The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

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80 outraged, repetition of such crime
may not be subject of wonder.
Sayers on Tariff.
Mr.. Sayers understands the tariff
plank, adopted by the democrats at
Chicago, to mean: "That in reform
ing the present tariff and in reducing
the taxation resulting from it, the tax
necessary to be imposed shall be so
distributed as not to cripple or destroy
any important industry that has
grown up under the influence of the
tariff, the sudden withdrawal of which
would operate dlsastrously upon such
interest" The Express discourses upon
Mr.. Savers views as follows:
He In favor OF tariff for re
venue, limited to the necessities
of the government, but IN its ad-
Justment regard must be had to
the welfare of our home Industries.
He is in favor of enough discrlmina-
ton in adjusting the tariff, within the
TeVfnue, to give our great indus
tries fair chance to compete with
foreign competitors, and no more.
When he says he stands squarely on
the Chicago platform and lnterprets it
to mean that "the necessary tax to be
imposed shall be so distributed as to
not cripple or destroy any important
industry that has grown UP under. the
influence of the tariff, the sudden
withdrawal of which would operate
d1sastrOusly upon such interest" he
pledges himself to all the Express has
ever asked in that connection, and al,
we think, any reasonable man could
ask. That is a Just discrimination; to
go beyond it would be an unjust dis
elimination. He is not in favor of a
horizontal reduction of the tariff,
but would prefer, in reducing the rev.
enues, to adjust the taris with refer
ence to the merits of each article. In
published interview, Major Sayers eX-
planned that when he said he favored
taxing the luxuries of life rather than
the necessities, he did not wish to be
understood as believing the needed
revenue could be raised entirely by
duties on the articles generally class
ed as luxuries. The greater portion
of the revenues would always
have to come from articles of necessi-
ty, but he favored as high tax on
the luXuries as could be laid without
impairiug the revenues; as high as
could be laid without making it pro-
hibitory or leading to general eva
sion of the law. AS to the Morrison
bill, Major Sayers declared, in the con-
versation referred to above, that he
would have voted for the Morrison
bill had he been in congress; he would
have voted for amendments readjust-
ing the classification in many impor-
tant particulars, but as between the
Morrison bill and no legislation at all,
he would have voted for the bill.
The Express is pleased with the
views of the candidate and announces
its determination to do all in its power
to have him elected. Two years ago
the Express was opposed to the election
of Mr.. Hancock on tariff grounds, and
at that time everybody in the district
knew him to represent the democratic
idea, which was then as it is now.
THE independent movement in
Iowa is growing in power. The Du-
buque Herald says it is hopeful, as it
may undermine the corrupt power OF
republicanism. Thousands of repub-
licans, especially the Germans and
Scandinavians, says the Herald, are
Disguised with the nomination of
Blaine and will go over to Cleveland.
Hitherto Iowa has been a strong re-
publican state, but there are several
important causes that will work to
undermine the republican strength
this year.
A oNE-ARNIED Union veteran, who
was formerly an employe in the treas
ury department, has completed ia
BILE showing that among the surviving
Federal soldiers of the late war the
democrats outnumber the republic
cans. This is very probably true,
and, if so, the republican leaders are
not near as fond of the soldier vote as
they pretend to be. 1t is asserted the
lingo vote is solid enough for Blaine
and Logan. They need it.
The ship Bracodile, with cholera on
board, now on her voyage to New
York, should not be allowed to touch
the coast of the United States any,
where. She is to be quarantined at
New York, but the very act of quar-
antining itself implies contact and,
therefore, danger. 1t is too fearful a
risk to run. The Bracodile had better
a thousand times go to the bottom of
the Atlentic with all on board, than
introduce the plague on this CONT
nent, so far, happily free.
GREAT commercial depression ex-
lists in Mexico. There Is an impress
sion that the building of the lines of
railroad now penetrating Mexico is
premature, and that it may be many
years before they become profitable
investments. The attempt to produce
civil strife there has added to this
condition of affairs.
HON. j. d. SAVERS has been over to
San Antonio, and he has there ex-
pressed himself, in an interview on
The tariff, in manner which the Ex-
press declares eminently satisfactory
10 it. Either the Express is hedging,
or Mr.. Savers; and it looks to man
up tree as though both might be
loing little of that same thing.
THE disease prevailing at Central
Iowa, pronounced by the doctors
grey fux," but exhibiting symptoms
If cholera, has at least one mark of
hat disease-its fatality. One out of
very four dies.
THE success OF the Mormons in the
ecent Utah elections makes them
more hopeful. And the massacre of a
ew more missionaries may add new
jfe to their religious and social
Ieveltry.
THE grand master of the New
FORK Odd Fellows suggests the bury
ng of the dead at night, to avoid the |
Expense of costly funerals. The sug-
estiOn Is worthy of reflection.