, 1877-01-05
REVENUE l,EFOnM.
The Protective System Robs the
Government Of Its Dues,
And Imposes Tux on the Many
for the Dcncfit of tho Fcw.
Ali Custom-Houses and Officials
Should Be abolished.
Interesting Looture by Prot. 8umuer,
Of Yala College.


Of Tale coilege.
Ffof. William @. Summer, Of YAis College, de~
tleercA lecture Ia Farwc1l Hall last evening On
the gcnela1 subject Of revenue reform. and fftc-
trade In particular. The lecturer Is a tall and
rather ans. s.iooking young man, with partially
bald head. light hair, and light mu+tachc. 1lo
erInccd a most thorough familiarity with tho SUBJ
1ect. and his apt Illustrations weru evidently np.
pseclatcd by The intelligent audience which heard
him. in kpcakng he nses All eary conversational
lone. which puts himself and his audience m u
familiar footing ~ once. The following is An at.
straet Of thts
vkR1 ABLE LECTURE: 1
Prof. Sumner ntdrst hdxcfted 10 the necessity II
the people taking np the study Of resenuc reform,
Taxation. free c.trhde, snd kindred subjects, Tor
themselves. Itwnuld be wrAraono to wait for
Congress 10 take them up and dIdcnst them psopct.
iy. lie had expeeteit that the peoples rerrcse
tasea woniL do something this winter, bnt he vas
tispnsetl 10 think II = vain hope. There wa1 a
sentiment, however, among The mhsAts OF the
people in tavnr nf discussion Of these vital topics,
particularly frre-trade and protection. The
systen Of protection had been fastened upon
Of the relative inerits Of protection
and frec-tfaad had given birth 10
two PARTIES in this country. The system OF pro-
tceiion had srrung mp during the War, robbnr the
country Of revenue. d1mtn1shng tho revenue Of
the ssove snment. and building Up selfish aIstcn,
devoted only 10 certain sclash local tntetetts and
eiques. When It sprang mp. 1t MAS declared to bo
only Temporary war measure. In this Euisc II
had fahtened ltscif'on tho country.
The frat principle which ths lecturer dwtlt upon
wns that protection and revenue mutually excluded
each other. IN other roEds. where projection b..
s,s Y Ths IN e.
t;osernment eeste 10 set it, revenue frous IL Tho
ser,ne sS,an o. p11teessn M sn na oren os 70 he ~
wse1s on ts .aseet y po. Economy iii. III
wotst hna y protection u. Wa. il womb TIN
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saxsntaes:, @ @ ,aa wss!, lad n E,IssrsS y '5sa:
hs sesaEsf M tas ~ VS. Tnt ny 'sis
1mnnlv nrre5. tSat enabtei ans sesiion Ia ro an.
s9st;; III I "a. ssoSeiy sas On 'a' sss eo"''.1s
:" A"' ~ rnr.1 tun' 'unt.T.xr Tn ~, rvrnyaonr
and an ,aysnt.cs - nahod. ~ ciained I'm, nro
tefn1n sesHeesd sh .ne meata 81 se eomnnty' nma
eppea 81 the az x1fa .! y tMe n
!sesenea ara uceeased tns amount ne Of tbe wealth
| 9..my my eoa'n1ant' .ast' .t's NV .us'orh .S psS
sn'H Seen, and as ,hey ough. ' 70 bs s" necord ae
rs 70 tao IT., ,enerSy nnu a,. in1,nMfy o. Hs
hopnamo1' f seay put Sp 70
sno nntaFa! .s1cMsnso VI 'ntnGr. IL. ~ etepPen ~
nha h.t sa 70 mc w., 9e. H"t ,s h'ake ak
,1 Sa so n n ri ot IS s wh W. me
sn.hel q wssas because hs i yoar ne!sAeo1.
fon n,nss exchange with th's other man: because
w.. Int tba fsfcr had t ro xtn1t II. n ro;
ionees pss dsy ~ e M otde. 70 E5ndaee enough more
TEatss.!ea s.:sns$ hewsssf, thu. M. profs..
th. ntrocecdri IN thr e,srmntInn so tint nconis
won,l stsea ill., ii iii others M f"nad 'nsa ss souelhar R
more work. 4hey rnntea tas Soe9d ;hnst @
uet: it, inx vs. eGu,lly xin,ntc In the 1S7o
aI "a, q sN 't tnt eC. ~
the foreign article In New f"sk was ~ t"n. thus
ss.h. 'aL M aantn t,a VI e.; ~" 10 ~ 81 spst t3 ~
.on u ia nro"s,p " nm
to so salno 81 oGo no ana glre sas,m to tc
n @ son. -, 1;nn IT, anmEn IA 1"I @
iran y ts mnfxet. @ a.; T. shsap'y a. thsy sona tasy
that moneY would hsye Iousht ). I'D I'D tons " az
i@sen, @ ~ The psorts would haso .axed n east g.,
i'M,e mi sn 'd dSuasiea in.tc. If ~ creanp.
st tx wa, ioss md xaste@a tol Eli Is TIC
.he w9t!d Atqx rss ps,a e hold down these d.;
aux 10 to nc wealth ot :. comnun!!y' The
naooiem men "as 70 tsaass y 20 t n9 s
r. !ta$s.thet h. ss.as yh,eh , wa' ttes lie wss
EvkHf r.. cost9M.'tousE u. ~; a: s swslsf AWAY ,...
iioass oilsst ,h.ovn !.S Sat i snployms.t isssh:
.es az Wa see Maae oet"eoa tn
eisn Jig ea"ntrtcsS Th. t1.ds DE- @ sy:sm a be.wsen
n1en nfssd VA sne q 'as Sst ~e y.
hs Ssases than Hftwesn ,es any t%o G1n&'sf IN w.
'm.s,hc fnI %nsasehest,a M to eonns,c win &,
roHe n .rtt now w. noec @ IT. ~.
70 snr ,od!ns ~, sna hss ~ sn,,
| CulluTal t1AGHtfy nhIer lNa present AtAteM OF