Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-12-14
ARTHUR AND THE REPUBLICANS.

THURSDAY, DEC. IA, 1882.
ARTHUR AND THE REPUBLICANS.
President Arthur's message raises
some grave questions that ought to
be speedily solved. That document
has the appearance Of having been
conceived in the interest of an honest
and economical government; but
President Arthur is not the Republic
a party, and up to this time moth
ing has TRANSFERRED at Washington to
show that it has been similarly affected
with him by the late elections. Indeed,
for some time MI. Arthur has occu-
pied the position of a Chief Executive,
who not only attempted to nallify a
favorite policy Of his friends, but also
went so far as to attribute corrupt
motives to them. And now by the
quotation of a sentence as old as it is
trite and democratic, ''that all taxes
are burdensome, however wisely and
prudently imposed" he has again
arraigned the Republican party by
~antagonizing its favorite dogma
s'that there are taxes which are bene-
fetal, blessingst to communities, whether
government derives income from them
Or not" He is, therefore, without
much influence, and seems to have
been conscious while writing his e
sage that he was addressing a con-
gress that had passed the river and
larbor bill yer his veto, and was de-
handing of the administration what
particular items Of that appropriation
were held by 1t to be local and not
interstate. All of which makes it
difficult to forecast from the recon-
mendations of the message what is
going to be done in response to the
prevailing popular demand for tax
reduction. Indeed, it is by no means
certain that any adequate effort will
be made in that direction, since in
that event the party in power must
discard its policies, and, by doing so,
disappoint its dependents and increase
chickering's and alterations, when al
ready its divisions, present and pros
pective, are sources of weakness and
incapacity.
President Arthur seems to realize
that the country is overburdened and
ought to be relieved that it has been
numerically feeced to pile up money
that is in danger of being misapplied ;
that with such an OVERLOOKING treas
ury as ours the alternative is between
boarding and expanding, either and
both Of which must necessarily prove
equally damaging and Improbable ;
and that an internal evenue of one
hundred and forty-six millions is the
conspicuous source Of a surplus of
one hundred and forty-fve millions ;
and yet he hesitated to recommend q.
radical reduction of taxation lest
some protected monopolles should
suffer.
This condition Of the Republican
party and the President paralyzes
industry, retards manufacturing, de-
creases available stocks and enhances
prices already inflated by undue pro-
lection. The values of agricultural
productions are also as much affected
by it IS those of manufactures.
Everybody is interested in a speedy
solution of the questions raised by
the elections, as no one desires to
deal in articles, when it is uncertain
whether their values will be raised or
lowered by governmental policies.
Speaking of the consequences at
tendant upon inaction, the New York
World says:
LIVERY member of congress who
now, by pleading for a protective
tariff, obstructs an immediate reduc-
ton Of taxation to the extent of a
hundred millions, is a disturber of
the public peace and prosperity. He
is worse than that. He is a promoter
of financial disturbance and social
calamity, for he helps to keep the
manufacturers, importers and work
ing men Of this country on a rack Of
doubt and suspense too cruel to be
tolerated.