The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-11-01
IT SHOULD BE REDUCED

IT SHOULD BE REDUCED
Would You put the Seal Of Condemnation
on Corrupt Political Msthods7 Then
VOTE FOR E. M. WILSON.
EDIToR Sun: We are often asked
what is tho tariffl And it is answered
by one that 1t is tax and by others
that it is not a tax. 1t Is generally
supposed to be, and generally is; but
at times it may be called a bonus in.
stead of tax. At any time when
the tariff is so high as TO exclude all
foreign prodccts from the country
then perhaps bonus is the proper
term to use. as the manufacturers in
this country then get the enhanced
price tor their goods and the govern
ment gets nothing. A tariff of that
kind makes 1t possible for the manu-
facturers to form trusts and put the
prices of their goods nnnaturally
high, and the common people have
no relief, and are at the mercy of the
monopolist. Tariff at first in this
country was levied 10 raise Il revenue
as it's primary object, and protection
was a secondary matter. 1t was
thought by our fathers that as we
needed money to pay the expenses of
the government tariff on imports
would be good way to raise it, and
at the same time they thought it
would help our infant industries to
compete with other countries, and in
the early days Of the Republic tax
of Is to 90 per cent. was considered
sufficient for ali purposes. Bat now
with $3.50. 600, 900 surplus staring us
in the face, that has been taken from
the pockets of the people we are
asked to continue to levy an import
tax of about 48 per cent; to continue
the war tariff indefinitely in time OF
peace upon the nccessaries of life, a
large portion OF it going to the man.
ufacturerS and no revenue being de-
rived therefrom to maintain the ex-
penseS of the government.
Now, fellow citizens, are you viii.
ling and ready TO continue to bonus
the already rich manufacturers! That
is the question now before us in this
campaign. No party advocates the
all know, we need great amount of
money for the expenses that must be
maintained. The democrats advocate
levying a tax upon the Injuries of
life AMI direct tax upon whisky. to-
bacco and oleomargarine and making
the duty upon the necessities of life
as light as possible, while the repub-
leans would remove the tax from
whisky. tobacco, oleomargarine and
leave the duties upon the necessities
Of life rs is. So we must sum up
the policies of the two parties. The
democrats desire to reduce the tariff
on the things used by the common
people ard not to make any tariff so
high rs to shut ont all competition.
On the other hand. the republicans
are in favor of making the tariff high
the primary cause being protection,
and in many cases the tariff is higher
than the cost OF the article here. and
off whisky. tobacco, oleomargarine to
reduce the surplus, and here the plat
forms of the parties define the Issues.
No matter what q state may do we
must be bound by the national plat
forms, and can we, as citizens of the
state of Minnesota, afford to support
the republican party on the issue as
now made up? Our interest at this
time demand that we should. support
the party that advocates our interest,
and SO vote 70, Cleveland for .presi-
dent and Canning for congress. They
tell us that tariff makes wages Ugh
for the workingman. Did any of yon
ever know of It's doing it? Does not
the workIngman always have to be
governed by the demand for labora
And is it not fact that the demand
in other industries than the protected
ones pay higher wages than they do?
Then how does protection raise the
price Of labor! The manufacturer
hires his help where he can get it the
cheapest, and that is often times the
cheap labor OF the old country. as
the laborer is never protected. And
the labsrer has to compete with the
foreign laborer whether he will or no
in all the industries.
Even the farmer has to depend up
on the markets of the world to get
rid Of his surplus. land that surplus
governs the price of the crop). His
wheat. bacn, beef and other products
have to be sold by the standard made
by the demand for them in the mar
kets OF the world. So yon see no one
has protection but the monopohst,
and in his case tie tariff is 50 high in
many cases as to shut out foreign
competition and he has the common
people at his mercy. charge them
what he likes and the government
gets nothing. We really put our
hands in onr pockets to give him
some 48 per cent. Oh the articles that
we buy SO that his dividends may be |
greater, when he is already rolling in
wealth. This seems to me to be u
fair statement OF the national contest |
and directly affects president and con-
gresham and Indirectly member 6f |
the legislatnre: Cleveland and Thur |
man for president and vice, Charles |
Canning FOR congress and Il. J. Hall |
for the legislature will best attend to |
the peoples interest, rs they are |
each in favor of q reduction Of tho |
tariff to an enonomic standard. s
As to the state election, we have an |
entirely different Issue, and it is one |
in which politics cuts no figure. Ills |
simply q question of q method in pol 1
itics. Mr.. Mefriam.s the republican
nominee for governor, stands charged
Ivy many of his own party with hav.
ing bought his own nomination, and
it stands nncontradicted. and men
iuh II, penn IN n f,niafa.ila u . q. ~ ~