Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-27
MIR. WORDS SPLENDID SPEECH.
His Lucid Explanation of the Origin and
Meaning of a Tariff.

His Lucid Explanation of the Origin and
Meaning of a Tariff.
Ladies and Gentlemen: / feel more
like making an apology than a speech,
My throat is tor sore to allow me to
speak at length. so 1 will t~eonfine myself to
a very brief speech. / thank you for having
asked me to talk, aud I congratulate you
upon the suspicious outlook for the Demo.
cratic party not only throughout the Ter.
ritory, but throughout the entire nation.
You have been told BY Republicans and
their leaders that there are bnt two issues
in this campaign, high and low taxation.
We will take up the gauntlet and meet
them on that issue. Tie question to-day
is, whether we shall continue high protec-
tive taxation Oh institute tariff reform.
IN TARIFF is A TAX,
Notwithstanding the assertions of the Re-
publican candidate for delegate to the con-
trary. The tariff is a tax, and the con.
sumner pays it. It is strange that a mar Of
intelligence should stand on the ground
taken by the Republicans that the con-
sumner does not pay this tax. Even such
an intelligent mar as Gov. Carpenter fol
lows this line OF argument. You, the con-
sumers, pay that tax just as much as you
pay the freight on the goods which is added
to the cost.
High tariff is q burden and is not required
by the government. We must look at this
matter in II business way. If a tax is not
uo1T1s~ol hu A ono& - /. l.-l1~
The Republicans say that tits not, butthat
it is needed for the protection OF menufac-
turers.
Tariff is a tax, or tribute. and had it's
origin in the DART ages, and was
FIRST LEVIED BY A PIRATE
on the Straits Of Gibraltar, whose name
was Ta-i, and WHO built a city called
"Tarifa." From this springs the word
tariff.
All tax not needed is unjust. Cleveland
says that ian unnecessary tax is an I'M
just tax" I will NOW en,ieavor to ex-
plain the tariff law, and will divide it
into two divisions.
A tariff that is necessary is a protective
tariff. II exorbitInt, then it is a monop.
oily tariff, and q monopoly tariff exists in
this country. There is no necessity for a
tariff on tin plates. for n )ne are manufac-
tured in this country. There is a tariff On
numerous othe~ articles Of the same kind,
and such a tariff serves only to accumu-
late an unnecessary I'll plus in the treasury.
Here the speaker in his own inimitably
humorous ma1ner, gGve a description OF
the tariff tax and was frequently inter-
rupted by loud cheers and laughter.
The Democratic party is in favor Of
REDUCING THIS ENORMOUS TAX,
and therefore the Republicans call US free
traders. Study these things and between
O and election time make upyour minds
to vote for men Who want to reduce this
(Cheers.)
This is not q Campaign OF politicians, but
the men who "ear the overalls, the
amount OF the tax on which | have lust
The Republicans call US free.traders. If
are free-traders, what are they? The
Mills bill is now j. the Senate, and the
Senate has introduced a substitute bill
is about the same. If the power
given to me l would say to the Ameri.
can Congress wipe out all taxes except that
which is necessary and leave it on whisky
and tobacco. [Cheers.] This would open
ports to the world and give
the place among the commercial
tc which it IS entitled.
In 1882 the Republicans placed
HIDES ON THE FREE LIST,
IND behold the results. Our leather inter.
'sts have grown steadily until they have
luadrupled, until we now supply the world
With leather, andif we put wool on the free
ist the same result will follow. and Auleri-
an manufactures will compete with the
World. Each year 335, 600, 900 pounds of |
have to be Imported, and the tax
pom it is just to enable manufacturers to
make more money than they ought to
II
Excerpts from the list of articles pro-. c
osed to be placed on the free list by the e
.enate bill were read by the speaker, and
is on the same convIsed his
uditors with laughter. l.
You will see by this list that books and y
amphlets not printed in the Euglish Ian !
uage are to be admitted free. Perhaps l
his is done to please the Republicans'
lends, the Chinese. Applause and d
In
CHINESE MATING t
also placed on the free list, but Garnet ,
lade from English wool is taxed. The j.
epublican law also proposes to allow a
'ude opium, you see, 60 come in free of p
lty, which is also, probably, done to .
lease what few Cinnamon remain-for. "
hanks to a Democratic President, no "
ore can come. v
These are tie questions before the Ameri. v
In people to-day. This is the relief the !
epublicans offer while the Mills bill is be- Y
re the Senate. The Democrats say, .let q,
give free WOOL" and the Republicans. =
No, give them free whisky.' ~
You have been told by Republican .
'ators that under protection, labor will
main higher. This proposition is not
by facts. Highly protected New al
ngland manufacturers are not satisfied I'll
pay fair wages, hut import pauper labor
I'D strikes aad unions follow. Before you =,
I'd a high protective tariff, did you ever "
ar OF strikes or labor riots? a.
New England manufacturers tell their ts
that If reelected, Cleveland will IN
t down wages. II they thought this to Go
a fact, they you'd be the first to vote al
hAAAs A' jill Va CIiCti IdCoOIicS tO-udy 1 ~
.ngs the sign: IF Cleveland ia reelected tx
is factory will close" Il this is not in L
nidation what is it2 The wealth OF the
States to-day is held by men in the m
W England States. They held til
MORTGAGES ON ALMOST EVERY FARM Id,
Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Illinois. Dir
great railroads in the West and North. be
st are owned by men benefited by the o.
h protective tariff. These men have ~ u
rich on money taken from the pock- in,
OF the people who pay this tax. The We
W E~nglanders have grown rich through us
> obnoxious tax which the Democrats sa
mt to repeal.
coat that costs $22 in London costs
0 in ibis country, caused by the high tax sn
wool which enables our manufacturers To
place such a high price upon their goods =
which they make enormous profits and s'
be able to sell cheaper than the foreign !
nufacturer could after paying the high Fe
port tax. This tax is but little better rec
N highway robbery. One is law and the 81
Ter violation OF law. The Democratic 1t
'ty says this is wrong and will stamp it Mi
. Uheers.) an