The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-27
NO 40
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There are three parties interested in
the rate OF duty to be imposed on any
artlcle imported, whose interests are es
peclally under the care of our legisla.
1--WE bodies III this country. There are
three interests and those three interests
being the interests of American citizens
should be entitled to equal care on the
part OF our legislative bodies. They
are the home capitalist, the home work.
man ana the home consumer. The CAP
itallst should have fair return for his
investment. the workman should have
good wages for his labor and the con
sumer should have protection from
oVerchargeS by means of speculative
colholnatlonS and corners, or by reason
OF such discrimination as shuts off ali
lorelgn competition and where it. is
Impossible to get more than the differ
ence OF cost here and abroad; then all
Oh that excess is solely in the interest
or the nome capitalist at the expense of
ootn the workman and the consumer.
Tor the capitalist does not share his ex
ira profits with his workmen. There.
lore, when duties exist they should be
reduced TO some such figures as will
cover the difference of cost of produce
tioa here and abroad, and that is the
RUE winch President Cleveland set
lorth III his message in words that were
unmlstakable, and it always will DrO.
uucea steady and sure revenue. and
pi0uuclng sure and steady revenue il,
VIII Keep the General Government. if
~ were property administered and eco
homlcally carried on, out of the fields
winch the State should have for taxes
ahd VIII enable our States to utilize the
VARIOUS Kinds OF taxation to ease the
burdens which we are under.
THE FEDERAL SYSTEM IN STATE TAN
ALTON.
rake for instance the State of South
Carolina with the $6,OO0,O0O debt IT, is
trying TO refund. With the exception
Oh the phosphate royalty the money to
pay the interest on that debt and carry
ol Ihe government III its current rxpen-
SeS has to be raised 10y taxing Won And
me, and all of u.s. according to our prun.
erty. The federal Government has re-.
sorted TO Income taxes, and resorts at
Ihc present time TO internal revenue
taxes. III we, III South Carolina. cOuld
SUBSTITUTE IN the State the power OF
collecting Just the taxes that are now
collected by the General Government
on the article of tobacco alone within
the borders of South Carolina, or on
WhlSkey, our income would he so assur-
ed ana the burdens Of our people so
much lightened that we would have
comparatively no financial trouble at
all, and with the revenue tariff Droprr-
" adjusted there never would be
any danger that the Government in
time OF peace would have to resort to
any or these extraordinary and irregu-
| lar methods OF taxation which were in
tended by the Constitution to be exer-
clSed only In times of war and other
emergecleS Of public nature, and we
would all be in much better condition.
therefore, that doctrine which has been
announced and m tintained by one class
OF statesmen from the days of Jet1rr
son down, that the tariff for revenue
Should DE levied in such Il manner as
10 1urnlSh the resources Of the Govern
ment economically conducted, is in the
direction OF low trade rather than HIGH
Crade, because, as has been demonstrate
eu Dy the operation OF the Mckinlev
DllI, high tariff cuts off revenue. and
by Il low tariff the revenue would be in
creased, and therefore, be ample for all
tle demands Of the Government, In
the same manner that an eXcursiOn
train on the railroad will realize a Jarg-
er amount ut low rates than they wOuid
;tt Il nigh rate because of the greater
lhuucement to travel which the low
rates affords, SO the reduction of duties
cheapens products. increases their inn
poltatlon and the amount of revenue
raised therefrom, and gives to the States
Il llelu where they can resume somewhat
Gne old Importance of States in this
Ollon, or at least of having the power
OF raising revenues untrammelied by
the General Government entering into
"hat IS peculiarly their sphere of taxa
alton. Applause.