Show regulation OF COMMERCE congressman harter of ohio a leading democrat of the homo of cepro in a recent address says the tariff question la purely a question of and the principles which govern all other forms of taxation apply equally to it in other words all taxation is burdensome and an 11 generally of no small proportions it is however a necessary necess aly 11 and rule it gives reasonable compensation for its existence it is the price of govern merit as it represents the cost of protecting the people of a state or nation in the of person and property taxation then is the price of government and unless we approve of paying mere than we need for what we buy in our private capao ity we intelligent citizens object to more taxes than are required to defray the actual necessity and cost of government wo do not aim at present to disease alie foregoing more than to a that cartere Har tere view corresponding as it does with that of grover cleveland and other democrats ignores the principal function of tariff legislation as a means 0 f regulating commerce the latter according to madison the father of the constitution vaa the purpose of the tariff in far as it was aeed to encourage home production the view of madison is bulwark of republican protective policy and it should be atud aed by the advocates of protection |