Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-06
The rarin Explained.

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do not understand the tariff question.
In fact, very few realize that they pay
tariff taxes at all. Ii they could see
the tariff tax us they see the tax on
their property or poll tax, they would
4 never again vote for high tariff and lts
resulting high prices. When you go
to the store to buy goods, you pay so
much for the goods and SO much for
the tariff tax on them, If of foreign
manufacture. If the goods have been
produced here at home, instead OF be-
Ing Imported, you still, of course, pay
SO much for the goods and at the same
time pay what would be the tariff tax
to the trust or combine that manufac-
tured the goods. When you buy a
pound Of sugar you may pay 21a cents
for the sugar and 24a cents for the tax
on 1t. If you buy a pound OF borax
you pay 8 cents for the borax and
cents for the tax. If you buy a SO
suit of clothes you pay So tariff tax.
Now suppose that after you had
bought these goods and started to take
them to you home, two men should stop
Il Il
you at the store door and demand OF
you, SIS tax on the suit, 241a cents tax
for every pound of sugar and u cents
tax for every pound OF poraX' Wn lya
would you do?
i One Of the men would wear prass
buttons and would represent the gov
eminent He would claim about two
thirds Of the tax on sugar, one tnird OF
the tax on the suit and none OF tne
tax on borax. The other man woulo
not wear government uniform, but
would hold tariff club IN one hand
and certificate or license from con
gress In the other hand authorizing
him to collect certain taxes on certain
articles He would represent the pro-
tected trusts and would claim all OF
the tax on borax, two-thirds OF the ia \
on the suit, and ons-third OF the TAI
on the sugar. Then remember there
are only three articles out of over 7OO
you may buy that are taxed In like
manner.
AS n law-abidinr citizen YOU would
decide to settle with the government
4 agent. but YOU most certainly. would
deny the right Of the trust agent to
collect fay FROM iJu. But both agents
would tell Won that this country be-
lieyes In ..proteection." and that you
must settle, with both agents or they
4 would conf1scate You goods-that is,
would take them all from you without
compensation.
| What would Won do then? Would
/ Won INV these taxes and shout aloud
for the policy OF protection and vow
to vote regularly for the Republican
candidates who are responsible for
these taxes? OR would you hold an In
dlgnatia, meeting with your nelghbors
and organize to put that trust agent
ont of business?
Nov. under our tariff system Won buy
your goods and pay yo,-r tariff taxes
all at once. 1t is not necessary for the
government, ana the trusts to station
agents at every store door to make the
people mad. The government puts Its
]. agents In the customs houses around
our borders and collects the taxes on
4 all the goods brought into the country.
4 The merchants who Import the goods
4 add the tariff to the cost Of the goods
and collect both. with a. fair profit,
when they sell the goods to you. The
manufacturers in this country may be,
i Ius+ 30 ah.on,r, ~ a. e,ra,,n No So
tnrors Dat 80 s,.n,, eaet., 80 !, :.
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+,o, o,snoads ,'ora ~ ~ ns,,auu ~
ohto,,, nc riah ,,,.ioes e., +ha,n ao..,. ~,
ohtoInod tf,r sImi,or ,,nnortod' 80 aaod IT,
q Thay naad M aaamt - aa,,oa. e ~ .,e.
IA xas hocorse ,o, oro o. tho,r ,,,. 900
yor o,n nav Tho nr,oa - eono,r,,
,ooas w,t,, tho 10, o1dad - -, IS, :,
toIa +ha t,,,ssts, Goods - ~ .,,,a
nr,oa yo,, oro ins,da 4, ,,,ana,,,,,,
wall and tbore 10 M osoon. -, -,
axcont ~, .noo,, ao,,,, t,o+ ,,.,,i
4 Tb;s Won con dn on,y ,,,,+b vo,,, rota =
when lvou vote nj, Won hove - ~.
q ,o,ohar 10 that rho Ran,hIioon no W.,
stands for tbe trust ,sant collact;n.
sb,s sbnre Of the t,r,fr fay md +be
Damocrot,c nortv stonds For .so rows.
mo tbe +a,.,y that only tho oovorn,nan+
can collect tho tax md then onlv CO
much as il necessarv 70 rim tho GOV,
eminent econom,co,iv and. bonast,v
administered.
49, w
Tendency to Granting subsidies.
The resolution of Senator Newlands