The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-09-01


to good use and Improve their cOndi-
tiOn aud prosperity. Now, the demo-
cratic party says that this is n wrong
condition of affairs; that that money
ought not to be like the talents of the
lnen we are told of in the Scriptures,
buried in the ground; that this is a
very poor use TO make OF the money OF
the people; and therefore, the demo
cratic party says that this surplus rev.
! euue which is produced in the main by
these tariff taxes ought to be rednced,
and that the taxes shall be reduced so
that this surplus will not continue to
accumulate. Applause. Our oppo-
uGuls, on the other hand, say it is bet
ter 20 let the surplus accumulate; ii
is better to take the money from the
pockets of the people; il is better to
| pile il up III the vaults OF the treasury
department, although it does no good
whatsoever, and il is great harm; II
| is better 10 do that than to touch the
tariff laws of the United States. We
say, Oil the contrary, to relieve all
overtaxed people is to reduce the
taxes; we say that the way to treat
people honestly, fairly, wisely is to
take no more taxes out Of their pockets
than the government actually needs for
It's expenditures. Applause
The issue then is fairly made up be-
tween us. 1t is between high taxation
on the one hand and reasonable taxa
ton on the other. II is between taking
the money Of the people out Of their
own control, out of their own pockets,
and burying it in the cellar of the treas
ury department; or it is between leav-
ing the money where it belOngs-in the
pockets of the people, to be used by
them rs their wants require and as
their intelligence and honesty directs
Here gentlemen on the platform
raifed All umbrella to keep the SUI
from the speakers's face, but was unable
to do so, wherenpon Judge Thurman
remarked, "Well. never mind; the SUI
never hurts democrat amy way
Laughter and applause.
y The speaker cOntiueu Now, my
u friends, in the long political life that
have led ] have heard a great man.
If false pretences preached TO the peo
:. plea great many intended to de
y ceive and delude them, but in all IN
l. life have never witnessed such audaC
itv as have noticed this year on tn
part of the advocates Of high protectlv
tarjff-never before. And there seem
TO be singular disregard of the trut
DO that has suddenly afflicted them. d
not intend to call people hard names
Nh | have all my life endeavored to keep
civil tongue in my head and | mean
60 keep it as long aa live-but l do ga
that some people sometimes seem
U" lose their senses so that they can M
see the truth aud unfortunately can III
90 speak it. Laughter and applause.
Now, iuet think OF it for one momeD
We arc told that high tard makes Il
w country richer-as if it were posslb
to make country rich by oppressive
90 taxing the people. [Applause. All
that q new way to make man rich
run Your hand into his pocket and ia
U" out what YOU find there and that wit
90 out ANY Just reason whatsoever
doing so? Is not that singular W
20 to make ANYBODY rich? Applaust
oo And yet that is precisely the plan III
w these people tell us Is the plan to ado
"e to enrich this COuntry-that this cot
trv is to be made wealthy by means
high taxation.
Again, they have tho audacity to 1
that this tariff tax is not paid by
o.t consumers of the article which
taxed Why, if the consumers Of tn
taxed articles do not pay tax l wo
like to know who does. Do these p
tectiomisi orators pay it? DO the m
IA utacturers pay il? Who pays ii if
led people who consume the articles
are taxed do not pay it? No man {
ow answer that question to the satisf
rsc, ton
odd Here a note was handed TO The spe
urn er who read it aut, said -" Gentlem
,h | am afraid there are some high prot
my tionsts in this audience, for note
not sent up for tue to read as follows:
: OF lady has Just had her pocket picket ;
our she thinks il is these uigh tariff SEQ
inst ers'-I believe it is, or some such VIC
the | hope that high tariff fellow who
ave taken that lady's money will be eau
ave and made 10 refund before he lea
itu- Port Huron" [Great laughter and
reat pIause.
to- "Now, my friends" the Judge W
il on, ''if you will reflect tor MONT
ler- Won will sec that it is necessarily
0p- case that the tar If taxes are paid
ow, the consumers OF the articles OF
the kind which are manufactured III
that United States, for it is curious
the and one OF the worst things about
will tariff tax that, while the governn
nose gets 81 resulting from the tax,
il is domestic manufacturers get SO, a
now has been estimated, that never {
eing into the treasury at all. Great CHI
and ing.1 Well, how does this hapI
A man called an importer brings g
sc into the United States to be sold.
the can not sell a yard or Il pound unit
his paws this tariff tax. He pays the
few therefore, and then sells to the WI
re- sale merchant. OF course he must
over this tax back in the price for whicl
resi- sells or he would lose money
,se. | his business would break up
dcd, once. He would stop 1t, and there
up he puts the tax on the Original coS
tion. the goods aud with that price &c
for and with the cost OF transports
was aud his reasonable commercial pre-
eded he sells those goods to the Wholt
q all merchant. The wholesale mere
sue sells TO the retail merchant all
" hat course this tax which enters into
here price continues i'll the price ana to
cleo added The profit OF the merct
dis Then the retail merchant sells to
ion? and of course lie must keep within
been price for otherwise he would sci
more less than he gave for the goods an
Iany man of sense would do that. III
wv. / fore the tax is in when the cloth Is
|. TO you and in the price you pay
more retail merchant for the goods you
lieve the " hole of the tariff tax, the I'M
nitcG er's profit, the Wholesale merch
ms a profit and the retail merchants pl
him, besides interest oil their money.
stin- rs plain rs two and two make four
state, | were Il schOOlmaster and teachl
use. boy ten years ohi and he could no
rue lcrsland that Iihin ten min
con- instruction, | would give him mp
how hopeless idiot. lGreat laughter
sers. applansel Well, now, that is The
his in respect 10 this. How much do
4 lEe pay: why the amount oI soous
ich | ported into the United State
the ,iutiabla muods-in the year 1887
re is last year Tor WhlCh VIC nave an
I NY turns-was in value $i5O, ,325
At is The tariff duties collected were )
NAV O34, ,I2l. There were, therefore
pre- that single year. taxes levied Oh
;. A United States BY the operations o!
/ the tariff law of SIP ,034 ,42i, which
V the into the treasury of tie United ST
rticie But that, rs have told Won, Wa
Uni least part of the burden. The dou
/ safe manufacturers Uf the same kind OF
Incl mOdilies amounted that year 10 80
.eforr 579 ,l9l; that j., in other word
every " 500 900, 600, and as the prl'
Of "A thus. goods was raised by the tar
Y the nearly equal proportions to the
this uf the goods that were imported
Iyicrs the country, the amouNt which the