FREELAND TRIBUNE.: Published Every Thursday Afternoon I -BY TIIOS. A. BUCKLEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS, - - SI.OO PER YEAR. Entered at the Freeland Postofjlce as Second Class Matter. FREELAND, PA., JUNE 9, 1892.1 IJKMOCRATIC TICKET. STATE. Judi?i' "f Supreme Court, Christopher Heydrick Venango County Congressnien-at-Large, fieorge Allen Erie County Thomas P. Merritt—. lterks County The Income Tax and the Single Tax. The commission appointed by the state at the last session of the legislature j to examine the different tax laws of j other states and the several theories of taxation which are being advocated j made its report last week. The inten tion of this committee was only to j present facts and figures from which the i legislature could judge for itself the best | method to adopt. None of the laws in j vogue in any of our sister states met the approval of the commission, and the members severely criticised the present unjust and unequal system, although they are all representatives of great manufactoring interests. Regarding the income tax and the single tax the com mission reports as follows: The taxation of incomes is an import ant source of revenue in Europe, and is ably advocated by many advanced think ers in our own country, but it lias no place in the fiscal policy of any Ameri can state. If our people were ready for the adoption of that system our assessing machinery would need to be radically changed to make it successful. We be lieve that a tax on incomes will never he equitably laid by the officers who are elected by the taxpayers. The taxation of property with reference to its selling value, approximated the results sought by an income tax because the selling value of property is fixed in great meas ure by its earning power. The plan of taxing property ad valor em is based upon the theory that govern mental protection should be repaid in ratio of the value of the properly to be protected. The income tax system par tially ignores this principle. Both of these methods fall short of the complete accomplishment of their object. The general property tax Bystem fails to tax personal earnings, and the income tax system fails to tax property held for speculation or for personal gratification only. 1 he single tax system has rot yet been brought to a practical test. The revenue laws of no country in the world approach so near to that as do those of our own state. The policy of our present tax laws seem to partake of all of the objec tionable features, and none of the ad van tages of the single tax system, and also of the general property tax system, in that it lays a very large percentage of public burdens on real estate. Yet it fails to discourage the holding of land for speculative purposes. The advocates of single tax appeal to the producing classes and men of moderate means, will: the promise that their plan would light en the burdens of the poor. Any plan of taxation which will ac tually do that deserves careful investiga tion, for all tax systems now in use are more or less oppressive 011 the laboring classes. Tbese promises may be put to u conclusive test. In the assessment lists of nearly all of our large cities will be found a separate valuation for land and for buildings situated thereon. The value of personal property can be close ly approximated. A careful computa tion will show that the taxation of land without buildings will diminish the bur den on the homes of the poor. The Situation in New York. In a private letter to the editor W. B. Estell, of New York, who is thoroughly conversant with the political situation in that state, makes a few pointed comments upon the position of the Democracy. Mr. Estell's business brings him in con tact with the people of all sections of New ork, and he is capable of forming an opinion which is of more than ordinary value. Although his remarks were not intended to appear in print we take the liberty of letting our readers know the exact condition of political affairs in that state. He sums it up briefly and correctly in the following: It looks now as though Grover Cleve- i land is sure of the nomination, and if he secures it lie will carry New York state by 40,000. No other man possibly can. It is simply marvelous the hold that man has on the farmers of New York— men who who have always voted the | Republican ticket, but who are sick of protection and will delight in voting for Cleveland, because to them he represents j the tariff reform issue as no other man does. Any other nominee, except, perhaps, Goyernor Russell, of Massa chusetts, would simply be an ordinary j Democratic nominee, and they would j not support him, hut turn reluctantly to \ their old gods. The Democracy will make the mistake of its life if it fails to | give us Cleveland as a candidate. The Combine !H in Trouble. The Reaping combine, from all ac- j counts, is sufferiug witli cramps, colic or j some other internal malady, rrogident j McLeod and bis colleagues are not quite so boisterous as they were two months ago, and they probably have good rea- \ sons. The Central, it is stated, threatens to withdraw from the consolidation, and McLeod is more