West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-14

time. The Federal taxes will al
ways be puuctu,lly paid. Now.
where is the dilliculty or CT mplica-
tiou about this pladY Can anything
but tie protect,se theory be urged
against itsaioption? Simple. vi lin.
direct; and above ali, perfectly
equitable aud far to all. Thpsu
who have amassed great fortunes
under the protective policy, anl
those who look TO that policy to
regulate their business and their
profits in the future, will Eu doubt
bc able to conjure mp many pbjcc-
tiors to such u sytcni. Saif in,rrest
and cupidity are very furtils III de-
yising schemes that subscrvc tiieir.
own interests, and have sytem of
logic peculiarly their own. This
beneilciaries of class legislation can
furnisA many spccious and jngeDI
lOus arguments against any piEn
that promises to cqunlize tie bene-
fits and burdens of Government. [
do not address my argument to that
class with any strong hope Of Ell.
dorsement or approval; bat do
appeal, with some ASSURANCE OF nt
least u respectable hearing, aud
thoughtful consideration 10 that
large class of my fellows citizens To
which | belong the poor men of
the country, tho farmer. the ME.
chanic, tho professional man. and
the day lnborcr; in other words, 10
those who, from the character OF
their calling, cannot participate ia
tho benelits OF tariff legislation. or
II at all. in 50 slight degree as L,
be sclrccly appreciable.
Think you. # the systom I havs
outlined wero adopted, that the ex-
travngances now practiced at Wush-
ington would continuep When tho
people knew just what they paid.
and where IL went to, do YOU not
know that pnblic servants would bs
held to much stricter uecounta.
bility than now? How clrefully
men who now profit by reckless
expenditures Of the puolic treasur.
beeluse there are Jobs" III ia
would watch the appropriation bill.
If they had to contribute their fair
and honest qnota OF tho revenues.
How it would purify The public
service in all It's branches. Tho
trusts and combines would witlcr
like mushrooms under summers
sun.
As long as the present system et
collecting the revenues continues.
just so long will the country bp
kept in uncertainty; and just so
long will the country DC exposed TO
exhanstlng panics, and dangerous
expansions, fully as hnrmful TO tho
public welfare. These IRE the nat
ural aud inevitable results Of pater-
nalism. Whlever business men
are taught, OF induced by vicious
legislation, to rely upon the iaig for
their business, and 20 rogulate their
proiits, instead Of relying. as lruo
business men should DO. upon their
own good sense and Judgment, and
u proper understanding Of the nat.
ural and rational laws OF supply
and demand, business win be pre-
carious. tfelcherous and uncertain.
As heretofore, iudlyiiuals and
corporations here end there will
nmass splendid fortunes. LegioIa-
lufes and Courts viii be bought
md Inc ballot will be debanched.
and the pcoplo will be poor. A large
p'i Dil'tf ~ NtNItn iNt lHS Dub
little, as il the case nov, when the
wealth that gives that average il al
in The hands Of 4 few thousand men.
Trusts arc the Legitimate of.
spring Of class legislation. ligh
protective duties, which mean The
opportunity to charge high prices,
invite men TO engage in enterprise
without proper thought Or iuvesti.
CATION, and ihe Consequence is over.
pfoductitn; aud them Che trnss
must be called in % ic04la'o tho
prices. or, which is The plain truth.
20 manufacture market; something
that was entirely overlooked by the
operator. This is douc by restrict.
ing production. abd fixing tho
price that Tic people are compelled
20 pay.
believe 10 absolute comuorold
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