The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-09

the time, eleven years.
/ New let Ne csmpare the two, 81
"rvvenue reform" aud ''var tax".
reduction parties. BY the inex9rable
test Of actual accomplishment By
them respectively:
Ths Republiean party, durine the
4 eleven year Of Its control. Fe,luc-
i I'd taxation and revenue - fIsl "a 50
fs s;er ps%T sss1a Pss s,,, duT,nE -
4 tases and revenue ..-...-----. ANzGas
Differences in favor Of EasPublScaa
The crushing force Of this exhibit
will be met, II resisted st all. by the
Plea that The senate, being Republic
can, Democratic house could not
reduce taxes and revenues for want
Of cooper alton; but this claim will
be a. deceptive aud base as the
Democratic pretense Of faverIng
revenue reform" and repeal Of
war taxes"
By rigid provision Of the constl-
tuition Of the United States all reve-
nue bills, affecting customs dutles
or taxation, mast originate IN the
house. The senate can have no jur-
isdietion over these questions until
bills have been passed by the house
and are sent TO u for action.
IL need only be added, 10 az re-
sPonsibiliiy where Il belongs, that
no bill for the reduction Of taxes or
revenue was passed from the Demo-
cratic house 10 the Republican senate
In all these eleven yesrs, except the
one 20, 3's, 9i5 internal revenue re-
ductIon. which was promptly con-
CURED In and for which give credit
90 the Democracy la the shove state
ment.
Later on the Mills bill was passed
by the Democratic house aud sent to
the senate, where Il was shOrn Of Its
Infamous sectional and un- american
provisions and sent back 10 die In
the house by order Of the Cleveland
Golden combination then In power.
Now let us take one more Of these
reckless, characterless assertions
and put n under the light of truth |
and history. The Democrat says:
"The Mckinley bill IL the fret un-
disguised measure for an increase Of |
the tariff" and that by its passage
THE system Of taxation, introduced |
as an extreme war measure, has, In |
an intensified form, become the
settled policy OF the nation"
This classification II inexcusable, as
the statutes themselves show that
the Mckinley bill, like every Re-
publican tariff revision which has
preceded ID, IL one Of tariff and tax
reduction. II recognizes that duties
ON that which we must import for
want Of ability 10 grow or produce IL
ajax. aud that duties on that which
we do or can grow or produce Is
protection to American industry,
which ever, In the past aud in the
future, will result In lower prices
for the home product than we could
procure the same things from abroad.
This bill takes some eighteen
articles from the present free list
and makes them dutiable. They
are such things as we produce here,
farm animals, etc, etc. IL takes
over forty articles from the dutiabIs
list and makes them free, including
sugar, which protection has failed
To develop home production Of, from
the limited sugar producing area Of
our country.
True u puts about g., 900 600 on the
dutiable list, but Mt the same time
places s5s,OOO,O0 on the free list.
The free list, which had no existence
until about ls3D, has been steadily
increased. AT present Il covers
about - per cent. Of our imports.
The Mills hill sweilcd 10 la 10 per
cent. and the Mckinley bill To 30
Ter cent. Under IL fully One-halI Of
our entire imports will come in duty
free, and yet this Democratic "bunco
steeTer" comes to his intended vie
inns with the lie In his mouth I
have quoted.
But now. Mr.. Editor, let us strike
the balance again between Republic
eau and Democratic tariff and tax
reduction, covering the full period
nf twenty-four years from ISIS, aud
including the Mckinley bill:
Republican reduction up to IS<i Fe2 -Ot,59
Rc'inciIon by Mckinley bill ... eitsolnD
Total .Es 5aI Ea
Dcmoerntie reduction during Its u -
yrnrs Ia I'oweT .-......- 6.98s. S1S |
Difference In favor Of Republican
party ..-..-.......-... -. 10. tte9. rs sSl
Thus the evidence Of history con-
vlets the Democrat party Of false
pretense In every claim set up by Il
rs party Of revenue reform aud tax
reduction. IL shows the ulterior
purpose and paramount aim OF the
party all the time 10 have been the
old time South Carolina, slave oil
garchlst determination 10 crush
American enterprise and reduce the
American labOrer 10 M nearly the
Of an animal and chattle
a. possible.
In this arraignmeDt and exposure
Of the Western Democrat have
used the title Of "bunco steerer,"
not as q meaningless epithet, but n
the only fitting title for such jour
mails. They are no more or Isss than
confidence men," sent out into the !
and by-ways TO steer In
confiding voters into Demo-
pratlc dens. Yours very truly,
GEO. T. ANTHONY.
s0RNAL MOTIFS. J
The reunion on Saturday evening 6
was well attended. The program 6
was not up TO the usual program !
owing perhaps 10 the fact that every b
body has been busy.