Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-06-23

WV iOoulnS ny anu DolloSidliC
politicians from 1910 TO 1857. AS
might have been expected thepaperis
an entirely different kind ola produc-
tion from the ordinary tariff speech of
the present time, but it is replete
with interest and information, and
will repay any one for perusal.
The drift of the Colonelsa argument
leads one naturally up to the we'll es-
tablished Democratic principle Of
tariff for revenue, with incidental
protection, and in support Of this he
quotes from Mr.. Folks inaugural adj
dress the following:
SIN levying a tariff of duties for
the support of governments, the rails
ing ofrevenue should be the object,
and protection the incident, to reverse
the principle and make protection the
object and revenue the Incident would
be to infict manifest injustice upon
all others than the protected inter-
ests."
The chief object of the Colonels
paper. however, is to get prominent
ly before the minds of the people Of
the State, his tariff plank as embraced
in the. resolutions adopted by the
Warren county Democratic cOnven-
ton several weeks ago, as follows;
"The true principle of Tariff Taxa
ton is to levy on each article selected
for taxation that rate of duty which
will bring to the Government the
most money,and that duty so levied
will give ample protection to Ameri-
can industries, and will be equal and
just to all persons, occupations, prop
erty and sections"
We have been puzzled no little to
understand just what ideG the Colon
ell means to convey by this language.
1t looks considerably like a PROPOSE
ton of "now you see it, and now you
DON'T" but the following further quo
tations from his pamphlet throw
more light on the point thanwe have
heretofore had:
1.-THE principle or rule indicated, Of
levying upon each article selected for
taxation that rate of duty which will
bring to the Government the most
revenue is not within the boundaries
of taxes levied. for protection sake.
Nor is it anything like free trade. 1t
is at the extreme point above free
trade, and near the line of duties lev
led for protection. 1t is strictly a rev.
enue Tariff, and the more reuenue
obtained by such a tariff, the
more protection it will give to home
industry.
"This uniform rule will do equally
justice to all persons, occupations and
sections. Its sole purpose is revenue
without imposing unequal burdens
or granting special favors to any class
or section. The rule is simple, and
the revenue rate of duty can be east
ly ascertained and provided for in
legislation. 1t will confine Tariff
discussion to the simple question of
"What rate of duty will bring to the
treasury the greatest amount of rev.
enue." 1t will to a great extend ST.
lence politicians, and remove from
public discussions an angry an I'M
profitable controversy, that has divid-
ed and disturbed the people for the
last hundred years, and which now
threatens to be endless in the future,
1t is not free trade, yet trade will be
as free as the demand for revenue
will permit. It's not "taXes levied
for projections sake only" but it will
give the most protection that can be
given without loss of revenue. 1t
is, therefore, believed to be the better
and proper rule for Tariff Taxation.
"Every dollar collected and kept
in the Treasury, not needed to pay
debts, is wrong to the people, usur-
patton and robbery under the forms
of law. There are now about four
thousand articles selected for taxation.
If under the rule indicated, more
money should be collected than is
necessary to pay current expenses,
the free list should be increased. The
articles selected for taxation should
be articles in common use in every
section, so that all persons, occupa-
tions and property might pay their
pro rata share of taxation.
~ illustrate the contest between
the importer and the home manufac-
turer for the American market by
the policy of men on the race track.
1t sometimes happens that a horse
is so fast that none will run against
him. Then racing ceases, and the
horse is improbable and produces no
revenue. This horse is handicapped
and made to carry extra weight, and
racing still goes on. In like manner,
if the importer with the dutyimposed
is about to drive the American from
the market, raise the duty a little;ifthe
American is about to drive the i'm.
porter out of the market, lower the
duty a little, or importation will
cease, and the Government will gel
no revenue. In the languageof Gov
James G. Jones, in his canvass with
Mr.. Polk: If the Tariff is too high
Ito get revenueJ, lower it. If the
Tariff is to low (to get revenue), high
En- it. Such a Tariff will give both
revenue and protection, and is the