National Republican., 1886-10-23

manufactures OF Bohemia nearly Sl00O,0O0.
The importers Of jcwelry and precious
stones pay S1OO,OOO Fine kid gloves,
morocco, and other manufactures used
exclusively by the rich pay $1,000
eco per anuum. They who import the
fine brandiCs, champagncs, and cordials of
Europe pay $7,OOO,OO0. Our Bavarian
friends sometimes insist upon Munich beer
IL Is incredible that st. Louis, Chicago,
Milwaukee, and New York fail to furnish
a drink sufficiently appetzng, and they
must not complain II the home article is
protected, Italian marbles for statu-
ary paid SGOO,OOO Fine bronzes,
S100,O6O. Olive oil, exported from Amer.
lea as cotton oil, refined and sent
back, paid $4,000. The importers Of Eng
lish and German Chccses paid S2iS, 900. IL
our German friends insist that our cheeses
are not sufficiently good aud they must have
brie or limberger, let them pay for the priv
ilege. The importers Of rice aud its manu-
factures pay over 81 100000 annually into
the treasury. Silks, including fine laces,
velvets, &c, pay $l4OOO,OOO. Tobacco and
cigars, imported from Cuba, Spain, and
Mexico, paid last year $1,50O,OO0 The fine
woods of Central America and Africa paid
Sl,bOO,O00. French vegetables, pickles, &c,
paid S3OO,0OO. Fine carpets, cloaks, shawls,
and other manufactures OF wool paid 81.
1900, while wool In its raw state, insult.
ticiently protected, pays little over $3,-
OO0,OO0. Sugar and molasses paid S52, ,000,-
600. Barley pays 81, 100000 They " 40 inn
port II paid the amount without complaint.
| Clocks and watches aid nearly 100000.
| Wealthy New Workers insist upon using
| English coal in their CRATES let them pay
| the $3.50 eco, II American coal is insufficient
| for their purposes Works of art paid
| S2OO, ,OOO, ana live animals $3.50 600
These, with few mirror articles, cOnsti-
tute the total SUN received fro II the much
abused American tariff. The enormous
duty on rice over l06 per ccut,-s levied
upon the demand Of tue southern rice
| growers The enormous duty of 13 per
cent. upon sugar aud molasses is levied for
| Louisiana Democrats, who camor for large
| duties upon sugar and d-uounce the tariff
| upon every other article. The excessive
duties upon foreign brandcs are levied upon
the demand Of Kentucky manufacturers of
| brandy and Bourbon whisky.
The total importatiuus upon which the
| Sl1G00O,0O0 are collected amount to
$3S6,OOOOO0, making an average duty of 46
| per cent. In addition TO this, we imported
last year SlJ3 100000 worth of goods free
OF any duty at all; making our total impor.
tations about S5s0,0O0, 600, making an
average duty Of 302 per cent. ad valorem.
| Cur Democratic friends Lave cndcavored
among themselves to agree upon some
| plan Of reduction. The first was PROPOSE
| tiCn Of Mr.. Morrison, Of Illinois, to make
horizontal reduction Of 20 per cent. upon
the whole list of articles named. Against
this Mr. Randall and his friends protested,
and the attempt was total failure. In
the last Congress a new proposition was
originated and failed because of Democratic
opposition. If any article upon the entire
list should be selected for modification or
made subject to the free list, 1t should, In
my opinion, he the article of sugar. Re-
move the S52,0OOO COO collected from sugar
and our Democratic friends have not
revenue enough, both from tariff and in
ternal taxes, TO pay the expenses OF the
government under their own appropriations
during the last year Of Congress- II this
examination of the expenses OF the govern
ment, its necessities for money and the
reasonable modes adopted by the Republl-
can party in its past legislation, and still the
law Of the land, for the preservation of the
credit and honor OF the government Is not
sufficient to satisfy our Democratic friends
of the improperly Of changing, in any
material manner, the laws on this subject
no philosophical discussions upon the tariff
will be sufficient.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Democratic party of this state felicI-
tates itself in its late convention upon the
progress Of the school system Of Missouri,
and ascribes its success to the fostering care
Of the Democracy. Mr.. Cockrell, in late
public speech, uses the following language:
The Democratic party founded the pub
lie school system in Missouri and established
fumes for its support"
Mr.. Vest, in his celebrated nigginsville
speech, punges into the domain of arith-
mctic and sets down au enormous array OF
figures to the credit Of tue school fund; all
tie work OF the Democratic party. | an
gIatiiled that the purified Democracy, the
Democracy Of more modern times, takes a
better view of common school education
Than it did IN 1861. If | remember Alright,
Senator Vest was q leading member of the
legislature Of lSCO 'Gl. ana that year closed
the reign of the ancient regime Of this
party. Recurring to the record Of the Mis-
SOuri legislature IN the year 1861, on page %
Of the 5, ssiun acts, liud the following Cele-
hratcd resolution, approved May l. Of that
year:
Joint resolution to suspcndsthe apaor,ion.
mont Of the state school money for the year
lsGl
II, solved by the general assembly of the
state Of Mi.Suuri, That the appprtiOument Of
the state school money provided by law to b.
made IN the month OF May be Suspended loI
the year 1851, and that the superintendent O
common schools Is hereby authorized aud re
quircd TO postpone making sa dnnporionnen
to await the further disposition of said fund by
| tie present general Assembly,
The further disposition OF the schoo
I fund contemplated by the aforesaid resolu
1 tionis explained in an act approved on th,
= same day, appearing on page 50 of the SAINT
D book. II is entitled, San act to raise monel
4 to arm the state, repel invasion, and pro
= tcct the lives aud property Of the people o
e Missouri" This act created what wa
e called the "militia fund.- and appropriated
v all the money in the treasury or that nigh
: be thereafter received Oh assessments 70
the years 1850 and 1861, or which might b
received from the proceeds Of the specla
tax Of one.tenth Of | per cent, which ha,
han, .f.1 tInp laii ,.,fr
c roads under law approved Nov. 10, 1857
{ excepting only suillciency to pay the eS
!. pCusGs Of the state government, and SINAI
l. sums to the blind and deaf and dumb asy
e lums, and leaving only two-thrds of tn
D usual appropriation TO the lunatc asylum
1t This act swept into the maelstromlof mill
g tary equipment and for the support of Sc
= ccssion and civil war the school fluids G
n the state and authorized the governor /
5 borrow $4,000, 900 on the bonds O
Q the state at the enormous rat
= Of 10 per cent per anuun, 1
c order to buy arms and equipments for th
- destruction Of Union men and for the pur
- chase Of books on military tactics TO teac
c the recruited soldier the best modes of kill
4 ing loyal people and dissOlving the UniO
z Of these states. With this borrowed money
}, with the school funds OF the state, and wit
2. the money that ought to have been apprC
10 priatcd for the support OF the eleemOsynar
l. lnsUlullONh W lNc slhtc' Tue governor wa
Y, authorized to establish an armUry In tn
,r state peniten,iary, at which the convict
Is should be required 10 manufacture arm
ID for the purpose Of carrying out the obiec
s. and intent ofthiS law. From that day unit
n 1867 We had neither school fund nor mean
a 10 protect the credit Of tho state. The chi
st drcn went untaught md the bonds Of til
- state went To reputation, The Republlca
l. party came into power In 1862 AMI COT
Us | trOlled the state government until lsT
le The origin Of the present school fund Is I
IS he found IN an act creating a permlneu
"a school fund, approved March H. 1867, (Sl
D, SESSION Acts 1867, page 1869 This act al