The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-08-29
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For President:
WILLIAM j. BRYAN,
OF Nebraska.
For Vice President:
ARTHUR SEWALL,
OF Maine.
TARIFF FOR REVENUE WITH
INCIDENTAL PROTECTION.
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In previous papers We have dis
cuseed the protective tariff. the ideal
system of the high prot~cti"nist. and
advanced and defended the prop"si-
items az that, A high protective tariff
protects the manufacturers at the ex-
pence Of I'll consumers, including the
lai,"ie rs employed in The protected
indn tries; ~ that A high protective
tariff is particularly detrimental to the
agriculinrIsfs of the country (3) that
the tariff is a tax and the consumera,
and uOt the fore gn manufacturers.
pay It; a. that the higher the tariff
the greater il the proportion Of this tax
paid by the consumers, the American
people, which finds i,s way Into the
Golfers Of the domestic manufacturers
instead of gong into the peoples
common treasury.
In this issue, we propose to discuss
sincidental protection !" that Is, that
protection which results from q tariff
Levied tor '~'revenue," and SO adjusted
as to afford incidental protection 10
American industries.
Under this syetem, the object which
the legislator proposes to himself 10 to
raise revenue for the support Of the
government; to tax the people flor
the tariff is a tax for the functions Of
the government. for the ommOn good
and general welfare ; not for the ben
eft of the classes ; not 10 take from
Peter, under the forms IF Law, to give
to Paul /; not to enrich the few at the
expense Of the many.
This system Of tariff taxation was
first promulgated by the fathers Of
Democracy and has been adhered to.
more or less strictly, by the Democrat
lc party from its birth to the present
date.
The latest authoritative u~tterance
Of that party on that subject is to be
found in this plank Of the Chicago
platform:
I'VE hold that the tariff duties
should be levied for the purposes OF
revenue, such duties to be SO adjusted
as to operate equally throughout the
country and not discriminate between
class and section, and that taxation
should be limited by the needs OF the
government, honestly and economical.
~ administered. We denounce 40 DIS
turbing to business the Republican
threat t. restore the Mckinley Law,
which has twice been condemned BY
the people in national elections, aud
which, enacted under the false plea Of
protection to home industry, proved q
prolific breeder of truste and mouopo-
lies. enriched the few at the expense
Of the many, restricted trade and de-
prived the producers Of the great
American staples Of access to their
natural markets."
Here isa positive declaration that
tariff duties should be levied according
to the necessities Of the government,
but with due regard to the Interests Of
the country or, Is the proposition
has been tersely stated By that great
Democratic leader, Jackson, s.levied
in . spirit Of equity, caution and CON-
promise, so that the great interests Of
agriculture, manufactures, and COM
mrrce will be equally favored" When
We aDalyse the main declaration of the
Chicago platform, We perceive that it
enunciates substantially tho idea Of
the great jackson. 1t must be borne
in mind that when JacksOn formulated
the proposition just quoted, be was
only giving expression to . we'll rec
ognixed principle Of the Democratic
party. This principle 10 filmly ground-
ed upon the constitutional maxim that
. government Of limited powers such
- our u, has GO power to collect more