Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-07

nof e1e e1rrent yaAf, ID tie end of
eQ1e y Ascf, TIE saceElal1ed Hocsfp1a
% % uceeoaR !. lSs6, with snoA racsipfa
ss.iglasee fog ths renaainasroE tho year,
Ate 80. .eooooo The expendilaFas A.
sss'llnad and eslimntea are N956 CO.
- lndlcAtlne a. anttetDetaa gaFp.us
e theelosa a. TIE year a. 890oo0o1a.
ExRoExs.
Ihe total valus a ne exporta srnn
lhe United Ststes 10 foFeiQn Countries
aaEinR the 6soal year b stated ana sora-
pared vita ths pFsoediaa yeaEs e fol.
Far ths yeaE sndiug Jsus 81 Isss, a.
nestle mefcnandise, 6s5 96t 80; June
~ ISIS. domestic marennndisa. RT19.-
So s4S; S11e 50, 1885. foFainn msrohan-
dises ela.56lSol; June 50. 1856. foraiRn
merahandlse. SIS. sos .So9s EuRe 30. 1856,
eeld. SO s5s, ,f9l; guae 50. 1855. gold.
&3.tJ1 ~; Jan. 30 1855. mlVNF. A. kfl.-
2i0s Jeas %. 1856. silver, SSa 7rB Gs8.
ne Fsiae of SINE 81 our laadfnQ AZ
ports daring the last haaal year na eosn-
pared with TIE value % she aama foT
ne year inmediaialy ploeafinR i hsla
given, and furnishes information hoah
iaterestinR and successive; For tha year
eadine Jane 50.
Cotlon 4 essson.
naaaIaoi1rsa ssls. ,57s eMA7ssOaa
fohaoce and ita
msnnfastursa S99sGsos % ss3.Sos
nrsadstu4s 49,. kH5 Sa6 SIS t60Sf06n
kEogisions-..... 9o625.2l6 107. .2s2 ass
Oar imports dasinR ne last asusi vsnr
as eompared via NJ pEnEioaa yaar we're
1885. 1856.
Mstehandi'e e6s5. .kS8, ,ls6 ess9 $50 ea8.6o
Gold .......- 2o.7ta.ss9 28.Gsf. .8os %
Silver. l7.S50, ,So1 l6.Noe 90
THn suRPEUs nEFKNun AND TIM rARrFr.
In my last annual message 20 Osn-
Rresa atienlioa WAa directed 10 she faot
tnal tba revenues of the Guvernmana
exceed il9 aoi1ai needs, and e Waa anQ-
Rseted that legislative aaiion should b.
taken 10 relieve the people from tha
uonaeessary burden % taxaiion thua
made apparent In view of tna press.
Toe imr0rtanes Of the snbisai deem d
my duty 20 again urge is consideration.
TIE incoms af she Government, with
increased volnme aud With lhosouQh
economies tn its eallectiou, 3 now more
than ever IN excess OF the pablia necea.
sity. The application sf che snrplaa .
the payment of saoh portion Of she
paolte debt nov at oar option suhiect
70 extinRnishmeni. II eoniinnsd at the
rate vhich has lately pFevailed, would
retire that Glass Of indabtsannsl wlshin
les than one year from this date.
Ihua, continuation OF our pfaaanf raF-
enue would soon result in tka raseiDt q
an anaual income much greater thsn e
Heceesafy 30 meet the GoVsrnmamt'a an.
penses. With no indsbtedness 90 which
u oonld be applied. We should then
Be coHfronled with q vast qaaatiiy og
money, the circulating madlnn of Tie
peoula. boarded In the Treasury when
q should be 10 their hands, we should
Be drawn into Uastefnl public oxtgava-
aAnoas, with all the oorrnpaion and
natienl decentralization which follou
IN iig train.
