Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-13

ntensifed by the light of my experience in the
presidential office, which has soberly impressed
me with the severe respons Utilities which it
imposes. while it has quickened my love for
priceless value of the trust of my countrymen.
1t is of the highest Importance that those
who adm mister our Government should jeal-
ously protect and maintain the rights of Amer
lean citizens at home and abroad, and should
strive to achieve for our country her proper
place among the nations of the earth; but
there is no people whose home interests are so
great and whose numerous objects of domestic
concern deserve so much watchfu ness and
care. Among these are the regulation of a
sound financial system su ted to our needs.
thus securing efficient agency of National
wealth and general prosperity: the construc-
ton ami equipment of means of defense to in
sure OR National safety and maintain the
Homer beneath which such National safety re-
poses; the protection of our National domain,
still stretching beyond the needs of CEN
tury's expansion, and its preservation for the
settler and the pioneer of our marvellous
growth; sensible and sincere recognition of
the value of American labor, leading to the
scrupulous care and just appreciation of the
interests OF our workingmen; the lmita on
and checking of su monopolistic tendencies
and schemes as interfere with the
advantages and benefits which the
people may rightly claim: generous regard
and care for our surviving soldiers and sailors,
and for the widows and orphans of such as
have died. TO the end that. while the apprecia-
ton of tn cir services and sacrifices is quick
ehed the application of their pension fund to
improper causes may be prevented; protection
against n seryile immigration which injurious
ly completes with our laboring men in the field
: OF toll. and adds to our population an element
ignorant of cur institutions and laws, impossi-
BILE of assimilation with our people, and dan
gerous to our peace and welfare: a Steadfast
adherence to the principles of Civil-Service
form and thorough execution of the laws
passed for their enforcement, thus permitting
10 our people the advantages of business meth
.ods in the operation of their Government: the
guaranty to our colored citizens of all their
rights OF citizenship and their just recognition
and encouragement in all things pertaining to
that relation; firm, patient and humane In
dian policy so that in peaceful relations with
the Government the civilization of the Indian
may be promoted, with resulting quiet and
safety to the settlers on our frontiers and the
curtailment of public expense by the introduce
ton of economical methods in every depart
ment of the Governm ent
The pledges contained in the platform adopt
ed by the late co1ve-...on of the National Dem
ocracy, lead to the advancement of those OBJ
jects, AMI insure good government-the aspra-
ton of every true American citizen, and the
motive for every patriotic acton and effort. In
the consciousness that much has been done in
the d rection of good govern nens by the 'pres-
emit Administration, and submitting its record
to the fair inspection of my countrymen. in
dorse the platform thus presented. with the de-
termination that if am again called to the
chief magistracy, there shall be continuance
of devot d endeavor to advance the int eStS
of the entire country.
Our scale of Federal taxation and its conse
quences largely engross at this time the atten-
ton of cur citizens, and the people are soberly
considering tie necessity of measures of relief
Our Government Is the creation o. the peope.
established to carry out their designs and ac-
complish their good. 1t was founded on justice,
and was made for q Free intelligent and virtu-
Gus people. 1t Is only useful when within their
control, ana only serves them we'll when regu-
lated and guided by their constant touch. tits
free Government because it guarantees to
every American citizen the unrestricted per-
sonal use and enjoyment of all the reward of
his toll and of all his income. except what
may be his fair contribution to necessary pub
lie expense. Therefore. 1t is not only the ght.
but the duty of a free people, in the enforce
ment OF this guaranty, to insist that such ex-
pense should be strictly limited to the a tual
public needs. 1t seems perfectly clear that
when the Goyernment-this instrumentality
created and maintained by the people TO do
their bidding-turns upon them, and through
an utter rerversion of its powers EFFORTS from
their labor and capital tribute large
iy in excess of public necessities,
the creature has rebeled against
the creator, and the masters are robbed
by their servants. The cost of the Government
must continue to be met by tariff duties collect
ed at our custom-houSeS upon imported goods
and by internal revenue taxes assessed upon
Spirituous and malt liquors. tobacco and oleo-
margarine. I suppose it is needle IS to explain
that all these duties and assessments are add.
led to the price of the articles uoon which they
are levied, and thus become tax upon all those
who buy these articles for use and consump.
ton. Isuppose. too, it is well understood tina,
the effect of this tariff taxation not limited to
the consumers of imported articles, but that
the duties imposed upon such articles permit a
corresponding increase in price to be laid upor
domestic productions of the same kind. which
increase, paid by all our people ~
consumers of home productions, and enterin,
every American home, constitutes form o
taxation as certain and inevitable as though tn,
amount was annually paid into the hand OF tn
tax-yatherer These results are inseparabl
from the plan we have adopted for the coiiec
tion of our revenue by tariff duties. They are no
mentioned to discredit the system, but by wa
o. preface - the stat INT that efe-y Ei;llio
of dollars collected at our custom-hcuscs TO
duties upon imported art ctcs and paid int
the public treasury, represents many million
more. which. though never reaching the Ma
tional Treasury, ara paid BY our citizens q
the increased cost OF domestic production
resulting from our tariff laws. In these circum
the operation OF our plan for raising revenue
the absolute duty of limiting the rate of tart
charges TO the necessities of q frugal an
economical admin STRAIT on Of the Government
seems to be perfectly plain. The continuance
tpon % pretext OF meeting public expenditure.
.of such a scale of tariff taxation as draws fror
the substance Of the people sum largely
excess OF public needs, is surely somethin
Inch. under n government based upon iustics