The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-06

SS s~ I'D nv tbe IA 0Oo, 600 families OF this
sss,s,tr = consumers AZ this article. Eighty |
ssvsn million ave hundred and eighty
fonr Thousand pounds Of tea were imporS
"A last year. At 10 cents pound Ss.M.
900 and upwards wonld have gene inoshss
treasury, every dollar OF WnlcD w wasa
have been paid by our own RGcp,n. s rcs
sugar ~ another example. " p ~ nsnt
LIST year In this country ABOUT ne Ne S Snsv
AZ what our people consumed. Ane uu.s
ccIiscted from imported sugar amoun!cu
q -. 600 600. The domestic prouuctivsp
va 20 uncomfortable as compared NJ
the domestic consumption - 70 nAvo ~
iitile. II any, sppreciable efiect upon sne
mica n tire cOnsumer, and therefore tnls
ann WAS almost wholly paid BY our oWn
Citizens. and the cost Of sugar q vs.
American consumer, because q the in1 ~
ouats home supply y praotieally W. Mc
eign price, duty added, the oomcsSlo R w
a ,bs dcmsst n demand. that Il ID no Wise
controIled or Influenced tho price.
The mice to Us Is Axed By the " Per
cent. which came from Abroad plus tne
amount Of the duty collected ~ tne cus-
torn house, II would have bean otherwise
n the bulk OF our consumption was pro-
dnced at home. II you take any American
PRODUCTION which Ia large enough 70 sup
Div the domestic demand, the effect u diI.
iefent. Then the foreign producton musl
underseil the home production In order 70
Get 4 foothold In this market, and, tnere-
fore, the foreign producer 10 WINK 70
ara mart OF IL, consenting to less pronts
| for the sake Of extending his markets.
with the hope Of ultimately DESTROYING
home competition. The real question,
| therefore, is whether. in raising money 70
mnnly the Qovernment's needs, we enoujo
have thoughtful concern Of the
INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE
We represent, or. discardinR every other
oonndsration, shall adjust our duties upon
| the revenue principle to secure revenue, and
revenue only. The money must b raised
| and in raising II the protectionist v mind
| ful OF the interest Of our own people
| Tho tariff reformer Is confederate Of every
body slsss interest but our own. ] cannot
understand why any patriotic citizen
should prefer revenue tariif 10 protec
tivo tariff, cannot understand why, 90
| long rs taxation must be reSorted to,
| land that will be the case 70 long ~ gov
ernments exist it should not be raised up
on the foreign article which completes
with the domestic article, and thus dis
eliminate In favor Of our Owl and against
the foreign, rather than to admit e equal
| ity In our markets untaxed. and Up0n
| equal terms with our own producers, the
PRODUCTS OF our foreign rivals.
The protective system but invokes the
highest Law Of nature, that Of self preser
yaiion. There is every reason, founded Id
| Justice, why the American producer
should 10 every COR uti0nal way be fay
oytd as against .oreign producers
whose products c0I,,.Neo with his. This Is
orr natural market. We have made 1t.
| We have made IL after a century Of strug-
gle. We have made IL at COST Of capital
aud brain and muscle. We have preserv-
cd 1t against foreign wars and domestic
coDfiiets, at great sacrifice q men and
bnted nothiug to tho growth or develop
m n Of the is country. Mhatsvsr influence
he has exerted has been against III and t.
our detriment. He has nothing In com.
IuOu with ms He Il without rhe jurisdic-
tl0n-0f our laws. He cannot BE- reached
| by tho taxgvtherer. He Ia exempt from
all civil obligations In every part OF the
republic. We can make no requisitiop
upon him, either In peace or In war, Our
uaocs OF reaching him u through the pro
duct he would send to our markets. We
can utulAuO VI NlIu bl18t nin uIctCunuuu<
shall make contribution to our treasury II
he would enjoy the use Of our markets,
We can make him serve us in no other
way.
Ii the case Of revenue tariff, "a I have
pointed ont, his product never bears the
burden. Whatever we put upon 1t II
| horne by our own people, and In no wise
shared by him. This principle Of caring
for our own Ia founded upon the highest
authority, human and divine. It com
rnences with the family, extends ur
through the the community, to the State,
| and al last 70 the nation. There y no city
not invoke this principle 10 the admins
ton Of municipal government for the pro
| lection and
ENCOURAGEMENT OF IT'S OWE CITIZENS.
The interant vender ID taxed In every
city Of the land. II he would expose hi
WARES upon the streets Of Atlanta at pub
lie auction doubt not the city government
compels him to pay q tax for the privilege
Of doing II, and that tax Is added to the ordi
mary revenues Of the city to assist IN meet
Ing IT. obligations. Now, why Il THU
Aones Upon exactly the same principle
that W tGx The foreign competing product
undes ~ systsm Of protection. II u dom
- prUtsst ord defnd tho resident mer
nsnts Of your city, who are with you q
says, within your Jurisdiction, suD1cce ~
your laws contributing to the wealth And
urooress Of your city, paying taxes TO
dorm and beautify it, paying taxes 70 sup
port your public schools and make puplic
improvements. The itinerant venoer nas
10 such relation TO your community. He