Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-10-02

material reduction Of duties On imports
To that policy all parties and interests
assented. A Commission of experts, after
an elaborate inquiry and much careful con-
sideration, recommended an average re-
duction OF twenty per cent. The law as
/ finally passed, in the estimate Of the
finance committee Of the Senate, would
reduce the revenues $45, 600, 900. But
the results have disappointed all parties,
and are satisfactory to no one. Instead
of twenty per cent. the reduction
has been less than four-instead
of $45, 900, 900, it has not reached
$50, 600, 600. It has thus signally failed
to accomplish the main purpose of its
enactment. The positive necessity for
relief from excessive revenues and bur
densome taxation was again presented to
| Congress by the treasury department. It
declared that relief mist come from re-
duced duties on imports. and favored
adding largely to the free list, taxing ar
ticles of necessity, such as tea, coffee, su-
! gar, &C., more lightly than articles Of
luxury, favoring raw materials and do
nestle industries. This much for the
/ policy of the administration:
The Republican platform admits the
imperfection of the present law and
pledges itself to revision in order 'sto
correct its inequalitiesn and ssreduce the
| surplus by such methods as will relieve
| the taxpayers without iniuring the labor
or the great productive interests Of the
! country. This declaration is sugar
coated and interlarded with sweetly
toned general platitudes, but specifying
only the single item of wool, as to which
j it offered feeble and Elusive promise
As to the claims of necessaries for prefer
ence over Iuxufies and of raw materials
| over the manufactured article, it is omi-
nously silent.
The Democratic platform pledges the
party to a revision of the tariff and re-
duction of taxation equally with the Re
publican platform, but is more explicit
and forcible in its terms In regard to
home industry and American labor it EN-
ploys unequivocal language. 1t declares
that lin making reduction of taxes IL
does not propose to injure any domestic
industries, but promote their healthy
! growth s'Moreover, many industries
have come to rely on legislation for sue.
cessful continuance, so that any change
of law must be at every step regardful
of the labor and capital thus involved. Y
''The process of reform must be subject
in the execution to this plain dictate of
| Justice tsThe necessary reduction in
taxation must be effected without de-
priving American labor of the ability to
compete successfully with foreign labor
and without imposing lower rates Of
duty than will be ample to cover any in
creased cost OF production which may
exist in consequence of the higher rates
of wages prevailing in this country"
GREAT DEMONSTRATION AT NIGHT.
At night Capitol square was packed to
suffocation. The IS, 1000 strangers who
had swarmed into the city were joined
by as many more from this city, and the
crowd fairly captured the streets. The
| procession began to move about o'clock.
| The thousands of uniformed men, the
waving banners, the torchlights and IL
luminations made up magnificent spec
tacle All along the line of march from
the doors and windows and housetops
thousands waved flags and handkerchiefs
and cheered without cessation. During
the parade speakers occupied stands at
various points in the State house yard
and spoke to multitude of listeners.
GOVERNOR HENDRICKS SPEECH.
A. uoaa.;ols 80 ;n+,od,,ood -.
senator Thnrman - ''' He Is,4,c exn-easod tbo
on;n;on , .tbat there should he : cbonae s1 of of
administration. Senator Sherman had
said in very rough language last night
that he (Hendricks) had misre presented
the national treasury. The remark re
| fected more on Mr.. Calkins, the Repub-
lican candidate for governor of Indiana,
than on himself, Mr.. Calkins had said
in a speech that the Republicans found
the treasury empty, and now it was full
to OVERLOOKING. He (Hendricks) had
quoted Mr.. Calkins on the supposition
| that he knew. being member of Con
oress. The question is whether taxation
| is too high and ought to be reformed.
Two years ago President Arthur had said
that taxation was too high and ought to
be lightened. The revenue annually ex-
| ceeded the needs of the government by
| 800. 900. 900. In 1882 the excess was
| Inf Sf45 0O0 0OO Conoress undertook
n sI;gbt concess;on lnf at tbe second
| session afierward the secretary of the
| treasury reported that the reduction did
not relieve the people as it should, the
excess being $50, 900, 600. This excess
| is increasing annually. SO that the speaker
| did NOT snnnose Calkins must be mis-
| taken. II the $S5, 900, 900 remained with
tho noo,,e a, in tho cbannaIs of trade
would + not he . oreat benefitg In !
sentence tbe Democratic nlatform saws
the taxation should not exceed the
needs of the government. 1t
should be for public purposes
alone, and should be highest on articles
of luxury. By its honor the Democratic
party stands pledged to support these
principles. In discussing Blaine's for
eign policy, the speaker related the in