The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-11
THE PEOPLE, COMMISSION.

A peculiarly strong point which should |
have great influence with the present Con-
gress was made by Representative MCMIL-
LIN in his tariff reform speech on Wednes-
day. 1t was in his statement of the fact
that the people had turned Republican
majority of twenty -four in the House of
the Fifty first Congress, into Democratic
majority of las in the present House, as
rebuke for the imposition of a worse than
war tariff and for making the most extrav-
agant appropriations ever voted in time of
peace. The election of 1890 was notice
that this Congress would be expected
to reduce the tariff and the ap-
preparations. With that notice the
duty of the party is plain - to
adhere closely to the issues On which the
Democracy gained their mighty victory
There should be no switching off on side
issues, but strict adherence to tariff re-
duction and economy in the administration
of government We believe the party lead
ers will be wise in this, knowing as they
must, that popular commentator awaits
them if they obey the command given at
the polls fifteen months ago MCMILLIN
did well to call attention to the matter at
this time and his remarks will have the
effect of impressing upon the members the
fact that the people expect them to do GER
tain things. We also believe the course
pursued, of attacking the MCKINLEY law
in detail, repeating some of its most
obnoxious features before introducing a
bill for a general tariff overhauling will
prove the most satisfactory and opportune.
1t will reduce the complex subject of the
tariff to the simplest form in which it may
be discussed, thus placing it within tue
mental grasp of the great body Of the peo-
pie, who, by this presentation of the ques-
ton, will best be able to see the application
of the principles of the respective parties
on this subject. It's u courageous course,
because the placing of the matter before
the people in the simplest manner is
evidence that the Democracy are willing
that the tariff principles on which they are
grounded shall be known and understood
/ by the people; and evinces a confidence in
the triumph of their principles when thus
understood. We give that method of war
fare hearty support On this issue let US
beat our opponents in detail; following
with al rout of their forces, foot and
horse.
We are pleased to see the Democratic doc
trine emphasized In this congressional de-
bate, that the tariff in tax paid by the
people, and that it is none the less real be-
cause paid by the people Indirectly. The false
theory that the tax is paid by foreigners
whose manufactures are sold in this
country, for tie privilege of selling them
here, will never stand before the state
ment that when an American buys here az
article manufactured abroad, he pays not
only the original cost abroad, but the
cost of transportation to this country plus
the duty collected at the port of entry
Besides, by insisting that the tariff is s
tax, IL gives to the question the Importance
that belongs to it, aud iustifies the space i
occupies in the political discussion of The
day. 1t may be taken for granted tina
some principle of vital Importance is con
nected with this tariff question, or i,
would never receive the attention it doe
from both the people and politicians Tha
vital principle is taxation, the question
the burning question we may say, upor
which the people of this world have tough
out the battle for liberty. 1t is through
taxation that the people of this eartl
have been made to feel mos
severely the iron hand of oppression
The assumed rights of the monarch t
thrust down his hand INTO their pocket
and take money from them, whatsoever h
: thought proper, has been the one thin
more than any other that the people ha
: resented, and which has led to most of tn
revolutions. Those revolutions have sue
ceeded, too, until kings and governments
for the most part, have been reduced t
such weak condition that they cannot ia.
the people without their consent. 1t is nov
for US, in America, to see that indirec
: means do not accomplish what if propose