The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-13

sl00,0O0,0OO; last year Il was $4,000, 900.
The whole estimated expenditures for the
fiscal year ending juno 30th, 1885, foot up
sSi0,4O2,t07 65. Y Deducting internal rev.
cnue from this 10 the amount Of $780,.
100000, and we have s24O.O0O,0OO to raise
from other sources. What sources but the
tariff ind tho public lands? The public
landsyield buta trinc, SO that, substantially,
the whole amount must come from tho
thrift. This then would necessitate us much
tariff revenue rs We now raise. n -si.
Now the tariff Is only estimated to
produce s2l5, 100000 for the fiscal year
ending 30th Of June next. The internal
revenue was estimated, without reference
to the proposed reductions, TO produce
sl55,C0o,0Or. So that when Mr.. Turner &c.
clares himself at this time in iavor Of n
tariff for revenue he must be understood 10
mean us being in favor Of tarilrthat will
produce rs much ut least us the present
tariff produces.
1t will be seen from this data that there
Is great deal Of deceptive writing In re.
gard 10 tariff for revenue. The govern.
mcnt must have nil the money needed TO
pay its current expenses and liabilities. 1t
must get this money, rs We have explain.
cd, mainly from two sources, custom re.
ceipts and internal revenue receipts. Some
OF the active tariff rcformeD," like Sena.
tor Beck,'o Kentucky, advocate whole.
sale reduction Of the duties on tobacco
and spirits, thereby making the present
tariff, or It's equivalent, a necessity. Sup.
pose they succeed, what then? We must
continue high scale Of tariff duties or
We must resort to direct taxation. Mr..
Turner will hardly advocate direct taxa.
ton. The boldest OF the tariff rciormers
do not advocate such taxation. What then
do they mean?
1t will be seen that while Mr.. Turner
processes to be in favor Of tariff for rev.
enue only" the tenor OF his argument is
on behalt oil iree trade No nation has ab.
solule Tree trade-not even England.
she lcvies certain very heavy duties. Tea,
coiiee, tobacco, spirits, &c. arc heavilytaxed
ny her. Inc last budget OF Mr.. Gladstone
shows an estimate OF oG,5OO,OOO from Gus.
toms. 1t also shows much larger gen.
eral estimate oil receipts and expenit-
ures than ours, aud, while England may
claim, for effect, that her people are frcer
from tariff taxes than ours, yet her indirect
forms OF taxation, such as her land tax md
house duty, rs well as. her tea and coffee
taxes, all bear upon the masses, and ure
perhaps felt quite us much by them as tar
itftaxes are by the people OF this country.
We DO not understand Mr.. Turner rs
proposins.to do away with any OF the neces.
sary expenditures ofthe government. Dem.
ocrats seem to be very anxious to secure
even extraordinary appropriations. IVES.
Virginia gets her full share OF these for her
rivers,public buildings etc. The Democrats
OF the South clamor for large appropriations
Tor the Mississippi river and its tributaries.
All these appropriations, united to the nee.
essary expenses Of the government, call
for vast sums-sums that must be raised
mainly by the tariff. When therefore
Mr.. Turner claims to be in favor Of q tariff
for revenue, aud yet makes arguments in
favor Of free trade, we do not exactly see
the force Of his position. We do not ask
for tariff that will raise no revenue-iora
prohibitory tariff but for tariff
that while it is laid Tor revenue
shall SO discriminate as to protect our own
interests. This is the Republican position
and platform. As long as duties are neces.
sary they should be laid ~ upon articles
OF luxury and (2) upon such articles as an.
tngonize healthful diversiication OF in
dustry on our own soil. And inasmuch rs