The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-12
TAX is UPON ALL
REPUBLICAN, DONATIONS TO THE
INDUSTRIAL TRUSTS.
Nearly Every Combine Gets Repaid a
Large Amount CT the Tariff Tax
Drawback" Should Come
to American Taxpayer.

The present tariff law in section 80
nroyides. that where imported ma
t.rials on which duties have been paid
sre used in the manufacture of arti-
rles manufactured or produced in the
United states, there shall be allowed
ou the expectation of such articles a
draw back equal in amount 10 the du-
hes paid on the materials used, less
one per centum of such duties
That is known as the drawback sys-
TOM which is entirely under such
r%esulations as the secretary OF the
rrcasury shall prescribe. The amount
faid by the treasury for drawbacks in
1905. the last official report. a
s~iS5216766. Of which one per cent.
as retained by the government.
This draw back or ~refunding Of du.
ties is only allowed on imported arti-
ces on which duty has been paid and
used in the manufacture c. articles \
ported. For Instance, there was 70S.-
-l1f9 bushels OF wheat imported in
1905. on which there was sl77.l793S
fail as duty, being at the rate Of %
.,nfs a bushel. This wheat was
.rolnd into flour az the mills and cX-
.urted as barrels of flour and sl15.-
iu7.lS was returned by the govern
rent 10 the mglers as drawback. being
4ue per cent. less than the duty paid.
Dgt this is not the only advantage the
milcrs have. for in the same fiscal
YEAR ending June 30. 1905. the Official
.F..a ~. cor Enu lsrrl.1n -
wheat were also imported in bond and
the dlty on the same. or $l5O.400. was
rrmltfed under section Is of the TAR
N law. because this wheat was. after
being made into flour, exported 10 for
e.cn countries. and there is nothing
to show that even one per cent- was
retained By the government.
Thus. under the present sa-
red tariff law. which the
Republican politicians stand pat
ou the wheat farmers OF the country
were forced 10 pay the tariff and trust
4X on all they purchased, but the
Canadian wheat was allowed TO ONE
into this country virtually free and
then be exported 10 compete with our
farmers wheat, which had also been
manufactured into flour and sold in
fhe English and other foreign a
kcts.
All the trusts and combines that
produce products in which any article
is used that has been imported and
duty paid thereon are allowed similar
iavors under this Republican tariff
law. For instance. the Steel trust
vas allowed s2.252. 3S1.s2 on tin plates
and hundreds Of thousands of dollars
on other articles. The Lead trust was
allowed SEAS. 1886 on lead: the Lin
seed Oil trust was allowed SOS. 4S146:
the leather trust was allowed s2S.-
649I1. the Sugar trust was allowed
1863. O2s.33 on sugar. the Lumber
trust was allowed $~69,S166S. the Dis
'iilers' trust was allowed sl2S. 10l.52.
the Tobacco trust was allowed s26.-
fi-27. the Standard Oil trust was al
lowed ~s37.SI474: the Bagging and Bur
lap trust was allowed s217.435.eO; the
Reef combine was allowed 1866. 5l4.99.
and so the list might be continued.
oar home sum OF any OF
these trust-made articles have 10 pay
ihe government tariff duty and the
trusts tariff tax. which the trusts add
as their profits. but the English or
Belgian consumer pays no tariff AK
ana the trusts have TO sell there for a
small profit. because they must com
pete with the English and Bel
eian manufacturer. or the produc-
ers ~ any other country that export
their surplus there 10 sell.
is IL not about time that the Demo
cratic plan Of tariff reduction was in
eleurated so that the American con
mer would get a drawback instead
Of paying il TO the trusts and the for
elgn buyer7