The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-11
REPUBLICAN rLEDGEs.

The Republican party VIII enter
into mower on the fourth day OF
next month pledged. first OF aii.
TO a reduction Of the revenue without
destroying or weakening the Amers-
can system OF protection Republ-
cans are as firmly pledged a. Demo
Gratis 10 bring the receipts Of the gov
eminent TO level with its expendi-
lures. The great difference between
the two parties has been that the
democrats have made the excessive
revenue a pretext for striking at the
protective system. while the Repub-
Iicans have insisted that the reduction
az the revenue should tie made with
out prejudice to the interests OF
American workingmen and manu-
facturers.
It IL probable that the Republican
plan OF revenue reduction viii be on
The general lines OF the senate tariff
bili submitted to the country during
the last days Of the recent session.
OF course II Is not likely that this bill
win be adopted entire. but its gener-
Al features win doubtless appear IN
the tariff law which is finally adopted
BY the Fifty-frst congress. II Is safe
10 saw that the tariff on sugar viii be
greatly reduced, that the tar upon to-
bacco will be entirely removed and
that alcohol used in the arts viii be
relieved from taxation. Further
than this, 1t may be said, the redue-
t,ons viii be made on articles which
do not come into competition with
goods of American production.
But the entire reduction OF the reve-
nue. win not be made by reducing the
tariff and internal taxes. The Repub-
Iican party is pledged to reduce letter
hostage 10 | cent. Here, indeed, Is a
tar which is felt more generally and
more severely than the tariff. The
efforts OF the Democratic administra-
ton 10 make the postal service pay its
own expenses while the treasury has
been fairly OVERLOOKING with wealth
would have been ridiculous If they had
not been serious. The efficiency OF
the service has been seriously i'm
paired In order to save expenses, and
all propositions to reduce the rate OF
letter postage 10 / cent have been met
with emphatic and Mortified refusal.
The Republican party win not only
improve the service materially, but 1t
will lessen It's cost 10 the public by |
making the reduction to which II IS
pledged by its platform. One cent
hostage will be of more advantage to
the people at large than any reduction
that could he made in the tariff or in
the internal revenue taxes.
As for the surplus now existing, IT
will be dealt with as il should have
been dealt with long ago. IL will be
called in from the pet national banks
10 which Secretary Fairchild has
loaned il without interest and viii be
applied to the purchase Of bonds
This policy would have been pushed |
by the present administration II ii had
not been for the overpowering desire
OF President Cleveland and his free
trade advisers 10 have surplus which
they might hold up as terrible war;
Ing to the people. The Republican
party has no use for either surplus
or deficit. Its only desire is to adj
minister the governmenton plain BUSH
ness principles. and few months of
such administration viii settle the
surplus question without shock to the
business interests OF the country and
10 the entire satisfaction of the people.
Ii will be both novel and refreshing |
70 have an administration without pet
theories to support at the expense of
he people,