Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-02-10
Weeklp Citizen
rme asrs.
rae s~ses,i~ss sis.r,,y views Of
the Wti-es m,ii.

the "tncOme ht humbug attached To
by vote Of 2oi To 40, he 10 not surprise,
at the pro'ests ~ such out sis,ken, cour
age'ms democrats M Editor watt.rrol
and Pres dent Ingalls,. Though III
measure has pas--,i III. house IL in %
way justihes the administration In tn
eyes ~ honest believers IN d.m,crati
principles a. applied to the collection u
revenues. The very contrary In the fact
The party IN convention assem- le,l, will
all the solemni'y possible Ia America,
politics, according To Mr.. WATERMAN
promised the American people the a,lop
tion ~ certain principles in the lcvying 81
customs duties IN harmony with the fun
dsHentsl law ~ the country, aud thi,
bill JUS, pas..i d",s NJ, do ,hiA, but In
stead perpetuates the system which thai
convention denounced AZ unconrtitutinn.
al. The passage ~ the measure empha
sizes the charge ~ often made agains,
this party. That "its public pledges
mean nothing, being made only Ia de.
ceive." What they denounced when nu,
81 office M unconstitutional because done
by their political advrrsariep. they them.
selves do when given tbs power aud fully
Justify 10y no stronger reason than party
nec.usi,y.
But the minority, IN pozsrasiun nf all
the facts, 10y i,s plain statement furnishes
the b''Ht argument, Let us quote them
further:
"The new plan also involves . new
method of encouraging manufacturers by
giving them what ARE called free raw
material ~ that what grs into the
mill pays no taxes and what goes into
consumption pays all til. taxes. III.
manufacturers pay no taxes on what they
buy and the people the equivalent Of
tsrs On all the, purchase"
lit unfortunately happens also that
free raw material IN an elastic ,.rm, and
what Is one mans free raw material il
another mans finished pruduct The
manufacturer in Massachusetts, IN told
that he IL Ia be encouraged by having
free lumber Ia build his factory aud a.
pack his gnsls. but inasmuch IA that
very lumber thus made free N the
Maine manufacturer finished product,
n" wonder the demo, rate Of Bangor, the
mills on the Penobscot being unable To
move aaw, d-nouncr class Legislation
with new appreciation of what clars
Legislation really means. And with ,h.
dweliers On the Pen"bSco, Sympsthi,e the
iumb.rmen in Wisconsin and Michigan.
the Pacific slope. Alabama, Georgia and |
Florida. 80 also the miners in Michigan
struggling this very moment with starva
ton, realize that the mt odious class leg.
islation therr can i--sibly lie is the iegis-
lation which protects labor in the mills |
and leaves Il IN the mines a. the charity
Of the great cities"
"These so-rsl.d free raw materials
free wool, free cal and FIRE. iron orr are
not put on the FIRE" list with any r-f.r.nc.
direct or indirec, Ia raising r.yeuu,
They are placed there to encourage man.
ufActurerr who ars 4, he compensat.d fur
any loss In this market by the markets Of
the world where they will have the
chsnc" to struggle with the cheaper Ia
Dor II the Old World with whatever en.r.
gy they may have left after the struvvl,
at home with that same cheaper labor let
into our markets 10y lower tariff which
does not give us the compensation even
OF larger revenue"
ssIhRaa Halusix,.. Ia. 4 |
given the manufacturers at the expense 4
Df the miners who dig out the ores and I
he coal. At the expense of the farmers I
Who raise the wool, and the railroads q
which transport all these products.
With These advantages. thus obtained AT
he expense Of other citizens, the manu-.
actureru, forced by the lowering OF the I
arih. Ia light for their markets. at home. u
re IN enjoy unlimited foreign trade.
SOW they can obtain footho'd in for.
Ign lands when this very bill IL drafted
pom the supposi'ion that they cannot
sep their own markets without pro,ec.
"n seems beyond the domain Of logic" /;
III the woolens II America need, as \
MS OIL assumes, 30 and ~ yer cent. Ia
nabie them Ia have u fair chance In our
wn markets., where In the unlimited for
Ign trade which awaits them In coun- =
r'eS where they are stripped Of the 80 :
III ~ per cent. protection aud Obliged
pay freight and ali other charges and
gh' business connections exia,ing for =,
cores Of years. -
"AlI the objections ~ often urged by =
he dominant party against the existing !,
ystem. we repeat. lie agains, this bill. ~
he d'nsrence is only in degree. II III.
resent system lie robbery As these men
ave hera'ed and reiterated. the proposed A
1s'em IL precisely th. same - "
~ In true that the consumer will no .,
niger pay tribute To the western farmer -
v the wool Of the sheep. but the New n,
ngland and other manufacturers are 81
III authorized tn lay tribute upon the T.
'izens II the United States, who must
Ay' 90 these men have always sAid, 30.
and % per cent, IN the manufacturer
every yard 81 woolens and vor.,.,.Is. bI
lille the country will only receive, by 81
sy OF revenue, lesseEed sum, unl.ss ~,
CREASED importAtiuns siRnAlizs thu d.. ia