The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-02-04


goods than in 1S45, which at 80 per cent.
the average duties under the tariff rag,
would yield $3.4l6,429. which with the
excess received in lS45 over 1S47, 49,
71S,2S6, makes 81 ,202, ,697 more revenue
which would have been received if the
tariff of l842 had not been repealed
This is mathemeticaly true; and yet, in
the face of these facts, the President and
Secretary says the revenue has been in
creased more than eight millions of dollars.
In his report Of last session he gives
his own estimate for the proceed Of the
present or last year (iS47) at $27. 1885,
73l; yet it has actually produced but
1923, ,147 1854. more than four millions less
than his own official estimate. Yet both
he and the model President say that the
tariff has more than realized the most
sanguine hopes of its friends! confess
do not comprehend statements like
these. Perhaps the Secretary may ex-
plain them.
Now to the modus operandi, the leg.
erdemain, the slight-ofhand by which
falsehoods are made to appear true. the
plan by which he attempts to make it out
that he has received more revenue under
the tariff of 1916 than was received ua.
der the tariff of1S42. How is this donel
1t is done by cutting up the years; TAX
ing few months of one year and four
or Ave Of another-fve months under
the tariff of 1912 and seven under the
tariff of 1916. Every body knows the
tariff of 1916 was passed in July, and did
not go into operation till December; dur
ing this time imports paying duties we're
almost entirely arrested. The fact being
that the duties would in few months be
greatly reduced, very large amount of
goods which would have come in and
paid duty according to the then existing
tariff of 1912 were withheld till the du-
ties came down. They were piled up in
warehouses or kept in bond till the tariff
of 1916 and low duties took effect; be-
sides, goods which had paid heavy du-
ties we're re-exported, and the duties
Withdrawn from the Treasury. During
this period, of course, little revenue, in
comparison, was coming in, though the
country was still nominally under the
tariff of 1s42. Now these are the
months which this very fair and candid
Secretary takes for his estimate Of the
produce of the tariff of 1912. AS soon
as the reduced tariff of 1876 went into op.
Grafton oil these goods, which had been
held back waiting for the reduced duties
were at once poured in, and in pours
revenue by millions. The goods and du-
ties Withdrawn from the tariff of 1S42
now return under the tariff of 1886 and
these are the months which this truth
seeking Secretary takes, as showing the
comparative product of this model tariff
contrasted with the tariff of l842, giving
a little over seven millions, when, for two
years before, the revenue had exceeded
an average of twenty.seven millions!-
And this is put forth as fair comparison
This is no deception. Oh, 10; this is
fair. This is the way to bring truth tc
the people! He might as well compare
the strength of giant and tn At of child
by putting down what the giant could
lift when on his sick bed in his last hours
: and what tho child could lift in the vigol
, of health and under sudden and violent
!; excitement. Would this be a very salts
factory way Of proving that the child was
stronger than the giantl
The next thing the learned Secretary
attempts to prove is, that under low du
ties more revenue is always obtaine,
than under high duties. To show this HI
selects ten years income under a higl
tariff and ten years under low ONE
He selects ten years, from 1882 to l642
under the compromise bill, for his low
tariff, and ten years, from 1924 to 1882
eight years under the high tariff of 1924
and 1928, with two years under the tar
i. if of lS42, as the high tariff PERIOD
Now, l assert that in the very years OF
which he relies, and which he has select
ed for comparison, his own figures prove
2 not that he got less revenue under th'
j high than the low paid, but it proves tha
: he got eighty-t,o0 millions more under th'
= high tariff than he did Under the low
For the proof. refer gentlemen and th'
D Secretaryto his own official report on ,h
: finances in 1s45, page 956. Here yor
o have his own report. Take it down gen
u tlemen; | desire you to take minute o
o what statej for what say l can prove
hope the chancellor of the excheque
s that was (Mr. Mckay will pay specia
Q attention to these statements. | say. OF
J. Mr.. Walkers own showing, that unde
g the ten years of low tariff the receipt
If we're $2l4,sS5, ,359, and that under tn
e high tariff years the receipts were 1897
y S42,2l5. The difference in favor of tn
j. high tariffs $s2 ,956, ,356-$S, ,295, ,635 pc
J. year; and yet the Secretary and the Pres
IS ident say that all experience proves tha
: low tariffs give the mostrevehde. Whett
o er such statements proceeded from igno
g ance or design he would not say, but
g was one or the other. refer (said M
m S.) to-day, to date, book and page. Le
l. them look at it. l want Mr.. Wake
himself to look at it. Isuppose when h
Is sent US his book, with all these con6der
% statements, supported by figures too, b
IL thought it would answer its purpose. II
10 owes it to his character for truth and cal
10 dor to come out and admit or deny I'll
n. statement, or authorize some friend
ht do it for him on this floor. Will it b
= done? We will see.