The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-19

to power. The period between 1860
and to- day has been one of material
prosperity; only at no time in the
history of the United States has
there been such progress iu the
moral and philanthropic field, reIi.
gieus and charitable institutions,
schools, seminaries and colleges
have been founded and endowed far
more generously than at any pre-
vious time; greater and more varied
relief has been extended to human
suffering and the entire progress OF
the country in wealth has been ac-
companied and dignified by broad
ening and elevation of our national
character as a people. Our oppo.
nents find fault that our revenue
system produces a surplus. But they
should not forget that the
law was given specific purpose to
which all of the surplus is prof,
tably and honorably applied. The
reduction of the ublic debt and
the conse quent relief OF the burden
of taxation; not dollar las been
wasted and the only extravaganza
with which the party stands
charged, is the generous pensioning
of soldiers, sailors and their fami
lies, an extravaganza which ems
bodies the highest form of Justice
in the recognition ana payment of
q sacred debt. When a reduction
of taxation is to be made, the
Republican party can be tru ted
to accomplish it in such form as
will most effectively aid the indus
tries OF the nation.
OUR FORE GIN COMMERCE
A frequent accusation by our op-
ponents IS that the foreigu cOmmerca
of the country has steadily decayed
under the influence of the protective
tariff. In this way they sack to
array the importing interest against
the Republican party. 1t ia a COM
mon and yet a radical error
to confound the commerce of the
country with it's carrying trade, an
error often committed innocentiy
and sometimes designedly, but an
error so gross that it does not dis
tinguish between the ship and the
cargo. Foreign commerce represents
the exports and imports OF coun-
try regardless OF the nationality of
the vessel that may carry the COM
modities OF exchange. Our carrying
trade has from various causes suf-
fered many discouragements since
1860, but our foreign commerce has
In the same period steadily and pro-
dlglously increased, indeed at a rate
and to an amount which absolutely
dwarf all previous developments of
our trade beyond the sea. From
1860 to the present time the foreign
| commerce Of the United States di-
vlded with Approximate equality
between exports and Imports, and
reached the astounding aggregate of
twenty thousand millions OF doll IS.
The balance in the vast commerce
inclined in our favor, but it would
have been much largsr if our trade
With the countries of the American
continent, else where referred to,
had been more wisely adjusted. 1t
is diff cult even 10 appreciate the
magnitude of our export trade since
1850, and we can gain a correct con-
csption Of it only by comparison
with preceding results in the sam 2
teld; the total exports from the
United States, from the declaration
of indept ndence, 1776 down to The day
OF Lincoln's election in 1860, added
to all that had previously been ex-
porte d from American colonies from
their original settlement amounted
to lfss than S9,000,0O0,0O0; On the
other hand our exports from 1860 to
the Close OF the late fiscal year ex
cetded 00D000,0O0. The whole
OF 1t being the product Of American
laoor, evidently d protective tariff
has not injured our export trade
when by its i0huence we exported
in twenty fur years forty per cent.
more than the total amount that
had been exported in the entire pre-
vlaus history OF American com
meice. All the details when
analyz d correspond with this g!~
gantic result.
AGRICULTURE AND THE TARIFF.
The agricultural interests Ia far the
largest in the nation, and is entitled
in aoy adjustment of the revenue, to
the first considera ton; any policy
hostile to the fullest development of
agriculture in the United States
must be abandoned. Realizing this
fact, the opponents of the present
system of revenue have labored very
earnestly to persuade the farmers OF
the United States that they are
robbed by q protective tariff and the
effort is thus made TO consolidate
their vast Influences in favor Of free
trade; but happily she farmers of
America are intelligent and cannot
be misled By sophistry when cenclu
sive facts are before them; they see
plainly that during the EAST "a years
wealth has not been acquired
III one section or by one interest at
the expense of another section or
another interest. They see that the
agricultural States have made even
more rapid progress than the manu-
r