San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-07

officer, revenue collectors etc., too
much for their own party.
Az the time of Harrison's election
it was again considered 3 certainty
that the Internal Revenue act would
be repealed, but the republicans re-
tanned the law as the party was
equally in need of the same for posi-
lions OF its party adherents. to maxi
more sure volumes of pensions were
| created for Invalids and non-invalids
to such an extent that the
United States treasury with its
agents might be compared 70
a COW, in the skin of which thous-
auds of ticks have fastened them
selves, there is no reason or cause to
inquire, what to do with the surplus
in the treasury? There is no surplus!
On the contrary, taxes have been
laid on raw products.
L. this the republicans lean on the
owners of factories and the democrats
on the proprietors of silver mines.
And the People, the Mechanics. the
| farmer?
Well, these are one sided
as well according to their
| interest The mechanics act as If the
whole world belonged to them and
| want every thing at once without
thinking, or as l.. Butcher said in
plain language, "the world is not q
tailor shop by itseli!' They must re.
fleet that they cannot do anything
| whatsoever without the former.
What requires an age to accomplish,
many would like to bring about in
one year and allow themselves to be
led by the nose by the "priest's hire.
lings" POwderly) q fraud who wants
to reft rm by permission of the
church, which means literally to
postpone reform into eternity.
The farmers on their part were on
the best road to success; they gained
some good advantages tor themselves
and the country. Professional poll
ticians began to get scared. This was
but natural; for when the people be-
gin to think there Is an end to the
"Tria Juncta" of petty foggers.
priests and qnacks. Now appeared
one of those unfortunate radi-
cal victims of calamity, who
are never satisfied with what may be
possible, but at all times build air
castles on impossibilities, and pro-
posed to change the country into one
grand credit Institution r'Sab Treas
ury BilPJ for the farmer only. The
consequence of this plan would be, if
| it could be realized, the most colos-
sal borrowing system. which, If it
J could materialiZe, would bring about
! the grandest financial crash and a
national bankruptcy in the near flu
ture. Why not, once 8f
ter each harvest, establish the
price of each product from month to
month, build union magazines and
warehouses not for speculative sharp
ers like that corn gam bier Joseph of
Egypt, but to assist and protect the
farmers against these parasites?
There might have been some sense in
this. Well, it is to be hoped that the
farmers will get their rights.
What Is needed now for all friends
of reform to insist upon the repeal of
one pernicious law or regulation at
q time, now that one will
want this another something else,
who tries to catch two rabbits will
surely not get one! Not to much at
once for four years hence more can be
done. ....
For instance what could be more
beneficial than the repeal of the 'In.
ternal Revenue Tax" laws? It's most
beneficial results would be:
LIST. Dispensing of an army of off.
Gals who must be paid fret, before
the balance of the tax goes to the
| treasury.
End. Dispensing of an army of spies
and informers. a..
| 3rd. To pass laws against the great
distilling and brewing moropolies.
4th. Production of healthy and
cheap drinkables, instead of poison
Gus mixtures and equal chances for
small and large dealers. Thus CIV
ing:
9Th. A chance to the farmers to
realize more profit out of their pro-
ducts than they are doing without
| having to borrow. - NJ
| When the people get rid of this
| Alpine weight 1t is, or will be time to
think CT the removal of other unjust
laws. r ...
The best recommendation for the
above is that democrats as we'll as
republicans are against the repeal of
the war tax" Neither party has q
living principle left; they have out.
| lived their usefulness for everything
that Is beneficial and good.
| ..." ...
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