Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1888-08-24
BOGUS AND GENUINE REFORM.

BOGUS AND GENUINE REFORM.
john Smith. the millionaire possessed
OF ten thousand acres OF land, herds a%d
hoclls and bonds. mort cages and money
galore. lives next door to Peter Olson
who is day laboler. getting h,s - per
tlav for manllal labor. The income of
Smith is S25U.Ot0 per alnnlinl, Me income
of Olsen is SGN0 per mmm. Smith
dresses in WOODEN. cotton, and linen
goods. eats off of eart.l"nware and glass.
lives on sugar. coffee. tea and provisions
ttArllf unlel Tie Mills bill % per cent
reads books and papers tariff under the
Mills bill ~ per cent: travels on steel
rails tariff 10y the Mills bill Sl per tom:
walks on carpets. and is generally COM
Portable.
Peter Olson likewise wants to be COM
Portable so instead of running around
/ naked lie dresses i'm woolens. cottons
and linens. and instead of eating out OF
the pot like a 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
ncighhor. as he has a right to: he also
eats provisions tariff % per cent under
the Mills bli. 1t would he cheaper for
linn 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 tie rich MI. Smith.
Now our Tariff for Revenue League
desires TO :iln the government by taxing
John Smith al d Peter Olson in an equal
amount, although SlU0 year is fun for
Smith AMI death to Olson. This is a
fine reform Maryland in his political
economy SAYS:
-,Side .ft'>p the Gr"q"lnrHg i" the as
~rs~ne"t oFGndirect tu.tes. moy he 'ob-
Scrrrh. Ntof. jnNri' rery nature, they al'o
Uoble to olycriion. because tllrv TO not
imposr thr puhhr bu,tieu in am manner,
IN propo1tio" to Htr share ~hirh Hc i"li-
ruiuh rrr"ires If p"i'tie projection. The
ta1ircct fnr is p"iii hy the ro"s"mer.
Ii nee hr Fag% not arroft!in9 to the hen'-
Il. ,,dici Hc 4er, jrc~ f..u tht cr~frnre ot
righ aorcrnmrn, h"s nrrordi"a to the
a,iuunt Of prod1rtion rh5rh he ronsun,es.
Hracr. he wito possesses q mIlion doItnrs
uotfh If prop tN. II he ,'ops5tlnr 10 more
tlaa he "ho Ht,~ hn his dGHy ltttof wili
He,,cc. q oEn3,:.fr~' acYHnity is Mroircd
ip N, orininri conception ofsa fndirrct
, tN.t.
The only genuine reform we shall
taxation. During tile War The Income
tuN WAS such direct tax. In 1856 the
government secured from the income
tax So GOO 600. in addition the railroad
companies wele taxed directly Ss.0O0.0 600.
insurance companies 81 100000. banks
S1l 100000. This was righteous tax
1t tu.rfd mem in proportion to their menlM
And yet this TAX law was repealed.
President Washington stated that lul-
der his protective tariff of II per cent
manufactures tlourished.
While II is doubtful if 12 per cent is
sut1i cient tariff to protect American
labor and encourage American manu-
fact,lre the Mills tariff bill of 4223 per
cent is a greater enormitv than the
present tariff of Il per cent because il
is a hypocritical reform bull. made with
a great howl as to its virtue aud Godli.
less while in reality it reduces the tariff
but 1! per cent OF out A per cent.
A reform club which shall advocate
direct taxation. and moderate
protective tariff of say Is per cent will
be indeed reform club. and can have
the aid of the COURIER every time.
Tariff reform which advocates tariff
for revenue, and reduction of 1! pei
cent, is like temperance reform ir
which tile old drunkards are pledged tt
drink one teasEoonful less of whiske,
per day, and to drink when they d.
}drink to get drunk, not fol the protee
ton Of their healths.