St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-06
THE DEMOCRACY
Proposes to Lessen Taxation From
the Start.

proposes to Lessen Taxation From
the Start.
As / understand the matter, the
Democrats propose to reduce this war
tariff per cent by removing the duties,
or lessening them, where the least dis
turbance will inure to business; and,
in connection with this idea, that those
things will be exempt from tariff duty
most OF which are for the use of the
masses.
Why should not this course commend
itself to the people? There will be more
purchasing power in money; that is, if
the manufacturers do reduce wages the
same money will buy more. There will
then be no loss. but more righteous
and better adjustment of things. | have
no sympathy for the cry or the pretense
of the advocates of the war tariff, that
industries Of the country must be pro-
tected' or the manufacturers will go to
the wall. Where are the farmers
going with this high tariff tax and all
OF the other taxes? Capitalists
know this, if farmers are so blind; and
we see farms sold all over for less than
half what they would have sold for, and
did sell for, before this war tariff was
put upon us. How can men do business
and live with 2 per cent income. At per
tariff tax, l or more per cent state and
local tax, 6 per cent interest on mort
gage, and other taxes? Are we not
fools when we get a chance if we do not
vote Off portion of this burden, and let
those who have had the benefit of this
war tariff for twenty-siX years, and who
have made colossal fortunes, do with a
little less income and give us at least Z
per cent reduction on the war tariff,
which is all the Democrats have pro-
posed? Monopoly has a powerful grip,
and can have very sweet voice and eX-
ceedingly soft ways. The Republicans
propose TO reduce the surplus by doing
away with the internal. revenue taxes.
This is not reducing the burden of the
masses, but 1T may be help to distillers
and those who want unrestricted manu-
facture and sale of ardent spirits. |
should prefer to tax whisky and to-
baccO and let up on the necessaries of
life. This would be more salutary re-
form.
AS farmer and dairyman, [ could
not vote for the repeal OF the internal
revenue law as it opens the way for the
unrestricted manufacture and sale of
Oleomargarine, which is now controlled
by the United States, through the ma
chinery of the internal revenue laws.
No dairyman can afford to let go his
hold and thus lay an immediate fOunda-
ton for the unrestricted manufacture
and sale of bogus butter. which would
certainly wipe out the dairy interest of
the whole country. This is not myth
but reality, imminent, with the doing
away OF the internal revenue depart
ment. The other branches of the tariff
relating to the farm products are of no
comparative consequence to the neces-
sity of maintaining the internal revenue
system and the tax and license regard
ing the manufacture and sale of oleo-
margarine. The policy of Mr.. Cleve-
land is a helping hand for the people,
while the platform on which Mr.. Harri-
son is made to stand is certainly made
for the few, and, although a Repub-
lican, / can not stand on it. The inter
estS involved are with me above politi-
cal association and partisan feeling
A WORKING REPUBLICAN, FARMER.
Saratoga County, n. Y, July %.