Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1888-08-03
BOGUS AND GENUINE REFORM.

John Smith, the millionaire, possessed
hocks, and bonds, mortgages, and money
galore lives next door to Peter Olson
who is day labo1er, getting his 50 per
day for manual labor. The income of
Smith is $3.50 cooper apnum; the income
of Olsen is 5000 per annum. Smith
dresses in woolen. cotton, and linen
goods, eats off of earthenware and glass,
lives on sugar. coffee. tea and provisions
(taritf under tie Mills bill 23 per cent
reads books and papers (tariff under the !
Mills bill % per cent?: travels on steel
rails tariff by the Mills bill Sll per tom: |
walks on carpets, and is generally com
Portable.
Peter Olson likewise wants to be COM
Portable so instead of running around
naked, he dresses in woolens. cottons
and linens. and instead of eating out of
the pot like dog, eats like his rich
neighbor off of crockery and glassware,
he also drinks tea and coffee. smokes to-
bacco, and drinks rum like his rich
neiyhbor, rs he has a right to: he also
eats provisions (talltf % per cent under
the Mills billy. 1t would be cheaper for
him of course to live on rag soup and
wind but he does not have to. Peter
also reads papers and books. travels on
steel rails when he is not walking the
ties) like the rich Mr.. Smith.
No,,. o,,,, fn,. noUno
desires to Hlln the government by taxing
John Smith and Peter Olson in an equal
amount. although 500 year is fun for
Smith ami death to Olson. This is a
fine reform. Wayland in his political
economy saws:
ASide .ti..u the irrcGu%rity IN the as
.<ts~nac,n ofmditect mres, it may be ob-
scrred. that. IN hrir rerY nature, they Gre
Hnble to obiertion. bccunse thpy do nat
impoSe the luiitc bu,'ien IN npy MG.,,.ci'
in preparation to tn, share rj,ich the in}i-
rii,ni receives Of p"bHc protection. The
lns'itrct tnJ is paid TN the conSan'ef
Hncc he pnys. not 0rro1Ring 10 III. benz
n which he ,errirrs from tie e.ri;te nce Of
ri4pi government, but arcordimg 10 The
oluoMRt Of production rh,ch ht CONSUMES.
Wepro. he r',o possesses Il mi'ijoh doit0,s
rorth of pyope,'tu. if he consume no more
man he eiu Hr,s by ms dtiH laiIoi WWi
pay no ja,nef Short nf the pub{t, i,e,,|en
Hrure. It muattcst U.cIHuFty i, i3roired
IA, me o,i4inr' conception IF On utiifrci
ht.c.
Tie only genuine reform we shall
have III raising revenue Will be in direct
, taxation. During the war the income
tax was such a direct tax. In 1856 the
government secured from the income
tax $4,000 600. in addition the railroad
companies We've taxed directly $4,000 600.
insurance companies 81. 100000. banks
Sll 600 900. This was a righteous tax.
II tnred mrn in proportion 10 Meu mealh
And yet this TAX law was repealed.
President Washington stated that un-
der his protective tariff of II per cent
manufactures tlourished.
While 1t is doubtful if II per cent is
sutfi cient tariff to protect American
labor and encourage American manu.
facture. the Mills tariff bill of 42l pel
cent is a greater enormity than tile
present tariff of IL per cent because i,
is a hypocritical reform bull. made Will
a great howl as to its virtue and (;odli
less While in reality it reduces the tariff
but II per cent OF out Il per cent
a reform club which shall advocate
direct taxation. and a moderate
: protective tariff of say II per cent wi!
he indeed a reform club. and can hav,
lheaid Of the COURIER every time.
Tariff reform which advocates tarif
for revenue, and a reduction of 4! pc
! cent. is like a temperance reform il
which the old drunkards are pledged t,
drink one teaspoonful less of whiske,
per day. and to drink when they dc
drink to get drunk. not fol the protec
tion of their lealths.