But it is NOT the aimple sxistanos Of
the surplus and isa Threatened attendant
evils which furnish The atron lsst arQa.
ment against onr present scale Of fed
eral taxation. Its worst phass b she ex-
aotion Of. saoh q aarplu5 ahRouah q psr-
vers on Of she relations between Che
people and the Government, danger
Gus departing from the fuls which limits
the right Of federal taxation. Tha aood
A0NAA9AAAN4a VI AAMAA WHY ANtUANLH4
citizen boasts, has Tor its ohieot tha pro-
teotion Of every person within its bor-
ders With tue greatest hbe,ty consists nt
with the good Of thu country. and hsa
perfect security In the enioyment of bis
earnings vita the least possible diminu-
tion for public needs. When more Of
the peOpls'a sustenanoe h exautod
throuRh ths form of taxation than "a
necessary 20 meet the last obligations Of
The Government and Of the sxpeaso %
iia economical administration, such na-
tion becomes ruthless oxtortion ana Z
violation Of the fundamental pFinnlples
OF free g0veFnmank The indirect mRn.
nef in which those oxactious are msds
has Q teadenoy % osnoeal their tEns
character and extent; bus we have ar.
rived a. stage oi supeFnaoas revenue
Shioh has aroused the people 10 a reali-
zation Of the fact thai the amouat
raised, professedly for ths support %
t0e 0ovsFnment, . paid By them e ab-
solutsiys II added 10 The price ag tha
things which sueply their daily Waais.
a. II II was paid az hxad paFiedn into
the hands Of ths tkxgathsrer. Thoss
who t0ii for daily wages ere baRinnina
10 understand thas capital. thonah
sometimes wanting les importaneo and
clamorinR for the profession and favor
Of the Government, 10 dali aud sinaRish,
until, touehed oy tue magical hand Of
labor, u springs inio activity. furnish
ing 40 Oooasi n for federal taxaason ana
gaining the value which enables u %
bear its harden, and the iaborina man
10 thoaahtfuliy inuuiEing whathag,
! undeE the circumstances and o0aaIdsF-
ing the tribute be constantly pays Into
the pablie treasury as be snpplisa his
daily wants. be reserves bis fair ahaso
Of adv aniaQss.
There is also . suspicion abrsad tkat
the surplus of our FeVenuea inAlsa1s
abnormal and axsaptianai buslnmas
prohts, which, undes the system Whiah
pRo4ncea suoh q surplus Increase WITH
oat corresponding benefit 20 tke peopla
q large. The vast aeoumulatisna of 9
few among eur citizens Whoso fortunes,
rivallinR the wealth Of The most favored
IN anti oenoorafie nations. are nol eh8
indnglrions RsDublio. Our faTasFa tnn.
and thoaa enaaRod diFaoiiy o. indiroatiy
IN supplying the products Of nafionltufa
see that, day by dsy e. often 20 the
daily wants Of their houaoholdo rogu1,
tbey are forced 20 pay exoanaivo ard
needles taxation, white their prod1eig
stFagRle 10 foreign markets with t1oa1
of Eations which, BY allowing q frmaE
exchange Of pra6notions than wa pag-
mis. e1tttie their peoplo ts nsli for pFiaea
whieh distress the Amofioan farmer.
As ever patriotic oitixsn feioioa ID
tha eonalautly ipcfeaaina pride oe car
people tn AmeKioan citsxanahip au9 eha
glory Of our National aohlepomanis and
progress, sentiment prevails ehat the
leading Strings. usoful 70 naiion % ~
Infancy, may aa veil % q Rreat axfant
b discarded IN tne pFeeent staaa ef
American ! genuity, courage and fsaF-
lees aelf-fslianos; and for she pflviiees
Of induiEing TITS ssntimant with aFna
Amsrioan oHthuaiasn, Cur citizens ere
willing 20 foregO the idle saFpina In the
public treasury.
Al TIE people know ihaf NE aVoEaRs
rate Of tAEation on impnRts Ia Aodag, ia
iimes II peaoe, but iittle lees, Wills
npon some articles Of aeooasaey con
sumption it " aefa Ally msFo, than vas
imposed b. the grievous burdau VIII.
inRlY borne - . time when ths 6oVsFn-
meat neeaed miiiiOnsto maintain by war
the safety and Integrity 81 the UnitaA
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