The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-08

Wood and Its ms ufac:ares 2l4G1,.2 LOS
OH lAsFaa.S.
Our imports during r.,e ye-r ae follows:
y 3rehalIGI9o .,..-...,,.. e.. ~ ,'.tl
Sol1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS H"ltl sFfAJ
SILVER In,na ua' ~
TAn fuIowlus '-fn VI, n ~ r.r.-e.r.r- pri.los
% in4por7i daring lie y"sr, UtyA yAoir sllUfs
eal VITA tle P-IeuutaSe tf.ey bear ~ the i'll
p-tatio-s'
v.las. sya rsl
saser and rnolHnsen. z9s,Ti3 IL
W5o MAJ i, fastfts e. Us is 5.ss
sslA aud It's .tnnLfsc tures.-. SJJt0,Jg2 o.5l
Cheln!calH, dgo+us.a and med
ho4 t1d steel. el.d other
manufactures ...,........ "a, SY,GSe sos
Flax, he4ap, lute, and thetr
ruunufaot,ra .-.,.,...,,... 81 h5l.sit $50
Cotton lnI-d It's manufactures y, lj.. pU1 iss
fur Observation-Disclosures o6ee, 443 $50
TIL REDUCTION oR FIX TARlrr.
Tho fact that our revenues are IN otceff ~
gan aCtnal nosGs Of az ecoIDIAinGl adlninistra-
tia aIncans exps so.1 frsin the people fal It's APP
IShrt. OssT CS7oslLie'ls ~ bl.. the IIeaai Sstso
iah3d By tao wal ii Ii fres p-aEl0 by which rer-
adopted ,rr thsl- beneAt and prossctiou, Ala it
is mower bsSscr a4IAinA Cd snd its ruor sp'tt
Ia batter ocsery.>l than vhela I.nl L.
s.Aasinu tps it, sapPers il sarupalDl ,!y fhlited
b. che actual naoe...ty OF expsiahtures and dis
m ur"p3sirtun with " bioi, wo Layt, 70 deal is
tie reduction OF tbs rGvenlS rece!vad by the
G4vsrninoEI AID Indirectly paid by the people
from customs dutiet.
rhe question Of fres trade ia not involved nor
Is there nov ny occasion fer The general dis us
atom Ut tho wisdom eapeiiencV OF prorso-
tive "Ystsin. Jnsoies and faaEiess iii -'.te that
In any n."1it pom Of tho present laws reln tpS
70 revenue 10 lndlsales nna interest Wi'leA
bHFc boon encouraged by such lay >, and N
which CitIlsus Asve Ltre. h-,lleus, should
NOT be ruthl SLY injured or do9trcl al.
We sEuUll ,t-at SiLn thu supJrcr il SUCH man
10 protect the interests of AIlericgn labor,
which is the capital Of wurkintlnen. -
stability 4,.4 proper remuneration furnish ~
ulosi jlsti .fLr lrateKt tor l. protcsetive policy
Within til C. I-Iuit..tiuus certain reduoti.E
s,puld b made in y.r ru.tUlns revenue. Tie
alnonut OF sLGh reduction having been deter
Inilled. thu inquiry follows Where cAu 1t best
BIO rarnitted. and what arileles can lost ID" r.
leased FROM duty in tho Interest Of cTlGenHH
think the reduction rLoUlL he made n t:.'
rsveu 40 derived from tax upon the imported
necossHros Of life, We thus directly l"u- L the
release to the public IN every Anl2ble home a
larger measure IT .Aa rewards u frugal industry.
TIE NAlipAAl FtSA CHA. LA4lrN'
During the ear onicl Nov. !, 1853, 10 liiilnn-
ii banks were organized. with nn u.,.ra--,o rap-
ital Of sic 30" go, and cir uiA1iHs notes IjL,
been issued to them e. ouutiu4 "a 4.33t.Hto.
The whole number Of theae bH,ks IA existence
on tho day above nifntionrt Wis 2,jt'.
The very limited amount Of Circulating u0+cs
issued BY our national baalls cunip-Jel with the
amount the law permits them to ssHe, upon u
deposit of bonds for their rcdeInI ti9u, tud -Jes
that the Volume Of our circulating u."dii1u may
be largely Increased through this iustruuelital-
THE SILVER QUESTION
Since February, 1873, the Government has
der The ooIupGlsprY provisions of isw, pnfal set
silver bullion md coined the ssule ut the race Of
more than .,U0J.9Q Df dollars every month. j'y
this process Up to the present date - j, i1g i3l
silver dollars have been coined.
a reasonable appreciation of a GCleCGtion Of
power to the Gene raj Government would limit
its exercise without express restrictive words,
to the PEG; les Hetds and the require ments Of
the public welfare.
Upon this theory the nnthoritv ito coin money"
given Congress- by thu Constitution 4 It permits
the purchase by tho Government If bullion for
coinage III ANY event does not Justify such pur
Ch.-se End coinage to an estenI beyond the
smOuut needed for sufficient circulating
medium. Tho desre to utilize tina lilyHr pr,-
duct Of the country should not le1.l to MISUSE
or tho pervorsion of bhia power.
Tho u4cossity for such addition to the Sill
yer olIrroucv If tho nstton NJ IL compelled by
tas silver coin ago act nos 4sf we'd tT .nn fact
thnS up to thu pIess,lt TINA tAlr about fifty
millions Of slv~r dulAgs cuula1 have tsGt-
url!y found thor into ctTcJi tAsnI. l.f.s ing
more tn IN hrndret asid stTty-afs LlIjIluIls
in pOssrssica Of tho tioyernssut. che eustsiy Of
which hHa entri!"i chrs,fsa.r sssis expense for
construc ZION u v.t.lt, scv lbs depost Against
this latter amount there are en tsaAJsliug silver
certihcaces Announcing abo,at Is sja1Ss OF dol
lars Every D. w. Wv Of gold siss lzblic
ITrN-ury are rad ous fsr II ga sse III Elora of
silver dollars TO ne ,.i4il.i ~ IN. ailo s,.s. al
res,iy accumulated. n eosttn sasd long euuu'lu