The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-27
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1t has been a cardinal doctrine o
democracy from time immemo. ial tina
the tariff was to provide for revenue
only" The Chicago platform. that par
ty's latest utterance. and the documen.
on which it was elected to power. an
nounces that any other purpose thar
revenue was unconstitutional. But tn,
measure framed TO carry out the prin
ciples and pledges Of that platform an,
nounces that the tariff which the part,
has framed is Ito provide revenue" and
for other purposes"
The clause which relates To providing
revenue can be treated in brief space
Instead of providing revenue to support
the government, the bill redu ces revenue
s7O!OO0.GO0. and leaves the government to
exc out funds for support from direct
tax experiments. The bill is also Ito re.
duce taxation" In reducing revenue. il
goes without say ing that those who pay
the eveaue on imported goods will en-
JOY the boon of reduced taxation.
Reduced TO EXPLICIT terms the title OF
the Wilson bi should read. "A bill to
reduce revenue and for other purposes"
Let us nov consider the "other pur-
poses"
The 70 per cent duty on polished plate
glass is evidently not to provide revenue.
1t is too high priced to yield revenue. 1t
is intended to discourage importation.
1t is for "other purposes than revenue
1t is for protection.
The 40 per e duty on rice is not to
provide revenue. 1t is so high that il
will discourage importation and revenue.
1t is for other purposes" 1t is to pro
tect the rice grower from foreign com
petition.
The % per cent duty on wooden cloth
ing. the 40 per cent duty on cotton cloth.
ing, the 10 per cent duty on silk goods
are not to provide revenue. IL for reve.
only. these duties would be lowered
about one-half of the above figures. so as
tn invite a flood Of European goods and
swell the revenue hoard. These duties
are for other purposes" They are for
protection.
The IL per cent on glass and glass,
ware, the 40 per cent on tin plate, the 40
per cent on china. stone and earthern
ware. are not for revenue only" They
are not to encourage importations and
revenue. For that purpose they should
be about one-half as high. The tin. /
plate duty is higher than in the tariff Of
1883. These duties likewise. are for
-other purposes" They are "~unconsti
tutional." They are for the protection
Ut "robber barons."
The duty Of lao per cent on whiskey.
Of 80 per cent on beer, and OF 70 per
cent on other liquors what of these:
Are these to invite importation and
stimulate revenue: Not exactly. They
are not stimulating IN hat way. The
l4O per cent duty on whiskey is not par
ticular!y stimulating to the foreign dis
who contemplates paying il, how
ever stimulating it may be to the home
producer and This duty is
other purposss The whiskey
feels It's stimulating effect more
than the government treasury.
Then there is the average duty Of los
per cent on tobacco and manufacturers.
as compared with the duty Of 81 per
cent in the tariff Of 1883; and the 12J
per cent duty on cigars. as compared
the duty Of 10 per cent in the tar
III of 1883. Are these to encourage i'm
.portatjon and thereby provide ~revenue.
They are not thus encouraging. They
IRE for another purpose. They are to
encourage the tobacco planter. They
re to encourage the tobacco factory and
he tobacco trust. They are to encour-
,ge the foreigner to keep his tobacco at
,ome and give the American market to
he American producer.
Taking up the Democratic tariff bill
rom a Democratic standpoint, therefore
~ find hat it succeeds as a measure :
My as it is unconstitutional. 1t has
functions; to provide revenue. and
Tor other purposes" In providing rev.
Inue il fails. 1t reduces revenue seri-
0sly. In its functions for other pur-
'oses" it 10 q great success; but in that I
! ID unconstitutional. a robbery, and a !
,aud for the revenue Of robber barons.
the only function in which it is a sue !
90 from a Democratic standpoint, it 3
Dsps robber taxes, p~lasters the farms
nth mortgages, and puts patches on "us I
trousers. !
Leaving out the revenue provision, in '
'hich the bill is a consumate and pro- y
failure, we have as the true and :
title Of the Wilson measure, =
to fulfil the doctrine OF the q
platform. "A bill to provide J I