Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-07-29
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The Ausie.n people siorli hold
b tn parties sqnaieiy TO the Issue il
VOWEL IN the eampaign. aud permit
neither to charge the ether with po>i-
tons IL has not NOV ADD does NOT pro
pose TO sune Thus -A-iy 10th FAR
ties are making charges thst have no
Foundation in FACE, and, ~ AZ indepepd-
ent and impartial paper. the Weekly
News eans9: ignore it. The EepUbli,
can press is fuil of arsausrts d-pistinr
tae tsrrors OF free trade, AMI l.: a.
SeItion ruI iuPiisAtioa charge che
Desnocratie party With h+iag - FIVE
trad. party. Ttis IS wspilr antrue
Tue issue H.: Shall the pIes-u; scr
pius il the treasury te reiorei ty = re-
dac;iou Of c1-to-es dates on \ lar.e
class OF in p krous IS raw rlst-n-
ais ~aIeh eater iaio universal con-
sumption in this cOautry. or shall IL lie
redpeed by tkiDg a the ILtsrza'-rsys
lu- taxes or iolaooO and Eu!>Eyi
The question .! free ira Il Is not IL.
VOWED IN the contest. AID Is sGEosat-j
n, more hy the Denoeraii= than hy tbr
Ecfabiicas party There zr= iudiSiiall
free-traieEs IN both parties Ia: ntitLs-
party advocates free trade IL this cugu-
TT. while b9;h pstjsI do advocate q
rsinstioa Of the sarPlas. ;he R=TrG-
c Us by reducing ibe ir:e-ualT,vruH-
taxes On tobseso aud EhI>kr. 1n3 The
Democratic party By admitting 10 tie
free list Certain articles of ua.Trr>si
consumption among the people. Ca
the c:he, hand. the Democrats charge
tlss the tariff dat is : tax E3i-i to
szuer has TO pay. which may or may
not De the case. IL the duty is levied
on m article We do not proidcs, like
tea OF clses. such j. the CASE; but on
the generality OF articles which E- Pr
d-ce and With which the foreign pro-
dacsr has - compete IL or own lHsr-
eases the duties ATE paid by the foreign
producer. by a reduction IL yHer. FOX
the purileg- a! trailing in our inArsets.
The attempt. therefore, to make people
believe that in all eIseS the tariff Is 4
tax paid by the il as unfair g
70 declare taa: ihe issue IS protection
vs. free trade. which j. false. Mr. Gar
field and many other Republicans were
proteciion:sts becaus- they believed
thA: IN this country, a. il EDslaul, pro
tec:.oI led Naturally IL fire. trsir; bat
nc ptIty in this country b-liryes tbs;
We are ready for fIee trade now. OF that
We are ready to make that Ell sIimeut.
There il enough 10 the question ut IL
sue. faiIl- stated. TO occupy the atteu-
fiOH Of voters and the time Of sp-ake-s
without resortiug TO ial.e issues or m.
fair statements on either Eid-.-TCLi-
csgo News
We do not ngree With the proposition
that -cc :SADy articles Which We
proiuee and with which the fuIs.gu
producer has TO compete in our Own
markets" the consumer does no: psy
the daty in All enhanced price Of the
good. A. veil argue that the Nevada
consumer Of goods does not pay tia
freight charges Of the Ceutral Pacific
Railroad. ''In very may cases the
duties are paid hy the foreign pro-
Queer" argues the News; and in many
eases the SAT- FIEucisco wholesale msr-
chant pays tie freight for the privilege
Of trading with Ssyad. merchants. bat
does anyone suppose FOR a moment that
tae fr-igh: is 40; aG Led to the cost Of
ihe goods TO the retail ns.chlnt: The
foreign producer does not sell goods to
ttIs country EXCEPT 81 u pIcdt; and il Is
jaAt as Reasonable 10 suppose that goods
would be soil ia ElkO at the same
price they are how if the railroad would
carry them free VI charge. Us it is to
srs1e that the foreign producer woull
sell goods ju-t e. high "beu lie paid i
duty 0! 20 ier ceit as wien lie pnid
- per cent. on the value OF the goods |
imported. II matters not who lays the
duty. the amount is added to the cost |
and ihs consumer phys il III tie end.