The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-22
ILLUSTRATIVE.

| The voters OF this country are the work
ing men. The poor people are overwheim-
ingly in the majority in the United States.
as in every other country on the globe.
There are comparatively few great for
tunes in this republic. The rich are not
numerous as compared with the masses.
Our own community is no exception to the
rule in this respect throughout the
country, although the percentage of what
we call rich men, those who can afford
what are termed the Injuries and who are
not compelled to earn their daily bread by
the sweat of their faces, is perhaps some
what higher here than in the average
American community. If any of our read
ers will run through his mind the names of
those with whose financial circumstances
he is familiar, he will De astonished by the
number of poor aud toiling people as com
pared with the rich.
One would naturally think that laws
should be made in the interest of all the
people, and that IL favoritism were to be
shown it would be toward the class most in
need OF it. The sense of justice would sug-
gest That if there is to be any difference in
the pressure of tax laws the favor should
be shownfto the poor and those least able
to bear the burden. Certainly the dis
elimination should not be against the weak.
That would be injustice and oppression.
What would be thought of law which
said the poor mans howell worth 500 should
be taxed at its full value, and the million
aires hundred thousand dollar mansion
should be taxed at only half its worth2
And yet the tariff law in operation in this
country is constructed on the principle that
favoritsm should be shown to the rich.
whilst the heavier burden shall be borne
by the poor. The more costly articles.
such as the rich buy, and articles of lux
ury such as the wealthy can and do afford.
are taxed lightly, while those things which
the poor laborer and his family must have.
are raised in price 40, so, rs and in
some instances higher per cent. by reason
of the UBIQUITOUS tariff tax. Here is brief
list taken from the MCKINLEY law, which
illustrates the discrimination against the
poor wageworker, and with what degree
of kindness and consideration the rich
were treated in the bill. The list could be
made much longer, but this will be suffi-
cient for the workingmen to consider at
present
Sealskin sacques re duced SO per cent.
Broadcloth advanced 20 per cent.
Fine cashmere advanced % per cent.
Silk velvet no advance.
SILK Innings no advance.
Black silk no advance
Silk laces advanced 20 per cent.
Diamonds. uncut, free.
Imitation seal sacQues advanced 100 per cent.
Woolens advanced 40 per cent.
Cotton corduroy advanced ia per cent.
Cotton velvet advanced 100 per cent
Cotton Innings advanced 2S5 per cent.
Black alpaca advanced Sc per cent.
Flannel shirts taxed 100 per cent
Wool hat trust protected i12 per cent.
Coffin trust protected As per cent
Tombstone trust protected 60 per cent
Common wooden goods taxed Ill per cent.
Glass tumbers taxed $50 per cent
Wooden stockings taxed 100 per cent.
Common looking glasses taxed 1856 per cent.
Window glass trust protected 1872 per cent.
Cutlery trust protected 1l6 per cent.
In this connection II may be interesting
to copy from the New York Herald para
graph describing the state Democratic
headquarters
On the other side OF the room another white
banner is stretched, containing in parallel
columns OF blue and red lettering some humor-
GUS and satirical comparisons under the cap
ton of:
1.-TWO SIDES TO THE MKINLEY BILL
There are great many items illustrative Of
the tariff percentages placed in juxtaposition
to items from the tree list some Of which are
as follows;
'swoolens advanced 40 per cent"
'Acorns free
Cotton velvet 100 per cent.
"Leeches free