The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-16
The FALLAC|ES
OF TARIFF BILL
repTesentaiIv3 Cox Points Out
Some G.aTing C1es.
gOTA0LE SPEECH IN CONGRESS-

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TIE Q -nocratic Principle CT Equal Fa
vors 80 All IS Opposed 70 TIE Fassr
nslistic Position Of the Republican: =:
on the Tarlff Question, set Out in ar
Add 'ess a. ire House of Rcprese "a
tlves ty Congressman VI. e. Cox o
lrd,aaa
IN recent notable ad iress in III,
National House OF representatives.
during the debate on the tarif. the
Hon W f. Cox. member Of congress
from Indiana. said
IN the framing OF tariff bills fom
persons are vitally interested First
the government from the viewpoint
OF revenue; second. the manufacturer
from the viewpoint OF pretended pro
lection. third. the laborer from the
viewpoint Of wa ;cs fourth. the con
sumer. from tie viewpoint OF cheap
nece ssaries of lie. The government
interest ovcrshadows all oilers. That
n must haze revenue TO pay for oper
afing expenses no Cne denies. but all
admit. The policy TO be pursued in
raising this revenue represents the
Tine OF cleavage between the two
dominant parties of tie day The Re
publican party insists upon its policy
ri projection for the double purpose.
as il claims Of protecting all indus.
tries. large AMI small alike, against
foreign comr tiiion. and at the same
time raising revenue. The Democratic
party. 70 which | belong agrees with
the Republican party as TO raising
revenue. hlt denies the right OF pro
lection against foreign competition, be
l.evlHg tha: with laws of uniform Cp-
Grafton the American can protect him
self. by his own initiative, against
foreign competition. The Republican
IArty's position is a paternal.s:ic one.
the Democratic par'v's position is in
opposition 10 this. aiming at equal and
exact Justice in the way OF legislation
throwing the individual on his own am
t.t'oa free from fetters OF special
legislation. letting him work out his
own destiny The Republican party
insisting that the government was
created for the purpose Of fostering
private enterprise. even though this
be at the expense OF the many. II
necessary. the Democratic party in.
sisting that the government was Gre
ated TO foster the interests OF all alike.
by passing laws Of equal uniformity.
operating with equal force upon all
Of It's citizens
Facing Huge Deficit
With these dissertations upon the
dividing lines between the parties. and
Keeping in view the different inter.
ests to be affected by the bill. let us
consider II along these lines. That the
government needs revenue is shown
BY the fact that the deficit In the
treasury is today upward OF ninety
million dollars. and ii is admitted by
all who have right to know that by
the end OF the fiscal year June 30.
1903. the deficit will reach at least
one hundred and forty millions OF dol
lars. VIII he bill Under consideration
raise revenue to meet the ever-grow-
Ing deficit in our treasury II II will
and while so doing II does not become
an engine Of oppression. grinding be
tween the upper and the neither mill
stones the millions OF consumers in
this country OF manufactured pro
ducts, the necessaries OF life, then II
should be commended. and have the
nearly support and cooperation. not
only 81 every member OF congress but
{" The many consuming millions Of
people living in continental United
states. or any OF its dependencies. On
The other hand. II for the purpose OF
raising revenue II becomes an instru-
ment OF oppression. then Il should not
he supported by anv nember OF con-
etess or by the people. but the friends
ol me measure who are now Offering
y as a source OF relief ought TO be
rebuked by the people.
y Is estimated by the friends OF the
nil That In It's present form (contain-
ing The Inheritance tax clause, under
which II Is estimated twenty million
uollars OF revenue will be raised) itl
VIII raise three hundred and twenty
sN million dollars per year. But In
my Judgment. instead OF II being a
revenue raiser. II will prove to be. In
many particulars. n revenue consumer
as hope to show later. before oon-
Guiding my remarks. For the purpose
u raising revenue, that class Of
arucles should be taxed heaviest
"hich are used by the class OF people
Ses' able to pay; the oorollary of this
ssms equally true that the Artiolss