f f.ONTINrh!) } l:oM -i oM> i )
that Wtl'ch ( U:!iot 1 'fi 111 ♦*li
'I % \lif . « ] .1- '.j- dee j~.
\ dmlttm g. thr n. that a tariff for
" f . \: ■ i- • ;.-i it 'it i« !; ;1. and is
a r.' ■bv u\bj"' . tge from
' t. I ]e-it t I t i.t' g ! eat
i' y r u. f "t l.g ti ling -i 'h .tw -
- j' aloi • i! 1 e fining them
'» » !'fM- di'J le '-til 1 ii bo 1-.
\'■ * If; 'd / S> t K til.i'f I >0» rat* -
-i Unepiallv. It i- -•- l! y pos
•. - ' ' frame J' a* w ill iK-Uf
• . iI wei _■ i.tot e\ ci v mat .
• s I'A-U'rS till . h;; i-lato! - .it'- I .-s
citoas in -triv.i , r foi epialirv.
Ithet•'. i | ' 11 1 •')". t) L" IVf *' •! ■c.: t - >
'>• Ji. J v at. advantage over anoth
' • ,t • il. I ;>*■ difficult v »f
. : '.' ' t I. :i dens al ] «if
:-i ' . .i.« • 11 j'i::t it-*- a!': ads
!• ; !.. ' . • 1 13 . i;t v. ()',
.
> \ i 'f i.-tice ,\ tax atioa
a i i»l t : t tl • lli'i t t;] • \ i-1
:j IJ i j V l l] piopoi tieui to lii- abil
!- t' > - iV. lilt CVCI'V Cltl*
i; ' St .' 1 • -;. ;i 1 CO Si tTIMJ t C to
-•: the 'Vf•; il me 11,
'
• f .'H "i"t i winch lit- l»a- ]»i ot(ct
■' Vccoi
; i fii»* j ! '{(•■} i »11 i)l
> : p i il- ; ! ill -J ( !•" . -
i 1 t 1 i s i ijf |'( ! -oijui j t \- i
). . iitif • it! a'.i M it t;i\' - oti
• j »-'•] Iy t !.■ :.!i. > h \ i«- la_ t. h-t
ii. 1 1 ■ i s - iii a 1 \ aiot ctti
t • "i ita._'" is li. ta\aK* •
-i ( ;c i-; t, utli' r w liicli
- w!.' - }i £ ....i - \v;!h >trirt iiistico.
N'iai'vi.i ".II America would submit
i. cil a t nip 1 o auy ot !h r in
t: levying of .Inert ta\ s. A 'lilt- t
•. \ ii pt i-otis i'ti'i j>i opert v w'uii-h
'> rjJ.j.mcJ. as !uu«*h of iujustic • atcl
I'l.-tlil a- i- f"V« ltil I>\ our c\ist
. laiifl'iaw- would }H-)vok(; Jtnrtcil
■"--i^'aiic•• a 1! mi the I hiteil States
ik '.o» t!av>. lint tlie fat ilf mctlio.ls
»f» .u i-t t I'l'ji. il>l* to. the ot ihnary
■ fir.. M" liti. 1 price-, pcr
hut attributes it to natural
*au-cs j{e does not know tiiat they
c 1 } . 111 j tu-iaily produced for the beu-
L't i'.i h\- neighbor. If he did. that
would j>ei liap-. liear ** some
ltyp io>:ne line juoniiiii"'.
) t * t't p iu i*ure of tar
\£f tar.atiuii Jt i>- said there i- no
■ *-u.' i■ •I' i.i'oi e pleasant and >ooth
. than that of bleeding, yet there
*> nothing that more certainly ends
leath The (if pavi:ig
without knowing ho - .\ or wh r n
> vVjiiu'llv scotliitig, but if- iuevita
»}• endiLie n etiuallv certain. The
J .
bJTic .y i- f.lway- great of awaken
• i t'.u j ; t>) the danger he i
'during.
