Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-05-31
are sufficient to indicate lssentlnnents on

this important subject:
Irecommend 10 youf favorable consideration the
claims OF the Agricultural Bureau for liberal appfo
priatons. Ina county so diversified In climate
ana soil as ours, and with population so largely
dependent upon agriculture, the benefits that can
pc conferred by properly fostering this bureau are
The report Of the Commissioner Of Agriculture
gives the operations This Department fot the year
AZ agrtculturpis the ground work OF our prosper
ty TOO much Importance cannot be attached to the
lsboT Of this Department Quietly, but surely,
tne Agrlcn,litural Bureau s working great national
good, and II literally supported, the more widely
itsin1uonce will be extended, and the less depen-
dent we shall be upon the products Of foreign
countries.
COMMERCE.,
The revival OF OUR foreign commerce,
and the increase OF facilities in domestic
transportation, has commanded the Pres.
idehts earnest attention, and he has been
ready TO adopt all proper measures to for
ward these important interests,
The loss of our commerce ls the only result Of
the late rebellion which has not received sufficient
attention from YOU. To this subject / call your
earnest attention. The whole nation is Interested
IN securing cheap transportation from the agrcul-
tura States OF the West TO the Atlantic seaboard
40 ,ne citizens Of those States i secures gteatet
seaboard t affords cheaper food, to the nation, an
increase In the annual surplus Of wealth
called your special attention at the last session
and suggested that we will In the future have to
look more to the countries south OF us, and to
China aud Japan, for its revival Our representa-
tiyes to all these Governments have eNertsd their
influence to encourage trade between the United
States and the countries TO which they are accrcd
lted. But the TACT exists that the CARRYING is done
almost entirely IN foreign bottoms and while this
state OF affairs exists we cannot control our due
share OF the commerce Of the world
The cost of building iron vessels the only ones
that can compete with foreign ships In the catty.
ing trade, is 80 much greater in The United States
than in foreign countries that, without some as
successfully built here. There will be several
propositions laid before Congress in the course OF
., tne present session looking to remedy for this
eVli Even II 1t should be at some cost to the
national Treasury, | hope such enroufaRemeht
viii be given as will secure American shipping on
'he high seas and American ship-buildlng at home.
TARIFF REFORM.
Since the Tariff Reform question is
made plank IN the opposition platform,
we glYS the Presidents views In full as
announced In hio two last messages, and
beepebk for them careful perusal. No
man can be more heartily in favor of real,
practical reform, and not mere bun
combe talk about it, than President
| Grant;
| The tax collected from the people has been re.
daced more than eighty millions of dollars per an
| mum. By steadness in our present coufee, there
Is no reason why, In few short years, the nation
| al taX-gatherer may not disappear from the door
! Of the citizen almost entirely. With the revenue
ttamp dispensed by postmasters in every commun-
ity; tax upon liquors OF all Sorts and tobacco In
all It's forms; and by wise adjustment of the
tariff, which will put duty only upon those arti-
| cles which we could dispense WITH known as lux
uries, and on thoEc which we use more OF than we
| produce, revenue enough may be raised after
lew years OF peace and consequent reduction OF in
debtedness to fulfill all our obligations. further
reduction Of expenses, in addition to a reduction
of interest account, may be relied on to make this
practicable. Revenue reform II II means this, has
my hearty support II 1t Implies collection OF
the payment of principal and interest OF the public
debt pensions. etc, by directly taxing the people
then am against revenue reform, and confidently
believe the people are with me- III means fail.
| ure to provide the necessary means to defray all
! the expenses Of Government, and thereby repldia.
ton ot thc public debt and pensions then am still
/ more opposed to such kind Of revenue reform.
Revenue reform has not been defined by any of its
! advocates, to my knowledge, but seems to be ac-
cepted as something which is to supply every man 6
wants without any cost or effort on his part
| true revenue reform cannot be made in day
but must be the work Of national legislation and
1 OF time As soon as the revenue can be dispensed
with, all duty should be removed from coffee, tea
and other articles Of universal not produced by
ourselves. The necessities of the country compel
us to collect revenue from imports. An army OF
assessors and collectors Is not pleasant sight to
the citizen, hut that tariff for revenue Is neces
sary, Such tariff, far az Ii acts as an encour-
! aagement 70 hemc production, affords employment
TO labor at living wages in contrast to the pauper
! labor OF the Old World, and also in tho develop
| ment of home resources.
| lureaulusuhg the tarlu, suggest That careful
| estimate be made OF the amount of surplus reve-
nue. collected under the present laws after provld-
/ ing for the current expenses Of the Government,
the interest account, and sinking fund, and that
this surplus be reduced In such manner to afford
/ the greatest relief to the grestest number There
are many articles not produced at home but which
enter largely into general consumption through ar
! ticles which are manufactured at home, such a.
medicines compounded, etc, ETC., from which very
little revenue is derived but which enter into gen.
eral use. All such articles recommend to be placed
on the free list" should further reduction
prove advisable, would then recommend that II
be made upon those articles which can best bear It.
| without disturbing home production or reducing
| the wages Of American labor.