The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-15

surplus.
Berkeley, say it is not necessary T.
spend it. Cheers and cries OF "liurral
for wilson," "Hurrah for GolF!"l Firs
the Republicans denied Tor long tim
that there was n surplus, then they pro
posed to reduce it by spending 1t, an'
now the Republican Senate puts for
ward bill to reduce the surplus
Laughter and applause.
Every year VIC take S5iS, 100000 ou
Of the pockets Of the American people
in taxes.
TIE TARIFF AND TAXES.
The best way to reduce the surplus is
the Democratic party holds, by reducing
taxation. How are the taxes whicl
support this Government laid and By
whom paid? Ever since the Confeder
ate llag was furled Mt ApOmattox there
has been n steady pushing OF the taxet
down on the farmers and working
people. The United States Government
docs not tax property; it no longer
taxes incomes; its levy is laid upon the
primary wants OF the people. The poor
man spends all or nearly all he earns,
and 80 is taxed on what he receives.
The rich mau-pays taxes also on what
he spends, but bis savings, the larger
portion OF his income, goes scott free.
We raise by the luterR0l Revenue tax
Sl2j, 700 0OOand by the tariff S220, ,0O0. 900.
The former tax is on whata man smokes
and drinks, and the latter, the heavier
tax, on What he eats and wears, and
that of which he builds houses. The
tax on wooden cloths is over $50 on the
500, over 50 on Il $40 suit Of clothes.
There is more tax on one suit than on 4
house and lot. One.iOurlh OF this tax is
paid on your sugar and molaSscs, and
onc.tenth on wooden clothing. Is not
that cruel, an unjust, an iniquitous
tax? The poor man is on its account
poorly clad, for his economy and indus
try will not buy warm clothing; yet
one-tenth ofthc whole tax is borne by
woolen clothes
know the otlfer side will juggle with
words, and say the tariff is not tax.
Gen. GeE leaves that to be implied from
his speech in Congress. Why, there is
no way to get money but by taxing the
people. went 10 store in Baltimore
and asked the price OF Scotch CheviOt. |
was told the cloth cost 81 %, and there
was paid into the Government custom
house 81 05 per yard. When you con.
sumers buy that cloth you pay that tax.
My opponent is fond OF referring to the
teachings OF the fathers. Alexander
Hamilton said the tariff is tax paid by
the consumer They all said that Even
that great Agamemnon OF the Republi.
can marty, James G, Blaine [laughterl
told the people who heard his speech ut
Detroit that he was Opposed to every
tax but the tariff" They ought TO coach
Blaine. Heexposes the whole thing in
Michigan, where, yon know, he should
be most Careini. Laughter
81, says Mr.. Blaine, ~ am II favor
OF tax on whisky because that tax
makes whisky dGArer and fewer people
can get it," Now, my friends, l nm OPP
posed to Il tax on clothing, because that
tax makes clothing dearer, and fewer
people can gel it. Great cheering
THE REPUBLICAN, TARIFF RECORD.
The Republican party did not under
stand Protection five years ago, as it
does to-day. All OF its leaders had to
swSllow their words when it adopted
their platform at Chicago this year.
Sherman, Allison, ingalls,, Blaine, held
different views then from those they
hold now. What becomes OF the tax?
Gen. Goif says the Englishman pays it.
All, Gen. Goifbows his assent; you do
say that? He does not now bow so en-
phatically as he did [Applause.
Five years ago when the average tax
was So on every hundred instead Of Si7
as now, President Arthur, acting by au-
thority of law passed by u Republican
Congress, appointed Tariff Commits.
sion. The Republicans thought then
that the tariff Heeded reduction.
Here Mr.. Wilson read extracts from
that Commissions report which form so
large n part OF the stock in trade OF all
the Democratic orators.
1871 there was disastrous fire i'll
Chicago, and the Republican Congress
to show its compassion, passed law adj
mitting duty free materials needed to re-
build the burned houses. Ii the con-
sumner does not pay the tax why was
this? II the tariff does not increase the
price ofthe commodity, why?[ Applause.
Now, to the practical question, how
shall We reduce the surplus? Gen. GoG
says, by raising the tariff and abolishing
the internal revenue taxes. III raise the
taxes and give you free whisky; that's
his position. Laughter; u voice: "ThAt's
what we want Increased laughter
In every yard Of cheviot there is wrap
ped up 81 O5. If the government needs
1t, well pay it and more, and that will
be tariff for revenue, tax to meet the
demands OF the government.
The woolen manufacturer comes to
Washington and says to General Col,
and Mckinley and the rest OF them !:
"Run up the price Of cheviots to S2 so
and I'll go into the business" Once
General Golf would have said: "Say,
aiu't that little rough on the people 2"
That was in the days OF his innoCency.
How is it now2 Now he asks: "How
can we fix it?" Laughter.l The mau-
uiacturer says put on tax OF 50 cents n
yard and 40 per cent, and they do it.
That is only u partnership affair, in
which the government, one partner,
leyies the taxes and gets small per-
centage for collection, but even that
small percentage is too much. So Gen
eral Golf would raise the tax, reduce the
imports, increase prices, and so reduce
the governments share OF the partner
ship proceeds and increase that Of the
private individual. who is the other
partner.
TIE TARIFF AND LABOR.
The Republican party says the tariff
is not for the benefit OF the manuiac'
turer but OF the workingmen. Did
ever one OF the fathers whom Gen. Gofl
| is SO fond OF quoting, say that? II one
ever did, trot him out! daughter Trot
him out with his wig and his knee
bEeeches and his buckled shoes aud lets
have look at him! Laughter. There
is not one. Nobody before Blaine ever
said anything Of the kind. Hamilton
said the manufacturers needed little
temporary encouragement because OF the
greater cost OF iabor-due to two causes
the scarcity OF labor and its superior
competence and skill; but that the tarit
would stimulate immigration and so curt
the eyils. That was their way to pro