The Somerset reporter., 1888-08-30


Hes. ralslhS, run 9i@h4y' "ih". l'a an
conet these are TUE Al 5ifies from Vic
her customs revenue Is derived =arteier
ia nc man, not Pt"'as'" ID EhsiAhd 81
VII Ga must be snpphei from abroad
while practically al competing product
81 foreign MAKE ahd PfoHasll'h are al
mIi,ed through her custom h'nse' Ire
81 dhlA-
i pilei statement OF i"e hN3a5' il'
ports 81 'Ieat imam @iI mol D. Win
ON interest. II VIII 1t . .zsi yea llal liz;
Hlil'- ar h9ie idtE'i1 liHI37t' upon p
'ui''i4 Anne icau prom nan any oli'
1i.. lie duty up Il taAhte7 j. accord
lh@ d" moisture ifoH - 10 - eeb'- pc
poaHN i9f inc raw OF ahiiidli4l ae1ai'9 ar
He5t. aed u manu- AZ 'aisI II pay Il dai.
81 from : u 10 ; ~ per Pouhd. ~
manufactured aIuel' Is iNaat uula'!e
-' ''Hl. 1ounu Ei'ai'I II" ~, iaF
pi9lu'i which WIN an pi Ehsiaha
D9a>icd Tree trade Is intended az a Pr9tec
Ton 10 th"se engaged ia lhe man pH'dti'i
NJ i'pateo. 1t Is am 9,l ft"hl4lllNe L.
Vim reai> WHO @ouii 'Nt2l ihahulH'
l'fi4i t91hrco, hc aa N'i1t'm tIuIta
'' Ut Oh the duiy on i'9a6 =" Is ~ any zF
per cont lears pay a dui3 81 So PEI
i"ahl anu from ioh''e" ana @h4U ofel
Sla'"a 81" 81 duties are 'plt'lea ANN
'as me- ah.N on i5a Us ~ Gut
pound HOW "ohid lhe american 10y
pa5'"g SUCH oul4 upon litS al 1l'Ie 81
5"'f vs.. ne uelA '"ii'o1e' I'm
,uIs source L over 81 oV"9lD ahuudlta '
'utC pays du'A oI cents p"aa''
""s IL ground, pIePdrtd or III any Wv
u'ailuIaetnrea, IL must pay GUY 81
Genis pound another example oi "hef'
Iacture. pe9a pays dnlN OF eep'7 a
pouiu' 9ui II IL i III any form sa'Jeeen
10 manufacture IL pays cents pVuh9
!Ie Guty on Tue manufactured article ne
ing uouoie That on the Ia" material
beS'deS tle articles nave halle'' t'teic
are ABOUT ninety or II hunareu olueis,
cH'eIY of American Prodnclioh' Paltutto
aha olhef medicines Whlch are au'la5ir
at 9".'' per gallon. More luan S,"'"g",
wv OF nearly one 1ourth OF lhe brush
REVENUES are raised from customs uulle>
iou VIII note lhe character Oh taAdtl9h
| w "i'INh tle revenue rcioTiiieI 'lN us I'M
| p''Pic Vi lht 'hlteu 9t"VcS' both INT
"Icah lasl ldpie ana lhe SIGN room are
"I",'e 10 pcar iarSe part o. the puiu1u
uud'i Vie BRUSH system OF taNailoh' IL
II uoV without H'9hihcahce 'hst tle heafeI
we appfoach inns system Ihc more eeneF-
Gus the be>towaI OF British comlnenda-
.!oh. Every slep we take III lnal ultee-
I'oh' every ehlar@elneht OF the Tree lsl 81
competing foreign products, every redac,
V'oh "l auty upon such PRODUCTS l. haiieu
as 'lhaicauon OF 0opdeh ana pehtH-
cehce 10 brlui'h interests IL Is vain ior
tile pTIiIsh statesman 10 assure us thal
thelr system Is best Tor us. We are not
accustomed 10 LOOK to our comincrciaI
rivals Tor dlSinterested iavorN. 1T Is
ioiiy' SAID Washington in his farewell
address I'm one nation to LOOK for dl>ln-
teres'ed faNorS from another; thal II
must pay, with portioa of Its indepen-
dencc, for whatever it may accept under
that character There can { no greater
error than To expect or calculate upon
real iavorS from nation to nation II Is
an Illusion which experience must cure
and which Just pride ought to discard,
We are not, Mr.. President, inscnsihle to
the good opinion of mankind and Of the
English speaking race. but when it is to
he had only al the expense Of our indus
trial independence at the sacrifice of the
dignity ana independence OF labor and
the destruction OF national prosperity,
we must regard IL with supreme suspi9 -
ana inrh from 1t as the culogY OF Ntia7I
interest ana the commentator OF inter
ested greed,
ne other theory OF taxation anu The
! one winch | believe 10 be eNScutlAl lp
american ueNtlopmehi ana national Pr S.
