Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-12-25
THE PRESENT svr

by whatever tes, the present tariff no Ind,
marSable adoption 10 :hr wants oithe coun,ry ,nJ
government is demons rated and tn, wi.d,'.
ners 'rinmphanhy vndicated We h.a,
said, Tor example, about "rcrenuev tariff NJ
""' P'''aSe import, but system which shall viola
'"e treasury sum sufficient Tor the Necessary
'"'es VI me government without producing l,,,.
Plus 10 temp II to exiravacan, appropriateness Il,
NJ n"' lis meaning, II is destitute Of all sion6.,,
lest the 'arli of 1912, them hy tins rule and xt.
bren me uniform result If It's up.Ialons since ;,s
'nenii When HE hill OF 1912 became l.,
repeat thrice told tale, when We saw that N. ,,,
was MOI only without resources 10 meet the daily d.
upon me COVER ninen', but il was unable in G. ns,o
'" me impaired credit Of the naon, collsequen, uno
''"''1"ae revenue system, borrow money II, SIM
''e Ut hc'ency. 1t was conrtd 10 pay its cr.Jil,,,
Promssofy Notes. bearing interest," which yt,d,
sweIled IN amount 10 many mlllinns Of d.JI,.
would OF necessity have been annually auome,,aa
To This tine il there Lad not been rodicpl cb,,no
policy nj The government. But for the cham. IN II
''''" ''"s mace IN ie42, the g"v.rnm.nt would mad
be 'fom % to lCO mllIiuns in debt |. / any man
'''e 10 '"e history oil the c"nniry from 1883 To lslE
anu ne VIII ser' under the ior atproiectirc dp IL,
'heh levied ulon foreign mporaiuns steady decline
Tue FEDERAL revenue, nniil II became wholly osdpon,s
- tie wants o The etyernment, even lhnuph !, 10,
been administered urn scale trstfinc,ul pjooa,rl
NESS, which Is as far fr m true ecnprp,v 80 h
most fX'ravasani IIotusun. Yc ms is what Is c,ru,
ny strange nlsnoler "a rereaue tar II -, Jb;sis M
system which The d. ninaul pariy promise +, r,s,o,.
with the PROMISE, for which they have M autbortv h
IN Tins disastrous exhibition # lis els. tia, il is f,
d'fiuse radrast lhnneh Tie land tie el,ntns If II,
liohal prosperity and happiness.
We have remarked. Hat, if the ,arf uf 1912 be- test
ed by ITS results in his astc, IF tie question: il " i'll b
perceived Thai II is strictly rreins ntasurr- ,rldr
sum sufficient to NEE, The necessary txpeudIlurs d,
Tie government. without leading 10 The evil as We adj
MI II to be, of large surplus. This assertion will pv
he conroveHtd; ifii he, lis accrraey la, he den
sraied by reference TO The annual stat, ueu,s irm ,L
Treasury Dpparlmcnt--,he last OF which We have 70,
Gently quoted and to which we will aoain call III, Al
tenhn Of our readers. as uIluvs:
Receipts fer The last fiscal wear. 400 1Co log "a
Xrendi luits ,r the sane period - GGS 4 q Gs
Is II possible that the scale ul receipt and ,Ar,tdlrnc
can, ly any mobilization Of Il system. lie nete a,v
balanced And ii deserves 10 be remarked in his c
lection, that his suspicious result, lonch Greuld ly
u
The pred ct lis opI'hets, wlo, as vel i, foh
GEES as in newspaper essays and in II,r sI ces be-
FIRE The people, rr, diced G, Ecitncy nf ieytnur AID
the 'qGet ssty ether Of 81 augn uaiin ollie
National Dnbi under their laytrile rnlry ii 20
per IT. naxn um Vi duties, of tsult 1t dine, ax
ali n to supply that d. friency.
And This IL ads Us brfy to advert to another exem.
i"a'ion of NE adm ratle ,cts of The iarif # 1892
and 10 another Triumphant refl,aun Of lie Irdiclus
Of lis u Ionenis. 1t anll,st tha II tie It,,nu.
should be dninsl ed by tie Increase ii dulits, il could
only be by The dInnron Of The in ports Of the duild
arlchs. lcfce, the rus,ni laIff d,cland 10 ts
'prohtiloy" IN lis rharac,,; athletic Ian errails
heard in HE halls Of legislation aud els, tf,
yer our rulntd commerce, Which told would 10
almost swept from The ocean by TIE piohibory jro,s
ons Of tie law OF 1912 Thai his rrp htcy has t.tn
iasftd, is OF Wins r tie ea ent the alnunt Of
revenue received which more Ihan doubles the sum Isd
into the treasury under the 'rertnne' duties CAS- HEY
are absurdy catd) eAaci,d FROM 1883 10 1912 Buiis
still more cunclusivry shown if indeed further auEw
tcation were necessary, BY tie Secretary Of the In&u-
rvs Annual Report on Culnherce and Nayi. aton, firm
hch tie following table Of inpGris lr tie las, fiscal
year con pared with the year 1874, is c.mpll,d:
Imports. In 1914. III Io45.
Specie and Bullion, $3.50 40 81 tIu.2i2
Nler'dlze., Tree ui duty. II 1856 .4J2 1907 5.S
do ad va duties. 55,3l5,29l G0.l9l,s62