Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-02-27
REDUCTION OF TAXATION.

living near Chanutc, Kan, letter
containing this question: 81 want to
know from you, if we abolish the tar
if, how we are going TO raise enough
money to pay the pensions and carry
on the Government. Will you kindly
tell us III your next issue?"
If we abolished the tariff wo do not
know where the Government would
got income enough TO pay the pen
sions, interest and miscellaneous .eX-
penses. We do not know Of any
party, or any collection Of individuals
who are trying to abolish the tariff.
The abolition Of the tariff is only
theory, and as President Cleveland
said, it is not theory, but condition
that confronts us.
What is the condition? tits stated
in the report of tho Secretary OF the
Treasury for the last fiscal year. Mr..
Window states that FOR the year end
ing June 30, 1889, the taxes collected
by the Government amounted to
S}S7050,059. The expenses Of the
Government, including nearly $780,
100000 for pensions and Sl1,O00,G00
for interest on the bonds, amounted
to 1921, 99G,61G. Tho Government
collected from tho people last year
Sl0J,O53,4i more than enough to pay
the pensions, interest and all other
expenses. This is the condition that
President Cleveland spoke of two
years ago; il is the condition that
exists to-day.
The Republican party offers two
remedies for the existing condition.
The first is to spend moro money.
They have already passed bill to
divide SD ,0OJ,OJJ among tho States
that paid the direct tax nearly 30
years ago. Thoy are determined to
make present Of two or three loill-
ion dollars to tho owners &c et93in~
ships, us though owning steamship
was an especially uertorious act for
which man should bo paid by tho
people as large. Tho Republicans
al 50 promise To spend more money
than there is any excuse for on ships
0f-war; to huild unnecessary public
buildings, and to pass new pension
laws and spend more money in that
way. Rut if Ill thcSc ways Of spend
ing money are not sufficient; If tho
revenue Of tho Government is still
larger than the expenditures, the Re-
publieans have II second remedy. 1t
is to take all tho taXos off whskey,
boor and tobacco in all its forms.
Tho Democratic proposition is quite
different. Tho Democratic party is
opposed to taking the taxes off whis-
key, cigars and cigarettes. A part Of
the Democratic party. is opposed to
taking the taxes off smoking and
chewing tobacco. Tho Democratic
party secs that the Government re-
caipts are moro than the expendi-
tires, and it declares that the expenses
OF tho Government AFRO high enough,
and that taxation must DO reduced.
1t thon looks around to SEQ where
tIXes are most burdensome, and it
takos note that the farmers have TO
buy lumber for their houses and
barns, and salt to feed their cattle
and keep their pork, and agricultural
implements made OF wood and iron,
and it says that tho taxes on lumber
and salt ought to bo repealed and the
taxes on iron ought to DO reduced.
The question between the parties is
this: Shall we take tho taxos off the
WhisItey and cigars of tho people in
tlIo town, or OF tho wagons and tools
and clothing and groceries Of the
farmers in tho country?- National
Democrat.
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