Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-10-05

s55 is paid. These federal taxes are not
paid according TO the ability, or the
amount of property. owned by the peo-
pie, but are imposed on poor and rich
alike. Uuder many OF the tariff seized.
ules The tariff tax is higher on the poorer
Crude OF imports than on the most costly.
For instance, on shoddy, from which
much cheap clothing is made. the tariff
tax is $50 per cent, while on wool OF the
best quality the average duty is 1864
per cent. Blankets valued mt not more
40 cents a pound are taxed lc44S per
cent, while the finest quality valued
over so cents a pound. are taxed 72.l0
per cent, and many other examples
might be quoted.
The internal reveuue taxes On cigars
are even more inequitable, for the
common stogie pays the same tax as the
finest cigar man uiactured in the United
States.
Then there is the extra trust profit
that is paid, which mounts the tax up
to much more than the government
collects, for rs the tariff tax prevents
imports and therefore competition on
the common quality OF goods, the trusts
can raise the prices they charge to what
Imported goods would cost, after paying
the tariff tax, freight and charges.
1t is estimated by the most competent
statisticians that the trust tax is four
times greater than the tariff tux, because
there lie comparatively little imported OF
the cheaper grade Of goods, but that
does o save the poor purchaser, for the
trusts take care to add to the ir profits
what the tariff tax would he, and rs the
amount OF domestic products vastly
exceeds those imported, the trusts thus
collect much more than the government
does.
IL the trust tax collector stood at the
store door and collected the enormous
tax the trusts extort from the custom
ers, there would he a riot. and TINT
trust collector would require u regi
ment OF soldiers, besides the police, TO
protect him from the "xaspernted
citizens. But the cunning Of the tariff
protected trusts has avoided such un.
~pleasantness, and by charging higher
prices and so including their share OF
protection, the customers have to settle
with the s~torekceper. who is no more
responsible than the Customer for this
plundering.
Ihn FnnI1hlInOn =Natan, ~ kl 1aHI1n 80
what each voter is called upon either to
condemn Or indnrse. when he votes Tor
his representative to the congress which
makes the lave, and when he votes for
members Of the state Legislature who
wiz elect United States senators. The
republican leaders who control con-
gress are committed 10 pro~tectiopism,
and any independent republican mem :
Der OF congress liz pnwerless to make his
vote count. for the republican leaders,
through the caucus. can prevent, rs
they did this year, consideration OF any
tariff revision bills Your candidate for
congress, il you aTG "a republican,, may
promise to Vote to revise the inequalities
VI biC ihI'h law hS may ptOul W NOlc
TO abolish the protection to the trusts,
but he is powerless to redeem his prom.
lee unless lie votes with tho democrats to
elect n tariff reform speaker, who will
appoint committees who will rerorl
fivorably tariff reform measures. The
majority Of the Republican members
who are elected to congress control the
caucus OF the party, and the indepen'
dent member in that auc is like a
fifth wheel to a wagon, virtually useless
and helpless.
The Independent voters OF Nevada
should think these matters over and
cast their ballots for George 4. Bartlett
tho democratic candidate for congress
He in pledged TO vote for the revision Of
the truct breeding schedules OF the
Dingley Act, while his opponent Stands
pat and upholds the robbery OF the
common people in order that criminal
trusts may grow and fatten Mt the ex'
penes OF the consumer.
George a, Bartlett should receive the
support OF every voter who believes in
the principles Of equality and justice.