West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-10-23

/ from the low prices Of the animals ana tse L.
calities from which hey were imported. Ror In
Mesico and Quebec Ontario. Manitoba ana he
Northwest Territory, and the average valre Of
tie average value Of the I7.<7c brought from tbs
Dominion was only little over yfoo These were
poses. or for use In pleasure carriages but ordi-
nary stock such as Is used upon our farms; and u
~..s en-; ,nat the importstons from hexies
ranches Of the West. The duty ON these Mexican
bl las, year amounted to sses bot u The
next year. the duty will amount TO $751; roo. 81
nearly three and half times their value.
me farmer or dairyman who hereafter imports
common cattle for his own use will be required
20, 20 pay duty Of over roo per cent according 60
and he cannot import an ordinary animal OF any
lind Tor breeding purposes free of duty. tine
Is not pure bred. and Is therefore not Registered
abroad How the farmers 20 be helped By
wholly unable TO see. and. in our opinion ifth.s
Pill passes they viii be the hrst TO demand re-
s.9ra.1n Of The old rates, or that these import
While the imposition OF these duties on live
possibly do farmers any good al home the In
crcascs made by this bill on manufactured ard
other articles which we import will Certainly hs
great injury to them abroad in the markets
where they are compelled to sell tn cir surplus
i"oiss,poo iey - certain to provoke retaliatory
akticuituTal products, and already France. Ger
man aud other countries have made discrirni.
nstons against US which have severely affected
the sale OF cur brcadstuas and provisions III this
oli passes, the Dominion Of Canada. the Republic
ana south America will Almost ccrtainly pursue
INC same course, and as resnit OF tins COM
svives without a market for their surplus pro
DUCTS either at home or abroad
ouhSs imposed under any schedule except thst
rsia.ing TO SUGAR and moiasses In all the other
inlt,een schedules Of the dutiabie goods ,mbgac-
iug Amos every Important article Tie eooe u.s..
except tee aud coffee. which have been free for
n4iaIy Yeas, increases are made and in many Of
them the Increase il very large
s, ne Oil proposes 10 admit. free Of duty, All
in color, and pay to- the sugar producers in this
country bounty OF two cents per pound each wear
| until July l. zoos ON their product last YEAR
tness Srsdes oil sugar, which now made free
voiced to the Government S., so4,ISf all Oh
which is now TO be surrendered aud the sugar
I'M thhuusSy Us 10 become an annual charge mp IA AL
tne people who are engaged in other occiip.tidfis
syeS on N n are Tar more important end all OF
In 1888, which IS the last year FOR which we
nave eoinplete returns, the sugar product in this
there should be no increased production under The
bounty 5, stem the sum which the people are 20
Of This favored industry will be 81 $40 GOO or sftl
oo9 oo9 during the fifteen years. but the very OBJ
ofthis article. and its advocates claim thai in n
lew years It will result in domestic supply
| equal to the whole demand for home consutnp-
ton In addition to the home product we i'm
ported and consumed during the last fiscal wear
z,zoo47I ,5o7 pounds of sugar not above No i6 In
color, making total annual consumption: In
Guiding domestic and imported OF so-6 az. ore
pounds and therefore IL the system results ss ~
advocates predict. the annual payment out OF the
treasury VIII be SOL 57S,s76 even without any in
crease IN the amount now consumed.
We protest against the gross favoritisu and In
justice oil such policy. and wts~dcnv m, moral
and constitutional right of the Coyernmrnt -
tax the people who grow corn, wheat. cotton rye
oats and other agricultural products for the Dur.
pose OF raising money 70 be given To those who
produce sugar or any other article The bounty
provisions contained In this bin are confessions
streue,,e WA whoie system which seeks to
atoms between the various productive industries
OF the eonntry-a system which imposes charges
CARDS every principle Of Justice and eaual,tv I.
