The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-07-22
Pertinent Question: Answered..

q not hNGirect taratisn an Infringement upon ny
rights
No moro than direct taxation would be. n
We abolish indirect taxation, direct taxRtlOz
must take its place. For we must raise money
somehow TO defray the numerous ox penses Of tho
National Government Direct taxation wsuha
county, town and school taxes which are col.
lected directly, now do. Above all CLASSES
farmers do not want a change 20 direct taxAb
ton.
IN What 'Oay does ae tGriT Oas5T farm IabOrss aaI
work by The month";
1t keeps the swarms OF laoorors in the CITIES
employed in factories and elsewhere who other
wise would descend on the country districts IA
lcountloas numbers. each In search Of a IN.
lCultivatlng the lRnd - the ultimate refuge -
men whom they are driven from othar omnlNas
ments. With threo men looking for ono j0D on
every farm in the country, how would the farH1
Ilaborer faTei
The Free Traders say nat a Esaa's naftrui rtgsa
TO bay aud sell tsh9ersr h: Vill. and &-zs via
lrgh by placing dasy on iEFsTcd essds . tagasL y
We shall answer this question Nv uuotins tbs
words Of Prot B. I. Ely. one OF tbs most proinf-
nent economists in the UHfted statSs In his
book On political economy, Prof. Bly,, who is net
q Rrotectionist says;
'Tt Is Frequently alleged that Protective Tsrs
lnS are violation OF an assumed natural Fight
Of every man 70 buy his goods where he viii and
20 sell his product wherever he soSs lh untrazls
meled by human laws. This argument, based
on natural right, may be dismissed as dog
uatism In Disguise" as an Engiish jurfst calfa
this sort OF reasoning. High sounding phrases
are substituted for arguments, and under their
tcoEer opinions are thrust upon oshoAs With out q
real effort to eubstantiate thOn- HeW provo
the natural righti II does not appeal TO No
majority Of Mankind as thing r1EAt IN Itself to
buy and sell where one pleasss, regardless Of
the common veal. and all history 10 against
such exorbitant claims Of indlviduAlism. Il an
pears to most men that the public welfare m1a
decide questions Of this nature. Protscttsn q
mus called robbery. because Il piolates an a.
sumod natural right It Is much 70 DO destRpd
that arguments Of this sort should cease 70 DO
heard 80 freduehty."
What Is e digeraaoe beIsosen adniiEino paaper kDp
Jfee, or Gdslittsg 1ls PTods,et Of tAGs iSser3
Tho products OF labor now freely from place t.
place In obedience ~ the least slHnge OF diner
once la price. Labor, which Is nan. Is boundto
his native soil by tios OF kindred ARA association
which viii keep him at home in spite OF worry al.
Turing Inducements bsld out In q foreign land.
The difference is precisely that between an In.
eensRts bale OF cloth and q sentimental, think
Ing human soul great difference in wages
may exist between this country and Franco, yh1
Frsnchmen Will prefer. as thsy aetuRlly do pres
Ter, 70 stay In beautiful France a. lass han halt
the American wages. Human nature itself pre-
vents leveling OF wage rates Ia the two couKs
tries. Il is altogether different With the PROD.
ucts OF that French labor which nofther feel nSf
think. III there we're no Tariff to prevent, they
would now 70 this country Ia dslnge so long as
prices hore were halt OF enc per % nj. Qess the
cost OF transPortation) higher here tAan In
NTduCe. Ano FesoAs must % AloTellnR QL wage
rates OF the labor employed In producing the
goods In the two countries. By preyentlng this
leVoling composition Of products the TarIn pig.
vents g reduction In American WRges even
though labor Is admitted free.
Ways Ge Democrats party cgpOsed 10 Proiecsps
TasiFP
All men and even animals fear and hate what.
ever they do not understand. A horse not
broken to the presence Of a grist mill, buaz
saw. threshtng mNohine OF q locomotive fears
AID hates IT, He will smash everything to which
he IL attached to get away from it. He does net
know that each OF those thiRgs is doing more
rapid and effective work toward feeding aRd
sholtoring him and his owner thaA he can posi-.
oily do himself The bRzs cav cuts out yhO
boards which make his STABLE the locomotive
draws 70 distant markets the oroPs which ne
draws only 60 the depot. the thrOsAlpg machine
separates the grain he eats from the straw, AID
tho grist mill furnishes bread 20 those who feed
him. All are Gs beneneent TO him rs bis mas
tar's most kind oaresses and far more efficiently
sarvlceable. He hates them simply because ha
does not understand them and thinkA fnnciful
dangers or cruetlcs are connected with them.
The FESTIVE horse wants the locomotive, the
buzz SAW. the griSt nail and the threshing ma.
chine all repealed. because he hears their clat
Ger, but his reason Is too siRgle aud simple "a
their utility. As the Democratic
party gets broke 70 the TarI IL dislikes IL less,
The cure IL to hold its nose right 10 the Tnrtd
until it q ulets down.