Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-29

they nave suddenly changed their
story, and now say it is tax paid by
the consumer. How else can they ex-
plain the fact that they claim by TAX
ing the tax off sugar they have light
ened the burdens of the people? The
tariff is now admitted by them to be
a tax paid by the consumer. The SUI
gar tax reduction is but a delusion.
The lower grades Of sugar are admit
ted free by the Mckinley bill. To
counteract the effect of free raw su.
gar, there is a bounty of two cents
per pound paid on certain grades of
sugar grown in this country, and one
and three-quarters cents on other
grades. The object Of this bounty is
to get all the sugar needed here grown
in this country. If it should, then
the bounty paid would equal the tax
previously paid. The difference will
then be that the sugar tax, instead Of
going into the treasury of the nation,
will go into the pockets of the sugar
growers. The people in general will
pay the tax, just the same.
The tax on tin plate has been in
creased from one cent per pound to
two and two-tenths cents per pound.
There is not single tin plate manu-
factory in this country. During 1889
there was imported into this country,
1877, 945.672 pounds of tin. 1t was
worth, delivered on this side of the
ocean, $2l ,002, 209, and the value was
further increased by the tariff tax
paid, of 1929, 459.15. The tax at
one cent per pound, was 1886 per
cent. 1t is very likely that the same
amount of tin plate will be needed the
coming year, and then the new tax
law will assess on that tin plate, need
ed the coming year, tariff tax of
76 "a per cent. being the large sum
of s16,0l4,s11.38. They tell us that
the increased tax will cause tin plate
manufactures to be erected in this
country. We have no doubt but that
such will be done, because the law ac-
tually gives the capitalist a bonus of
sixteen millions of dollars per year
over and above the cost of the tin
plates. This will create sixteen mil
lionaires every year, and the bonus
paid them will be taken from the
earnings of the farmer and laborer.
How do you like the plan of making
tin plate manufactures profitable en-
terprises by taxing you for such a
purpose Why should you Alpena
farmers be forced to pay bonus to
enable manufactures to be started in
Chicago, Baltimore and Cleveland, or
any other outside place? Do you
admire it?
As an apology for the tin plate
robbery tax, the protection leaders
and orators apologize by saying it is
only very small tax. That it only
takes about two cents from every la
boring man when he buys dinner
pail. That is, they mean they are
not stealing much, only two cents on
on one pail, and they argue it is not
worth making fuss over. 1t is too
small matter for protection capital
lists. Only few Insignificant cents.
Now is not that rather degrading for
the great Republican party to be oh.
liged to apologize for stealing two
cents from laboring man. Only a
small steal from each individual, but
the entire theft will amount to six
teen millions of dollars per year, and
yet it is only few cents steal on each
tin dish or article that the people are
obliged to buy.
Now farmers, the object of all these
increased taxable burdens is to make
American manufactures "a profitable
business. 1t is to be done by giving
them power to raise the price of the
goods they make, and the extra price
will be paid to large extent by YOU
Where does your benefit come in !?
Then there is another object. The
protectionist desires to completely
shut out the importation of foreign
manufactured goods. He wants the
entire American market. He desires
the people of this country TO be turn
ed over to him as his prey. If he
succeeds, then the foreigner will not
be able to buy your surplus farm
crops, and what will you do with
them?
The entire exports of domestic pro-
ducts sold to foreigners by American
people during the year ending June
30th, 1890, amounted to $845, 1863, 1928
and the greater part of it was farm
produce. Close that foreign market
and how will you dispose of such an
amount Of surplus product? The
foreigner can not buy your products
unless you take his products in ex.
change. Then vote for less taxes by
voting for Mr.. Weadock.
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