The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-29
TO TARIFF REFORmFRS OF THE


The writer desires TO address vou ~,
subject In which he believes Won take
IKE interest with himself. and the Sta
organizations under which he acts. "a
"u'.csc mat me most opportunc time
Mn'ch 70 agitate the policy Of Tariff n
'osn - during the unimpassionc
'n"nths, between political campaign
wncn no party contest clouds the meut,
VISION whh its dust aud smoke. or n
names the passions Of men with ifs IA
peas % hatred. prejudice, and part
p''ue. Once concentrate the impartja
AIM thought Of our countrymcn on M
-'sai wrongs Of Unnecessary taxafio,
.nn class legislation, and they will vanisI
nAe ~ Apiil snow. A system that ~
ptsis 70 me prejuiiccs Of the uniuforme,
ana minimizing by denying the fundx.
nsn'a, and time tried law OF trade tha,
=" 'hdirect taxes are il the end paid hv
'he consumer, and claiming instead tha,
our national burdens are borne ~ for
|eigners aud not BY ourselves: svs,e,n
whicn causes the cost OF living n mor.
'nan destroy any advantage that natural
conditions have given the toilcr n ~
price of his toll = system which divers
much OF the cost OF production which
shouid 90 to Increase the wages az Iahor
70 the payment instead Of an enormoms
'1A on raw material, operating In this|
way % me same time 10 so increase thai
price of labor's products as TO excludcl
them from the markets Of the world n
system which seeks the support OF the
lcone.mer BY claiming 10 reduce the
prices OF commodities. while asking fhcl
support Of the Iaboring producer b, pro.
fess'ng 10 Increase those prices n svsterl
which seeks 10 restrict by tariff Iaw onrl
|co'nmercc with foreign nations while 4,
inc same time its advocates demand TIC
subsidy OF steamships. and concede The
advantage Of international railwavs -,
|ter-ocean canals and all -American i..m-
s1esses 'or tho purpose Of increasing the
very trace which by tariff laws tbey
w.sn artinc'aiiy 10 restrict; . system
wn'cn rests on the assumed dependence
o. manufacturing industries. on lcgisla.
I'VE help 10 land blessed by I laboringI
class whose superior intelligence anal
productive power moro than rcimbnrsel
tne empIoper for the higher wagcs thst|
ne pays; 10 land whose accummulafedI(
capital natural resources, commercisI|
adventages, rostleas energy and ineenuI-
y o. popuIaet0nofar surpass the Ike en-
dowments Of any other land il short. 4
system which attempts an appeal 70 I'M
man reason through conglomeration ri
'eiI oetraying fallacies. silly Inconsistent.
sies. and palpabie falsehood can ,,ot lonyl
abide the light Of investigation apd thel
'miigh'ening power cf popular agitation
We believe the following proposi,iou.l
're as we'll established Is any rule III
physical or social science: First thaI
consumer pays all indirect taxes: sccs
.nd, manufacturing aud agriculture in K
America can never mutually eunnivl
ach Other with sufficient home martci
incc Doth branches now produce a sur.I
nus snu any Increase ia tho forco en-
aged 10 either, without q foreign ONT
y, would only Cause an increase in thel
normous over production which Already
ampers them both; third, q good for.
Ign market j. thus absolutely neccssarv ~
~ the healthful dcvelopemcnt Of botbl
lesc branches Of industry; fourth. anvl
gislation that tends 10 check the ;m.l
'rtaiion OF foreign goods, tends n tboi
me ratio to hinder the exportation M
'mestic products, aud thereby curlaiIs'sS
Y foreign market; fifth, as q general
~ measured by its superior produce
- power, American labor Is the leasfl A
pcnslve labor 10 the world aud Other j
'ngs being equal its products can sue
ssiuiIy compete with those Of the labor. !.
any other land. indI
incsc great truths once understool tho
'.em winch oppresscs US all will have say
'ning upon which 10 rest in the popu- ,ro
Judgment. The method Of agitation hca
lcn the Indiana Tariff Reform Leauue rca
proposed Is by awakening inyestiga- ina
ana di'tusing instruction through sui
a organizations. These organizations uiSi
desired IN every precinct IN the PVT
te. The President OF the State thc
que, Mr.. Edgar A. Brown, or Indiana %
i, has recently made, through tho noc'
INNS Of the indianapolis Daily Sen. ~ :
!. request that the organisation ofl a
State be complote BY January lst. Ia snis
Il is made my duty as ono Of the Larl
.Preeidents Of the League to look af. pcoI
these organizations in the Second mon
sresslonal district. We believe CEN Oone
organization has been completed ~ o. o. o.
~, u not quite, every county ia n lne'
ccd a once ~ ~ ra,;-. 49, .'u.'I suyu.u have
ughout the connsv. snd Ias d.nr p.I....s n. date
q OF tho camss - 49,. a.. =. cscn up Gus
Dnal;y solicited ~ - ~ r :. - s.. ~ woul
bout an orcanizs,:cr ~ -. - ~ U.ans. 526.
ce. If desired. Ana s,vc -, ...p.s po0.uc' the Il
Is given me. viii crI.s -. '.s - 80 miun
speaker u addrsss '6s Sc,,. = s.' - pso- hocu,
d each precinct snd s.s;.s Z. .oos whicI
Tai 49, .,.s.5 - you1 leaves
ard promptly. Cysrs = n.. v.a ~ Now,
'omdeld, Ind, Nov. 10th, 1859. .suon
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