afraid of the Maxwells than he is of the constitution of Penn sylvania. The Central doubts the legal ity of the deal, and rather than lie har assed by tediouß law troubles it prefers to revert to the old management. At I least these are the rumors which have been spread and they have found many believers. The threatened consolidation lof stations along the main line did not take place because the Central would not consent. Numerous other little affairs of this kind were squashed by President Harris, and there seems to be reasons for the report that the Reading J s in pain. That the combine may fall of its own weight is the wish of the people in the coal regions. SproiMlinj; the Light. Judging front correspondence in the Stroudsburg Times it appears that the light is gradually dawning upon the farmers and others throughout this state. The writer of the following plea for better taxation shows that he is imbued with the justice of a tax upon land values, and while he may not know that he is pronulgating the single tax doctrine it is evident that he would be one of its stauchest supporters. Ilis complaint, however, of the difference in rates between boroughs and townships is one that will be abolished upon the adoption of the Henry George theory, as land, whether situated in cities, boroughs or townships will be taxed according to its value, and this alone will remove one of the greatest obstacles towns now meet when they tiy to extend their limits. The Times' correspondent says: Appeals from the assessments of vari ous assessors throughout the county have been occupying the attention of county commissioners for the past few days and they were numerous. In many instances the assessments made were outrageous, and it really appears as if some assessors were desirous of putting a tax on alt forms of public improve ment. Especially is this the case with regard to manufacturing establishments. The strongest efforts are made to induce manufacturers to locate, and then, when they have been induced to put up expen sive buildings and have made a big out lay of capital, the object seems to be to tax them out of existence. Another instance of unwisdom is found in cases of extention of borough lines. Property subject to township taxes is taken into borough limits and is at once taxed at enormous rates —byway of wel come. I know of a case where a land conpany had a lot of property (some 40 or oil acres) taken into a borough in this way. The property was bought two years ago for $25 an acre and one half of it was stony, mountain land. The as tute borough assessors at once put SIOO an acre tax on it. Ami it is a warning to the company that the more they attempt to improve their property, the more their taxes will be increased. ' A system of taxation which puts a pre mium upon land unimproved by practi cally exempting it from taxation and puts a penalty in the shape of enormous assess ments on enterprise which attempts improvement, is a very bad one. It Didn't Help Much. The "character" which Mr. Harrison gave his friend and benefactor, Judge Woods, and which was indorsed by the Republican senators, does not appear to help the judge much outside of the Re publican official circles. He is reported to be "annoyed" by his treatment at the hands of the lawyers of Chicago, who seem to have been snubbing him.— Charleston News and Courier. Lightning'* Freuks. If Mr. Harrison depends upon being again tbe second choice of the Repub lican convention after Mr. Blaiuo lias refused the nomination ho is likely to realize the truth of a much abused prov erb about the habits of lightning and repetition.—New York Commercial Ad vertiser. Th® Party I* Hard Up. The Harrison boom is a little winded after its experience in New York, but tlioro is no reason to suppose that it is seriously injured. The president is still the strongest candidate for the Repub lican nomination.—St. Louis Post-Dis path. A Nauseous NecvHHity. A majority of the delegates to Min neapolis will be at liberty to vote as they please, and it will not please tho greater part of them if they are forced to vote for Ben. —St. Paul Pioneer-Press. "llauuiutlttm." Harrison's administration is suffering from a severe attack of Raumatism. This may be a bad pun, but it's not half so bad as either Rauin or the adminis tration.—Omaha World Herald. Two Flrvt llullots. Harrison will be nominated 011 the first ballot at Minneapolis and beaten on tho first ballot all over the country. In diana included.—St. Louis Republic. It Will Ho Full—of Tear*. Governor Fifer is not a rich man. His only bar'l, as one of his best friends j avers, is a rainwater bar'l. Surely it must bo full.—Chicago Tribune. A Hug® J ok®. Some one would nominate Tom Reed j at Minneapolis because he is a great joker. This would be the biggest joke of the age.—St. Paul Globe. No Election* by Cotirteny. Harrison's nomination promises to be a sort of nomination by courtesy, but elections do not go that way.—St. Louis 1 Post-Dispatch. Coming Homo to Defeat. Minister Porter is coming homo from Italy likewise. Every vote will count in Indiana in November.—Boston Her ald. HurrUou Need* a Tonic. Mr. Harrison is trying to find out the kind of tonic Brother Blaine uses.