The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-07


posed on the American article. &nd Ito
: | duty should be imposed on any of the ma
/, tcrials, or Observation-Disclosures OF manufac-
! ture Machinery coal, oils. ores dyes,
chemicals and all articles to be trans
5 formed should be exempt from taxation.
!, Because if they are taxed itincreascs their
. cost and puts It out or our power To COM
& pete with the manufactures OF foreign
countries, all OF which exempt those art-
cles from taxation. by taxing materials OF
manufacture We prevent the production In
this country of Ii vast amount of product
4 that would lie made here for foreign mar
kets and as consequence we take from
the mouth of labor the bread It would earn.
For many long years tho democratic party
has declared that tariffs should be for
Il revenue only"
4 The protectionists In our ranks have (
twisted and tortured these words in every
conceivable direction. II Is time we should
define what we mean by their use. 1t Is
time 10 quit dlllying with the projections
lists in our ranks md look the monumental
| iniquity squarcly In the face. II this gov
eminent Is 10 he preserved for our poster |
| itv 1t is time we should sound the alarm |
and rouse the camp Our fathers have told |
J Us that FREQ government could not be pre- |
| served where wealth is entailcd. What is |
| this but gathering up and keeping the |
| wealth made by millions in the possession |
| of certain classes? This system and its |
| enormous rates OF taxation have built up |
| IN tnls county prNheBeu Grass winch now
| controls the government and we are prac- |
| tically Il Nation of slaves The market for |
| our iarm products ~ so narrowed down
| that their prices have fallen from 30 to 50 |
4 per cent. While the articles they must buy |
| nave been Increased lar beyond That rate.
| Three-fourths OF our foreign trade is the
! exchange of our farm products for the ar
| ticles which foreigners send us, OF these
| farm products cotton Is the chief. The
price of our cotton for half a century ex-
/ elusive OF the war period, ranged around 10
/ cents pound. With all distractions OF
| tariff taxation removed i believe 1t would
remain around that point, But high taxes
| imposed to exclude imports, keep out a
large amount OF foreign goods that would
come to be exchanged for cotton, and that
lessons the demand and keeps down It's
price. Win open markets bale OF cot
ton weighing $50 pounds would sell for 10
cents pound and bring SIS. With open
markets and exemption frcm taxation the
pale oil cotton would exchange for three
suits Of WOODEN goods at SIG each. But
when the market is restricted the bale OF
cotton falls in price and 1t has fallen more ,
than one~third of it's value. 1t Is not now I
worth sS2, but the WOODEN goods have been ;
raised in price more than 100 per cent. At {
and it takes at least three bales of cotton
10 10 BUY whnt one would buy II trade was
,avot Tan '''po''eu BOGUS we're eNei'' NON
In 1882 the cotton growers in the United
States produced 6,957,o00 bales of cotton :
,nas nu'u nor S'us'ooV,uVo anu III leyi WIN
foreign trade wn n,nauced 4T6 tg5 ha,es t
that sold for $3.50 900 600 II the prices of !
1874 had not fallen below the prices of 1889
VI lea ono onn W. SOW ~ i
trust cost the people of the United States?
The superintendent of the census estimates ,
Lilt Na'u u o ~, our man uiac,uteu prouuuts
istio;an of ,,nogpi,aa nh;,it, 10 ri Hi (
entitlod "Tnaustrias ana Wo.ith ~ Ma
tIons eon,n,rinr the va,ue of an, NAM,
fact,,ros viii tbose NJ otbor nntiors sa,,~
THAT tta value NJ o,,r manusact,,rns is ar ,
t{fcally raised hy ,,roteetive tariffs t.fnIiy
"a ner cont ovcr ,hai, roai ,.ai,,a. >, trhat
.,artificallv raised" rrjce by tho nresont |
tariff Is more than "a OOO 900 n0O This
ann, comes mt Of tho nockets or tho tav ,
PAYERS of the United States Tho in
renuitv of man can hardl,, invent a ,noas I
ure which would more certoinlv senerate I
the pecrle Of the ITrited states INTO Two {
distinct classes one few in nl,mher b,t |
rich and ppwerful--the other numerous /
poor, and utterly unable To control tho
legislation of their country
If we intend tn secure tic free Institu- I
,Io,s Of ma ,o,,n,,,, tIis =, 9, ,u S
,,..,.,.. ,,,..,1 80" W Fu'''' [
'''''"ef s"sulu pe s'opl'to ana stepped as
soon as possible Wo can raise the whole 4
OF our revenues without intfrfsri,,pe will, +
,C,,. ,rodo ,,,,ho,,+ i,,orr.,l,, In -. !
"'e'iO' rus VIZ 'ne j
employment OF our laboI' and without taxi I
Ing frcm the pockets OF the people S30nO,- i
900 900 to give annually Ms hountv IN !
.,,,,,,r,,,.,,. ,..,. - V
H'N''""ieh' i"Vuiieos' 'he Ndiue Oh our u
Lroiuet was one-thiri less than II is, our I
people would consume one lhird more tor c
III. same mon,v That ,yo,,,d ,oo,;r, ono
~,
.i'.tu tnoiu 'aooI 10 mate H. ana inc thlrd
more labor 10 transport 1t and distribute &
~, az iirst step IN this reform should o
ue ~ uitaN an ene llaterlais OF manntaa- s
, NY. we YOU Wouiu theh tahe 'he markets OF
~, .il Woliu from an rlVRis, because we nave 4