Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-11

fepss "a secure our rational safety and
maintain the honor beneath which sucn
national safety reposes; the pr0tectlon
of our national domain, still stretching
beyond the needs of a century's expsn-
| sion, and its preservation for the settler
and the pioneer OF marvellous GROWTH;
a sensible and sincere recognition OF the
value of American labor, leading, 70 the
scrupulous care and just appreciation OF
the interests of our workingmen; the nm
itatiou aud checking of such ~monopoiistic
tendencies and schemes IS interfere "i!n
the advantage and benefits which the people
may rightly claim. A generous regard
and care for our surviving soldiers n
sailors and for the widows aud orphans OF
such ss have died, TO the end that while
the appreciation of their services and
sacrifices is quickened the application OF
their persion funds TO improper cases may
be prevented;
PROTECTION FOR LABOR,
protection against servile immigration,
which ipiuriously completes with our Ia
boring men in the field of toll, and adds 10
our population an element ignorant Of our
institutions and laws, impossible OF assim-
ilstion with our people and dangerous to
our peaes and welfare; a strict and stead
fast adherence to the principles OF civil
service reform, and q thorough cut
of the laws passed for their enforcement,
thus permitting to our people the advan-
tages of business methods IN the
operation of their Government; the
guaranty to our cOlored cltl-
zeps of all their rights of citizenship,
and their lust recognition and encourage
ment in all things pertaining to that re-
~lation; q firm, patient, and humane Indian
policy, so that in peaceful relations with
! the Government, the civilization Of the
Indian nv be promoted, with resulting
quiet and safety TO the settlers ON our
frontiers; and the curtsilment OF puolic
expense by the introduction of economical
methods in every department OF the Gov
eminent.
DEMOCRACY's WISE STEP.
The pledges contained in the platform
adopted by the late Convention of the Ma
tionRl Democracy lead to the Advancement
of these objects and insure good govern
ment, the aspiration of every true Amerl-
can citizen, aud the motive for every
patriotic action and effort. In the con-
Sciousuess that much has been done in the
direction OF good government by the pres
emit administration, and submitting lts
record to the fair inspection of my country
men, / endorse the platform thus pre-
scented, with the determination that II l
am again called 10 the Chief Magistracy.
there shall he q continuance of devoted
endeayor to advance the interests of the
entire country.
Oar scale of federal taxation and
its consequences largely engross at this
time the attention OF our citizens, and the
people are s0bsFly considering the neCes.
slty of measures of relief,
HE HIT II TAkIFF.
Our Government is the creation of the
psople, established to carry ont their de
signs and accomplish their good. II was
founded on Justice, and was made for a
free, intelligent and virtuous people. 1t
is only useful, when within their control,
and only serves them when regulated and
guided by their constant touch. 1t Ia q
free Government because il guarantees TO
every American citizen the unrestricted
personal use and enjoyment OF all the re-
ward of his toll, and of all his income, ex-
cept what may he hiS fair contribution to
the necessary public expense. Therefore
il is no. only the right, but the duty OF q
free people, in the enforcement of
this guaranty, to insis. that such expense
should be strictly limited to the actual
public needs.
SERVANT OR MASTER, WHICH,?
1t seems perfectly clear that when the
Government, this instrumentality creatad
ana maintained by the people to do their
bidding, turns upon them and through an
utter persersion OF iis powers EFFORTS from
their labor and capital tribute largely III
excess OF public necessities, the creature
has rsbel!ed against the creator and the
masters are robbed by their servants.
The cost of the Government must con
tinue 10 be met by tariff duties, collected
at Il custom houses, upon imported
goods and by internal revenue taxes as
ssssed upon spiritnOus and malt liquors,
tobacco and oleomargsrine.
TAX ON THE PEOPLE.
| snppOse it ia needless to explain tina
all these duties and assessments are added
10 the price OF the articles upoD which
they aie levied, and this become u tax up
on all those who buy the articles for use
and consumption. / suppose, too, it is
we'll understood, that the effect Of tue
tariff taxation is not limited TO the con.
sumers OF imported articles, but that the
duties imposed upon such articles permit
n corresponding increase in price TO be
laid upon domestic productions of the
anne kind, which increase, paid by all our
people rs consumers of home productions
and entering every American home, con
stitutes q form of taxation as certain and
~ inevitable AS though the amount was
annually paid into hand Of the tax gath"
ertr.
INTO MONOPOLIsTIC POCKETS.
These results are ~inseparable from the
pisu we nave adopted for the collection of
our revenue by tariff duties. They are
not mentioned to discredit the system, but
nv way of preface to the statement thai
every million of dollars collected at our
custom houses for duties upon imported
articles, and paid into the public treasury,
represents many millions more, which,
though never reaching the National Treas
ury, are paid by our c~itiZeus as the In
creased cost of domestic productions, re-
sulting from our tariff laws.
In these circumstances, and in view OF
the necessary effect of the operation of our
plan for raising revenue, the absolute duty.
of limiting the rate of tariff charges TO the
necessities of d frugal and economical ad-
ministration of the Government seems to
be perfectly plain. !
The continuance, upon a pretext Of
meeting public expenditures, o! snch o
scale of tariff taxation, as draws from the
Substance of tie people a sum largely in
excess Of public needs, is surely some
thing which under q Government based
upon Justice, and which finds its strength
and usefulness in the faith and trust OF
the people, ought not to be tolerated.
While the heaviest burdens Incident to
the necessities of the government are I'M
complainiugly borne, light burdens be-
come grievous and intolersble when not
justified by such necessities.
UNSECRssDRY TAXATION IS UNJUST
TAXATION.
Aud yet this is our condition. We are an
nual!y collecting at our custom houses,