—At lanta Constitution. lint Don't Amount to Dean*. Amid (ill the turbulent political scenes Uncle Jerry Rusk is scattering peas over J (ho country.— Columbus (O.) Poet. ' A POOR EXCHANGE. RECIPROCITY ON ONE HAND, RE TALIATION ON THE OTHER. Willie Coquetting 1 tit South American I Countries tVo May I.oho Our Immense Trade with Camilla, Where Wo Have a Halance of Wliu.ooo.ooo In Our Favor. A hundred years ago Thomas Jeffer son declared for "Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations—en tangling alliance with none." This has been one of the guiding principles of our solons, and because of it we have had few serious difficulties with foreign na tions. To bo sure the protective system, fastened upon us in 1801, has done much to destroy our commerce with the rest of the world. But then it treated all nations alike, and besides it was a policy which, while it has injured most other nations slightly, lues been a veritable curse on our own people. Hence so long us we do not complain others surely should not do so, though they may pity us for our shortsightedness. But this new fangled economic doc trine called "reciprocity," which has been hitched up with "protection,'' while it may induce a few other nations to lower their duties and untax their people, and can do us but little harm by taxing four or five articles, makes a rad ical doparturo from Jefferson's sound policy, which already threatens to in volve us in serious commercial difficul ties that may later lead to open hostili ties. The attempts to coorco foreign na tions to change their revenue policy and the discrimination made Hgniust many countries have already produced com plaints and threats. The Independence Beige has contained a number of articles by Senor [bane, accusing the United States of unjust designs upon South America. In one of them ho says: "That the reciprocity treaty with Brazil was wrested from Senor Fonsecu by illegitimate menus; that the United States openly supported -Balinaceda ' against the national rising in order to obtain from Chili a commercial treaty wholly in favor of the North American Union, that the Republican party will renew it with fresh vigor if the Demo crats do not oust it from power, that it will likewise attempt to coerce Argen tina unless the latter com banes with Brazil and Uhili to resist Yankee en j croachment." He then appeals to the countries of western Europe to combine with South American countries to resist the com mercial designs of the United States. This is only one of the many manifesta tions of a spirit of resentfulness that is growing out of this mischief working policy. One or two of the South Ameri can countries that have made treaties of reciprocity already feel dissatisfied and threaten to annul them. The blighting effect upon commerce between the Uni ted States and Canada, of the McKinley bill, and the unceremonious way in which we refused to treat with the Canadian diplomats sent here twice sinco the adoption of reciprocity now seems likely to lead to a tariff war with Canada. Our trade with this country exceeds our trade with all other coun tries of the western continent. And bo sides, it is the only one of these countries in which the balance of trade is in our favor. If our bungling attempt to prop up the decaying system of "protection" with "reciprocity" impairs our com merce with Canada it will do more in jury here than it could possibly do good elsewhere. We extract the following from the New York Times of April 28: Signs are growing that a tariff war with Canada may not bo much longer delayed, There have been whisjierings of this prospect since tho McKinley bill shut out this market from Canadian fanners. The people across the border long ago learned to make allowances for campaign needs in this country, and ' stood snubbing good naturedly so long as it did not utfect trade. Now that their pockets are touched, they feel like hit ting back. They sold 11,000,000 bushels of barley here every year until the pres ent tariff came into force. Now they sell 2,000,000 bnshels. In return they bought our manufactures. The impression bus been fostered by the high tariff men that Canada would be tho gainer by a trade arrangement be tween tho two countries. Figures show the contrary. It appears, indeed, that the balance of trade has been very largely in favor of the United States. Any re taliatory legislation by tho Dominion government would hit American manu facturers much move seriously than the McKinley bill affects Canadian farmers. In discussing yesterday the prospect of such retaliation, a gentleman who has made a thorough Btudy of our commer cial relations with Canada, both from tho United States and tho Dominion point of view, said: "It cau be shown that the clauses of the McKinloy tariff which affect our commerce with Canada, and the condi tions of the reciprocity measure which exclude that country from its operations, are unjustifiable and impolitic and com pletely Bubversivo of the very objects which the vaunted joint policy professes to accomplish. "If the actual position of this com merce warrants and sustains the propo