The chief inequality of a tariff
irises from the fact that it is a tax
ij oa consumption. Whilst it is true
4 Sh-ii TI.OT. l/j not consume alike and
'•]ually, the in their cou
-omptioti is not nearly sp gieat as
• -Lir: Jitlei ence in then - wealth. If
W a certain and weli-estab
i-(3»'d ratio between wealth and cou
->• inj»tion. so that the greater the
:.e ju>t >o much greater would be
the ot her, t lien consumption would
In »-• fair a mt asuie for the imposition
•f iu\fs as any other and as conve-
nut there is ?•«> >uch invaria
ble rrojit rti »n : i. >t only so. but
\ fr«*.)iient.v tin* p >siti >n is in
•■•si'ted, and the man of u i-t wealth
thennAst taxes. I>uties
•• v *i fo »>1 md c't »t i ing will illustrate
' . \ c c..m n »l-iy I ibi ier w ill
i: 1 It .i.iv a- . it i 1 a ear is
-tCK i'.t>i hing a- imi >»Jt ai: e. 1I; e
,v -litb letKa i- t ~a-t the ujin on ore
cost.u r It • 1 aisd laimtt.t,
.. * ' herein ]' 1\ - I::•■>«■• t1 \ : b . t I 1 e
j 1 propoition of the amount which
1 1
t si >u,d ltyi-by : > m- oh
• • vi. 1h« \ aie m: es a:. 1 milt -
i t 1
' . lotax each one m propor
to his abi ity t»> pay wciuld take
2r.> v "j the :aa wh »• ineonu wa- StW.),-
• #§ per at nuui hundreds of times as
"tick as w rild be rej lired of the
/'adorer wliose income the year
i-ciwnd was Si I per wetk. Estimat
t'ttal such a man pay s annually
*.-'•iff dutit s oji what he consumes at
so low a figure as *lO. .t is not in
the capacity •{ any >t:ie human be
ing t)•') !i s !!:.»* - . 11l «»f t'lXii'le
t tie!» s as to bi ing the dut \ on tbera
i| to tiv» thou-rid time- ti.a' - im.
I'r.'.t ticai 4 \. 11j♦- d- t:» - oti con-'.iUi]'-
ti'»n wI i ieii -uc I j a Uj'i !i fj- liuarii)
has ;- ii t onote'it . T. s r t:. ,t.
S H-iai conditi- ti- a: i ti.e \aritble
d is] to-i t ion - o{ mt j) •\eivwinie
gl a\ ate the-e "i !.♦ -iiiaht a - I !:•-
l;jai. ot n. m.» . .t» !;»!)!- • i:d a
falljii% consumes var-t.v niore tl.an
the rich tuan without a la'aiiV or the
Jills* ]. Ije wht'.e JI j«- due of tl '■
fa! met* may bf.ai.l ofteii i-. exj»en 1-
(•'i .n the eo>.- in.j t• ■in tif d ltiable
O»o '-. w ili.-t tin: ... •! ni »• -pel. I -
■ .
t.. t i» , hoiM \ plate ai l ■ • e.rv
works i>J ait. %i 'ilea -. -t'»cks at l
. .
]■} not out .0..a. t>t he -u[ p »rt of
til" goveiiiuienf. \\ i d ii or> e s .
cii iiUt d t'J his liUibs 111 d -t l' ij_' „'.i 1 g
to bui .-t tot tl), c uld lmt ma.,c an
liOn-st man say that kind of taxation
is i lght all i j'l-t. Vet -ucji i- the
o| f i tt ion i'l tai.ii J axe.- t\er v da \.
even \ ith th im t ;tidicitus which
can be ]« \a d. and w ose imi.v aim
1- the I !t.p( 1 ujie of It V« 1: ;e. I here
i- 11 wa\ s ttj ;• ii ei. ie,t\ ei 11> uiei t the
f' •!'■• >i lit - t Lrsalei at ,t Iby t ilk
of tli.-.ct iminating in favor of the
peop e .it Siii til mi in- bv imposing"
higher duties on luxurits than on
the nece--ai i» -ot life. ll\an if thi
wa- fairiy done, and it nevt r is. it
coui ' 1 not by any possibility remedy
the inequaiitv of the tax. for the
reason aheatly statetl. that the rich
man cannot in the \erv nature of
things (a)itsume as much more than
the poor man as to make his taxes
greater in the pioper proportion.
