Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-30

In the first instance. IL Is as rule.
eventually paid by the consumer, ard
no man, no class, no people. can lesitl-
Inateiy make money out OF taxes inn
pose9 strictly for the public benefit.
,ro,iucs IN IT'S highest and hest sense
y the pest science of government. and
mas no connection with mere business
.nu money making. True politics de-
lhands that a government should be
condncted on certain prlnciples, among
Whlcn are tint tariffs should be I'M
posed tor public and not private pur-
posea; mat the tar.ff duties should
~, ~ United to the necessities of the
SsoNeriiihent, that they should not be
used to build up classes as against
ue interest OF the masses. and that
they should not be prohibltory in their
SnaIdcter. II Is unwlse. Yes II is detna-
hosuery itself. to teach the people thnt
MS, .s = paternal government. and
, rst money can be properly made By
n,.Ning business with politics.
Aii.Mchhniey's sentiments Is a vicious
"ne and should he discountenauced by
every right thinking citizen. business
n'uiu De business and politics should
nc politics. The business OF private
ci.izens srould be left as much us pos
siple TO regulate Itself without expec,a.
non or benefits 10 be realized from
iaNoritism In governmental taxation. 1t
NsfAA~NiA ~ QiaEgAtI NOW men can
expect TO have themselves made rich
py means OF taxation. II can only be
zone by favoritlsm. By unjust dlscfimin-
ations and by an abuse of he taxing
power. yet Mckinley seeks to encour-
aEe business men to enter politics w4th
the expectation that thereby their self
ish interests may be subserved. Taxa
tlon, whether tariff or other taxation,
should not be the instrument OF en-
flCnlnR ngnnlp % M h..
made such unless 1t Is abused. dis
purpose.
There is no installing McISinley's
true meaning. because in the same
breath he lntcrprets 1t by announcing
that In Louisiana the sugar producers
propose to vote for their own business,
over which he is much reJolced. He
conceals the true reason why he as
serts that sugar producers In Louisia-
ma propose 10 desert the Democratic
party, which 10 because In the new
Democratic tariff bill the sugar boun-
ties, which were provided To be paid in
the McE,nley bill, and which amount
to between 100000 and sis. 100000 sn-
nually. taken from the common treas
ury OF the people, has been repealed.
In other words. he seems to approve
the doctrine that every person, should
reap some profit from legislation or
else should take no interest In political
legislation.
This is narrow. e selfish and dan
gerous view of punllc and private duty.
The great champion of protection fails
to see that IL sugar producers In Louis
lana desert the Democratic party sole
ly because they are not given the
privilege OF receiving millions OF dol
lars of bounties from the general gov
eminent, then other citizens may dis
cover that their true interests have
been subserved by the repeal Of sugar
bountles and may conclude to Join
the Democratic party by reason of
that very fact.
mfr. Mckinley fails to explain how
everybody Is to make something by
reason of the imposition of high tariff
duties and whether somebody must not
lose something because OF that very
imposition.
Neither does he explain how the
government Is TO obtain the necessaries
for the support OF the government II
tariff Is placed so high ms to prohibit
foreign importaiions.. No wonder he
expresses great anxiety TINT the people
shall vote quickly this fall as he
does want them to deliberate upon the
fallacy OF his arguments"
James Lindsay Gordon and Con-
gresham Charles Tracey also spoke
briefly.
n large overflow meeting was nd
dressed by Revenue Collector Pratt
and James w. often.