The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-11-02

Here are some significant utterances Of
President Clcveland's henchmen, the self
styled tariff reformers" of the present
campaign: ".'sari
Senator vest-Mr. Cleveland, by his
message. for which sincerely honor him,
has challenged the protected industries of
the country to fight of determination.
Henry Watterson The Democratic
party is free trade party or it is nothing
Roger .. Mills-I will not help to por-
feet any law that stands in the way of
FREQ trade. -.
Speaker Carlisle-All trade should be as
free as possible.
Henry George am for Grover Clcve-
land because / am free trader Hif
Congressman Breckinridge--I am free
trader. The Mills bill is a step in that
direction. r'tt
Congressman Campbell, Ohio-If this
bill (Mills) means anything it means a
long step toward free trade
Secretary Fairchild-Add to the free
list as many articles as possible.
The Hon. S. S. Cox, of New York, May
II, said:
1.-The devil is never dressed up so ele-
gantly as when he appears as a protec-
ZIONIST"
Gentlemen seem to take umbrago be-
cause we call these tariffs, which take
from one class to give to another, rob
berry"
when the government lays it's power
full grasp OH the property of the citizen to
bestow that property upon favored enter
prises it Is none the less robbery and COM
munism because done under the forms of
law"
''Since the tariff forces taxes from one
person to give it to another by indirec
ton, by o sleight of hand manipulation,
is it not merciful to call it by another
name than robbery? Some folks
call 1t burglary"
"There never was q tariff during whose
continuance there was SO much advance
ment in all that makes up the wealth of
nations as our low tariff of 1876"
The Hon. p. T. Glass, of Tennessee,
April 25, said
"The farmer, the laborer and the me-
chanic will cheerfuliy pay all taxes neces.
sary to support economic government.
But they become FESTIVE under the eX-
actions of trusts, monopolies and robber
tariffs"
The Hon. Asher G. Caruth, of Ken
lucky, May 2, said:
eff l properly understand tho deriva-
tion of the word tariff It's origin is not
such as to commend it to the admiration
of man. AT Tarifa the Moors levied their
duty and collected their customs from
those whose ships, driven by adverse
winds, were forced, in order to escape
destruction at the sea, to suffer robbery
ashore.
''This tariff is a most insidious enemy
While it pretends to be giving
us protection, it is really stealing our
substance and destroying our lives. 1t is
not the highwayman who boldly gallops
upon the public road and demands your
money or your life, but the sneak thief,
who, in an unconscious moment, filches
your purse, or the burglar who robs you
of your possessions in sleeps unconscious
hour. 1t holds to the false doctrine of
Othello:
He that is rotbed, not wanting what is stolen
Let him not know 1t and he is not robbed at all.
1--WE are told that this mighty free.
booter, this pirate who has robbed us on
the sea, this thief who has stolen our
substance on land, is not our enemy, but
the cause of national prosperity"
ga tariff, such as we now discuss,
which raises money that tho government
does not and cannot legitimately spend, is
not tax, but tribute paid by the weak
TO the strong-to the individual for per-
sonal advantage, not to the government
for public good"
(This vhole speech is violent in it's
abuse of the tariff and the protective
system.)
The Hon. J. l.. Mcdonald, of Minnc-
sofa, May 4, said:
"a protective tariff is legalized rob-
berry"
/, The bill docs not 60 far enough. The
bill is, however, quite an advance in the
right direction"
High tariffs do not protect labor"
The Hon. William II. Martin, of Texas,
May 8, said:
I'm ag'in protection!"
Whom does protection protect? Not
the farmer; not the man or woman in the
factory; not tho plowboy nor the brick
layer; not the man ut tho forge nor tho
woman ut the loom. will tell you, Mr..
Chairman. whom 1t protects. 1t protects
the rich
1.-THE day of tho protectionist is fast
drawing to close.
The Hon. Charles w. Clammy. of
North Carolina, 1883:
"a protective tariff is an unjust, an un-
fair discrimination by the government in
favor one class of citizens against another
class of citizens"
Speaker Carlisle. Of Kentucky May 8,
said:
There is fundamental and irrecon.
cilable difference in opinion between those
who believe that the power of taxation
should be used for public purposes only,
and those who believe that 1t is
the right and duty Of the government TO
promote certain private enterprises and
increase the profits of those engaged in
them by tho imposition of higher rates
than are necessary to raise revenue for the
proper administration Of affairs"
The Hon. William II. II. Cowles, of
North Carolina, May IA, said:
Tho tariff Is as much tax upon the
consumer as If it was levied upon his prop
erty and collected out of 1t.
"Mr. Cleveland by his message, for
which I sincerely honor him, has chal-
longed the protected industries of the
country to fight Of determination.
It Is useless for us to disguise the fact
that tho fight is to the death, and we
would be idiots to tgnore this."-G. G.
Vests Letter to, Mr.. Napton Dem.) of
Missouri