The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-28

&c SIS Tue SAME -0itffOn-loslar congress
nov iass ne we're under Republican rule.
As the senator from Marvfand mr.. Cor
man once happily said. This 10 . billion
dollar country" Now. how are ne TO as-
just the bardens OF the government
wisely. he.lthily ard fairly for all con-
cerned
TIE SYSTEM OF rspfEEcr TAXES
The system OF indirec, taxes or customs
duties has been the main source OF reve-
hue from the foundation OF our govern
nenfs Tor the reason that IL 10
least felt and Ie.s. aggravating TO
our people This Is our ancestral
policy, bailowed BY the usage Of
the fathers, and the acceptance OF subse-
quens generations in this lard. These
fathers Of the republic also taught rs that
IN the laying on OF duties. reference mus.
Dc bad TO the Development of the indus
tries and resources of this country.
Cali u incidental protection" or what
you will. this plan Of promoting our
national welfare by taxing the foreign pro-
ductions that come into competition with
our own. mas been recognized and adopted
from the foundation Of the government By
the men whom we revere - the sb.est and
wisest in our history. In no other way
could We have BECOME so self-susfaining
and independent. experimenting this.
and mainly beginning with the late war,
We nave u sFsttfn % luLfE1di revenue, 50
called. chiefly confined 10 articles OF spir-
lite, wine. beer and tobacco. Under these
laws we realized the las; fiscal year sos
555.Oi6. 70 from customs duties. $751; or
62393 irum internal revenue. and so. 49,
Sells from postal receipts and other
sources Now IL is proposed to add
TO the internal revenue feature an
income tar. which IL is estimated
will yield So. 100000, and. further
more, 10 add TO the customs duties tax
on sugar. which IL is estimated will yield.
say, SIC. 0J0, 90 70 $50 0U0, 600.
That Is to say, that by the present DEM
ocratic programme we are to add two ex-
tremely odious features-onc IN inquisi-
toriai imposition In the nature of a war
tax. such an might be proper when neces-
sites are extreme, and the other . tax on
hurpb q tax that will far outweigh the
proposed or intended reduction on cloth
ing in the economy of the poor man. For,
rs the French lady said, Zone must dine,
you know" These are the taxes proposed
in the bill before the senate; and why are
they proposed Simply to transfer the
burden SO that the indirect tax may be
taken of from the goods that are sent here
to compete with the products of American
forests fields, mines and factories. That
Is ali there 10 OF IL. Our whole system is
to be torn up; and then to supply the de-
tciency in revenue We are TO accept this
odious ana detrimental provision as . sub
stitute. However, l may withdraw my
opposition TO an income tax If enacted IL
directly benent the laborlng man in some
suitable way. such as l will refer to later.
POLITICS SHOULD LEAVE BUSINESS ALONE
Mr.. President, our system Of national
economies ought not to be the football of
political parties. These changes, affecting
. whole people and continent. ought not
TO be so rapid. violent and sudden. They
frighten capital and emasculate labor.
The so-called Mckinley bill had no time TO
work out Its full results before an election
was had that threatened its stability
and permanence; and every man took
greatest reasons for the present sad condi-
ton of things. The frequency of change
has had much 10 90 with the present
aspect of our business affairs. Whatever
the policy of the government may be, IL
can scarcely be inaugurated before the
business community Is threatened with a
radical change. Business should be taken
out of politics: extreme measures like this
should be suppressed; and hope that
eventually q bill will be agreed upon that
will be more reasonable in its provisions.
Talk about artificial iegisiationl What
more artificial legislation could be de-
vIsed than the present blll2 What
principle does it exemplify7 When
an existing law has been working
well so far as tried. and is carrying along
with il millions OF invested capital and
the great body OF organized labor. why
rudely turn all into chaos2 Now, see for
a moment the effect of existing law: as
soon as 10 was enacted. or il was seen that
il would be enacted and before 10 went into
effect, importations wonderfully increased
so rs 10 avoid increased duties under the
hill Wnr0hnnSaa har ND
glutted with goods in bond. That alone
created an unnatural condition OF things
for a time, and impaired the immediate
effect Of the Mckinley bill as TO encourag-
ing domestic production. Afterwards. In
the feeling of jealousy Of labor toward
capital, q mistaken sense of their own prl-
waite interests as against the good of the
whole people. vote took place which
gave notice 10 all concerned that the Ne
kinley bill was only temporary meas
ure: that II was TO be done away with and
that all things were TO become new. We
know the proyerbial timiiity Of capital !:
aud from that hour commenced the de-
cline of our industries. Many of the
voters had not realized what they had
been dong and repented too late.
''FREKR" RAW MATERIAL
The Democratic nominee for the prssi-
iency had issued q letter of acceptance in
which occurs the following statement of
his position:
We ws1e no extermiuarlng war against any
American Interests We believe a reimbursement
can De accomplished in accordance with the
principles We profess without disaster or demo-
lition. We believe that the advantages of freer
raw material shoB.d Dc accorded TO our manu-
factsrSrs, aud se contemplate fair and care
full distribution Of necessary tariff burdens.
rather than the precipitation OF free trade.
Notice that the president said ''freer''
raw material
From this letter many voters believed
that there would be no serious change in
economic condiiionsif Mr. Cleveland we're
elected. that politics was only a game for
party supremacy. and that after all the
Democrat party could be trusted TO do
what Is fair and rignt toward the real in
teresss of the people Of this country. Be-
lieytng. as ! did, that the president IS
strong. pure aud patriotic I myself inter
pretei the usteranees in his letter OF ac-
cspsence as an assurance that he would
consent TO nothing violent and destructive
in the way OF change OF policy.
New, | would ask II this bin Is con-
structed on the line of policy indicated hy
has letter. | know not whether he Is com.
not. / have no doahs be IS ANXIOUS
TO get bis party together on
some revenue measure, and he may
Tee that ke Is crowded into the support OF
a measure in which he sees no logic. and
towards the contamination OF which be
has no heart DO you suppose tie preSi-
dent really wants 90 ruin the industries
o; thss land. and that be does not reaiixs
the effect Of this bill DO YOU suppose
that he wants an income tax or O tax upon
the sugar Of the poor mans breakfast and
dinner. unless sncn tax is absolutely
necessary FOR meeting the expenses Of the
government kaosing him. as think
do. l eanao; believe IT, Then why make
such taxes necessary by destroying the IN
aasirIes sell under way in this country.
that. # contained. sill make as independ-