sition much mischief may result from persistence in a policy of exclusiveness toward the United States' northern neighbors, a policy which must undoubt edly imperil and will inevitably greatly curtail a natural trade, which, even in Its present hampered conditions, is of '.ore real value to this country tiinn can be reasonably expected from all the reciprocity treaties which have been ar ranged. "As already shown, the value of the Imports into Canada from the United States during the year ending June 30, 1890, was |50,449,306, of which there was 'entered for consumption' 152,291,973. The value of the merchandise imported into the United States from Canada was $89,042,977, of which there was 'entered for consumption' $32,410,156, showing that Canada purchased from the United States for its own consumj)tion during I that year, in excess of like purchases by the United Stat<ft from Canada, $19,- 875,817. "The imports into the United States Inay be summarized as follows: flaw productsof the farm, the forest, the rivers and the fisheries 828,(00,OOf ] Manufactures and miscellaneous.... 2,220,272 j Total $00,230,272 j "The imports into Canada from the United States: Haw products of the farm, the forest, the rivers and the fisheries. $20,042,800 Manufactures, as per table furnished. 22,073,407 Total $40,800,393 "For the better understanding of this important subject other tables may be furnished, all tending to establish the following facts as existing at the time of the enactment of the McKinlcy tariff: "1. That Canada's purchases of prod uce and merchandise from the United States were over 60 per cent, larger in value than those of the United States from Canada. "2. That the exports of manufactured goods from the United States to Canada amounted to about $28,000,000 during the year ending June 30, 1890, and formed more than one-seventh part of our entire exports of this class of goods to all foreign countries, our whole ex ports of those for that year amounting to $151,000,000. "8. That, taking tho whole of Can ada's imports of raw products and mer chandise into consideration, the average rate of customs duties on imports from tho United States was much lower than the avcrugo rate on imports from Great Britain. "4. That even on manufactured goods tho imports into Canada from tho United States were admitted on as favorable terms as those from the mother country "5. That in manufactured goods Can ada purchased from tho United States a larger proportion of the following de scriptions than it imported from Great Britain, viz., manufactures from metals and general hardware, miscellaneous and fancy goods other than dry goods drugs and dyes, books, paper and other stationery, manufactures from leather, india rubber and gutta pereha. "6. That Canada admitted from the United States free of duty a larger amount of products and merchandise than the United States admitted from Canada in the same time. "7. That the rates of duties in Canada even on manufactured goods were very much lower than the rates in the United States under which Canadian goods of tho same class would have been ad j mitted into the United States. "In view of such facts it is difficult to conceive what justification congress could find for tho unjust and harsh treatment inflicted on this commerce by the prohibitory duties which were levied upon almost overy articlo of produce which Canada used to furnish to Ameri can markets. It is equally difficult to understand the position taken by the present administration and its organs in belittling the importance of this com merce and in asserting that any meas ures taken toward its extension would prove to the advantage of Canada only, and to tho disadvantage of this country. This position can only bo sustained by the willful perversion of facts and by the concealment of tho true position of the case. "It seems extraordinary that the New York Tribune should be so promi nently engaged in the crusade against (Janudian commerce. On this balance of trade question its course is especially inconsistent. Again and again it lias contended that one of the prime objects of the reciprocity policy with the coun tries to the south is to reduce the large balance of trade now existing against the United States, and that this is a most praiseworthy effort on the part of tho government. But in the case of Canada, where tho balance of trado is so vastly in favor of the United States, it cannot find any argument in favor of this commerce, can see no advantage in maintaining it and only disadvantage in extending it. "The present administration at Ot tawa is favorable to such limited reci procity between the two countries as the financial position of tho Dominion will permit. Public opinion in Canada is overwhelmingly in favor of such an ad justment of the customs tariffs of the two countries as will tend. to tho rapid increase of their intercommerce on terms alike equitable and to mutual advantage. Canadians are smarting under a sense of unmerited injustice inflicted upon them through the iniquitous duties levied on their produce under the McKinley tariff. "They demand redress. They pro pose that all the raw products of