In short, it is physically impossible
to attain to abstract justice and
euuality in taxation by a duty on
consumption. In our present laws
it has not even been attempted,
though the talk of discriminating
against luxuries is in evtrv man ->
i •
mouth whenever the subject is men
tioned. Liny are framed with
special reference neither to the
wants of the government nor the
needs ot the people, but to the in
terest i»t the manufacturers alone.
1 In reality, the buhv ot whatever dis
ci lmiu it on 'hete mav i>e in the
ila a i - a tiii-; tii.- ileeessaries «»t
tile a I In ii> . ! I*l iU X 1 lie-. A
g ' ' > ■ t • .- : s \ I'p• i t - i»i
, tin' i'- - i i,. m , > 11 ; , v in v one
ot IJJ I - i.. in )-1 W't.Oi.-ti i- lu,'
' gl'eatel the co.-t lia- a-- t i» • dill v .
Iron ami s{ i« i goods j>a\ four to ti\ e
time- as much dutv a- g«)ll and sil
ver jewelry : common spuits live to
six times as much as tine wines:
; common cotton goods twice as much
'as fancy straw goods furs. Com
mon woolen goods pay fifty per cent,
more than silks and satins, whilst
common window glass is taxed six
°
times more than polished and silver
ed plate glass of the same size; a
homely illustration of this species
of iniquity may be found in an ordi
nary whisky toddy. The whiskv (if
which it is the chief ingredient is
taxed in the neighborhood of 400
°
per cent . the sugar which sweetens
it is taxed S2 per cent . and the nut
meg which i- grated upon it for lla\-
oring is free. 1 hat is a tail sample
of the discrimination of our tariff
against luxuries. Nutmeg- cannot
be grown in the tinted State-.th it
lore a t-ax on nutmeg- would pre
feet nobody but would g > straight
iiit 'the public treasury; therefore
to tii t* t xtt-nt it obviates the nece--
sity t>f taxing -ome article which
i- made or grown in the I'nited
St t!t - . therefore it -lands m ti.e
way if -ome : there
ft re ti.t duty on nutmegs is repeal
ed. an i. j •» it is placetl on
salt, oi truce chains, or children -
-lates. or some otiitr item of prime
.. , 1
, nece-sity. ()t ail the wrong- con
tained in the existing tariff th l e i
not one more rfagrant than the al
- of tropical luxuries free of i
duty in order to force the heavy
taxation of the necessities of life. 1
Th«-n* i- ? 1 1 . . . i f li\ inf.
uii'k i v\ i.: .t . i • i ♦ u.;er
in v >! in >i - I- i> .n ;-1 t •
i!. t. • .. I. •s. . i*• •! t• ti \' "
it is ? \ .. b■ i ■.. i
la 5»• II :t i-« i i - t . 11* t
b« !_ ■ . t s
Vk i ** i I • i i *i • >i Ki* * » i „
; ...• 1: is -• •
! iti u -t ; i *• . .>• i t : ■ •.
U. " ■t. h t «• t '• ; ' * .. >,
!i_i\ •. .t >!i , .t ■ r ' - . . .» -
iiUit v J; it ai. .(-v . : h- , i >f .
a!i C !,'! V -•. \ f !1 » All • ; : !l. .'V
;t! i-v -.v ■ . .. .Mot i i.'. t,: . :V, i:.
\ t iii r Sr.- J : •' -> :»f- 1 * . ' •
'
iit • i!. tl»i ty :> . •
;«t» u-» s ■- > i. * i i ■ ■ : .j ■
!»'%« i? \ t • .( .|. j
is IS l'('llit Vji i ! i 1 t. ' •
III!' 1 ] -fli , t it's !i ' 1 - i 1!» !. - "
i{)ut *i i * *[- I h. * *•. . t!» i i•; i i
111•..;i .-. • ; »• v» •.i . '
iII_ ! L- .\ ! 1 ' ■ ■ . it
t h;tl t'll ,tV itll istl i ■ IS-- t t ~ -
let' !' ' ' t!i*]li»'S til'-" ;. 1 iI
will fill'l it... !.» : -I it • I t> i * !l l* .
utid 1 >;i -« i n; | >i !: j«* ; u i■•*i t -
I) s 111 •i j ;.;) - . 1, i . , •., i, *. _. • -
..lis 1- -•i 11 S i 111 r(,!iM i f ' li ;!
