Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-07


Auburn. n. y, Sept. o..-Demooraiie
day at the county fair brought out 1.
good attendance. Governor Flower ana
Congressman NJ. %. Hartor OF ohin
were the orators, Nir. Harter said I'm
part ''lhe tariff question IL purely "A
question Of taxation. and the principles
which govern all other forms OF taxa.
ton apply equally TO t. In other words.
all taxation Ia burdensome and an
evil generally OF no small proportions.
II is, however, u necessary eyll. and
as rule It gives reasonable cempen.
sation for It's existence. It IL the price
OF government as II represents the
cost OF protecting the people ak a state
or nation In their right Of person and
property. Taxation, then, Is the price
Of government and unless we approve
OF paying more than we need for
what we buy in our private capacities,
we should as Intelligent citizens object
to paying any more taxes than are
required to defray the actual ncces.
sary cost OF government Tariff taxa
AihH ~ NdAhihllN II very UNJUST AullEt
inasmuch as It Is collected upon what
We consume and not upon wealth. cap
ital or what we have accumulated. I'm
der this system very poor man with
Al1sge family would pay o lnrger sum
for the support OF his Government than
very rich man having no family
This Is an indictment which always
Hes against form ~ taxation"
Continuing, MIR. Harter said that tar
IN for revenue puts the saddle on the
wrong horse, as IL taxes the outgu OF
family instead OF the income. He ar
gued against protection a. worse. aud
said the law which says "'rhou Hhalt
not steal stands against anything like
a protective tariff In any land where
the rights OF citizens are equal, and
where the burdens Of government are
intended to be exactly alike. Protee-
tlon he characterized rs gross per-
version OF our American ideas OF gov
eminent. He said that Il the laws aid
could be invoked 10 either advance or
reduce prices II should Invariably be
used 10 reduce. II would be unjus; TO
the producer, but II would help many
consumers. while o protective iurin
INJURIES all consumers 10 the adyan-
tage OF the producers alone.
Mr.. Hartsr continued Those ma
lions when have the lowest tariffs
must be tne flclls ~ anu must pIto-
porous and nations which have tiled
both Systems have grown In wealth
faster under the low tarln taNen than
under high tprin burdenE hanufac-
turing must thrive more In low tariff
countries or in any country where its
system approaches free trade, than
when Il follows protection lincs. The
rewards OF lahor must be larger under
a low tax system than where the the
DRY Of protection Is permitted TO in
terfere with natural conditions"
The speaker then compared the con-
dtions IN free trade England with (
those existing in high tariff Germany. |
showing that the English worker re-
celved higher wHge- and supplies and |
wants at q lower cost than his breih- /
rem in Germany. After reviewing free
trade and tsriff legislation Mr.. Hartcr I
concluded: so sum II M. II may be I
fairly said that In producing prosperity I
and wealth our nNpcriente IN the past /
shows that free trade is doubly a. ac-
tive al protection and when W. con-
slider that aur taxea under protection l
average almost fhree times as much
as under free trade, say only twice ns
much. We come 70 the quick and safe
conclusion fi,at free trade u four times
rs desirable for all our people as pro- I