Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-10-06
SECRETARY Villas.
Extract From Great Speech Delivered
ut Milwaukee.
iniquiti"s OF Protected raxation.-PoI,.
81 oftho Two Parties on thIs Ques.
iion Compared.

the army and navy. the maintenance ~
our courts, the interest upon our nublic
debt. our munihcent pensions, and every
other rlghtful charge upon the peonle
ani have more than a husdrel millions a
year bcsldes UNNECESSARILY taking fc0in
tue pc 1ple. This is an enormous sum:
over twice as great as the average an.
pual cost OF the whole Government dur.
ing the periods 81 Democratic rule. from
the year 1900 10 1861 Apply the case
directly 70 ourselves The share Of Wis
ehhsih alone. u prupOriioned In this say.
ms, would exceed iva millions Of dollars
Think Of ~ NJ ne than double the cost
oI tue State Government; more. perhaps,
thah ihe cost ~ All our county govern.
mehls, although ! have not tue figure;
ln'l a haad supposs II were put direc!
~ y the people Of Wisconsin 10 save
either our state oF county taxes, could /,
hs conceived they would refuse to &c.
qu.esec 10 such d measure ~ rlliclg
To made this great saving tO.ihe penple
Is what this administration seeks; his ID
the ihins which the Democratic party
PIE iges itself 10 uitcmpi tAis i The thing
when lhe Republican party ,as promised
10 lis platforms through canvass after
thiS u the thing Il has Il, vented for
ilany years after II ought % have been
done. the thing which they afe now eE-
efIins iAelf utmost o. defeat.
baye said lhRl the policy % that party
u distraction Look II their action ia
respect 10 this matter With the tirsi
Congress assembled after Cleyclauis 10.
algutailon the effort 10 reduce taxation
was commenced. During the " hole Forty
ninth Congress u was successfully thWaFt.
ei Finally. when this present Congress
assembled, the President urged this sub.
leel. Of snch vast and ovcrpowering
in0neni hy bis entire annual message
Repeatedly Republican members have
beru reminded ~ their multiplied plat.
form promises And what haze they done
during this long ana tedious session. Ia
lhS li0uSc She Democratic Committee De
voted months 81 untiring anG assiduuas
labor, spagiug neither night nor day. %
adjust s MEASURE wh.cA wuull relieve the
people y iih The least Disturbances 20 aay
bnt,Brs, interest Mcre ;hey met rs any
riinH al corporations OI The cuntTaTy.
every step forward every inch toward ~.
lief. has been gaued aaiy against an Of.
m0s, Solid phalAnG 81 Republicans te.
bsstahcr For three M Rn'hs ihr debate
upon She biii wa pgo,rarted 10 illr House
Il aas magnificent dp5alr an honor a, il
nnS liilntph Ia TIE sintliomi and Jealous
labor 81 tae Democrats % The nuusc.
They overwhelmed ihr.r alyctsaficg with
arguments. they united the Democratic
l.1cs. they perfected ihc Dill rs every
touch ~ amendment within reach. but
they received nn contribution toward It's
perfection from Republicans The latter
proposed nothing offered nothing but
cayil and criticism. Finally the measure
Was PASSED aud the uiinnstn Democrat.
ic tnNef was done 20 unload the public
burden Meantime the Democratic party
assembled Ia National convention had
spakcn in cheering tones L. APPRECIATION
~ iho work. What said Rcpu blicaus
when their convention asemhleiy
The protective system must be main
tanned The Republican party
would eject all needed reduction OF the
National revenue by repeating the taxes
nn.n tohsrra' "aDd the tax
upan spirits used Ia the arts md for
mechanical purp ses. III there
shall alil remain larger revenue than Is
requisite Tot the wants % the Government,
We favor the entire repeal ot the internal
taxes
'sTha, is 10 saw. when driven to the
wall. they declare their purpose OF iatiii
reduction 80 often pledged and promised.
10 have been false ani hollow intended
only 20 deceive thar sooner than relieve
tho taxes upun Hny Of the necessities ot
life. which every man. woman and child
muat contribute 20 pay. they would help
HEsAgm
whisky.
Tbcy call the tribute laid by tariff laws
''pro,cclion, projections to American
industry. and they hope 20 hide toe
wicked fact under the spacious cover oi
the plcaFinR word Many robbery has
been vcilcd by aphrasc Is the American
people not superior 10 The risk n being
victimized by a trick Of worisg That Is
the question
= The tariff Is simply tax levied upon
articles brought into this country from
abroad. fut sale, Use ur consumption. On
every article within the lists the collector
at the custom. house cXacis the sum pre-
scribed hy law when II enters our port
This Is either a specific amount charged
unon certain articles, OF tits a percentage
~ their value. There Is nothing more oil
the law except It's provision OF mhcnLhVIl
ana officials for collecting the tax Now;
n Il obvious that the importer must add
10 what he pays the foreign merchant lne
amount of the tax, because that Is part
~ Inc cost OF the article 60 him. Upon
that cost he computes his profits, aud 10
The end the consumer pays the TAX as
well as the foreign price, with me mer,
chants profit charged upon both. 90
far. TO the extent that articles are I'm
nuried. the tariff operates nothing put
iaxation. There Is, so far. no protection
~ nny body. but when the duty is made
hIuh enough upon such articles as arc
manufactured in this country to prevent
thc foreign merchant from compe,lng
Win the domestic manufactured then
nno,bor effect follows No duty IS now
Maid by the consumer to the Government,
directly or indirectly. All that happens
n ,hat. by reason OF foreign compeuiion
hsIns excluded. the domestic manniae'
,nreT can sell the article 10 his countrym,enl
M any price he chooses TO fiS below ,na ..
Al which Il can be imported, with duty
added Il Is here that the so called pro,
,criion begins The tariff helps the
American producer Of such articles ~ y. ~, y,