productions that upon principle should
not have protection; but they declare that
! they will make repriSals for the ella ors
and eNactions of the tariff in other matters
where they are unprotected | have in
Weighed against this system as mutual
brigaudage and the reciprocity of robbery
Applause and laughter
Oar tariffs Illustrate them in every para
graph. Kentucky wants cheap copl er
stills for her whlskey. She gets even with
the Michigan robber by demanding tariff
on hemp. Now hemp is to be on the tree
list, and why not copper! Maine steals on
lumber to make up tor the Massechu -etts
roguery on fabrics.
Massachusetts howls for cheap coal;
Pennsylvania says, no; and so MaSSachu-
sets goes out with a Home arket Club
and knocks down the West and South. to
rifle them Of half their gains on raw cot
ton Tennessee, Virginia, and North Car
oIina hai1ty t,Aprp1 Al r,uut in flnt hi,,,r
sugar, and what not, go Tor goobtrs at I,
cent It pound. Laughter California
demands large reprisa for her lumber,
becauS- she Is tieecei on salt by New York
West Virginia Ohio, and Michigan. The
Gulf States form Il band Of 5rigands and
march forth With precious little hop" t"r
any steal worth the ipo",ie': attt being r,'
duCad to tNtremltitS. they call on Fra
Diavolo from Louisiana to lead again~i The
robher gang of cu,-throats OF cotton les
aud trace-cLains. Pennsylvania The Rob
ert Macalre of the lot, steals boldly on all
articles from plate glass 70 j, locomotive;
and to make up for The general los. h"
Northwest masks herself behinl hel for
e>tS and demands timber rapri~al> ar.i -
on. Nothing is sacred Even hrcpr-.'i =
Of COnnecticuf. around which hover so
many happy associations laughter OF he
brlerwood pipes OF knickcibock-r are not
safe from the Interchange pirtce> Of
the tariff Laughter and applause ca,
the beauty Of reciprocal r3scalitS, ltuga
ter.
i il Robbery or has,
Geutlctnen seem TO take ulnbrt4- be
cause W. call these tariffs which take nul
one class TO give TO other robbery Eat
| have the best ethics for he staten nt
thai the right Of property is viol lated BY
the individual by cheating. stealing rob
bery. or violation Of contract: .ud AMI
versaliy, Just as these crimes prevail pro
ductjou lsrSuishes. industry dimlu>nes.
and the richest soil fails these f.u aud I'M
poverishei inhabitants But when Cox
ernment lays its powerful grip on the
property Of the citiZrH to btStow that
property on favored enterprises il i none
the less robbery because done under th
forms of law.
The gentleman from Ohio Mr.. Butter
worth! says il is not a tax. only "a trad
regulations Laughter In this he dif
fers from every writer upon l0litlc3l
science | am inclined notwl'h h>tantlin4
the eupheml>m, to call il otters '~r.
Laughter The suave expression ''trt!,
: regulation" sounds pretty. but It i al ts.e
same 4 tax and something worst
Is il Burglary,
Bat stop ] should apologize mus
be Gecorous. Laughter 1t i not rob
berry Since the tariff forces taxes frou
one person to give TO another tN ind rec
ton, by a seight OF hand manipulation
, is it not me rcitul to call II by anothe
name than robbery All. >lr. il is done il
the night season. Laughter. 1t is don,
against the defenseless victim when he %
She is asleep and in their homes SOM
folks would call il burglary. Laugnte
y.
Laughter Therefore | cali it a trad
, regulation Laughter. | have read
volume by NJ Hue. a Catholic priest, who
dressed IN the yellow robes, Travelled
through Thib t. He made many graph
descriptions Of the then strange land 0
the Grand Llama. Among other descrip
tious q quote from memory is that Of al
adventure in the Thbrt1n mountains.
tits ..rrade Reguiation.''
A brigtnd meets the priest upon tn
road The b'iyand does not point piatc
at his breast nor draw a knife H.. say
/ with perfect courtesy
Venerable elder brother. 1t i 90,
: 10 day in the mountaus. | would lik
0 the loan of thy cloak
:. And again
o Beloved friend, dost thou not see tbo
e | am tired with walking; Thy horse,
e thou pleasest.'
e This is a trade regulation in the iau
Of the Grand Llama. Great laughter
: But the great bulk Of our tariff aIcane
IS done IN the night Seaon&e-+ nd il Dl
Wayland and other writers be correct be
yond a cavil, these unequal, unawfu
It and outrageous taxes are fiat burglary.
n beg pardon-l use again the language {
i my friend from Ohio, used IN this lious.
h and not in Canada it is not even taNs
5 ton. 1t is a little ''trade regulation b
It which Ohio is made magnificent and pro.
:. psrouS at the expense OF our Souther
8, brethren.
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