Show SHOUT TABIM LhbSONS So long as our policy is to collect the greater part of the revenue required to support sup-port tho government by tariff tax no matter mat-ter what theory we go on our producers of articles for export will be called upon to bear the brunt of taxation On this subject Hon R P BLAND says Our expenditures oven during the administration administra-tion of the Democracy were about 5800OjO000 for each Congress At that time we had but 85009 COO of pensions to pay annually Now we have an estimate for S1COCOJ000 for this year I This pension expenditure saddled on the taxpayers tax-payers Is equal to a 3 ncr cent capitalized debt of over five billions of dollars If wn impose tariff taxes sufficient to nay tho annual pension appropriations alono it will be a grievous burden upon our export trade Should tho Democratic party treat the tariff question as a question for markets for the farmer and demand de-mand the tearing down of the tariff wall revenue reve-nue or no revenue we would have a battle worth fighting But if we Inbist that the principal part of our expenditures must be paid by tariff taxes we present no issue that will meet with any overwhelming enthusiasm Thc farmers of the country must fight their way out to the markets of the world for their surplus even if in doing to they demolish Ihe last custom house in the land |