The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-21
SEATTLE WASHINGTON TERRITORY TUESDAY, AUGUST e. 1855

su6 ercuzh cscth 20 make : suit of
6 sofA3s E.e yays fer II there sag sle- lie
brings is 80 the Juize9 Stairs Before he
tGn even gel cEs of the custom
hoaze al the psac1 where be iaacs he
must pas duty. or that tax called
tie sarit. and probability Is FszF, ewing 10
the enormous rats in the scf1cct.le on
sooaen goods, be VII f2y tax Of lot Less
shan % se1sts On t1s dollar. OF course kEzs-
Si;h e4ca merchants pront. eo2ilnzes ana
= ia tac geocs shsn insy are SOD - t1e
Consumes. a. Ey tie tine one 0s sea- bags
tsis cloth. you ead yoa hare 70 pay fOr
Il frcn sls 10 az
--SoF, my ffEenes, this Is 30 true that
there Il sca-ceiy thing yoa wear, the
pres of gniea Is 1ot increased bg tEls
lar1E tax TAere are men aa9seioGs
enough 10 kay-fHsa who are advocating
high protecgiye duties or tss5E-fhere are
rea auesei0us enough 10 say that = hlga
pru.erisve gsFifI Is for tne beEeat VI
the lahoTiag nan Way. IN the uaIne os
all that is tols E5en sense and ressonr how
can tAe aAboriag mza h.e aided ey TAX
that taxes on everything Ns. my fEienGs-
OF all hanlbgzz BY Y hlea tnea are tempted
10 he deceived. this huIacgg OF the szo2r-
ing nan being benefited b. high prVtec
tive tansf Is the greatest ever heard OF
-'AA bat says some one. II enzo3es the
manufacturers II this country 10 pay hign
wages 10 sks lghcElng men, aud toerei9fe
is benefit 70 thea- NJ fsle1G<. did You
ever know nGaureeIuIer tna. paid higher
wages 10 his haads because OF an Increase
OF ine tariff II you did you have Inef
vita ssm thing Gaye Esver seen. bnt
mus On
Another deception OF these high psotec-
sion orators is TO ssy the consumer does nut
pay the tax have shown you he did pay
u IN the price be gives Tor his ARTICLES, Bat
want To ask Any alaa who tells iiie or NFilo
Tells you that the consumer cont PAY the
tax, ii be ton't pay II WHO doxss Ii
the high tagiff rss1Gees prices, please
tell why il l. that all manufacturers are
in favor of high tariff. Way Go they
work 50 hard 10 Increase the tafin, II TO III
crease it would reduce The pEice OF gosoass
That j. another one OF The ahsuFiliies Of
these iaen who are around 10 persuade the
people OF the country that nign tarlif IS
Tor the Denefit os the people.
These pso,,se came bet1re you and draw
a glowing pieIure of the wealth and pros
perity OF our country. That i al very
well indeed. although il would be little
faireT il tssey would give the other side of
picture and STOW how the agricultural
property has SO wonderfully decreased
since they had this high tarit. IN operation.
BRt let that rass. ! want You to
ask any one Of the men who talk 10 You
about the country being made rich by a
high protective tariff, by what kind Of
hoeus pocus IL IS; by what kind OF opera
ticn unknown 10 science, unknown 10
reason. unknown 10 experience, that
a country can be made rich hy
this government taxing Its people
far beyond any necessity that the govern
meni has fer taxaiions How can tha; be?
How eau IL be that yeu can be made rich
by rnele sam thrusfing his hands in your
pocAeis and taking from you far more than
is Necessary foE the support of the govern
ment.
"But has il done sos Why. my friends.
let me tell eae simple fact. According 10
the very last accounts haze seen OF the
state of the Treasury of the United States,
there are now sli5,uo,o0o locked
up In that treasury of surplus reye-
nue., a IL is ealled-that is, of money
that the government has taken from the
pockets OF the people beyond the
amount that the government needed for lis
expenaitures-si sil5 .o00,0Oo laying perfectly
idle. doing no human being particle OF
good. when II il were in the pockets OF the
people, where II belongs, Il could be used
by them in their business and for other
necessities, which would make Thousands
and tens of thousands comfortable who are
now In destitutiou and want. Applause
The judge then introduced Congressman
0uthRaiie and retired amid great applause
Mr.. outhwaite and Benton G. Young spoke
on the topics of the campaign until n late
hour