The Democratic advocate., 1908-08-28
y BRYAN ON THE TARIFF
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,..o ,mpartiality, bears heaviest
9TH absoiun.or because our necessltles are
mon the Uniform than our possessions.
Gueh mI1' do not eat in proporh4pnn ~ N ,nrl nrol
tneoTle; the! ir Ju income; they do not use
"I0rtiOn to ti, in proportion to their income
,xed gOouooS must come out OF ones IN
a. all taNesotter through what system
Nne nr collected, they are: In eaet' tio' ~. u
irvlea taxes, AZ and taxes ano Oh +a1es the largest
rally gradahi gradbaing collected from those with
Opr cent t Ue INCOME and the smallest per
Se smallest those with the largest income.
cent iEU nUIV fair, therefore ehar arom IN tha d in-
t Est IS TO- to relieve the 10 pftS}pt pgt} the Door. whe
Suities oInrddened. OF should be given first
,fe oyert;nn Then. too. reduction IN
cOnsldeeiiss on the necess1tles OF me uadnss s
hs snaat TART to all the people %nrie euId bene
benentt the tax upon luXurleS "ouiu oehe
iOn ID norton of the peopie. ao.;ox,
II but . P0, 20 one will object to reductlon
Surely ,n no mon articles which come into
being ,iton fau with American Ia manuiactuhre thaS
ronpetlloon cold abroad more cheaply tnan
T6lch are TSn sou American manufacturer who
It home. foods to foreign LANDS ana there
sends MS NV sOVUT protection whatever, com
without ssuccessfuy with the eod biaS
Il all the "U'netition IN the home market:
70 meet con nrn enough articles sold abroad
And fneiT idE nrice to assure large advantage tg
It ~" American consumers through the
70 tnr mo ont of this one plank.
MIR. Taft's Alarm.
-. Taft however. finds the greaiest
,,Lm M,' in the following clause III oui pi"'
tornE; reductions should De a,r maue III III
"Grauu," schedules us may be necessary
'ucn tore 1Cr the tariff to revenue nas,s;
10 -s Ts'V regards this threatenea ttPI W.
from ne lae bronght face to face with tne
ie neie neeit,I Inference between the position
tleore'itC,rTnl t,Tn narties on the subject OF tarlfi
o. Of tHn Hnnamocratic party regards tatin iaw
The De,,pnr, rarenue law the protection 1t gives
as Fe,Jddet Fien,oJidental; the Republican party re-
benz nv tariff law as tramed primarily 1OI
sards ~ "a thp revenue being incidental
proIgsv.ioo offect of a given rate on partlcu-
~ tuS tarticIp is the same, whether leYied lol
lat anosn of revenue or Tor the purpose
the puLlpo1tiHoSn if may be we'll to define the
o. prOlev.iGbnnit bntween a revenue tariff and 8
aotctiye tariff. f,.,-,od os 70 col.
,ct q reynue and you stop When you se. so
oush PGOteefilSet o eSieet 1ar but little revenue
ttamgut eot Isv n heavy burden upon the peo-
iIu !T.d !nd Won never know when to stop
geITTS Iiustrate: A tariff may be made. SO
i!yb IL as as absolutely to prohibit importation
n in such case, the iianu II yTo ..
" 'HC CComhine to take advantage or the
,uI iupv thp consumers will be heavily taxed
tui uS vet none of the money Will reacn
the Treasury o+bor oosa. IF ppe i'm
= L oro. .tpnth of a certain kind OF mer-
g.rdisp and produce at home nine -tentnS;
.a5D .nd tbn imported and domestic articles sell
stn ~ tbp same price. then the Treasury re-
sires duty on the foreign article anu tne
oil nil fImpG
r tha domestic article as the treasury
" ,llsrts Dt on the tenth imported. 1t be-
o,res q matter of great Importance, tnere-
fare to the people at large whether the
nrif is intended to raise revenue OF t Is
FAMED in the interest of the manufactur-
~, and for he purpose Of protection. NO
sna would think Of employing In a CITY
county or n State n tax system under
which the bulk of the tax would go 70
rsa Tp' Collectors. and yet the Republican lead
.r, demand the continuance of system
rrdpr which the protected interests receive
,r more than half the money collected
from the people through the operation OF
high tariff.
w,I laws of trade one who proposes a
Smtaefiye tariff takes upon himself the
4 burden Of proof to show: First, that a
Motective tariff is right in principle; sec
and. third, that it is necessary. And yet
A what protectionist attempts to present an
& argument In support Of any one of these
a rOpOsions?
