The Irish standard., 1904-10-29

is yours. You are in possession of the
facts. The case is in your hands.
"Would you like TO know how this
tariff trust is distributed? You know
how your government taxes are dis,
tributed. You know that there is a
certain rate for state purposes, an
other rate for county revenue, to run
I county government, another rate for
| the county poor, another rate for roads
and bridges. Ii you live out in the
| country, there is rate for the township
| government, and if you live iii the city
there is another rate for the city cur
| rent expenses.
Your total lawful tax for these gov.
eminent purposes may foot all the
way from So to $50 a year for the aver
age family in your community. Now,
then, how is your average trust tax
of SOL year distributed? Let me
tell you how it is distributed on the
basis of the reports of the Massachu-
sets bureau statistics of labor in 1902
''To the meat trust the average fam
lily pays tax of $4.23; to the sugar
trust, $4.72; to other trusts in food
articles about SIS. To the various
trusts in clothing, dry goods and other
Wear, the tax amounts to SIG; to the
coal, petroleum and other fuel and
light trusts about 81; and on furni-
ture, implements and tools, over $11.
EXCEED COUNTY TAX.
"Think of it. Your local taxes for
the support of the poor-the county
poor, the village poor, the township
poor> probably do not average 81 cents
per family year, while You are de-
liberately voting to continue legisla-
/ ton which forces you to contribute 1914
a year per family to the tariff pro-
tected trusts.
For the protection of the coal trust
you have voted protective tax
amounting to nearly 20 per cent Of the
value Of the coal itself.
"For the protection of the cotton
goods combine, you have voted to tax
yourself Mt the rate of 40 to GO per
cent of the value of the cotton goods.
ION earthen-ware and china, you
protect the trusts by taxing yourself
GO per cent of the value of the dishes
from which you eat your daily meals.
"On binder Irvine used to bind your
crops, you have voted to the binder
trust protection of 40 per cent.
ION the common glass for your win
dows, you vote the trust a protection
of SO per cent.
On iron and steel, which is used in
the hardware you buy, you have voted
to tax yourselves and tax our great
manufacturing enterprises 25 to 80 per
cent of the total value of that raw ma
terial.
every dollar of trust tax on that
raw material is a handicap upon the
development Of industry, which is the
foundation and mainstay of all our
towns and villages.
EVERY dollar of trust tax on iron
and steel is tax on the prosperity of
the state and the nation.
every dollar of trust tribute paid
by any local manufacturing concern
to the united steel trust is dollar
taken from the profits Of some home
company in your midst and from the
wages Of the people who constitute
eign concern whose corporate location
is in New Jersey.
WIRING FROM THE PEOPLE.
''If you would develop your great
home industries here, which is the
foundation Of your prosperity, vote to
cut Off every dollar of trust tribute
wrung from it by billion-dollar trust.
''See what you are doing to your own
cupboards in connection with the sugar
trust. BY voting for Uncle Loren
and his stand pat policy, for the
Dingley tariff and protection of the
sugar trust, you have voted tax on
sugar amounting to 100 per cent, that
is to say, for every dollars worth of
sugar you are voting yourself q dol
lars worth Of sugar trust tax, CON-
polling you to pay 50 for a dollars
worth Of sweetness in the home.
For the blankets and winter cloth
ing that protect you from the cold of
the coming winter, you have voted
tariff tax of so to 100 per cent.
'The question is, gentlemen of Min
neapolis, and Of this congressional dis
trict, are you going to vote contin-
uance Of this policy on November s.?
Are you going to vote for Uncle
Loren,' the stand pat policy and the
tariff-trust taxes, or, will you vote for
the policy Of the removal of tariff pro-
lection from trust-made goods by cast
ing your vote for myself for congress?
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