The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-07-26
A Comparison.
BY James Fleming.

The democratic-the party Of reform and
progress; the republican--the party Of
monopoly and obsolete toryism. The demo-
Gratis obtaining power by maintaining the
people rights the republicans obtaining
power by an unholy alliunce with the
monopolists. Mr.. Allison, q prominent
candidate at the Chicago convention, when
a member Of the house of representatives.,
said Of the democratic tariff of 1857, that it
wal as near perfect as it was possible for q
tariff to be, favoring 10 class or section
or the republican, the present one, President
Arthur said that "'the present tariff is in
many respects unjust; it makes unequal dis
tribution both Of its burdens and its bene-
fits" Under the democratic tariffs Of l846
and 1857: Plenty If work for all; good
wages; co%ntentment. Under the republican
tariff: In New England, starvation; in Penn
s~ylvania, Molly Maguireism, Pittsburg riots
or rather civil war, destroying millions Of
dollars worth Of property; strikes, tramps,
etc., etc. The democrats put the heaviest
tax on luxuries; the republicans put the
heaviest tax on the necessaries Of life. The
democrats say, give the poor man cheap
blankets and clothing; the republicans offer
cheap whiskey. Under the democratic
tariffs Of 1846 and 1867, blankets were
taxed Is to 20 per cent. ad valorem.
Therefore q cheap blanket costing ~ was
taxed 80 cents; while . very fine blanket
costing $40 was taxed So. Under our pres
ent (Rep.) tariff, blankets are no longer
taxed ad valorem, that il 80 many cents on
each dollar Of their value, but by weight,
the tax being as high as so cents per pound.
Under this law, q coarse blanket weighing
eight pounds would be taxed 81; while q
fine handsome blanket, made Of very superb
or wool. which might possibly weigh two
pounds, would only be taxed 81, although
the original cost may have sn+$2O. Four
dollars tax on the poor mans blanket; . dol.
lar TAX on the rich mans blanket. To
illustrate still further sugar was taxed
thirty per cent. under the law Of 1916, and
twenty-four per cent. under the law Of
1857. sugar which cost two cents per
pound would be taxed less than half q cent
per pound; expensive sugar which cost ten
cents per pound, was taxed 6ve times as
much. Under republican reign, sui ar was
taxed as high as four and even five tents
per pound. Under this kind Of lew, sugar
which costs two cents per pound is taxed
200 per cent, and that which costs twelve
cents per pound is taxed only 80 per cent.
The laboring man buys the cheaper article.
while the finer quality is bought by the rich
and prosperous. In 1866 the republicans
abolished taxes upon incomes, ETC., to the
amount of $2O5, 600, 900, which had been
| paid by the rich, and made it up by taxing
sugar, rice and salt an average of 100 per
cent, thus doubling the price of these neces-
s~nries. They swept away the taxes on
banks, insurance, express n railroad COM
panles, and replaced the deficiency thus
created, by levying q tax of from 70 to 200
per cent. on every dress, coat and blanket
which shielded the poor mans family from
the cold Of winter. They repealed the tax
ON bankers and bsnk deposits, and imposed
an equal amount on farming and mechanical
implements. They took the tax from lega-
cies and SUGGESTIONS, and in place thereof
taxed every coffin and shroud. They re-
pcalcd the laws which taxed articles of lux
ury and collected stamp duties, and filled the
gap thus occasioned by collecting taxes on
every article which is found in the cottages
and tenements Of the people who work.
"a land with q privileged few, in which
millionaires reside, may impress with its
splendor those who do not see the miserable
novels where vast populations are striving
to exc out an existence; but q N covered
with neat cheerful homes is q happy land,
and such can only exist where laws are
equal and just, and therefore democratic"
aye friends to truth, ye statesmen who sur.
vey
The rich mans joys increase, the poor
decay;
It's yours to judge how wide the Limit
STAN
Between a splendid and a happy land"