Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1888-08-17
BOGUS AND GENUINE REFORM.


John Smith. the millionaire possessed
of ten thousand acres OF land, herds, and
hocks, and bonds, mortgages. and money
galore, lives next door to Peter Olson
who is day ]abo1er getting his 50 per
day for manual labor. The income OF
Smith is $3.50 G00per aDnum: the income |
of Olsen is $500 per annum. Smith
dresses in woolen, cotton. and linen
goods. eats off of eartienware aud glass.
lives on sugar, coffee. tea and provisions
tariff under tie Mills bill % per cent
reads books and papers tariff under the
Mills bill % per cent: travels on steel
rails (taritf by the Mills bill 81 per tom;
walks on carpets. and is generally com
Portable.
Peter Olson likewise wants to be COM
Portable so instead of running around
naked he dresses in woolens. cottons
and linens. and instead of eating out of
the pot like a dog, eats like his rich
neighbor off of crockery and glassware,
he also drinks tea and coffee, smokes to-
bacco, and drinks rum like his rich
neighbor. as he has a right to; he also
eats provisions (tarltf % per cent under
the Mills bilU. 1t would be cheaper for
him of course to live on rag soup and
wind but he does not have to. Peter
also reads papers and books, travels on
steel rails when he is not walking the
ties) like the rich Mr. Smith.
Now our Tariff for Revenue League
desires to :,,n the government by taxing
john Smith and Peter Olson in an equal
amount although 500 u year is fun fol
Smith anl death to Olson. This is a
line reform Maryland III his political
economy SAYS:
.lsi}, .fr@o1 me hrrgu1"'TtG IN the as
SesSmth nfUdjr@ct tu,tes. it may be Sob
$ersed. Hdt, ipheir selY Nature. they a..
1 Hubh to ohiectjon. becuust they do not
impose the rui,i1r bu,.Ien. IN uny manner
| IN prop0i tioH to tho shnr" whjrA the in'fi-
ridual secejres Of pubie pro'ec'jon The
jndircct tar is paid hy the consumer.
/ Htare tr jaHs. rot accof'}inJ TO tie b@nc-
Il. ahici he iye, 'res .ti'o, fht N'is'rnre Of
/ c5iI gor,,nment ba& acco,Ming to the
a,,toudt n lpo,j,tc'jpn m}1ni, h cops,uneS
, Hepcr. he vlto possesses 4 million doilus
.ro,fh Of pron. rtY, # he coHs"aoe no more
thaR he uho 'it~ kY \ X Atig 7obor. wiii
pm no iorac sioae o. the p"iiic b"r!e'
/ Ho'~,. q lDag,.fest ue4a"jUy IS i1r"lred
n 4 ,.I,
to.t.
The only genuine reform we shall
/ have ia raising revenue VIII be in direct
taxation. pmm@ the Mal the income
tax was such direc; t,N. In l~>6 the
government secured from the income
tax $4,000. 600. in addition the railroad
companies wele taxed directly IS 900 600.
insurance companies 81 100000 banks
Sll 100000. This was a righteous tan
! 1t t,lred men II, proportion to hei weajth.
] And yet this tax law was repealed.
/ President Washington stated that un-
der his protective tariff of II pei cent
/ manufactures tlouriShed.
/ While it is doubtful if II per cent is
sufficient tariff to protect American
| labor and encourage American nan,-
facture. the Mills tariff bill of 4224 per
cent is a greater enormity than the
present tariff of AZ per cent because it
is a hypocIitical reform bill. made with
a great howl as to its virtue and C,odli.
less While in reality it reduces the tariff
but l per cent OF out A. per cent.
A reform club which shall advocate
direct taxation. and moderate
protective tariff of say Il per cent will
be indeed a reform club, and can have
the aid of the COURIER every time.
Tariff reform which advocates tariff
for revenue. and reduction of 4: per
cent, is like a temperance reform in
Which the old drunkards are pledged to
drink one teaspoonful less of whiskey
per day, and to drink when they do
drink to get drunk, not fol the protec-
tion Of their healths.