The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-08-31

~ lonx line q STAPLE pro1nc"
~ people single one sn,sn 80 w 49,. $50
ma 81 rrosccslvc dutie& EXACTLY ne oppo-
80 \ true q revenue tara< Tney arc nways
r.,i - she consumer Suppoanx Tor in>tAnccs
sherc wns sax upon tca a. ne: Iose ~, ~
r-..,~S es-sea ana therxforc no COM
crsirlcn. ~ coss % che American public would
- ne coat abroad and the o1y
1890 We imported la<t year S>1e".
pounds q co7cc. A duty q Zen cents poun.
would have produced v The 0overnmcns ossr
s~<,vc million families a. this country: con-
suners az This article The duty collected srom
incorsca sugar amounted % E&uno Inc
| so.oe<s.c prctuction was % inconsiderapic -
compared with The domestic ccnsumps,oo. q
| 10 have had ntsle. n any, aprec!anle e.ec. upon
| snn = - almost wholly paid By our own eth
| .cns. ana she cost o. sugar % ne American
sc,..vr~r: because Of The inadequate home
supply, + practically the foreign price duv
/ added .~
nyou take any American production wn,sa
- <Gect Il <iiycrenl Then the foreign pro- !
| ouctlon must undesselI his home prcoueton "
s.-,,rr "a ret \ footholi IN this marcel ana
therefore, he foreign producer 70 wiling 70 sur
| render the whole duty. Or cons'deraoIe 49,
q IL consentngto take less rrnns 'or nc
nase1v Destroying home composition the
real question. therefore. 70 whether N raising
| money 70 supply she Government needs ~c
| should have thoughtful concerno o. tne NOUS
trial interests Of the people Ne represent ais.
cArdine every other consideration, sn.n .aJuss
cnr duties mon The revenue principle 70 secure
| r~xenue ana revenue only The protectve sys-
TEN but invokes The highest Law Of nature sras
| AZ self-prcservAfi0n. There Il every reason.
foundcd IN justice. Why the American producer
!. should IN every constitutional way be favored
| = against the foreign producer whose proouc.s
compete with his This Is our natural market.
} | We h.ve made IL. We have made u after
| century Of struggle. We hare made = q
| rost az canitai and BRAIN and muscle ~
| nave preserved II against foreign wars ana 40
Z nestle con<Iicts a. great sacrincr o. men sno
|. | money The foreign producer has contributed
= nothing 70 the growth or development q the
country. and in the case Of . revenue tAr1n ms
: product never bears the burden Whatever vc
: mt upon il II borne b. our own people. ana N
| - Wise shared By him. This principle OF car
inr Tor our own Is founded on the highest au-
= shorisy. human and divine To commence Win.
& the family extends up through tae ecu" rsn.
y 4 % the state. and q last 20 the nations Tnero
4 10 citizen in The country IN any section thai
> Doc not Involve this principle In the admins
, trnttou or municipal government Tor prctcc'
70 Ton ana encouragement Of - own citizens.
. The isinerant vender = taxed " every
= | OF lut k4uA - r~'~
a expo>e his wares upon the streets Of Atlanta
. a pupl,c auction. doubt not the city govern
= ment would compel him 20 pay tax for . priv
- ileec Of dong IL and that tax d added 70 Inc
Dc ordinary revenues OF the city % assist IN meet
e ing irs obi cations. an this u done upon exact
- " the same principal that We tai the fore e
~ ccrupetiur product under our system 81 protec
s,on- Il & done 70 pro,ect and defend tbs resi-
dent merchants OF your city Who are with you al
N ways within your jurisdiction subject 70 you
IN l.u. contributing 20 the wealth AMI rfokrrs
IN or your city. paying taxes 70 adorn ara beauti
10 ~ Il: paying tar 20 support your public schools
q; and make public improvements Inc itineran a.
