Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-12
WV WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER II. 1888

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our national debt is, in my opinion, not
only uncalled for, but is creating serious
alarm among those in positions OF trust
who must invest in securities that are
standard. Our excellent National bank
system is seriously threatened by the pros
pect Of having this volume OF national debt
swept away without any immediate proyi-
sion for anything in the nature of secur-
ity TO axe its place. The Democrats should
collect enough revenue to run the Govern
ment ec nomIcally. They should not roll
up mil ions Of surplus in the treasury for
The Benefit of Pr0tectiOnists.
Every unnecessary dollar that is now
wrung from commerce by an outrageously
high tariff would, by tariff for revenue
only, 60 to the benefit OF the whole people
through cheaper commodities, cheaper
rents, cheaCer household implements,
cheaper transpt rtation, cheaper clothing.
The people would find under this system
that wages would be better and that there
would be fewer of those periods OF depres-
sion in manufacture and trade that form so
conspicuous a figure under the present
system OF high protection
"How will our shipping be Affected
Under low tariff, admitting raw mate
and with the privilege granted our mer-
chants OF purchS sing ships in the cheapest
market,d believe that our old foreign COM
merce would revive and that the markets of
the world would again be opened to our
manufacturers, who would be lar more
prosperous and rest on an infinitely more
secure basis than they can under the pres
ent system" ..- ..
The Sage OF Jtica's Views.
Ex Governor Seymour was seen at Utica.
After general discussion OF the question
of taxation, Governor Seymour said: Il do
not think that the election of Mr.. Carlisle
will of itself tend for the movement OF q
marked chsnge in our revenue system.
Some reforms will be proposed, because
both parties believe that they are neces-
sary. The gierce attacks made upon the
party because Of Mr.. Carlisle's election III
their nature will tend to make Democratic
COngre=sEien hesitate in introducing bills
which can rot become law and which they
| have not the power 70 pass against the Op-
position Of ,he Senate and th> Executive.
chiLk, in snort, it Si!l be seen and felt
tat
The Policy oEAGi:atiOn
| by the r. publican psItr will do all the
great interests of our Countrywide farm.
ig. the carr ing, the mechanical ana the
| manufacturing Interests - great hirm.
Lure peau Governments Will be lrrlts!ed
| By tie proposal OF the Republican party 10
| put On duties, not Tor the support OF the
| Cove and needed revenues, but for
| the svowed purpose OF keeping their pro
ductionS our Of our country. IL We put on
! such prOhibitory Guties we have nothing
| to say il they adopt the same plan with
regard to US. Ii the Republican party
should elect President tpon that issue II
| would be declaration of commercial war
| again European commerce and Europe
YOald =, ,aliate by shutting out our pro-
ducts Tast is the real meaning o. ths
| Gcrmyu sctyon against our provisions.
We Can supply Them
with sraln, &C.. but they are not depend
| EFT upon rs TO the degree supposed. Ii a
| tari! IS l.,t uOOn our provisions they can
| buy more c caply elsewhere. Britain can
| get food from Canada, India aud Austria.
| II she cannot sell to us it will be TO her in.
| terest 10 build up her own colonies by Civ
| ing them q preference. Emigration vii. be
| turned 70 them. If it IS our duty to put
tsxes upon their products then il is their
duty to protect ther citizens and Co!onists
| in the same way. The Republicans are aid
| ing the lrId owners OF other countries by
| their arguments, and in their efforts TO
| have duties put On whatever We make or
raise. aud W. see that these landed inter.
ests ere even TOW using the arguments
| against us OF our Republican friends.
| Governor .icVClaud.
Goy arnor Cleveland, when asked what
| significance should be attached to the eleC.
! ton ot Carlisle by 50 large majority. said:
| "If Congress, at its present session, shall
fail to reduce the revenues, now admitted
| to be larger than necessary, have no dJuDt
| that the question will become al important
| issue in the Presidential election Ot next
| ycsr, and that the election OF Mr.. Carlisle
| tc the Speakership will tend to Commi! the
| Democratic party to advocate such re-
| vision OF the revenue laws as will secure
| reduction of. excessive revenue by remov-
| il Q or reducing such duties as increase the
| crst OF tle nscessaries of life rather than
| those which enhance the price OF luxuries."
Ex-senator Mcdonald.
Seu>tor Mcdonald thinks in an event
tariff reform would have been an issue,
| ard ADDS:
", :. revision OF the tariff would have
| b, en one Of the leading Issues in any case.
| The party pledged itself to the r~fo:m n
l>7G in its platform adopted at st. Louis,
ard re.ttrmed the pledge at Cincinnati in
l,oO, ana IN my opinion the same pledge
| will be renewed in l>>i, with no other
| ci anEe than may Oe necessary 10 Tree II
| from ;u:sCO.. struction and misrepress ta-
| ton.
our present revenue system was estab-
| lished as psr measure and hes continued
long after the necessities ior it have ceased,
| aS Our eZ:rayagant expenditures and our
enormous surplus revenue clearly demon
srratc. l. is not to be expected that the
| pe ope will much longer
Submit so "a System of Taxation
| which collects anywhere from 100000
to SIlO.Oo0C0O per aurum more than is
necesEary for governmental demands.
"How will the Democrats proceed 10 re-
form the tariff
an reforming the system. They will
insist that favorism shall be eliminated
from it, so that taxes shall be laid only for
| the support OF the Government. 1t may
be some time before these reforms can be
| a. com plished. Sudden changes are not
| always benz fcial, even when made to right
| a WI ong or remedy an existing evil; but
| n ere ~ill be no doubt that the people will
| demand and that the Democratic party
| will insist on their being made as speedily
| As the interests of the country will per-
| nit"
Significance of CarIisIe's Election.
"You regard the election of Carlisle, then,
as emphasizing the demand for revenue
| reform s!reaGy made.
"Yes. that's il exactly. The issue would
| have been made Just tue same had Rindall
been elected: but the election of Carlisle
was u square indication OF the preponder-
| snce o; Democratic opinion against the high
tariff ideas of Pennsylvania
"Do you regard CarliSle's election in the
lishi of q concession 10 the South
| mo; Mr.. Carlisle, representing the ideas
| he does. would have been elected had he
| been from any other section. The attempt
| to draw sectional lines and to construe his
election as hostile demonstration 70 the
| North is wrong, and has no justihable
basis
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