The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-16
NOT THE SAME.


Democratic parties in this campaign are
Numerically opposed 20 one another. The
amount Of revenue to be raised is In all
cases the samen The fret two sentences
are true; with the last we take ISSUE In
the case Of the Democrats obtaining pos-
session OF the government the amount OF
revenue to be raised will not be the same
as if the Republican party remains in con-
troll, since the Democratic party stands
pledged to an economic administration
OF the government, and demands that
the amount Of revenue collected
from the people shall be limited to
the necessities of the government when so
administered. Experience teaches the
American people that the Republican party
Is ever lavish, not to say reckless, in the
expenditure of the peoples money. In the
latter years of GROVER CLEvELAND's ad-
ministration the revenues collected an
OU0. 900 in excess of the necessities of the
government. This condition called forth
CLEvELAND's ringing tariff reform mes
sage OF December 6, 'S7, demanding of the
Legislative part of the government reduc-
ton In taxation. that every citizen might
De IN 1.-THE full enjoyment Of all the fruits
OF his industry and enterprise, with only
such deduction as may be his share towards
the careful and economical maintenance of
the government which protects him."
When CLEvELAND's administration closed
on March 4. 1889, the surplus in the
treasury was $50. 900. 900, exclusive of the
gold reserve With that surplus added the
sam was about $40, 900, 000 After three
years and half of Republican administra-
ton where is the surplus! Not only gone,
but after the treasury department de-
faulted during the last fiscal year in pro-
viding 81, 900, 900 for the sinking fund, in
order that the current expenses of the gov
eminent might be met, the treasury is
threatened with deficit OF some $50 000,-
900; provided it shall meet the require
ments of the law in putting aside s4S, 0O0,-
GOO for the sinking fund. These results of
Republican control Of the government
plainly indicate that .the amount of reve-
nue. to be raised is in all cases' not sthe
same.n
The same truth is as apparent in the
legislation of the Republican party as it is
in its administration. The last Republi-
can Congress Las gone down to history as
the billion dollar Congress. 1t not only ex-
pended that amount. but by its reckless
legislation forced upon the first session of
the present Congress very large appropria-
lions. Among the amounts so forced are
the following:
Pensions 27a $50
Sugar bounty. 100000
Reminding national bank notes. 100000
Iotai,- sos 299. $50
1t will be understood, of course, that the
item of pensions, amounting to more than
S4s, 00O, GOO, is merely the increase in pen
sions made by the last Republican Con-
gress. The Republican Senate in the ses-
sion OF the present Congress just closed,
increased the appropriation bills as they
passed the House s32, 407, 79S: and of this
Increase the House was finally compelled
to yield SIS, 1851, 466, in order to reach an
agreement and terminate the session. The
above is another evidence that 'sthe amount
of revenue to be raised is in all casesp not
Democrats control of the government
scores of millions of dollars would have
been saved to the people of this country,
Democrats stand for the economical ad-
ministration of government.
THE Republican, says the same Re-
publican exchange quoted above, would
levy tariffs on imports of articles the like
NJ which oa n fa rrodpood 4, ,b,- ~o,,-s-
thus offering aid and protection to home
labor and domestic Industries. The Demo-
Gratis declare that tariff levied on such
articles is unconstitutional The last
sentence is inaccurate. Democrats do not
say that "a tariff levied on such articles is
constitutional. What Democrats insist
upon is that the exercise of the taxing
power of the government for any other
purpose than that of raising revenue for
the Just and necessary expenditures
Of the government is unconstitutional.
If tariff duties were levied on
ARTICLES the like of which can be pro-
duced in this country for the purpose of
raising the necessary revenues of the
government, such an act would not be IN
constitutional, but merely unwise. Wis
dom would dictate just the policy that has
been announced by the Democratic party,
viz: That, instead of taxing such articles
as those referred to above-which will be
found to be those most commonly used by
the masses of the people-it would he bet
ter to tax the imported luxuries, that the
burdens Of the government might fall upon
those best able to bear them-upon the
wealthy, upon those who buy luxuries.
This is the system of taxation advocated
by the Democrats and they are pleased
always to place that system in contrast
with the one advocated by their opponents.
The Republican system of taxation not
only raises the revenues for the govern
ment but in addition to that compels the
people to pay tribute to manufacturers vino
produce goods the like of which are either
highly taxed or altogether prohibited from
importation by our high tariffs. Not only
do the people pay tribute TO individual man
ufacturers, but also trusts and combines
which are brought into existence by this
system Of '.protection,' as
surely as the sun breeds maggots in car
cas-. The erudite Republican editor whose
writing we are casually observing says:
There must be home competition in max
ing articles such as the Republicans levy
tariff on. thus bringing down the price,
Indeed! Must theres Who does not
know, except this Republican editor with
his 'must be home competition that this
results in combine or the
formation of trusts by the 'proiected''
who then control the mar
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