The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-01-05
y rHIlTzR On rARI1F REFORM.
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What 81 ! tariff

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y y product which the government
takes CIV compulsion) from every cit
isen-not ! pauper-for public pur-
poses.
What are public purposes, in
~ sence Of this defnitioni
a. a definition given By the su-
prene Court Of tie United States in
1874 vas a follows: for the purpose
of carrying o. the Government in all
IL mad lnery and operations"
What il tree trader
"A. Free trade i. the right Of er.
cry man to freely exchange the pro-
ducts Of HE labor and services III such
1 way a. seems to him most adyan.
tageous. subject only to such restrict.
ions Is the state may find necessary to
make for the purposes Of revenue or
for sanitary or moral considerations.
Conversely, it il the denial Of the
right Of free government to arbi-
frarily take from any person any por.
ton Of the product Of his labor for the
benefit Of some other ma who has
not earned or paid for it.
@. What is ~protccti9nf
a., Protection, on the ground Of
advantsees accruing directly or Incl.
dentally, advocates and defends the
imposition Of taxes on imports for 9th.
Or purposes than those Of revenue.
The protective system is opposed to
the revenue system because the gov
ernnent collects revenue on what
comes in, while protection is secured
only to the extent to which commod.
ties are kept out.
@ What is the idea underlying
eacls
a, Free Trade assumes that a PEG.
pie Hks; those of tho United States
might be left to themselves to decide
what IS to their own advantage; pro-
lection assumes that congress can bet
tor decide what business the people
sball ID: tran the people themselves.
g Whist is ) .tarif for revenue
nnfv9 ct &C.,.
a. A "tarif for revenue only, is
one 10 framed that all the taxes which
the people pay, the, government shall
receive.
O.. What il meant by q tariff for
revenue with incidental protection7"
a. The adjustment Of . tariff for
revenue in ouch = way az to afford
shat is termed ",ncidental protec-
sion' y bsscd on the supposition that
Ly arranging q scale Of duties so mod.
crate o ,n!y to restrict and not pre-.
ant ilnPortations, it Is possible to Sc.
cure. sufficient revenue Tor the state,
IN / at the same time stimulate domes.
ito manufactures by increasing the
price Of competitive foreign products
@. Is this double object capable
Of attainment
Al. Undoubtedly; but it is also
one Of the most costly Of all methods
af raising revenue. For while reve-
rue 10 the state accrues only from
the tn, isvied on what is imported,
saothsr tax, arising from an increase
II price. : also paid BY the nation
upon al domestic products hat are
foid and consumed in competition
with, tie foreign article. A tariff for
revenue % adjusted e to afford Incl
dental protection, ID therefore a sys.
TEN which requires the consumers,
who are the people. to pay much in
order that the atate may receive little.
A TARIFF FOR REVENUE ''oxLY" ALONE
soxsVITUTroNAL.
Has the Supreme Court ever
pissed upon the question whether the
government Of the United States has
the right to levy taxes for any other
than public purposes, y for example,
for the protection Or promotion Of pr.
yate ~interestss
- The city Of Tcpeka in Kansas,
ppder al act Of the legislature Of that
state passed ii 1879, voted to giye,
md with consent Of ! majority Of its
e~dectors. did give 800. 900 70 A Iron
Bridge Company, % condition that
The latter established and operated
llcir1 shaps within the limits Of the
CRY. 8Nhap IN attempt was made %
met thlis expenditure b taxation,
6e poyss q ibis city, y well y Of
any polfiesl organization II the Uni.
M ehias-Mnnlcipa esate q Fed,
szsEio lsyy ts1;es for my aach pur-
- . ~ snconrsgsnsnt of man.
Aesulfhg enssrpriisss ras3snied, and
- qat5oh Inn Isjssd, ~ 4pally