The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-12-04
Tile New Tariff Bill.

The Mckinley tariff bill, which went
into effect last month, is the most mis-
chieyous piece of legislation that has
ever been enacted in this country. Con-
sidering its motives-the purpose for
which it was enacted-it is the most in
famous.
There was time when the Constitution,
together with a great many Southern
people, believed that the cry for tariff
reform might be carried too far toward
free trade for the interest of the young
and growing industries of the South. It
was belief based on the idea that as the
industries OF the North had been built
up to some extent by protection, res-
sonable amount applied to Southern in
dustries would not be out of place.
1t was fond belief, but it has been
cured by this Infamous measure. Here.
after the whole South must stand togeth
er in favor of reform of the tariff that
shall be- as extreme in the direction Of
removing from the people and from all
business interests the burdens of tariff
taxation as this Mckinley law is in the
direction ofimposing them. -
This must be the issue. The new tariff
law is in the highest degree sectional.
It is an attack on the prosperity of the
farmers and other tax payers of the South.
It is al attack on the farmers and people
of the West. 1t is class legislation of the
most iniguitous sort-a robbery of the
people for the benefit of the monopolies
and trusts who are expected, in return,
to swell the Quay corruption fund to
such proportions that the honesty of this
country cannot prevail against it.
1t is an issue on which the South must
present y solid and invincible front.
Fortunately it is an issue that has no
other matters 10 embarrass it. 1t is free
from the heavy and deadenins influence
of the negro question. 1t stands by
itself, and the farmers of the west, who
are not willing to be robbed by the fol
lowers of Quay for the benefit of the
trusts and monopolies, must take their
place with the solid South in the cam
paign tha. is to be made. 1t must be an
indignant campaign-a campaign in
which the hearts the tax paying classes
of this country must be infamed with a
high and just wrath against those who
have placed this iniquitous burden upon
them.
In the stress aud despair of tremen-
dous war the tariff against which Mr..
Cleveland snd the Democratic party
Justly made complaint was thought to be
high enough and burdensome enough to
meet the demands of desperate situa
tion; but here and now, in q time of
profound peace, and in the midst of the
greatest prosperity, especially in the in
dustriai lines, the Republican party
largely adds to the burdens of tsxatlon
that are already expressing the farmers
and the rest ofthe people who earn their
bread by the toll of their hands.
No infamy of oppression could exceed
this in republic like ours, and it pa7es
the way tor a campaign OF freedom that
shall sweep away this corrupt organizs
,ion which crushes the people with taxa
tion in order that the monopnlies, and
trusts, and millionaire manufacturers
may grow richer still. Itpaves the way
for a campaign that will sweep the coun.
try like wildfre, eliminating in a reform
of the tariff and lifting OF the burdens
of taxation that shall be far reaching and
complete.-Atlanta Constitution.