The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-10-14

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the republic. Capital is either volun-
tarily idle or II has hidden away,
so that IL is not in the market for any
purpose ut any reasonable price. Labor
is piteously pleading for employment
and impatiently waiting an answer to
it's cry. Causes for this unwonted con-
dition there must be, and it should not
be difficult to discover them. They are
not found in the fact that nature has |
been niggardly in her gifts, for never
in the history OF the republic has the
earth yielded more generously than
within the past twelve months They |
are not found in lack of capacity and
disposition in the people to consume.
They are not found in the operation of
vicious laws, enacted by the democratic
party, for the reason that up to seven
months ago the democratic party has
not been in power for thirty-two
years. The causes exist somewhere,
and by honest endeavor we propose to
point them out.
During the rebellion it became nee
essary for the United States govern
ncnt to provide immense revenues.
In the mighty throes through which
the republic was passing the people
We're not only willing, but anxious to
bear the very maximum of taxation.
To preserve the life of the nation they
were not only willing to give up their
substance, but to lay down their lives
The leading republicans. of that day
Thaddeus Stevens, John Sherman and
Senator Morrill-who had charge of
the matter of providing the revenues,
in the presentation of the measures
which increased tariff taxes, apoliget-
ically stated that no other purpose
| than the preservation of the union
would warrant such exhorbitant tax
alton. Mr.. Stevens, the leader of the
house of representatives, distinctly de-
clared that the tariff bill was war
measure, and MIR. Morrill, was equally
, emphatic and distinct in saying that
| the only sufficient cause, for the inn
l inense impost duties imposed. While
Mr.. Sherman was not as pronounced as
either of the other gentlemen, he was
, unequivocal in the declaration that
4 increase in taxes was demanded by the
, exigencies OF that hour. So they. were,
, and the people cheerfully submitted to
3 them.
Here we may remark that it is q not
able fact that in the operation of these
:, laws the government derived large
I revenues, and it is equally fact to be
q noted, that the manufacturers Of this
country took advantage Of the rise in
Q all classes of goods, and doubled and
8 quadrupled the profits which they had
o deemed sufficient in their business pre-
u vious to the breaking out of the rebel
: lion. 1t also may be truthfully noted
that many of the manufacturers tool
p advantage of the necessities of gov
e crnment and imposed upon it WORTHLESS!
n fabrics, so indifferently made both a.
n to material and workmanship, that th'
l. government was defrauded, and tn
IL soldiers of the country cheated int
nakedncss
II But, let us return to our hunt for tn,
,, causes of the present distress. At th'
If close of the war it was hoped tina
e those measures and policies which wer
the outgrowth of the struggle would
"a be set aside, and that legislation woul'
- =. be enacted to relieve the peopl
a of the burdens of taxation which the,
II had uncomplainingly borne. In thi
:, ~, xho
IL trary, in the year 1s67-two years afte
r. the close of the war-the doctrine o
H. ''protection for projections sake" wa
"a inaugurated, and the congress of tina
year, instead of lessening the tax bul
10 dens. increased them. The perniciou
10 doctrine of "protection for protection
ir sake" was not satisfied with the a.
ID most prohibitory character of many G
er the then tariff duties. They had taste
'g blood, and, like the daughters of tn
horse-leech, they cried for more
This infamous system of taXatio
r. reached it's elimination in the passag
or of the MCKINLEY bill" Never have tn
people of any nation on the earth give
X up in taxation, in the same length c
's, time, as large an amount of money a
az have the people of the United States
~ These taxes are not shown in the rt
in ceipts of customs by the government
ed That shown there was enjoyed by tn
he government. True, much of the revt
w nue. has been expended in wasteful e,
travagancc; but still it went into tn
as government Golfers and was spent b
Vi the government But the custom revt
81 nues are but tithe of the tax paid
the consumers OF the country. Fc
We every dollar received by the govern
On ment six have been paid to the protec
d ed industries On this forced contrib,
CHI tion of the people the manufacturer
ss- have grown enormously wealthy an
the consumers have grown correspond
~ ingly poor.
~. The cause of the present depresstJ
he has its origin in the immense taxes n
he posed on the people by the tariff low
Ill. In the vicious legislation which throw
around manufacturing vocations til
protecting care of the govern
Dr. ment, and leaves the most in
lte portant industry that of agr
ON o,,Itu,oA u, et,,,rrla ., ,lopp without tro