The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-03-18

There was /. TAI on rafiroad oerporsroo. ,,
Banking cori.oraiions, on INSURANCE companies
trust companies, telegraph eonpanies and
other imncrso money concerns There was
also q tax on Rank cheeks Coming from these
classes ~ cafnc frum those Who depended on IL
alone for neither bread nor clothing II was
tax upon wealth ano nccumalsied property and
therefore Vas not TO be encnred
These we're All repealed md "he oppressed
RICH relieved from the burtens Of suuportins
the governments. An, how euderly the rcpup-
iican party ls0io after dose Who toll not,
neither spin. With what ateciionate regard Il
deals with and relieves thos who are able TO
pay, but waer 1t comes " imposing tax on
consump,on.t the fnct inst IMAM who Is worth
90, ooocoo requires no more cloth TO wrap his
corpse than IL talxcs 70 incsse the body OF
laborine man does not deterii from imposing
higher ra, OF duty On The poor and common
cloth worn By the one thar s imposed on the
purple aud nue linen that iste daily apparel Of
the other ~
II these incomes and othe taxes have men
toned had been permitted ftstand they would
long since have wiped out % national debt, i'm.
proyed an tbo. rsvers and habors' Appropriated
or estimated Tor, built ~ ib,fortincatons now
contemplated arounl oar cost apd paid all the
/ pensions sA
Our opponents nave 80. lrsat boasts Of the
benefit they have bestowed q the country by
that portion Of the tsris the1~ssed which pro
vide. ,es ,resiercei,y wssh fLyr countries y
mission Of taxes by the presids>t Of the Unitc'
| States alone
He may. according to this proviAen, in his dis
erection and as often as he sees htsimpose tw,
cents a pound tax on sugar, three cerNs po'nt
on coffee, half cent pound on hides and n
| cents pound on tea lie may impose thes
taxes Of will and remit them at pleasure. II
] IL o..
| gress He may levy e. 10000 without CONVEX
/ ing congress or consulting that body IL 1t is
/ session
| / am astonishcs that In free republic wher
the right Of taxation through chosen represents
tives was bought. With blood such thing
possible as the surrender OF this right TO on
man The most sacred right the free man ha
Is TO determine the extent and manner OF h
| taxation.
II no other good had resulted from the Nj
Kinley bill il. has taught the America
people that the tariff is tax, and "a
| on the people who consume the article
upon which Il Is levied This que
tion OF excessive Increase in the rati
of taxation has been passed upon by the poop
and condemned 10 manner not 10 be mi
taken. Thorough discussion preceded II
adoption Newspapers and periodicals d
their work IN informing the people OF u
changes. Thea came the advance price, speal
ing in unmistakabc tones OF the hardship tbs
comes from increased taxation. Then II
election came AMI never was such defeat a
ministered 10 a recent party as was visited upc
\ those who had passed this measure.
From Maine 10 California. from the lake.
the gulf, people rose almost Is one man. The
condemned il in bulk and in detail. They rel
gated TO private life the leaders who had co
ceived 1t and the followers who had execute
It. An arrogant majority was converted into .
Insignificant min,dty New England sent
majority Of democrats here the whole nor
sent majority, the south sent q majority.
SO overwhelming was the defeat that you
vide the country into two sections, north ~
south, and remove every democrat from u
south, the democrats from the north will ct
be in the majority Il YOU remove every dem
crat from the north. hose from the south wou
have a majority over their opponents. Tho
| who held the clothes while others threw q
stones Jared a. IN s- hose who did the stonin
| Rank and file we're smtten hip and thigh. un
to-day there are hut handful Of those vi
favored the bill left on this floor.
on the other hand among the democrats wi
| opposed ii only one Ia the United States wi
was renominaied VS. defeated by the peopl
The handwritiug j. on the wall and Is not TO
mistaken. Tie p' ople have resolyod-ano tht
will make that resolution good--that they W
have reduction 10 HE rate OF taxation OF
still further reduction Of those In congress wi
favor higher taxation.
This battle Is 90 and is in to the finish. G
, favor Of just taxlt a on the other iis OPP
tion We v'" %ouP1 not - this CONFLICT II '
could we could not if.Tt would Let the ba
tie rage, and the tcroer he Better, until SON
| recognition is given to he principle that take
should be iCvied and collected for thh supper
Of government, rather than Tor the eppressio
OF the many at the behesi and FOR the benefit c
the few