Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-29


fore the American people, and the Presi-
DENTAL election Of 1892 must decide the
road they are TO take. In one direction
they are invited by the party called Re
publican; in the other by tho party
called Democratic. The Republican
party now openly and plainly avows its
intention to proceed further in using
the great and essential sovereign power
Of taxation to create private prosperity,
70 array tue powers Of government in
favor of paternal supervision and con.
troll of the industrial pursuits of citizens
engaged in certain occupations, and even
To create occupations not heretofore eX-
iStlng. And this is to be accomplished
by levylng taxes upon imports with the
ayowed design of preventing the inflow
of revenues to tho public treasury. In
other words, TO diminish, by enactment
Of laws excessively taIng Imports, the
receipts of revenues. Thus, at the cost
OF the tFeasury,an Increased price may be
created III favor Of the American manu-
facture, but necessarily at tie expense
Of the great body of the American con
sumers, and all the profits of this in
crease are to inurc to the private indi-
vi1uals under whose Influence such
taxation Is imposed. II matters little
whether such unjust profit arises from
tariff taxes imposed for prohibition of
Imports or in bouuties paid outright to
tho growers of sugar, the evil principle
is the Same. 1t is this employment of u
foreign power to create private pros
perty which Is upheld BY the Rcpubli-
can party everywhere ana enthusiastic
ally accepted and cXpoUnded by their
candidate in his letter of acceptance.
The Mckinley bill has this principle for
d+ basis, and expands the rate of tax.
alton. which it is proposed to expand
still further hereafter, and thus diminish
or totally prevent the receipt Of taxes
Upon imports, by kindred measures,
having tie same intent and administer.
ing their tariff laws, importation is en-.
barrssed aud obstructcl and Il stigma
placed upon the occupation Of import
ing merchants.
COMMERCIAL MARINE.
rhs system is not new, hut Il never
| before has been so openly ayowci md
| cNtmpiitie,l rs 10y th3 tariff ill of 1880.
] y NV pam l'4# 4AtN9 oS''li III l)lCb IbI
! fully 80 years, and the condition To
4 Which it has brought the commercial
4 marine and foreign commerce uf the
1 country l. wcll described BY Mr. Ilarri.
son himself in his letter Of acceptance.
".'@cuclily,' he says, AL the frcight4
4 for traHspn 70 Europe the enormous
i annutt Supplies Of provisions furnished
I by this country and tor the large return
uf manufactured products have ror
ngur years been paid to foreign ship.
4 U"nGr. Thousands Of cmlLrants an.
! ng-..g seeking homes under utfr llng
Ngye been denied jght Of it whentucy
/ uu,aml sandy Hook, while increasing
\ thousands of American citizens bent oil
4 European travel have each year stepped
I into "A foreign jurisdiction at tie New
I York docks
1t might be supposed that tree bear
A ing bad Fruit had better he rOOtrtl ont
4 but Mr.. tlarrisons remedy, II suggested
| by his letter, is logically the only on,
4 lgft 70 him and his party, and ii mus
4 continue 70 bc tile only one until hi
4 system Of creating prosperity is aban
! dunell. 1t is an increase d taxation
/ Ii pratccliunism has driven onr fla!
FROM the high seus, un Naturalization o
lts methods w way Of subsidies is pro
posed IT, bring il back. Taxation to pre-
vent importation has naturally cripple
4 commerre, and ships, the vehicles o
commrrcr being unemployed, hay
| disappeared,
pr5G9Uonism has SD increased tn
cDst0f production in this country tina
shlp5 cannot bn 50 rhelply built, an