111 'hi ])»ili* lJI»!> . No Hint t r i
o(i i,l i U ' 11 tt ■ 1.! i■• ■ t Im' . 1 : >
(i'ii t ■i• i s ■i • ! ;i i . i, iA , i i
!nt tln ul> 1 t !i' 1 !' t! if ci t; /t ;i \ ! t f . - »
li»-t 1 H 111 i • 1 .11 j; l-1 ic. li .- ] -
I:' > tin- j:t tr i 1S ' i >Ut
sii * I tii» ciii.rcit. S i tliti'ij j-i !i>
security fi'i i!ii i siii'i
outsiilr of t );* oi L. r miiv* I,t >' w'iicli
11 ili'.'lli t »*«"*■— J 111 !il. }' oi t "_•»(• 1 # i> t
liiiiiikih' liti- \ nivi !■«i t•.it • i.t r;»_; i
l;iu will nvuiL'C it s» j. It hert foi'c,
we violate the iuaiiiie.-t dictateol
justice in the matter of taxation, we
may lie Mile that Olit i' the
comimuiity will suffer in yr* i[>ort ion
to the benefit which has Ik en iea[>t-vl
l»y another. \\( v cannot escape the
great law (,»i c »mj;('nsat ion. We
must r a}» whatsoe\ t r we ha\e soap.
if the seed be injustice, the bai vest
must needs be sutTerim/. 'J'herc
i'or. t"> recapitulate, whibt a con
stitutional tin iff is at the be.-t, oj.cn
to many find seiious object i n.-, ami
ha> tnanv avenues to monop
oly ami injustice, yet as it ha- be
come the settled j> ) icy r>t* our coun
try. no taiilt n burner to
change it for another. But we do
d• -11« » a ii'« st. \ tc> r -t "re our >•».->•
t'ln toj;> oi a! aiid only lawful
object s. to t on ft i m it to jus t it* and
humanity, ai 1 ma!,e it as neari\ a
j)o>sibl» In. frotu o]i[uession ami
a;l kinds ot inctimality. L.i shoit.
we stiive to luidie the taxing power
of the goveiiiiiidit the sLield and
support of the j eo]»le, ami not t'e
tlormant partner of the manufact
ing firms. /.. 15. V\nck
ICleclric Hitters.
This reniedv is becoming so well
known and so popular as to nee 1 no
special mention. All who have u>cd
Electric Bitters sing the same song
of praise—A purer medicine does
not exi.-t and it is guarranteed to do
all that is claimed. Electric Bitters
will cure all diseases of the Liver
and Kidneys, will remove Bimples.
Boils. Salt Iltieun: and otm r ,\tb
tions caused bv impure 1 •]«>«) I.— 1.l
drive Mai.ari t from the >y-t m ai. 1
prevent a> well ;b care all M i'. uid
fevers. - 1 >v cine of }l* a1 t L , ' >n
stipation an 1 indigestion tiy Ml »
tin - l» ttei~. -l.ntil - ' - a 11~! t' ' it'll
guarrantee 3. or mom y i»-; i:. 1- 4
Brice ct- an I>l '»l» pr b.'t*
li \ -t« r's l>i ug Stoi »•
Tne situ itiou at the present tiein
4 »
seems t resolve itself] into} tbis:
Shall America be foreignized'or the
fortigneis Americanized The
vents el tha past two year- nnve de*
mou-tiatt i that th»- \ roblem mu-t
be grapple 1 with an i a >oiut;o i ef
fected '
" ""
Don't hawk. Lawk, blow, spit, and 1
disgust ever) body with your otftn-j
sive breath, but ustr Dr. Sag* ■> Ca- i
tairh lit-medy and end ;t. i
>3jTs fi Sißkt 7 OUC
o,' ,
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