Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-15


held, but ltmay be stated upon theauthor'
ny OF his past record that the changes
will be even more radical than
were contemplated by the Nor
risoD bill. Mr.. Mills is radical free
trader and believes that the greatest com
merclal and national prosperity is the re-
suit OF the freest commercial intercourse
with the nations of the world. As prin-
ciple he upholds absolute free trade. The
only interference allowable with that
principle In the nature OF "A tariff tax, in
his mind, Is a tax which will impose on
our foreign trade its just proportion OF
the burdens OF carrying on the govern
ment; that is what we call ga tariff for
revenue only"
We will quote from few of Mill's
speeches in congress to illustrate his tariff
| theories, and afford an idea of what
his tariff scheme is likely to propose
That he will not stop at Q reduction of
the duty on raw materials, as Mr.. Hewitt
and the manufacturers desire, IS proven by
this extract from speech. made before
the committee Of the whole, in the house,
April 10, 1884; "My colleague on the com
mlttce (Mr. HEWITT is trying TO help the
manufacturer out by giving him free raw
material, so that he may go into the for
eign market, as he cannot find sufficient
demand In the home market TO keep his
works going, and his laborers employed.
His measure only gives half relief.
want to give him both the foreign and
home market, and both filed with
buyers who want his products and have
the capacity to buy them. That can only
be done by extending our foreign COM
merco as far as we possibly can. Not
only should we put raw materials on
the free list, but the manufactured pro-
duct should be burdened as lightly as pos
siblc."
SO that II is clear Mr.. Mills viii not
support the Hewitt bill, which stops short
at areduction of duties on raw materials
Neither will Mr.. Mills permit himself to
he coddled by that class of quasi protect
iOnist Democrats who want to remove
the internal revenue tax, which will COM
pei the retention of high import duty to
supply the fiscal deficiencies of the gov
eminent. Here IL his record on the |
proposition to remove the internal |
revenue tax; "Who are these zeal /
Gus reiormers that are comprising |
sea and earth, and preaching crusade
for the emancipation of whisky from the |
clutches of the taX-gathcrcr? Who is 1t |
that Is so eager, so Jealous, SO importn- |
nate for cheaper and more abundant |
whisky? 1t does not come from those |
who make It, who sell It, who pay taxes |
on 1t, who drink it. But there Is a con-
slant pressure for the repeal of the inter |
nal-reyenue tax, and that tax only.
1t comes from combination of mauuiac-
turcrs, national bankers and bOndhold-
crs. Why are they SO anxious for its re-
peal2 Because all of them are interested |
in the perpctuation Of the public debt, and
the annual revenues oil the government
are paying off that debt at the rate of
hundred millions a year"
These extracts show where Mr.. Mills
stood year ago. lie has not shifted
position. He has fortified himself in the
position he then occupied We may in
fer with assurance that the forthcoming
tariff bill will be no temporizlng, half
hearted scheme, but clean-cut, explicit,
vigorous demand tor reduction of the
tariff tax wherever Il Expresses the Ameri-
lean consumer, In this effort Mr., Mills
will have the hearty benodicton of the
Texas public. No matter what may be
thought of his attitude toward prohlbi-
ton, he will always find ready sup
port for his tariff views from the people
who suffer.