The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-08
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As soon as the democratic party can
possibly do so, It will certainly revise the
entire tariff and cut duties down 10 an
average of under 80 per cent. II topenly
asks the support of all who believe In such
a tax levy "for revenue only" and just as
openly invites the opposition Of those who
favor the levy of taxes to prohibit imports.
But everybody knows that no general
bill can pass at this session OF congress.
To attempt to pass Il In good faith would
be to invite compromises with the senate,
and since the passage Of the Mckinley
bill, the democratic party can no longer
afford to make any compromise whatever
1t must stand for the naked principle OF
for revenue only.
Surprising that general bill could now
pass, Its average reduction throughout all
schedules would hardly bring the tariH 10
the basis OF the vlciously aud ruinously
high tariff OF 1883. Yet, nevertheless,,he
radical republicans would attack such
bill In the presidential campaign as "iree
trade" and the conservative democrats"
would defend II by pointing to the very
small average reduction. Cold water
would thus be thrown on all genuine
tariff -reiormers, and all believers In hun
dred per cent. reform would be dlseour-
aged.
But this Is merely theorixlng. As a
matter Of practical politics no omnibus bill
can be forced through the senate now.
The RefHbiie Is for the practical politics Of
reform now. And Il 10 practical politics
to attack the Mckinley bill at It's weakest
points, and 80 break through the lines Of
monopoly. Hr,e are bakers dozen BILLS
which go the whole leng,h Of reform to
democratic basis;
Free binder twlne, eordage and cot
ton ties.
s-Fres barbed wire and wire rods,
S-Free lumber.
4-Free coal.
S-Free Ion orc.
6-Free white lead and paints.
7-Agricultural implements aud edged
tools OF the trades to a revenue basis.
S-Free tin, with tin plate to a revenue
basis.
o-Tablewsre and kl,ehenware to q rev.
enue basis.
Io-window glass to a revenue basis.
II-Free sIlver-bearing lead ore to re-
establish our trade with Mexico.
IA redemption TO the revenue basis
on all machinery used IN manutaet-
Ing.
Is--Steel rails 10 a revenue basis.
OBy the revenue basis" TAe Reps6lie
means tax no, to exceed 30 per cert
These bills speak fer themselves. Al
mos, every one OF them reaches for trust
Every one of them represents 100 per cent.
reform. They strike the republican party
on Its weakest point, and arc 4 wedge to
divide II u driven home BY the force OF
unlted democracy. They stand first, last
aud all the time for the principle al stake.
They unmi',akably and aggresSIvely rep
resent IT, And they Ne unmistakably and
aggressively represent the practical poll
Tics of ielorm-the politics OF dividing the
opposition TO conquer Il. IL republican
senators from the ives, refuse 10 supper,
such bills the defeat Of the BILL will mean
the defeat of the western senators volIne
against them.
II anyone else can prepare n stronger
dozen let it be done and The Repseiie vii
support them. We are not attempting b
dictate details. We are urging the attacl
in detail by multiplying separate bills, eacl
one Of which will represent hundred pc
cent reform.
II was by the attack in detail that tn
English Protectionist Squirearchy was dis
lodged from its intrenchments. Had th
English reformers insisted that nothing
should be done except by bill overhaulini
the entire system of taxation they eoul'
never have broken the tory lines. But the,
attacked the tory tariff on its weakest poin
I-on the corn laws, and when they mad
the break in the monopoly lines at tha
point, they made in doing 20 the opportu1
ity for complete and radical revision O
the entire system Of taxation. We know q
no case where "a reform in taxation has bee
effected by any other method against OF
ponents Of reform intrenched behind ll'
and holding the administration.
To be politics at all, reform must be praf
teal politics. II must do at once what ca
be done at once, and then 20 on working
The principle Of taxation for revenue onl
must be made practical. and the way TO d
it is TO crowd western republican senator
hard against their constituents; to crow
the Mckinley prohibitionists.. hard again
the people in the campaign of 1892. TIL
attack in detail will do IT, II is the pract
cal politics Of tariff reform principles
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