The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-09
England, that taxation and representation


England, that taxation and representation
must go together
The issue between the two great political
parties Of America today is the same ques-
ton as this fought out between the COM
mon people of England and her monarchs,
only it appears under slightly changed con-
dltions, but it is an old thing with a new
name IN the past we have seen that the
question stood in this form: You
consent In the next place it appeared
in this form; you shall not force gifts. be-
nevoiences or loans from US without cur
consent, expressed by our representative
in parliament; and then in the case of the
American revolution, it was again the
principal Of no taxation without represen-
tation. Today the question turns upon the
purposes of taxation. The Democratic
party is writing a new magma charter and
in it they say emphatically To those who
would favor taxation for private interests
and the promotion of private gain, you
shall tax us only for the purposes of gov
ernment, economically administered. 1t IS
unconstitutional for you to exercise the
sovereign taxing power of the government
to build up private fortunes or for any
purpose except that of raising revenue for
position In relation to taxation. This
scheme leaves government in the sphere
which properly belongs to it. 1t can give
real protection to society, securing to men
the right to be free, the right to possess in
peace their property, the right to pursue
happiness In their own way SO long as they
IN terfere not with the rights OF others, rec
ognizing the great truth that one mans
liberty ends where another's begins. II
bids government take it's hand from the
private affairs of the people, and leaves
them at liberty TO work out their destiny
in their own way.
Opposed to the Democratic party and its
noble policy stands the Republican party
and its policy of protection. Kisses. Oh, it
is protection-such protection as vullures
give to lambs. covering, while devour-
ing them Under plea OF creating a di
versity of industries. fostering those al
ready established and securing TO labor
larger pay for its effort, the Republican
party would employ the sovereign taxing
power OF the government to buiid up pr-
vste fortunes and promoting private gain
"a thing which belongs not at all to the
sphere of government. To accomplish til
they would levy tariff upon the commoG
tiles imported into our country, the like
which is produced hero. In doing so tn
tax those goods which enter into the dai'
consumption of the people-upon the nece, :
sites of life-a system which com pels tn
poor TO pay as much of the tax as the ricn
and the burden of sustaining the govern
ment falls heaviest on those least able 10
bear IL The raw material, also
which the manufacturer needs il
the amount of his productions are less
than they otherwise would be, and his
market IS restricted. To counterfeit thesc
evils we are told by our Republican friends
that under cur high tariff walls American
manufacturers will compete with each
other and so reduce prices by reason Of
that competitor as 10 secure fair prices TO
consumers and more work and better pay
TO American labor. But this Is somethin.
manufacturers are developed to that poin
where competition is reducing prices.
trusts and combines are formed, produc-
tim is controlled and the price on SAID pro
auctions is fixed by the conscience of cor
porations which proverbiBly have no souls
This is not theory, 1t is tact. Ia
trusts are here, not in prospective but tney
are here now, four hundred and fifty OF
them, and they are systematically robbne
the American people. 1t is useless to say
let US DO evil that good may come, rhe
good never comes, and the evil remains.
= Now word as 10 the effect of This sys
tenn upon the wages of tle la0Orer. Re-
publicans would lead US to believe that
is the especial mission OF their tsriff sys-
TEN TO bless the iaboring man. In the frs
place, let US consider those no are favored
by this protective system. If YOU grant al
tnet Republicans claim that 1t directly pre-
tects the number 30 benefited in round
numbers are 800, 900, wuI,e those WI,
must labor without protection in roun
numbers are rs, 0J0,00 :. Let US take anoths
view of it and think can show you thai
the manufacturer has spoken once for hi
workmen, and that in very low tones
while he has spoken thrice for himself am
that in thunder tones. For illustration.
take the manufacture of steel rails. Til.
difference in tue cost of producing STEEL
rails in England and the United States is
1918 per ton. The tariff duty on steel
rails per ton is Sl3.44. Now, if as Rspu0li-
cans claim, the purpose OF the tariff Is sim
ply to enable our manufacSur rs to pay the
difference IN wages between his workman
and the pauper labor of Europe, then say
that the tariff on steel rails should be jusl
the difference in the cost of producing
steels here and in England, % is,
instead of 1914 THIS tariff would enablr
the manufacturer TO pay the difference in
the cost of production and then leave hin
1866 to put into his own pocket. At prea-
emit, however, they are not taking full ad
vantage OF this high tariff, the differenc
in the price of steel rails in this country
and England is about $40 which enables
the manufacturer TO pay the difference it,
the cost of production, s37S, and leaves
him 6.22 on every ton he produces for hi,
own pocket. There is another view | Wis
to present on this subject; that is the greai
Droductiyeness of American labor Charles
Hill, statistician for the state department
stated before d congressional committee
that in 1882, ), $50, coo hands in Amsries
produced IS, COO, 000 worth of goods, Will
in England, $40, 00U hands produced bu,
S, 600 GEO worth OF goods just half which
about the same number Of hands produce
in America, showing that Amer
lean labor is capable Of pro
duclng nearly twice tue results that fol
eIgn labor produces. When this increased
productiveness of American labor is con
sidsred I ask what right have American
manufacturers TO demand that the taxing
power Of the government DE employed IL
their interests TO protect them from tn.
competition of foreign cheap LABOR!
| am reminded. gentlemen, that the COM
mittee on permanent organization is nov
ready to report. In conclusion let NE say.
Lei this convention be wise in its deliber
atoms, let IL embody in its platform the
principles of the platform adopted by the
national Democratic in Chicago, let
place upon such platform a man clean il
his life applauseI, let him be stalwart
Democrat, loyal TO his princi pies, brave OF
heart, frank with his opponents, generous
to his enemies, and DO ne Mormon or Gen
tile, promise you that we will elect hiu4
with a larger majority than Democrats
polled at the last election. Loud ap
plause.