To Tax All For a Few.
4 Is 1t right to tax all of the people fol-
! de benefit of few? Where a community
i bn attempted to collect taxes for the aid
4 Of an industry, even when the Industry
] y,s to be located in the community, the
j highest court in the land has declared such
4 tax to be larceny in the form Of law
i III city government cannot rightfully tax
4 al the people to bring an industry into
] the city where such benefits as are con
4 tfed are more easily seen and more uni
prally enjoyed, who will say that farm n
4 1 in the Missouri Valley can be rightfully
nIed to support an industry In dlstah'
Yite'
As matter of public policy. is t
wise that the Industries ;nat do pay should
compelled to carry upon thelf Dacks
Industries which. according to the argu'
0uld not live without aid? Have we no,
stH this system introducing corruption
into politics. and Is 1t not building lusi-
Hss upon an unsubstantial basis? itav-
4 ns secured a tariff from one party. the
snefcisries loudly declare that the coun-
tG will be ruined if any other party OBJ
ains control of the Government Manu-
hturers have intimidated their employees
md threatened them with a reduction IN
nses unless a, party favorable to the
Od device, and there are indications
an Il is being resorted to again. The
ME York Leather Betting Company has
eat out a number Of letters to companies
y Them to post in their factories no
Ns saying:
Believing that the election of Taft and
Ian JIrtman means safe and conservative
@tDnninlstrsti0n, tDn ns the day following the cleo,
aat @a we shall start this plant on full time
M Keep going
Here is direct attempt to influence
arrsien election by bribe. 1t is virtually g
eVuise OF wages II the Republican ticket
%NeCessful and an implied threat in case
Democratic success; but the offer is SC
s1e mat it gives the employees no guar,
N.Y. S.Iio Of Its fulfllment. The same kind OF
" Puses mSn were made in 1906, and yet fol
rts 4G1sns San ate after the election times were
r,nu eSs failures ana bankruptcies, and
ar1, 9 institutions that promised their en-
GSr GsS steady work and good wages shut
W VI reduced wages.
ia Any r"ny factory posts up the sign which
rt LMsther Betting Company is sending
ui sst employees ought to get together
tto SA or lor guaranty as to the amour,
d bo T%@seS they are to receive and as
s,r,n,Ie @ length of time during which the
IW I"nWS,ti is to extend. If the votes are tC
in% %%uSht the purchase price at least
ert,coo oe made secure. If the employees
hrSt :, .cltlzenship--is to be sold. ht
ah.e. " "e sure vi MS hless "
Whole System Vicious"
aS ST s,Ine Inc whole system is vicious. Busi
i AorSI ATIiu not be built upon legislation
tha JifG i doSttan stand upon its own merit an(
h1 NJ nv pOes stand upon its own merits w,
hl bSvoo b6Sv oIaiy have phrer politics, but W.
t6ps ',e ,nd less 1uctuation in business con
tdp nrOa Snu a more equitable distribution
II
Ebljsss ssslnGt mo-, pass from this part of IN.
af h,t "SHnOut calling attention to th
Tito SIIbs bo secretary Tart has allowed him
b. which SSch the benefeiaries se of f. proteetio, To M
taEiDpe d. employing for generation
sHGe fapirt III me gradual substitution of
Vain br b%sin III! 1or the protective system, hi
The iS in. notification speech:
& This narroduction in power of part!
gsdusslT slTowed purpose cannot but hal
stal , recovery from our recent fl
Saster Teedpuresslon and produce business
&h NJ MD dyoImpared with which our recen