The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-06-15
EXPLAINS THE TARIFF
dow thu Government and .h.
teetsd Trust Collect the Tax
Thereof.

i"N t0IAA question Is very sfn,,f..
ina YET II Is complicated By over IN.
paragraphs, many OF which ara
1reek TO ordinary people. II IA the.
loie not extraordinary that MANY r..
PIE DO not understand the tariff o',...-
uoh. Ia fact, very few realize AZ
they pay tariff taxes at all. II tba,
could see the tarin tax, as they IL.
'he TAX on their property or poI -,
'hey would never again vote for bi.h
tarln and its resulting high pr,,..
"hen you 20 To the store TO buy cro4.
you pay SO much for the goods ana v.
1luch Tor the tariff tax on them. n
foreign manufacture. II the rood.
nave been produced here al home IN
stead OF being imported, you stll. ~
course pay so much for the goods ana
AZ the same time pay what would ha
the tarin tax 10 the trust or cornbir.
That manufactured the goods Whom
you buy a pound OF sugar you nav
TWO and one-half cents for the sucar
ana two and one half cents for tha
tax on II. II you buy pound ~
boraN you pay three cents fo- rs.
ooraN and six cents for the tax n
gou buy SIS suit OF clothes YOU pa,
81 tarif tax.
Now suppose that after Won 49,.
bought these goods and started 10 take
hem 10 your home two men shoula
stop you at the store door and denar5
u you s. tax on the suit. two and one.
nalt cents tax on every pound of sugar
ana SIX cents tax for every pound OF
oorax. what would you do?
One OF the men would wear bra.s
buttons and would represent The gov
eminent lie would claim about two
thirds Of the tax on sugar. one-thlrf
Oh the tax on the suit. and none OF tho
tax ON borax. The other man wpuit
not wear a government uniform. bu,
would hold tariff club in one hand
and a certificate or license from con
sress In the other hand. authoriyinp
hin 10 collect certain taxes on certain
articles He would represent the pro
ected trusts and would claim an on
ne tax on borax. twO-thirds OF the tax
IN the suit. and one-third OF the tax
IN the sugar. Then remember these
ire only three articles out OF over zoo
'ou may buy that are taxed in like
manner
AS a law-abiding citizen you would
ecide 10 settle with the eovernmen.
gent but you most certainly Womb
eny the right OF the trust agent fo
OBJECT tax from you. But both agents
'ould tell you that this country be
ewes In protection. and that va.
lust settle with both agents or the,
'ould confscate your goods-that IS
ould take them all from you without
what would you then do? Would
Oh pay these taxes and shout aloud
" the policy Of protection and vow 10
Die regularly for the Republican can
dates, who are responsible for these
xes? Or would you hold an indirna-
On meeting with your neighbors and
ganlze 10 put that trust agent out
business?
NOW, under our tariff system YOU
" your goods and pay your tariff
xes all 2, once. II is not nece ssary
HAAANnA anu the iIlr|H 10
l'ion their agents at every store
or to make the people mad The
vernment puts its agents In the Gus
u houses around our borders and
Hects the taxes on all the goods
ought into the country. The mer-
ants who import the goods add the
IN 20 the cost OF the goods and col-
: both. with fair profit. when they
l the goods 70 you The manufac.
'ers in this country may be. and
ially are. able 10 make goods inst
cheaply as do foreign manufactur
/. But our manufacturers. bv form
trusts 10 control the production on
IDS here. can, and usually do. obtain
nigh prices for their goods as are
aimed for similar imported good,
ey need no agent 10 collect tariff
IS. because you are NJ their mercy
! can pay the price OF foreign
IDS, with the tax added, or you car
e the trusts goods at the same
e. You are inside % a mononolv
] and there is no ESCAPE for Won
ept you knock down that wall
: YOU can do only with your vote
men you vote all you have 10 re-
nber is that the Republican party
IDS for the trust agent collecfin-
share OF the tariff tax and The
locratic party stands for so rnvis-
the tarir that only the govern
L can collect the tax. and then
so much MS Is necessary 70 run
government. economically and
estly administered.