The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-25

went to the IatDr. Why. for instance, was
less than g a ton paid to the labor for
producing a to- OF steel rails, while the
tariff was sl3ii. As to the reduction
Of prices on al articles which protec-
tionists ascrihei to the tariff Mr. Mills
asked why IL vas If the tariff reduced
prices in the Uited States free trade re-
duced them in Great Britain; and he
asserted that erices had been brought
down everywhera by improved methods OF
production by pachinery Inventions
Adam Smith. he said, had stuck pins
in the protect 0nists theory In Great
Britain. and tn common school in this
country was sitting pins in it now. and
would contiue y stick pins in Il until
it was dead In this country as IL was
dead I'm Great Bf tain. At first the theory
OF protection wis the announcement OF
infant manufac rrers. but when those
manufacturers hi grown up and ceased
10 be infants. TIM the ground was shift
ed. and the tariff was said to be for the
protection of tie American workman
against the pauler labor Of Europe. He
asserted. bowecS, that the American
workman could only be protected bv
finding constan employment. and he
his products wee sold at their lowest,
price And ther cost could only be
low when taxes we're removed from all
the materials & 7sanuiacture so that his
products could g. into all the markets
Of the world.
"Emanclpate or people. Give them a
chance 20 show heir skill. their genius
Give them their iatura and heaven-born
rights Give then back the ocean. and
then the worknFn viii not be coming
10 Washington implore the Govern
ment to 90 sonethins for them. Their
remedy is not . cone 10 Washington
now. Their remedy Is 20 90 home 60 10
the baliot-box af sweep out OF exis-
tence the party yhich dares 10 pile taxa
ton upon them I'D destroy their chance
Of getting marfe for a sale Of their
goods. the bsllo-box is their place, not
Washington"
As TO ~ INcoME TAX.
Coming to the question Of the income
tax. Mr. Mills liked why should not
wealth be taxed OF all the rights. he
said. that dcpen 4 Tor protection upon
associated power property was the most
dependent. The cor MAN required little
from the Governcni. ana why should
he De persecuteC % death with taxation
on everything mat was necessary FOR
his existence yhsn people were assO-
ciated together n Government-if it was
n fair and Just iovernms snt-every citi-
zen should cout11ut his proper share
toward its support and his proper share
was to De dett mined by the amount
which he had 'i0 be protected by the
strong organized power Of the Govern
ment. He quoted from Adam Smith as
laying down the principal that 1.-THE sub
iects OF every Siate ought 10 contribute
towards the support Of the Government
as nearly as 20 siDie IN proportion 10
their respective rights that IS. IN pro-
portion 30 the revenue they enjoy under
the protection Of the Stale. And" he
added, the American people intended
that should be done applause in the
galleries) lie d. .lal.d that he was no
Communist no Anarchist. and that there
was no difference in his mind between
TIE millionaire and the poor man as TO
their being entitled TO the protection OF
the Government. If necessary. he would
exhaust the resources Of the Government
so protect the millionaire in MS rights.
lie would call 10 arms every able-bOdied
man from the Pacific 10 the Atlantic in
order To protect thf millionaire and the
u00r man aliFo N. fusito was "rqual
rights - al and exclusive privileges TO
none" on what sort OF principle. he
asked. did the owners Of wealth insist
that they should not be taxed2 He re-
called The fact that some years ago, when
the state Of Pennsylvania was unable 70
protect railroad property in PittseurE,
Federal troops had to be sent there, and.
he added. that railroad company had
never contributed one cent TO the Fed
eral Government
The Income tax had been denounced
to the Senate by the Senator from New
York Mr.. Hun. as social,stic, auarchistic.
and sectional. hut when the ooOr labOrer
had 20 pay @l-2 per cent. duty on the
SHIFT he wore thot tax was not so de-
nou1.od. An taxes ne repeated should
be assessed in proportion 10 the ability
OF ~ taxpayer 10 pay. and in proportion
to tie proucrtv which he had "a bo pro-
tcoill. re had never heard that the
Senator from NcW York. when he Wes
Governor of that State. had called on
tfe LEGISLATURE 10 reDeol the income tax
thee. and if such p tax was q feir one
for the State % New York. why was IL
moi also fair enc for the nited Statese
II vas useless Do exclaimed. 10 denounce
thf income taH as Cd0us. sectional. and
irruisitor'al 10 was useless 10 make any
sollirrcal arguments against The right
ami duty of every man 10 contribute TO
the support of the Government. II had
10 be done. THE American peoDle were
in earnest ab0l, IT, II this Congress did
no 10 IL the next would. II was going 10
be done. II was prohibitory legislation
that was closing American markets and
driving unemployed people into the high
was. bringing them to Washington in
thousands 10 plead. not for their rights
but for falacies more ruinous and i'm
practicable than those under which they
were living now.
w vrsT HAss THE BILL"