The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-02-19

4. not exactly true 1ha'
W .,aiions Is thrown complete
!. " The side ofone Of elgAty-
'iap' !, w,pder Walker tainted
..i.sad Il. We Shall probably
j ,he speech hereafter, J
VI IN, 4 Is thai Mr. Walker was
III 4 making mistake g even
5sas vs. slBi. residence q else The
.,.,sd d the task before me--th'
JTr. walkers late Report which
N th~esAies as the great ct pro-
y, ]. ,ss,-a document which has
], German, and ! know not now
,aaaagss, and by thousands ana
NM, scattered broadcast over the
N 4 great labor and ability and
l.,l,ied. il not intended, to mis-
.ssirs The people in resaFd 70 ne e
,.,,,ious Of free trade and the tariff
i | will here say, in my place
i m,sclf bound to make good, that
ri,,usd from an official source a
containing so many and SO gross and
..,,,ments as are contained in this
p.,ott. Measurements, not othun-
thousands, but Of millions and hun
gI,o. If dollars. | will show by his
mistakes and errors amounting to
ntons ii regard to The Revenue in a
Eighty millions in ten years-'ne
ID seyenty.six million of dollars in
,rother matter-and twenty others
luVils'
|, smaller amount. | will give gen
he otber side, day and date, book
al WhatI say. | beg them to sub
statements to the Secretary and with
assistance, disprove them if they
mtsurprised thatthe Secretary was
mlqt tie tIcrcuIean task. 1t is an
\ umake the Truth appear to be
\ maae otror appear to be truth, was
isgry al the acknowledged ability
Eraty, VIE, \ Ike TIA, sanA onde
amsidonol the reFoft is, ttat iow Do.
Increase revenue, and that such ha.
fect Of the tariff Of 1916. The lar,t
Ii reduced tie rate OF duties, on al
bout Ole tbird--from % to 80 pc
hder the tariff Of 1912, one hundre'
d0tiable imports yielded about thlr
ilions Of gross revenue, Of cours
Ioa require one hundred aud fit
one.thlrd more nader the tariff 9
ield The same amount OF revenue; tt
same revenue, you must now eXpor
tiOnal millions of'dollars, and destfu
Ons Of present American supply, I
d for these additional fifty millions q
Boods-lhus supporting and enrich
ID labor, Instead Of our own.
sadent and Secretary both repeat,tb b
81 1916 has not only greatly increase
bal prosperity, but that it has actuall
there,enue eight millions ofdollari
iar from this being true, it clearly al
p The Soeretary's own showing, tht
que would have been S7,202,657 NOR
arfof@ continued in operation. s
ad Of gaining eight millions, we haV
4 ,a '..'' ''''H m''l'ons Oh revenue oy u
9 O'unoeF OF more IMAM h''e'
O"'
o the facts, refer gentlemen to Il
est Ar' Walkers three last annu
~ lae finances they will there see
" q 'ne ilseaI year I845,, the regen'
'olis w3s S27 1928, liz tint in 1874
" s's S26,7 667--pod uctng an a
i2la' e evenle Uader *ho tariff
~ssti2e,589 Whereas III 1917. ind
ALL, sfeas revenue tatltl Of 1896,
''Sss lAat Chg revenue from the CT
Y ", l4f, 884-noarly three miiIio
? IS46, and nearly four millions !,
,0ao' 1et We are told in the face
lelal iacts, that the tariff Of 1916 !
: 'As revenue eight millions OF dolla
= not oil ;by referring 10 the secretar
" % Commerce and Navigation, /
sa'lt will be seen that the dutiable i
lo4f were 10, 365, 4O4 more than
laeF the tariff Of 1872; and had it 5
l0ree, this excess, at 80 per cent, {
y 'he duties under the tariff Of l84
a's yielded 3,4l6,4g9 Of revenue, VIII
theexcess . reyenue reoeived h |.