Distributing The burdens Of taxation
me duties imposed upon imported SUGAR even
az me present rates, are mainly for revenue and
about nire -tenths of the charge upon the people
Treasury for the support of the Government and
only about one-tenth can be added to the prices
far more just and equitable than the taxes on COT
ton ana .wooIen goods. linen goods and Inaisy
and which this bill proposes 10 make stilI hiohcr,
because IN these cases The conditions are reversed
onIy OF Inc total amount the people compelled
TO pay. While we believe the duties oil sugar are
700 700 high ana that reduction ought TO be made,
we cannot see the justice or propfieiy OF making
this revenue article entirely free and pawn bon M.
ties upon ITS production in order TO afford an ex-
cuse ioT the imposition Of additional taxes to the
amount of about $4,000 coo on the necessaries u
ii s. embraced IA the other schedules.
IL Is impossible to state with entire accuracv
how much the bill increases taxes upon Imported
goods Tor the reason that there are many large
increases OF taxation made by u which are not "a.
hibiied in the tables submitted by the conmittce
Those tanies show that emitting the sugar SEIZED.
ules, there hos been added the duties on the ar
tieles stu remaining on the duiiabie fist the sum
OF $40 o5s Is235 but in addition to this after Ian.
uary T. is94. the duties on brown and bIeached
linens,ducls canvas h ndkerchiefs OF other yove,
fabrics. composed Of flax, hemp or iute or 81
which fax, hemp or iute, or either or them shall
be the component material of chef value contain,
ing 100 or more threads TO the square inch con M
ing either the warp or filling. viii be increased 10
A An d afr..w
by the tabies aud after July L. 1891, the duty ON
Il was u ssa tsr VII, % greater than
the increase on the tobacco schedule il az nrariv
as We CT calculate IT, $5.s5I.sss4I more than the
In our opinion the increase In the tobacco sched-
nle, resulting mainly from the. imposition OF
wrappers. will be SO sos sss instead Of 81 5ss
oo0.So a. shown by the tables, and we are COMA
uent that an analysis oil our inporations Of that
srtiei' cr series OF years past will sustain our
Even the comparatively brief examination We
nave oeen able 10 make has disclosed other in.
creascs not shown by the calculations Contained
IN the tables amounting 10 the Of over s. ooo-
600. and there are many others which cannot be
accurately nscertained for the want OF suf6ciept
data a. TO prices end quantities Of riporiations
last year Adding these amounts TO the sso.oss,-
1925. shows total Increase OF duties on artciSa
still dutiable outside Of the sugar schedule 81
than that " "''~
We do not mean to assert that the bill actually
increases the customs revenue s6s 600 900 over
what "a Is under existing law but that ID proposes
TO impose upon the articles Il leaves upou ths
dutiable list except sugar aud nioiasscs that surn
IN excess Of the amount collected on the same
schedules last year, IT places upon the free lisa
articles which Yielded revenue Of s6os9 80 DIR
ing the last hsc Al year, and II makes redncfion
Of 50 922.ito s. on sugar and moiasses aud these
two sums, amounting 10 s6o.g5s o7q63 being de-
ductcd from the So, 900, leave net Increase az
bill ~
While the bill proposes 70 transfer from The duti-
able schedules to the free list articles which last
year yielded revenue Of S6.os9 g6qo7 % proposes
also 10 transfer from the free st 10 the dufisbie
list certain articles, principally raw materials
used In manufactures. which, according to tbe
importations during the last fiscal year viii Weld
a revenue Of nearly s. 500 90.
NO system Of TAXATION based on the theory Of
this bill can possibly OPP rate equally on All the
i people, OF BE- to any extent hcneGcia to All tie
people. II OIL were taxed alike for the purposes
/ Of protection. each one being taxed the sans
amount Ter The benezi Of al the others ID is cftar
that the operation would help no one Tor sif
would sc Ter n the same situation In which fhev
/ were before and 81 All are not taxed alike h r.
equally clear that injustice must be done TO soms-
/ body.
such taxation unist. therefore. be UNEQUAL ara
unjust Or 10 cannot possibly accomplish the tilr-
pose Tor which Ifs designed rs fundamental
principle - that certain occupations or classes III
/ occupations cannot tc probably carried or with