The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-22


fall with its heaviest weight upon
the artisan and the labor classes"
II free trade is an empty name and
a vain farce for Great Britain, why is
IT. not equally an empty name and
vain farce for the United States?
The great defect Of the democratic
party in this country is that it is al
ways advocating rec trade or tariff
for revenue only. believe that a tar
if for revenue only is worse than free
trade, because il the party would only
advocate free trade, they would be
obliged to find some other system OF
taxation than tariff duties; and they
would probably find better system.
They would probably come to grad
uated income tax rather than tariff
taxes for revenue. AS long as the
democratic party adheres to tariff for
revenue only, it will never favor any
other kind of taxation, and conse-
-quently the people will always be
taxed according to consumption in
stead of wealth.
England, under the leadership of
Balfour, is about to abandon revenue
tariffs and adopt protective tariffs;
or if she returns to revenue tariffs, she
will also use protective tariffs as a
means of keeping the country to-
gether. She finds that her vast empire
cannot be kept together without the
protective system.
say the great defect in the demo-
cratic party is tariff for revenue only,
because both wings of the party are
III favor of this kind of tariff. Mr..
Bryan advocates 1t. Mr.. Cleveland adj
vOcates it. Whenever or wherever you
find democrat, you find man who
| is in favor of tariff for revenue only,
and on no other subject are democrats
agreed. Mr.. Bryan is opposed to free
coinage Of gold without free coinage
of silver). Mr.. Cleveland is in favor
OF free coinage of gold and opposed
to free coinage of silver. Mr.. Bryan
| is in favor of greenbacks for paper
money and Mr.. Cleveland is in favor
O.: bank notes for paper money. Mr..
/ Bryan wants the government to issue
| all the money and control the volume
| thereof, While Mr.. Cleveland wants the
banks to issue all the money and con-
troll the volume thereof. Mr.. Bryan
wants the government (people) to
TcOntrOl the business of the country
l while Mr.. Cleveland wants the banks
to control the business of the country.
| The great defect of the republican
party in this country is not in it's tar
iff system, but in it's money system.
r is inclined to allow private indi-
viduals to issue the money instead OF
allowing the government to exercise
tkis power. The republicans favor
the gold standard which allows the
owners of gold to take their gold to
the minis and have it coined free of
expense into money. They also are in
favor of allowing the banks to issue
their notes to be used as money. This
is allowing private individuals to is
sue all the money and thereby control
al! the business of the country. Mr..
Cleveland agrees with the republicans
or the money question, but he does
not agree with them on the tariff ques-
ltiOn. Mr.. Bryan agrees with the re-
publicans on neither the money ques-
ton nor the tariff question.
| Mr.. Bryan is wrong on the tariff
question, because tariff for protec-
ton as well as revenue (our present
| system) is far better than a tariff for
revenue only. "a revenue tariff does
not necessarily mean lower duties.
On the contrary, they may be higher,
or if not higher on all goods, they
may be higher on some articles and
lower on others. The amount Of tax
alton might be the same, without any
benefits to be derived from protection.
A purely revenue tariff will impose
low duties on such goods as we can
produce, for the purpose of bringing
in many foreign goods and thereby
getting revenue, and very high duties
on such goods as we cannot produce
also for the purpose of getting rev
enue.
What is wanted in this country is g
party that will leave the present tariff
. system alone until some other system
Of taxation has been provided This
s would bring the money question tt
the front AS long as the tariff is dis
, cussed as leading issue. it is not pos
sible for the money question to com,
to the front. To keep the tariff CUES