Evening journal., 1892-10-15
"A PLACE OF PLUNDERF
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seas by taxing imports and destroying
transportation. If agriculture is with
cred 1t is because of this Republican
policy of protection.
A Place of Public PIunder.
''By it the public's treasury has become
place of public plumber. A man. by its
aid, diverts the public funds into his
private pocket. Under this policy il is
lawful for man to keep money from
going into the public treasury; or to take
money from the public treasury and put
it in his pocket, and do no moral wrong.
What is the principle involved in the
mans mind and nature when he will
take 600 per cent. on goats hair from the
pockets of the people for his own profit?
well nay another honest high
minded Republican, who is no longer a
Republican, Judge Walter Gresham, the
true man and beloved judge and citizen,
say that these men have no reason to
support the government except for what
they can make out of it,
Rardsley In and Others Out.
''Hou have not far to go to see an ex-
ample of this. Look at Bardsley in Jail
and Bardsleys copartners out of jail
The Democrats began an investigation,
but the Republican party arose in its
wrath and put out tn Democratic light
in the vaults of Philadelphia, and we
have never heard word of investiga-
tion since
Sovereign Power of Taxation.
owe say; we, who are Democrats, that
the great sovereign power of taxation
must be used in justice and equity. 1t
must only be used for public necessity.
If a tax on imports throttles our naviga-
tion and agriculture we will have an
equalization of this power and restore
our flags to the high seas.
"Was our form Of government in this
century meant to bring about such
difference of fortunes among our people?
1t must be remeded or the superstruc-
ture will crack and the foundation will
disappear.
1--WE say a tariff, the system and law
upon imported merchandise, is for
revenue for the equal benefit of the
people.
1.-The tariff for protection means that
as little as possible of the money shall
reach the public treasury. The protect.
i've system is to prevent the money from
bNAhE Anl0 AnC AAN0nuIls 4dllu loE
revenue is to get as much of the money
as possible into the treasury. Protec-
tion does not want the money to get to
the treasury because it wants it to go
into the pockets of its benefciariej.
A Case in Point.
"Take New Castle county The assess
ment is just made sufficient for the
economical administration Of public
affairs. If there is a surplus at the end
of the year the tax rate is reduced.
Let parcel of our public citizens say
we want taxes laid, not for the support
of the county but to prevent competition
with our manufacturers and see what
you will say. When you lay a protec-
tive system how are you to assess the
amount2 There is not a man in the
United States who can honestly answer
that question
The Republicans have gone on rails.
ing the taxes for the benefit of manufac-
lures until the other industries have
shrunk and starved. The protective tax
has no basis of estimate. How are you
TO come at the amount? il is not assessed
upon anything that can be examined.
Who placed the tax on steel plates and
bars? They called in a select number
of favorites, at the head of whom was
Andrew Carnegie, and the steel men say
IF you will give US a tax of 90 or 20 pei
cent, think we can get along" and
they did get along.
Money Against Manhood.
"The power that brought one presi
dency is now seeking to bring another
Where you lay tax for the necessi
ties of the country you have a basis fol
what you have received. If you do not
have importation you cannot have ex
portation. If you cannot have both you
cannot have commerce. If you cannot
buy you cannot SELL In order to fix tn,
rate upon imports you must know every
thing, including the profits.
When Mr. Frick was asked by con
gressional committee what profit tn,
Carnegie firm made on ton of steel rails
he said it was private business and hl
did not propose to tell them.
A Dead Log Across the Road.
''Mr. Mckinley attributes the prosper
ity of the country to protection. HI
might just as well have pointed to God
blue sky and said, see the tariff there
Applause. Protection is a dead lol
across the road of our nations progress
"What is the cause of our prosperity
Invention. What is invention2 It i
not human greatness; it is Gods be
nignancy. That is one thing the McKin
ley bill has not kept out by taxation al
though it has endeavored to do il
Applause
"Had the tariff anything to do wit
the Bessemer discovery Yes. it KEEP
the American people from enjoying it
blessings for a number of years an
stands in the way today When Wi
liam p. Frye, the senator from Maine
was talking in Wilmington the othe
day had he anything to say Of this grea
discOveryg No He turned with Drid
to the fact that Congress had double
the duty on cotton ties If there wa
ever a case of a man looking at the dus
when he should be looking at the sky
that was one.
"The friend Of the black man the
taxed his cotton ties l03 per cent. adva
loren and gloried over it, God save tn
mark
without the benefit Of the protectio
tariff, the millers of Hungary lead th
world in rolling -four. The Hungaria
rolling process was brought into thi
country free of duty Laughter