The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-04-14
THE TARIFF AGAIN.


duty put upon foreign goods iIh-
ported?
A tariff for revenue only means that
the revenue of the citizen is to be do
regarded and that the revenue OF the
fe 'eraI government is only to be cor
sidried Does Mr.. Bryan think that
this system of taxation is any more
moral than a protective tariff, which
seeks to protect the revenue of every
citizen, in order that he may be the
more able to protect the revenue OF
he government?
MIR Bryan does not say one word
against tariff for revenue only, bit
finds time to say great deal against
prots ctive tariffs, from which we con-
cl.1Ge tnat lie thinks that revenue tar
ifs are d great deal more moral than
prefecture tariffs. He does not say
one wGio in favor of an income tax.
Does he think that an income tax is
immoral?
Why does he not fight revenue tar
ifs on the ground that they are just
as immoral as protective tariffs? Why
ioes he not favor income taxes on tne
sIound that they are more moral than
either protective tariffs or revenue
Laliffs?
When Mr.. BRYAN gets through with
the "reOrganizers" and finds time 10
address the whore American people, it
is to be hoped that he will be able to
see that protection, with all it's faults,
is better than a tariff for revenUe
only.
We all know that protection has lis
faults and its dangers, but with all
these, We are better OF than with
tariff for revenue only. Therefore, the
first thing to be abolished is ret
enue tariff, in order that an income
tax for revenue may be substituted.
If we can ever get clear Of revenue
tariffs, which are tax upon our food,
clothing and drink, oui consumptioL,
our business, our labor, instead VI
wealth, there will never be any diff
Guilty in getting clear of protective tar
ifs.
The most that can be said against
protection is, that the duties are often
too high and that thereby trusts are
encouraged and protected This. un-
dOubtedly, is often the case, but 1t is
not the fault of protection, but of those
who may happen to apply the prin-
ciple. If, for instance, a certain con-
gress puts the duties too high, even
| for the purpose of protection, this is
not the fault of the principle, but Of
| those who may happen to be in pow
er and apply the principle.
In 1890 Mr.. Mckinley and his pollli-
cal friends wrote tariff law, and
they made the duties SO high for the
purposes of protection that the PEG
pie at the next election turned out
Mckinley and his friends and brought
in Grover Cleveland and his friends
with Mr.. Bryan who wrote a tariff
law for revenue only-and 1t was so
satisfactory to the people that they
recalled the republicans, who in 1897
wrote another tariff law which was
for protection, as well as revenue; and
this is law still.
| What is needed, now, is an income
tax law; and then let all the tariff du-
ties that are for revenue only be re-
pealed.
| w hSA ClO ASAS 0OuOSldtlC HdtlOudl
convention assemblies, Mr.. Bryan Will
have an opportunity to write the pat
form for his party. This is his ambi-
ton; and all the signs indicate that
he will have an opportunity to crafty
his ambition. 1t will be, indeed. a
great opportunity: and. if he will
write in the platform an income tax
and leave the old dogma of tariff for
revenue only ont, his party will be ON
the road to the White house and con-
gress; and MIR. Bryan will have an op-
portunity to write many laws that will
be blessing to the American people
and enable them to hand down to pos.
terity a truly democratic republic and
thereby complete the work of WASH.
ington and Lincoln.
| Would Mr.. Bryan like to place hi.
name by the side of Washington and
Lincoln. who were moral men. who
each did the greatest service to man.
kind In their day and generation
who each believed In the principle u
a protective tarlif and who have com,
to be regarded rs the two greatest
statesmen which America has, as yet
produced; would Mr.. Bryan Ike Il
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