White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-07-02
TIE TARIFF THE ONLY ISSUE
18oSs1I!
HON'S THIS?

"You can fool all the people part OF
the time, and part OF the p, ople all Of
the time, but you can't fool all the
people all OF the time"
The people of this country have
been fooled by this tariff issue for years
and it cannot continue thus much longer
The leading papers of the United
States, when the present tariff law was
being considered in congress, conceded
that this country could be prosperous
under either high or low tariff; and
that the greatest evil which could come
from the tariff, was the uncertainty re-
sulting from changes. This was the
position OF the New York World and of
the Globe Democrat. 1t was the doc
trne of nearly all the political papers
Of the country, and it is true. Take
any tariff that will produce, with other
means employed, sufficient revenue to
defray the expenses of the government
and let it stand for ten years, and all
classes of business will become adjusted
to it, and il the people of this country
are not prosperous and happy, it will
not be by reason of the tariff, but will
be traceable wholly to other causes.
Upon the other hand, take any tariff
and let every congress change it, or be
continually trying to change existing
rates and we shall have uncertainty and
trade disturbances throughout the
country. This being true and we assert
that it cannot be refuted, how foolish it
is for the voters of this country to
wrangle about the tariff as to whether
it shall average this or that per cent
and ignore all other matters, many of
them of as much or greater Importance
than the tariff.
We would not be understood as claim.
ing that the tariff is not an issue. We
SIMPLY say it is not the only issue, and
is not of such importance as that il
should occupy the thoughts of the peo
pie and the time of cong ess to the ex
clusion of more important matters
Democrats believe in a tariff for revenue
and that it should be placed upon those
articles where protection is most needed
while the republicans want tariff thai
will protect every industry in thil
country against outside competition
OF course we can Gee that here is ;
difference; but what we claim is tina
we had better let the tariff alone as i
is rather than be always changing it
Let the people understand that there
are other questions besides the tariff
things which should be looked after
aud which should occupy the time o
congress.
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When a swarm issues from the hiv
intent upon gaining thoir freedom, tn
apiarist, by changing bells continually
lulls them into submission; they settl
down upon the nearest object and owe
afterward contribute to his profits. Sc
when the people become restless an,
show disposition to assert their rights
the plutocrats raise great racket abou
the tariff and soon the people settl
down to work, only to be robbed by th
plutocrats as are the bees by thei
keeper--the robber only leaving onoug
for subsistence in each instance. Ho,
long will this state of things continue
Perhaps in this year, 1896, the pluto
Gratis are to learn that the people bav
awakened aud are no longer to b
frightened by this tariff racket.
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