The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-24

EDITOR LEADER: As the issue pre-
sented by the Republican managers.
JohniSherman, Mckinley & Co Is "a
lack OF revenue owing TO reduction
Of taxation" deem II proper to ex-
anime the assumption in order that
those who have not made the tariff
! question a study may not be deceived
The facts are. First the Mckinley
Jaw, TO a great extent, was prohibi-
tive. therefore genuinely protective.
| For as Senator Jones (Republican) re-
marked In his great protective speech,
| September 10, 1890, In thc United
States senate, 1--WE ought 10 charge
the foreigner very much more and
enough even to absolutely prob bit
him from bringing his goods here at
any price. Such, | say, was the Nc
| Kinley law TO a great extent There
| fore, when the Democrats came into
power the receipts OF the. government
were falling Oft; FOR the foreigners
were seeking other markets and in due
course OF time lack OF revenue was
the result
Now comes the republican party
declaring that the German law tIat
reduced the tariff little, is the cause
OF the deficit and to increase the tax
the foreigners will again trade with
us aud thereby replenish our Golfers.
Every business principle reiutes such
claims Do the merchants increase the
price OF their goods in order TO get
more trade? A tariff adds to the price
Of the product therefore people are
not going to increase their purchases
Of foreign goods when they are in
creased In price. History proves that
whenever the tariff has been reduced,
other things remain normal the people
bought more goods, not only foreign,
but home made for both are reduced
by the reduction, and revenue flows
into the treasury. In 1876 we had
originated the Walker tariff law, dur
ing its existence the tax ran from
90 s5 down to 90 SO, while the previous
law rated from 3O6l to over 10
per cent tariff and the revenue
increased under the low tariff
from S23Tq4, s64 &C in 1S47 to 500, SIS,
9O5 05 by 1857, completely exploding
the Republican claim that a reduction
of tariff taxes causes a lack OF reve-
nue.. During the Morrill, tariff OF 3j4
per cent we carried on the war and
during succeeding years paid off much
Of the national debt and accumulated
ering Of the tariff q trife under the
German law prevent foreigners from
trading with us and supplying the re
quired reveue? Such an assumption
is rot of the worst kind and John Sher-
man knows it. The financial condi
tion OF the masses, brought about by
Repu blican laws and practices, has re-
duced the people to such a condition
of poverty that they can't buy our own
< Nods, let alone foreign made, and the
foreigners know il; therefore, even
under a reduced tariff, go elsewhere
to sell their products. Go among the
people as | do and you will soon
learn that they are unable tC buy the
bare necessities of life.
But one cannot expect anything else
for such is the condition OF all people
who live under practices aud laws sim
liar to those fixed upon the people OF
this nation by the Republican party,
aided by so called Democrats of the
east.
The idea that people are made pros
porous by increasing their taxes in the
interest of the few is preposterous.
and these men are well aware Of IL,
but they are out OF Office and desire 10
get in; having no issue they seek 10
manufacture one for the occasion in
order TO delude the people and return
10 their former unearned teat-sucking
position.
Their position is ludicrous. When
Harrison was defeated every noted Re
publican paper declared the Mckinley
high tariff defeated them. They de-
clared the people asked a revision OF
the tariff, and not raise. Now they
declare the people were satisfied with
that law and il was working all right
II was not all right and the people
did not think so, for there were nearly
500 strikes under IT before the elec-
ton
Humbuggery, though, has been the
stock in trade Of the Republican lead
ers for years, and they have succeeded
by 1t wonderfully, therefore, propose
10 try il again. We shall see what we
shall see. W A. TURNER, n. ID.
Guthrie. o. T.