each country, together with a limited list of manufactures as may be agreed upon, shall bo admitted into either country free of duty; that tho fisheries of each country shall be open to both on equal terms; that the canals and inland rivers and lakes and coasting trade shall be free to both, and that American manufac tures shall continue to be admitted into Canada on as favorable terms as those of Great Britain. "It is sincerely to be hoped that the two countrios may bo able to arrive at a satisfactory and equitable arrangement of the terms npon which their commerce can bo conducted in future. Tho politi cians who affect to believe that Canada is too craven to resent and too weak to retaliate are living in a fool's paradiso. If congress persists in maintaining the present prohibitory duties on Canadian products and in exhibiting the present position of hostility, the Canadian par 'hpnout will bo compelled by an out raged electorate to deal out to the United States 'measure for measure.' "A war of traffics and of transporta tion routes may seem to invite an incon siderable loss to a great country liko the United States, but not the less it is a loss, and one which can be and ought to lie avoided by the exercise of a little Ipirit of equity, and without any loss of iignity on our part.'" Wand Ready Pay. Groceries and. Provisions: Flour $2.40 Chop 1.00 22 pounds granulated sugar 1.00 12 cans tomatoes, A No. 1 1.00 5 pounds raisins 25 All Kinds of Meats Are Advancing. Hresli. Tmck and "V eg-eta"bles Every week at lowest market price. IDx-y Goods: Challies, best, cents per yd. Some dress goods reduced from 50 to 25 cents. Scotch ginghams, worth 35 cents, sell for 20 cents. Paper: Thousands of different patterns 5 cents double roll up to any price wanted. Carpets and Oil Clctlxs: Carpets, 17 cents per yard. I carry the largest stock in this town. H-u.rn.itu.re: Anything and everything. Good lounges for $5.00. fi round-hack chairs for $3.00. Black hair walnut parlor suit, $29.50. Ladies' Summer Coats Are reduced from $3.75 to $2.50. Some as low as 75 cents. Straw Hats: 30 per cent, less than last year. Some at one-half price. Slices and Hoot-wear: We are headquarters. Every pair guaranteed. Ladies' walking shoes for 75 cents; worth $1.25. I can save you money on any thing you may need, if only 5 cents worth. Call and see our equipped store, We have ela borate rooms from cellar to third floor, National cash regis ter, Lippy's money carrier sys tem, computing scales, the finest in the world, and six men to wait on you. Yours truly, J. C. BERNER. Washington House, 11 Walnut Street, above Centre. fl. Goepperl, Prop. The best of Whiskies, Wines, Gin and Cigars. Good stabling attached. ARNOLD & KKELL'S Beer and Porter Always on Tap. Where to Find Him! Patrick Carey has removed froin the Ameri can hotel to John MeSheu's block, H5 and U7 Centre Street, where he can be found with a full line of Medical Wines. (Jin, brandies. Rum, Old Rye and Itnrbon Whiskey. Any person who is dry and wants a cold, fresh. large schooner of beer will be satislled by calling at Carey's. Good Accommodation For All. SIX DIFFERENT KINDS OP DEER ON TAP. 1 CURE THAT 1 ' Cold II AND STOP THAT | I ii Cough, ii i'n. H. Downs' Elixir jj il WILL DO IT. " || I I 11 Price, 25c., 50c., and SI.OO per bottle. | | j t Warranted. Sold everywhere. | | i , HENBY, JOHNSON & LCBD, Props., Borlinetoa, Vt. j | ! Sold at Schilchcr's Drug Store. 1 IV eiiburger's P. I). S. of L III* Sill, IFIRIEIEJIIL^ISriD. Corner Centre and. Front Streets. HUSHING THINGS! Prices Lower Than Ever. ' Consult Your Own Interest. Make Your Money Co as Far as Possible. Dry Goods and Ready-Made Clothing For Men, Boys and Children. Boys' suits reduced to §I.OO each. Men's suits go for §3.00 each. Men's shifting pants, only 75 cents. Lace curtains, 75 cents per pair. Six pairs of men's seamless hose, 30 cents. Turkey-red table linen, 25 cents per yard. P. D. corsets, from 50 cents upward. Twenty yards of heavy unbleached yard-wide muslin, §I.OO. Best Lancaster ginghams, 7 cents per yard. Ladies' chemise, 25 cents each. White dress goods, from 0 cents per yard upwards. GREAT BARGAINS In All Departments. Thanking all our patrons for past favors we will make it to your interest and appreciate your call in the fu ture at our new and commodious emporium, P. Q. 8. of A. Building Store. JOS. MEUBORGER, CENTRE AND FRONT STREETS, - FREELAND. JH SUIT THE BA3Y A GCACH. 5 Hp f Wo have the finest and m J prettiest line of baby coaches ml you ever saw, and we sell them at pri <:es ,cj lc)w tihat sonic trimmings, all colors. Geo. Chestnut, 91 Centre Street, Freeland. Wt Aft f ' | And Hardware of Every Description. REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE. We are prepared to do roofing and spouting in the most improved manner and at reasonable rates. We have the choicest line of miners' goods in Freeland. Our mining oil, selling at 20, 25 and 30 cents per gallon, cannot he surpasssed. Samples sent to anyone on application. Fishing: Tackle and Sporting Goods. BIRKBECK's! \ CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA.
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