The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-07

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silver mining, the greatest industry of
the inter-mountain region?" In our
mountain country the lead industry is
subordinate to silver mining If sill
| yer mining were sustained by silver
values such as prevailed prior to 1873,
the lead product would be immense;
but it would be by-product, 'collat-
efaI to silver. In consequence of the
demonetization of silver, not only the
great silver interest, but also the lead
interest, has been well nigh destroyed.
That decentralization is a Republican
| measure has been already demonstra-
ted Both the sheep and lead indus
tries are collateral; the one to farming
in general, and the other to silver min
ing. So long as we have free range
Tor sheep, the industry will prosper Is
an independent occupation. To i'm
pose tax on the people by raising the
price of wool and wooden goods, is SIM
ply to wrest from other industries their
honest earnings and bestow them upon
the men who are engaged in the sheep
industry. This is a ruinous financial
policy for the nation. In regular farm
ing sheep are needed to renovate the
soil, and a great proportion of the
sheep of the United States are grown
on this principle. Their occupancy of
the land does not increase the acre
age or the rental. The cattle interest
/ is largely of this character In this
way whatever sheep are used as col
lateral to general farming are a clear
profit Farmers who also have fiocks
of sheep are able to realize a profit
from the meat as we'll as the wool.
The only way for industries to thrive
is for them to be mutually related and
self-sustaining, and there is no doubt
In !. i,
try will flourish under the same con-
ditions as general agricultural pur-
suits.
Sugar Industry.
10. What great industry in Utah
was built up by Republican enter
prise and would be destroyed by a free
trade policy?" (Catechism.)
Ans. THE manufacture of sugar at
Lehi."
Reply-Is it true that we are to call
1t enterprise" when the Republicans
of Utah succeed in taxing the people
Of our commonwealth to support a pri-
vate industry? The Supreme Court of
the United States does not call it EN-
terprise," they call it robbery" In
Loan Association VS.. Topeka. 20 Wal
lace, 664, Mr.. Justice Miller says:
ITO Law with one hand the power Of
the government on the nroperty of the
citizen and with the other bestoW it
upon favored individuals to aid private
enterprises and build up private for
tunes. is none the less a robbery be-
cause it is done under the forms of
law and is called taxation. This is not
legislation. 1t is a decree under legis-
lative forms.
'In the case before us, in which the
towns are authorized to contribute aid
by way of taxation to any class of
manufacturers, there is no difficulty in
holding that this is not such a. public
purpose as we have been considering,
(Which would authorize the legislature
to levy a taxi If it be said that ben
eft results TO the local public of a
town bv establishing manufactures.
the same NAV be said Of any other
business or pursuit which employs cap
ital or labor. The merchant, the me-
chanic, the inn-keeper, the banker. the
builder the steamboat owner-are
equally promoters of the public good,
and equally deserving of the aid of
the citizens by forced contributions.
No line can be drawn in favor of the
manufacturer which would not open
the Golfers of the public treasury to
the opportunities of two-thirds of the
business men of the city or town.
Such a procedure is not enterprises"
it is more properly injustice and eX
tortion under the guise of law. But
there is room for true enterprise" in
the production of sugar in Utah. We
have the soil and climate: we have the
skill and capital. IF the industry is
not throttIed by trusts and combines
it will receive due encouragement
through the patronage of our inter-
mountain population. and true Demo-
Gratis will not be less active and ear
nest in its support than their Repub-
lican friends.
Democratic Governor Vindicated.
20. "a bill having passed both
houses of the Utah legislature to pro-
mote the silk industry, why is 1T not
in active operation%' (Catechism)
Ans. 1T was vetoed by a Democratic
governor by the advice of the leaders
of the Democratic party"
Reply-A great deal of sound legisla=
ton consists in providing for the body
polite what the apostle calls things
that are honest in the sight of all men,.
Governor West is impeached in the
foregoing deliverances of the Cate
chism, simply because he dared to be
honest; and because he refused to con-
cur with a majority that was, under
the forms of legislation, carrying out a
scheme which, by one of the most
eminent jurislts that ever served on
the supreme bench, is called robbery"
Supreme Court Decision.
Justice Miller used this language in
regard to taxes levied by a munich
pality in support of private enterprises
which were not to be held as being of
a public character Manufacturing
enterprises conducted under the aus
pices of private individuals and corpo-
rations are regarded by the supreme
court as not being for public pur-
poses" They are classed by it as
private enterprises, and as such they
call it robbery to levy taxes upon the
people in support of them. 1t needs no
argument or proof to show that all
such enterprises as silk manufacture.
and the production of vegetable
known as "canaigre," are private
enterprises. Taxes levied for the
Substituting of such a business are
not levied for public purposes"
They are no more public" than any
other form of labor or manufactures
They are no more public than farm
ing or mining. Hence it is robbery and
eNtortion to enact laws the enforce
ment of which will result in wrestling
from citizens their property in order
that it may be appropriated to the
support of some favored enterprise.
This is the purport of the decision
cited in reply to question IS. The ms
tice of the opinion should be recog-
nized by all. Were it otherwise there
would be wanting a most important
guaranty for the security of property
under our free institutions.
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