Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-03

I time Increased revenues AOl AhE EONtAH~
ment. will be hailed as a substantial
measure OF reform and relief by the
great producing massc0 OF the Ameri-
can people. Manufacturing interests,
which hundred years ago We're in.
deed, and In fact, In their infancy, and
We're nursod and fostered while yet I'm
the cradle OF their birth are now the
colossal task masters Of the whole peo-
pie, commanding tribute from every
days labor beneath the sun. haughuly
stridlng the corridors Of this capitol,
and issuing their cdicts In the tones OF
dictatorB for or against the enactment
OF pending measures In the halls OF
congress.
MCKINLEY Law Crime.
Those who own and represent these
swollen and arrogant interests do not
hesitate to declare on what terms a
bill vitality Affecting 70,000,OOO OF people
VIII be permitted to become n law, and,
in default OF what provisions for imam
cial profits to themselves they viii IN
sure It's defeat. In the hard working
days of attempted tariff reform. they
are met everywhere, and as rule,
bear themselves as favorltes OF power
generally do.
'The enactment OF the Mckinley law
IN 1890 was n gigantic crime. not only
against workingmen and worldngwo-
men IN the United States, but also
against every individual manufacturer
and against all manufacturing inter
ests II was not so designed by its
authors but such was It's real and iu-
evltablc character. II declared policy
SO nagitlous in principle, so rotten IN
morality and so raNenous IN us eN-
actions on the absolute wants OF Ire
that It's possible duration was only
question OF time when the next cleo
tion by the people should occur and yet
the vast manufacturing Interests OF the
country We're tempted and seduced INTO
accepting It's delusive brihes and into
an eager adjustment of themselves 10
it's alluriug. though cvanescent and
short-lived provisions.
III the reward OF labor had ever
been Increased as an incident or COM
sequence Of increased tariff duty on
foreign Imports, nothing would be
easier, for more gracious to the adyo-
Gates and bonenciarlea OF protection
than that fact. The reverse, however,
~ true. II can never be forgotten that
the enactment OF the Mckinley law I'm
October, 1890 was followed almost
Immediately by reduction of wages
Of all workers In iron and steel be-
ginning al Homestead in Pennsylvania,
under Carnegie resulting In bloodshed
and wholesale murder and extending
to all parts OF the country and TO al
most every branch Of manufacturing
industry"
AdvnIorcm system Fnirer.
Mr.. voorhees, defended the adj
valorem system az fairer more honest
and more easily Understood than speci-
hc duties.
on the subject Of the sugar schedule
Absolute free trade In sugar is an
attractive theme: but no such thing
| has over existed Tor "a single hour since
the organization OF his government,
! a moderate duty has always been I'M
an 1anW
| % sttunch revenue support 20 the gov
crnmcnt, In that great model OF a
| Democratic tariff for revenue only
| the tariff OF 184G-it was declared In
/ short and simple phrase that sugar OF
all kinds, syrup OF the sugar were
/ subjected To- duty laid tax OF 80 per
| cent advulorem. The fact that the
| duty tax ON sugar has injured more
/ to the government aud less TO the
! profit pf the private parties than any
| other tax known 20 tariff legislation,
may be stated as the main reason why
! the Democratic party has never made
| an isstc against Il. Every dollar col
| lected from tariff tax on sugar aud
! paid into the treasury relieves some
| other article Of even higher necessity
| IN the economy ut life from the inn
! position of tprln taxation.
During the present fiscal year end
| ing June 30 there will be paid by the
! 20
! producers OF sugar. and every dollar
| of this vast sum is first collected from
! those who plant corn, raise wheat and
engage In all the various pursuits of
labor. Nearly S30,000.00o OF bounty
money have been handed over to the
sugar makers Of the United Stntes
since the law went into operation, and
| each year the sum Is rapidly increasing.
/ IL was thought when the law was
| under discussion that the bounty would
| not exceed s. 000 600 per year but the
! stimulating influence OF such an euorm-
| Gus donation to the manufacturers OF
! sugar was greatly moderated.
some More Evils Condemned.
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valiant critieistn has neon ",nerdo1
my task Va easy and very smooth. In
securing % sufficient revenue for the
support OF TIM government with as
light a tax as possible on the neoos-
sarios of life. / have at all times
| earnestly favored an Increased tax on
whisky I would be glnd today II the
pending hill provided Tor tax OF 81 20
! per gallon Instead Of Si.10 as II does
| Che purchase and consumption of which
il never "a necessity Of NE. ia n deem
! gratincntion 10 mo. ana the fact TINT
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