Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-05
THE WAYS AND MEANS REPORT

THE WAYS AND MEANS REPORT.
The report of the Democratic members
Of the ways and means committee on the
tariff bill formulated by them is yeIy
clear and torcible document, making an
elaborate and comprehensive statement
of the objects Of the bill and of the means
by which they are to be attained. Re-
ferring TO the existence Of q Treasury
surplus the report ssys:
There are two ways in which this excessive
accumulation may be prevented. We may re-
duce ta alton to the level Of expenditures and
leave in the pockets OF people all moneys not
needed for public purposes, or we msy raise
expenditures to the height Of taxation, seek
ing out new and useless objects of appropris-
ton on which 10 lavish the great and growing
revenues not neeo ed for any legit mate wants
of the public service. If We adopt The
latter coCrse these very objects
of useless eIpenditures will gather
upon Congress in such increasing numbers and
with such growing demands as to fasten upon
the government permanent and unchange-
able policy of extravagant and reckless appro-
prlations. This policy once adopted Will not
only breed corruption In public life and de-
morallEation IN private life, but will compel, in
perioas OF depression, an increased rate of tax
alton for the people or an increase of bonded
debt for the government. There Is but one
safe course, and that is to reduce taxation to
the necessary requirements Of an honest, ec)-
nomical and effic ent administration of govern
ment.
The report then proceeds to show how
this result is to be accomplished, keeping
carefully Sin view a: ell times the inter-
ests of the manufacturer, the laborer, the
producer and the consumer" 1t shows
where the burdens of taxation press most
grievously, and points out where 1t can
be lightened to best advantage. 1t treats
st length CT the wool question, claiming
that to make this great wool growing
country we must prod-ce our goods st
lower cost and go out and compete
with other countries in the markets of the
world. "With free WOOL" says the re-
port, 1--WE may not only supply the home
market with the greater part Of the
wooden goods now imported, but we can
begin to export wooden goods, snd soon
build up prosperous foreign trade"
Regarding sugar, 1t says:
We have reduced the revenue received from
sugar shout 20 per cent, and extended the FIRST
class from No. Is to Ne l6 Dutch standard Of
color. The sugars setwee- Noe. IS and ls are
grades of brown sugars which can into CON
sumption withouI refining, and consumers may
protect themselves against trusts and combi
nations by purchasing these grades of iapor ed
sugars when the price Of the refined Is pus up
and kept up by organized trusts Of tse domes
tic manufacturers. The "a. OF all sugars above
No. is ia reduced, so that foreign refined sugars
may be imported to prevent high prices and
protect tho Consumers sgtiHs! combinations.
Earthenware, steel rails, iron, tin
plate and very many other articles CONF
in for share OF attention and the bene-
ifs to be derived from reduction Of
duties are plainly pointed out.
II the tariff bill should fail of adoption
through the Vaccinations Of the Republi
CANS and their Democratic assistants, the
report will make q great campaign docu-
ment Tor the psrty OF revepue reform.