Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-10-07

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granulAted sugar made In the United
States are shipped to Liverpool and
sold for less money than the same
goods made in that country arc sold
for in the Liverpool markets, and in
many instances cheaper than they are
sold in this country. Why is this? II
steel, iron and granulated sugar, why
not other things?
But some will probably say, how
are these goods TO be manufactured in
the United States; would not foreign
laborers come TO !his country aud
compete with our laborers? OF course
they would If we would let them, but
we must not let them. Our idea OF
protection is the protection Of labor.
Scarcely any foreign laborer can raise
$3.50, aud that is the tax we propose TO
put upon each foreign laborer who de-
sires to come TO this country. There
are thousands upon thousands OF idle
men in this country who would hail
with delight the advent OF more work
shops and factories; and work shops
and factories would spring up all over
the land il this country should become
producer aud seller instead OF u
buyer and consumer.
OF course If this country be-
comes producer and seller instead u
buyer and consumer, foreign manu-
facturers would be compelled to shut
down their plants or move them else
where. Many OF them would like to
bring their plants TO this country. In
that event the rich manufacturers of
the foreign countries would come to
this country, and start factories
here. Where would they get their
laborers? Why, right here in this
country, of course, because they could
not afford to pay Il tax of $3.50 per
head on foreign laborers with which
to operate their factories.
AS a matter Of fact foreign coun-
tries would feel very sore at us if we
should adopt a policy OF this kind, but
suppose they would, what OF it: The
United States has large surplus of
wheat, corn, hay, cattle and hogs
every year. Foreign countries are
compelled TO have these things; past
experience has proven this, and what
surplus we have we can dispose of to
them. TO be sure, there are few
things, such as tea and coffee that we
are compelled to buy in foreign coun-
tries, but our exports of surplus prod
ucts should at all times greatly exceed
our necessary imports.
This country has enough people now
with the natural increase, and we do
not need any more foreigners. But
right here it may no! be out Of place
10 say that the political party that
adopts in its platform any plank look
ing toward the stoppage OF foreign
immigration will have hard time TO
win the day at the polls, tor there are
thousands Of foreigners in this conn-
try who would oppose it. Let the two
old parties, however, adopt it-one OF
them is bound to win. The American
people are the most intelligent and
progressive people in the world, and
the United States cannot afford to have
the pauper labor of other countries
dumped on its shores to compete with
its own law abiding and progressive
citizens. ,
Another thing that has been talked
of lately all over this country is au in
come tax. 1t is fact that none deny
that taxation in this country Is not
equally divided. 1t seems 10 be the
ayowed determination OF the rich TO
pay taxes on nothing but real estate.
The laboring man who owns his little
home pays taxes Oh it because he has
to-the property is held for taxes, but
the rich man invests his money ~
government bonds or something else
exempt from taxation and in that way
escapes paying as. much taxes as he
should pay. Now, in order to reach
those fellows who escape taxation IN
this and numerous other ways we
propose the levymg of all income tax
We propose that this income tax he
levied on the following basis, or STINT
mr.. On iucumes of $1,000 and less