y. vender has no such relation 20 your commu
A. nifty. He n no part Of Jour poiiticA
A organism: he comes sn3 goes: ne - not tax
q | pnver: be shares in none Of the burdens 2
" your people, be j. free trader, who LOOK
ne upon your market - his and IS ope'
M 20 him - your ovn trade ana 80, IN
- % diminish the burdens borne By your ow'
ne cisizenx This Is psDssction simple ana purt
Il nr1 Il fhe exact character Of that which y
nv would .ppfr 20 foreign nations seeking o.
on narxets The revenue<arn periods Of our Ms
be tory have been the periods Of greatest nnzncia
" r~rrlx.cu ana industrial 1ecadence- OF wan
ies Ana poverty among the people; private enfe1
on pri<es checked and publx works rrtarded-
IN FROM RS 70 fsfs under me iow ssr1f iegsl'
al ton then prevailing. BUSINESS vss . stan'
70 s,ili. ana our merchants and srsden wef
m bankruptel- cur industries were varalyze1
80 orr labor rena ned idle, ART our capital ~
De- unemployed Foreign producss croSde1 o1
m MAJ eta d~Sfruyed dor este compctision an
|, % - invariably follows the priccof cpum0diti'
nfs % consumers we're appreciab yaiscd Ms
III Instructive fact that every pznc this ssontI
~ h.s ever exper5enced has been precc9pa
me enormous fmpor1nti0nA
,d-sI From 1855 70 ist1 : similar stanton ~ p
ion sented under tho Low tari6 q that 1870
,ac- There was but snRie year ~ which - y,
rho ance q trade vas rot against 10 durnS
hes last thirteen years
neel Under ! protective tarif. on thrcontrary-t
1ol- naI.nre o. trade uas in our favor with ~
nes ceuriou Of one year This contrast. MI. =
,ofe xfnIex ins <fed makes N interesting exm'
nue ~ ne work under the system He ours
itcd instances 20 show our wonderful grovsn' z
.ick said il would have been impossible under 2
bur enne ssr.d He said the South vas vonder1
n 4 v<~n q ~ uaseriaix ana her own skiiedla'
a. shonli Be employed IN turning them into m
. ur,c<urra He discussed the objection 70
rain nrotect ve <y<tem that u hindered the forc
shax trade b. making raw material more Cos
said This. be said. was not %. because 1-.'
one we're allowed 10 exports equal 70 ninety perc'
, ~ - 40 dutv taat they had paid onraw ~
IL r1aIs. Free raw materials could NOS Away
cent cure N export trade. - 10 snown ~
.,ter leather business, only two per c~ns. q
u r. manufactured articles being exponso.
&i0n MrKfuI<y declared tn4t INC 1c1>.- $3.50
lust b~<t. Protection insured work for tne G.
| s~nn i-torrr and was IN the interest," 81 1,e
-S.~s ~ 4 arasnst the moncyed classes
.,,r- n conclusion, ne said the protecuvr ~
80. r,ost stand - : whole. o. fall. ~ musc p
y III terS,on for al interests requiring 49,
! ~ ~ srre tradc OF : revenue tarin snu
I ~s:rs - al classes snd portions q tnc coy
~. = - 81 sectional question. ana 49, 4
. y. l ,-,ers snouid Be is1uenccd ~ pntrossnn
= ~. =. slcn.i interests and National PRIDE
npss me Fisheriss Treaty ks5eessa'
: 80 wAsBrxoroS. Aug. I'll NJ
\, 80 closed the debate on the Fisherins Y
Tnis q noon to-day, and q one o'clock I
u pur- - taken on Mr.. 0ibson's motto
single srbmit The treaty 70 the foreign rsla
be- no ~omm,ttee with Instructions The
accom- siop was defeated By strict party "
I 'ne y yeas. -; nays. 81.
3 = vote was then taken On an an
s..s 49,. ment u the eleventh article q the =
"A rnre- offered by M. Gray, PRESIDING 10
4 II oar IN occasions facilities shall - acc
says 70 70 q nit.d states fishing vsssels IN
!, share alan ports for The purchase q ~
= their provisions and supplies. y was r.