Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-05
The Tariff Question,

Auoto 10 uo osoape IFoW IL. IrOrcction
is either right per SO OF not If it i,
right, NO should be all protectionists, aud
there should be no limit to tho amount
afforded. We should strive to keep out
everything from abroad and sepd out every
thing OF our own. This is its logical
limit If revenue is to be merely the in
cident of tile tariff, then we should, to be
thoroughsoing protectionists, make the
tariff prohibitory and raise revenue BY d.
rect taxation. On the other hand revenue
is or is not rightfuly tho primary object of
duties on imports. If rightfully so, then
those dutieg should DO so laid thut they
shaI! briog tho greatest return 10 the
treasury. If laid too low, or if 'p1t too
high, the return will be small or nee
essity, they must, to DO servioable, be Of OH
average of from 20 to 30 per cent. Such
tariff would give tho govornmont all the
money it required aud at tho same time
furnish abundant protection to homo man.
ufacturers.
The Democratic party has advocated
revenue tariffs, and it cannot in honesty
depart from its record at timo when suoh
tariH is so soreIy needed. Until it does
change its record or is silent on the subject
no Democrat, bo ho Mr.. Samuel j. Ran
dali or MIR. Voorhees,, can consistently give
utteranoes to any other than the party's
deliverances in tho premises = ,Suvdnnah
Ncws. ,aat..5
PHILADELPHIA, December 28 Tho
directors of tho Florida Land Company to-
day ratified an agreement by, which two
million acres Of tho four million acres Of
Florida land recently purchased BY them
| through Mr.. Hamilton Disstop were sold to
company of English capitalists. The
fret payment of $4,000 YVES made to.day
in cash. The lands will now be placed on
the market Sir Edward j. Reed, who
represents the purchasers, hae large inter-
es's in this country, and is engaged in
building the Atanlic and Gulf Coas. aud
West India Transit Railway, which is to
run from Fornandiua to Cedar KEYS,
Florida. This road has branches from
Waldo running South from Oceola. aud il
being rapidly pushed to Tampa Day and
Charlotte Harbor. Its course is through "a
great portion of the Disston purchase. Sir
Edward has associated with himself DR..
| Jacobus Werthnlm. nf a Amatnrda,n, and
othet' capitalists of Holland who wore inter-
csted in tho bonds Of the Florida RAILROADS
and other American securities of like ma
turo. Sir Edwqrd Reed and his friends
started Immediately for Florida, where they
will at once organize u land company,
whose headquarters will be n England.
This company will be conducted 10 con.
nection with the railroad company.
The we'll informed Washington cores
pondeut of the Baltimore Sun, aluding to
the four new cabinet officers 80 far chosen
by President Arthur, says: "Thcso four
are all known as representatives of the
Stalwart clement of the Republican party,
and as each one of them is long past threo
score years, they arc apt to be pretty well
settled in their convictions. 1t can be
assumed as certain that these gentlemen
have beon selected by the President to bo
advisers aud not to control either individ.
uasly or collectively the policy of his admin
istrat:on. He means to be President him
self In this respect his administration
will be different from that of his two im>
mediate predecessors. In the Hayes od-
mipistration Mr.. Sherman controlled, and
in the Garfield administration Mr. Blaine
exercised almost absolute power"
London has on agent who does nothing
but sell aristocratic titles. Lhambcrs
Journal says: "a choice of three Spanish
orders, coDfcrring the title of Count. is
offered for $4,000. Tho Sultan Of Tur.
key will mako you a Chevalier for $l25.
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