1 Peflly' Is BASED upon an exactly opposite
! principle. IL permits all articles at Tor
| clgh production, whether OF the field the
! FACTORY on The mlnr, except Injuries.
Nhi'h We cannot produce III the nlted
Hia''N' 10 euler cur poftS Tree ana uh-
2uIut"'u ny custom mousse eAactlohS
ne uuiY Is 10 De imposed upon the Tor
e'Sh competing product that Is the prod
ueI WHICH, II prou9hl lhto TINS country
Wouiu contend WIN tle markets. nder
'illS system IL the foreign producer Would
enttI oui market WIN competing prod
"Ct ne must contribute Tor the privilege
| Nhlth ne IL 10 ENJOY ana ill> something
III 'le iol III ol dutle>' goes mo nc
ileaNuf y furnishing revenue To tht GOV
erhlhehl, anu these duties operate /"
protect 'he Jolnt product OF labor ana
| Capl'al against like foreign product
ms ihoue Oh ieEylh@ duties answers
uouoie purpose III produces revenue To
IHe government an" III Inc same time
fosters ana encourages the occupations
OF our own people promotes industrial
deNelopnent opens up new nlnes, nuld>
/
established winch III turn furnish EN-
ploylheht 10 iaoor at lar and Temunera-
! 1--WE wages a revenue talln accomplish
IS pul Single pufPosc-that ul raising
revenue II mas no other mission; While
protective talll accoihplNheS ms ana
,noTc-it DRUGS revenue 10 the American
| ifeasury and dl>crlm mates III favor OF
the american cItZcn. revenue tarlil
invites the product OF foreign labor ana
foreign capital TO occupy our markets
Tree ana unrcStralned III competition
with the products OF our own labor and
nrpdnr, If far,i.n u 'aaVS on'
i,ol Which or,, ,,,,''',ag,'
'''l " ny u "'' eNN"'9 W .''e wants VI
~" P'D''c A"l'eH We ''"I''' Pi'"'"St III
IN lht hlted States Ia occupy our mar
! kets and 20 untaNed To the people but
insists that every foreign product which
is produced at home or can he surcrSs-
| ruilv in Quantities ranahIp nf snnnlyin,,
| 10 l,,,i,i ,,..,,,,,,,; N ~
W O"i'"'"f' ''""' '""ii' ""'"7
eNei necessary 10 i'lalh'aih sullaple re-
wards To our labor bear duty which
shall not be so high a> to prohibit lmPor-
~ ,,',,.,s,.,' -, -
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,r,,,lnntinn +; sa,,. =, ,l, ,,-',.i,t - ,l.,,
',,...',.., ..if 100, -,
citj,nns ~ tba I,,i,.'a S,ot., 49, -
,nsrl.t ynn ms navy, r',r H.. ,,...li' ~,
iaino !, ynnr ,r''.,a,, f.1i -,
fran anl nnr,.,rat,,'a1 ,.,,.',,.,t,f,,, ,,i,t'
thn ,rnJnct af am, ,,,,',, ,.,,I,. 1y, sfa}i
sa' discrirninat,.5 a,,ai,51,l .r,.1.
tom, A. tn fnIly ,'r1t,'.t ,,3 Jsf.r1 ,.n,
avn
lInn Alexander St.,.h4.. G.,f,.
i.bad ,i,il',, ~ ,...nr ,,..r So. .,'4
-alaarad - ~. ,,',1l. ~ ~. 81
st,tnd an E,nr o. 49, a.. H., -,
,yrll tpat hr., T.. ,,,,.tf. fran, bj,,
The best way TO raise revenue is by daue>
upon imports lucy pea! less he'AaN sh The