The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-09-28

n. Kxssss. q Iowa. -;
Some excessive duties remain on the
statute book some dutiable articlee'
nhould Be- on lhe free llst, and some Of
the provisions Of the tariff have becomeI
obsolete.
Senator sssnnAr. q oAio. ls1;
We agree that the tariff should BE- rel
vised and the taxes reduced. II
Under existing law We ere collecting !
from the people OF the United States 81
National taxes the sum Of 6fty 10 one
hundred miIlions 81 dollars moro than
is requisite 20 meet 81 the proper cur.
rent expenditures OF the Government
and sll our obligations to the public.
Ersuus HAls. q Maine. ia !hs Hssss. is7i;
The duty upon salt is now i6 cents
Der 100 pounds in bulk and "a cents iul
sacks. The best Turks Island salt can
be purchased Ct the place where Il 10 pro-,
|0uced Tor from 8 to 10 cents per bushel.
Any gentlemen hero can compute for
himself the percentage OF duty resting
lupop this article. ! believe there is NO
Ione question about which the ref1 ecti0n
lof millions OF people day by day 10 90
decided q Il 10 in declaring that there
Ishould Be no tax upon this article OF salt.
II have been asked to amend the bill in
lsroduced BY me 90 as 10 cut down the
Ithe duty 50 per cent. do not consent
10 that. believe this article should 20
lupou the free list: that the monopoly
which has obtained heretofore for the
|Oooudaga Salt Works-as great and
Icompleio o any monopoly ever granted
Ibv the Tudors fu EngIand's most desp0t-
IIc tfmaa --Ou0ht 20 cease.
jPvs.idsns GaAss, Annual Message December, ISIS
| MANY duties now collected, and which
give but an Insignificant return for thu
|cost or collection, might be RENTED
and 10 the direct advantage Of consumer
| II home. would mention those srticlee
which enter into manufactures OF aIl
sorts. All duty paid upon such articles
goes directly to the cost OF the article
when manufactured here, and must Be
lpaid for BY the consumers. These duties
not only come from the consumere o
home, but oct - : protection % foreign
Imanufacturers Of the came completed
articles 10 our own and distant markets
IPresIdsns Assuu.. Am ual Message. lssf
| A total abolition Of excise taxes would
Ialmost inevitably prove : serious, u mol
Ian ineurmouutable obstacle 70 : thor
Tough revision Of the tariff and to any
Iconsid derabIe reduction 10 import duties
1.-THE present tariff system u II many 70
lspecis unjust. IL makes unequal distri
lbutions, both Of its burden and its beuo.
Iifs. 80 recommend % enlargement
LOT the free list % @ 10 include within Il
1.-The numerous articles which yield In
|consid derable revenue, : simpliicati0n o.
\ the complex aud Inconsistent schedule
IOfduties upon certain manufactures, par
leIcuIarIy those Of cotton, iron aud steel
and substantial reduction Of the duties
Iupon those articles, and upon sugar, mo-
IIssses. silk. wool aud wooien goods.
senator suEanAs. Of Ohio. 1851:
In considering 90 complicated sub
Iject q : tari6. nothing can b more de.
Iceptive than the application Of such gen.
|ersl phrases q sprotective tariff,s a
Irevcnue tariff free-trade." Eve y Law
Imposing duty on imported goods h
4 ,Iuecessarily restraiut on trade. Il I'm.
Iposes burden upon the purchase and
sale Of imported goods and tends 70 pre-
went every importation. The expreesion
Ia free trade tariff" involves an absurd
Iity. 1f You converse with Intelligent
linen engaged 10 the business Of mann.
fsciuring they will tell You that they ere
willing to compete with England
'|Fnnce, Germany, and I'll the countriea
lof Eu~ope, q the old rates OF duty. II
you reduce their products 10 : specie b.
Isis, and put them on the same footing
'|they were on before the war. the pres.
lent rates OF duty would BE- too high. II
'lWould not b necessary for scarce any
branch Of industry 10 Be protected 20
The extent Of your present tariff law
'lThey do not ask protection against th(
,,|pauper labor Of Europe. but they eel
proiection against the creation Of you
Iown laws.
IBsssAnzn HAnnssos, November =. l8s3s
Il The creation OF the Tariff Commissiou
.IWas : confession that the tariff needs 70
''Ivision. II The report comes In Il shoult
''Ibe promptly acted upon. Ny opinion .
I 'Ishst no time should be lost after Con
IRress assemblies 10 bringing forWarI
Iihese measures, and that no time should
Ibe lost during the holidays By adjourn
Iment.
Issaa,sr s.ssnAs. March Is. ls7E
| have listened with patience, day b!
|day, 70 The statements Of gentlemen VII
Iare interested % our domestic produc
ssItions. en- firm believer in the gener
.. lei idea Of protecting their Industries, bu
II assure them, q assure their represen
-Itatives here, that if the present higl
|ralss OF duty. unsxsmplIfled 10 our conn
s|try, and higher By nearly 30 per cen
sIthan they were ID 1851, aro maintoino'
! Ion metallic aud textlle fabrics after ~
have repealed Tie very internal taxe
SIvhIoh Ravo rloo 70 them. and o(tor ~
I |hsvo Substantially given them their ~
i. .lmsterials froo OF duties, we shall have
slfseling of Dissatisfaction among other y
..Iterests 10 the country, that will ovo1
throw the whole systems a0d DO greats
harm than cen possibly b done ~
Imodorato roduction of The proeone rate
lof fduty.
Is>saisr I1sunnE. ofvsmsns, ls5o:
l It . : mistake or the ltioads o9
|oound tari6 % iusiat upon The exsvsm