Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-12-13

| cOmplacently contemplating every inciueh
| of change insepsrable from these coDdit
| ions, it Is our duty as patriotic citizens t
inquire, at the present stage of our prog
ress. how the bond of the Government
made with the people has been Kept ant
performed Instead of limiting the trib
ute drawn from our citizens to the neces
| stiles of its economical administration. thu
Government persists in exacting from th'
substance Of the people millions which
unappled. and useless, lie dormant in IL
Treasury This fragrant injustice and thi
breach of faith and obligation add to ex
tortion the danger attending the diversion
of the currency of the country from thu
legitimate channels of business. tnde
the same laws hy which these results arr
| produced the Government permits many
millions more to be added to the cost OF
the living of our people and to be takcr
from our consumers, which unreasonable,
swell the profits of small hut powerfu
| minority The people must still he taxcc
| for the support of the Government under
! the operation of tariff laws, hut 10 the eN
| tent that the mass of our citizens are in
/ orlinatclv burdencd beyond any uscfu
| public purpose and for the benefit of &
! favored few the Government under pre-
! text Of an exercise of IT, taxing power
enters gratujtouSly into partnership with
| these favorite>. to their advantage and 10
! the injury of vast majority of our peo
/ pie. This j. not equality below the law
| INJURIOUS ro THE BopN roIITtC
| The existing situation is injurious tn the
| health of our entire body polite. 1t stiles
/ in those for whose benefit it J. permitted
all patriotic love Of country, and >ub~ti
tutes in il place selfish greed and grasp
| ing a,arice Devotion to American citl-
zcn~hip for it, own sake and for what IL
should accomplish as motive to our ma
/ iion's advancement and the happiness oi
/ all our people j. ii-paYrl by the a>>ump-
| tion that the Government, instead OF being
I the embodiment Of equality, l. hut an in
strumcntality through which especial and
individual advantages arc to hr gained.
The arroeanc. of this assumption Is nm
! concealed Il appears in the >ordid di>re-
gard uf all hut personal interests. ~ the
refusal to ahatc for the benefit uf other :
one inta Of selfish advantage and in com
hinaiion> to pcrpetuate such advantage
through efforts to control legislation aud
improperly influence the suiirages OF the
people.
TTT MISSES A>p I'M CLASSES.
within the circle Of these bencticiarie>.
when fully realized. viii surely arouse
irritation and discomfort cur farmers,
long suffering and patient, struggling in
ih, racc If lfc with the hardest and most
unrrmlttiny toll VIII not fail To see. IA
spite Of misrepresentation and misleading
fallacic>. that they are obliged I" accept
>uch prices for their products a are liked
in foreign markets, where They compete
with the farmers OF the world that Their
lands ar. declining ia value While their
debts increase: and that without Cumpcn-
>atiug favor They are forced by the action
Of the Government t. pAS for the benefit
Of others SUCH enhanced pricr> for the
things they uc,d that the >cantY returns
of their labor fail "a furnish them sup
port or lcaye no margin for accumulation
our workingmeu, cufranchi>cd from all
dclu>iou~ and NJ longer frightened by the
CrN that their wages are endangered DN
jG>t rev i>ion of our tatlh laws, Will TrA-
>nnably demand through >nch revision
>tcadicr cmpl1i mrHi. cheaper means ui
living in their homes freedom Tor them
selves and their children from the doom
Of perpetual ~crtltudc. and Am open door
to their advancement beyond the limits of
a laboring class. btAvT> nf our citizens
Who's. comforts and expenditures are
measured by moderate salaries anu hAtu
incomes VIII insist upon 'he FAIRNESS anu
Ju9t',' 81 '"'"- Wy .,,,'
rics for themselves and their families
when to the sclii>hnc~> ~ the beneficial
dos ~ nnjn., DISCRIMINATION inJ.r our
lau. ,hcr,. .hsll h,. ad,,I ,h. di,coni,n,
.,,F.r fr..,,, -,t.b .ai.rr;unin,-
,tor 49,. ,,ill really. tb,, fart that the ben
.acor, ,,t,,r,,>,., If nur Government. de-
r..n.,.r, urir The patrioti.m and content
n,.,, ~ ,,,r ,,..,,nl,. .r,. .pdans.rrd Conn
mnni.tn !, a hateful timing. and a menace
to ,,.s,.. and orosuil,.d Government: but
,kn ,,,o.o,uri.,n Of r,ubined wealth and
rari,,i ~, nutgraWth pf oyrrwrrnin.
.r,.j.lf,, ami S,ln.bu,.>> which iusiIinu>ly
,ud,,,njr,. th. in>,j,. and INTEGRITY Of
fra., ,,.,i,u,i,,. i. NOT les. dau,.rrnu~
,har ,he communism nf oppr,~sed power
-. ,.hi,t, s,s.nara,c.ihv tniu.fic. and dis
-, a,,,,. >yitb ,,iiI disorder tb.
c;,.i,i,fr,l II. ,,.,.L. tho n,.oi,is ,yLo
,,.,,,,.... ,ha, ,b,. Co,..r,u,,.ot si,all mr.
,.ct tho r;rh and ,ba, .b.y in furp wjll
- f ,l i,t,r,r, mar Amy inter.
,n.diarv between the peaplt. and their GOV
ar,,,,'..,, u H.. Las, d,l,.p.ti.u nf IN. r,r,.
a,d ,-,t..r,i,, the Goyrrn,nent ovrS 10
,h, bru,,,l.., CITIZEN in IN. l,ud makes the
l,,..,o ~ fr,, in.iitutiou, n glittrriuy de.
,,.jn, ,nd uratend,.d bo,u Of American
ri,i,.r.hir shameless. inuo.ition
-.
Nh't>>ii' 'f iN''i'
4 just aud sensible revision OF our tar
in law, should he made for the relief "f
those of our codntrymcn "ho suffer under
present conditions such a revision should
receive the support Of all who love that
I American
zenshp; OF all who realize that under this
justice and equality our Government hnds
its strength, and its power 10 protect the
citizen and hi, property; Of all who be
lievc that the contcnted competence and
comfort OF many accord better with the
spirit of onr institutions than colossal
fortunes unfairly gathered III the hands of
a few who appreciate that the forbrarance
and fraternity among our people. which
recognize the value Of every American in
tercSt, are the sure>t guarantee OF our ma
tional progress and of all who desire to
see the products of American skill and n-
genuitv in every market of the world with
a resulting re>toration OF American com
merce
rav,.nne i :, snnar.nt a. to he. generally
conceded Rnt the means by which thi,
end shall he ACCOMPLISHED and the sum of
Jirac, henert which shall result TO our cit
iz,ns present a controversy of the utmost
importance. There should be no scheme
accented as satisfactory bv which the bur
dens of the people are only apparently re-
moved Extrayaoant appropriations OF
public money with all their demoralizina
consequence should not be tolerated, either
as nears of relieving the Treasury of its