New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-26
NATIONAL MANUFACTURERS CONTENTION
ar CLEVELAND.

HOW OUR INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES SHOULD
BIZ REDUCED.
The National Convention of Manufacturers,
which assembled at Cleveland on the 18th insty was
called by tho Detroit Manufacturers Association for
specific objects 10 which the Convention Immediately
assembling agreed 10 cOnfne It's action. These were 70
obtain from Congress tho immediate removal OF all taxes
upon manufactures and productions, except Injuries,
and change the mode OF assessment and collection OF
the revenue and the appointment and removal Of revenue
ocers The Convention consisted Of 800 delegates,
from u States viz: from Maine, from Vermont, 10
from Massachusetts, from Connecticut, II from New
York. 8 from Maryland, oil from Ohio, "a from
Pennsylvania, 10 from Michigan, - from Illinois,
ment OF b. W. Raymond Of Illinois President, and list
Of VcePresGonts ana Secretaries and adopting nsolu-
ton 10 cOuine It's action to the purpose Tor MMcn ~ was
called the Convention was addressed by G.. w. COchrane
Massachusetts, acting President IN consequence OF
ing Of the aud leather interests Of Massachusetts,
was thought inexpedient TO ASK f9r lotal repeal o
Internal taxes and argued that the convention shoud &c
animated by the sage policy ieer IRON ine g ye
peal OF al the taxes N question can De naas WITHOUT t
bafa6sng the Government Also lcttef from tne non
WIN. d. Kelley NJ. c. Of Penn, cordially approving the
object OF the tOnlcluoh' expressing tS Ophloh l iAI
an direct taxes industry ought 10 have bten repealed
crrly in the last session. that the unseemly haste" OF
tho Secretary ~ the Treasury to ray OF the Nauonn
debt n persisted ln would involve stress OF taxation
which would bankrupt the country; that the way 10
Tighten the burden OF our debt - TO relieve labor and
stimulate industry especially ought We 70 increase me
ilc South both white and cOOred, whose labor n fuzzy
employed woud give tho South wealth and refinement,
and wean from barren political theories and suicidal
war on ~ own labOTHg class. lie believed that the
direct taxes on MI productions except liquors shd
products OF tobacco. would be repealed letter nom
Mr.. MoOrhead, Member OF Congress, advocated re-
moval OF oil taxes manufactures and productions ex
protective tariffs ~ would keep gold AZ home and the
balance OF trade in our favor 4 letter nom Tue non
trenchment and reduction Of salaries. letter from
James NJ Cooper esq OF Pittsburgh arghed that we
American manufactures was being Dled 10 death b. the
low import duties and high cost OF labor ana living Ley
tiers from Reyerdy Johnson, j. A. Garfield T. > Paxton
Gov n. n. CIapO OF Michigan. the Hon. II. j. moTreu,
Stephen Colweli u Philadelphia aud samuel Bowles OF
Springfield, were read letter from simon Cameron IN
addition 10 views Identical In general with those above
expressed, opposed an Immediate return TO specie pay
mcnts ~ Qun0tc Resolutions were th.n m,eC1 e
should recognize supreme saeredness 81 the national
debt That the rate OF taxation cheerfuy borne during
the war was now excessive aud suicidal 10 the industry
that paid To- aud that since the pFnant revenue A. tu
900 more than the necessities OF the Government re
qure internal revenue tax, stamp duties excepted
ON a manufactures and productions uAu.Ics e4eepted
should De removed. - our uA sfht,m II nlsue nOle
simple and fewer articles, would raise more revenue
that the National Debt has been reduced S46S2 40 the
over 10000 ED and tie condition Of the industry
the country shows that this drain Is excessive and
debt should be stopped until industry can better endure
the burden Boards Of revision Of 0uY national income
expenses and appropriations should he appointed py TIE
Two memorials We're then adopted expressing the same
people and then forwarded TO Congress- She other 20 be
forwarded forthwith. From the latter extract the
following the views OF the Convention the
from whence National Reyeuue should p derived;
10 Euope las been reduced SCIENCE q found
that srp be realized nom few sources thereby ncurrng
ht u expense collection % the IL vs evident thas
profit greatly bv initiating ef example tosOme erent or
oppressive and hrndensone 30 TIE people.
ewing articles Of o. aud
not repeating the OF I've times during is usn
sn Go lie erads materials to r,sg place she anlsd
z bic ~ mechanism
Noshaung the actna expenditures Of re o'e1ment Tor tle
eadug 30 1907 $50 s z3 including tie pay
believed that the
reduced materially embarrassing
an the rcat Interests that received the fostering Of he
Goyrfpnrn FROM srnrIed which both Trustworthy
AMI most easily collected following may b. Eeahisd - PernA