The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-09-12
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER II. 1883.

gress are concerned, that estimate mnst
be substantially a correct one. And that,
I too. without buying any bonds or redac-
ing the revenues by passing the Mills
bin. Now let Gs apply to this matter Of
the surplus q little common sense. as to
the ordinary affairs Of life. Suppose an
enterprising business man, with 3 very
large and diversified business to arrange
and provide for, was spending $4,000 a
year, and must make a provision in case
Of any unexpected call for mere money.
He must, he knows, spend that amount,
and some exigency may call for more.
Should we think he was very extrava-
CANT if be 50 calculated his income and
his expenditures that he might have So
000O01 in his bank al the end Of the
year, no unexpected exigency happen
ing That would Be only fraction Of
five and q half per cent, and would any
body think that IN the ease ofan indiyid-
ual such an amount woald not be a prop
er thing 10 baye on hand 10 inset the ex-
igsncies Of a varied business 81 that
as the government must appropriate 70
be expended S50,000.0oa, and we have
calculated our receipts 80 that, as near as
We can estimate, we shall have Sl9000,-
00C al the end Of the year, are We called
upon 10 alter our whole system Of revc-
nue. and diminish the resources from
which il NAV be obtained. in cFler To
have our surplus below the same cozdi-
tons that We have agreed would BE- prop
er in an individual doing business under
like circumstances ? Every one viii say
that. with a reduction Of 100000 IN
the duties, il would seem. without some
great increase Of importations. that the
balance Of trade would be against Us. e.
peciolly as s22,000,oOO Of this reduction
comes because Of the free lists. If 50. this
calls for very grave consideration, for the
when the balance Of trade has been
against Us because Of overimportaton the
grayest financial troubles a.d dis;urbau-
ces Of al values have always followed
The reports from Washington inform
u that a tariff bill submitted BY Repub-
lican senators viii make s50Gl0000 re-
dnction That may be true, and yet 10
such reduction from the revenue in com
parison to Importation as in the Mills
bill. as their free list will be by no means
80 large, and their retaining the tax on
wool will interfere with the importation
Of free wool. can neither take your
time nor fatigue your attention by any
further statistics. The question i now
plainly before you Which viii the peo-
pie Of this country sustain in carrying on
our business the system Of the fathers,
under which we have 50 greatly prosper
ed, or will they adopt a new experiment,
which shall put every financial and IN
dustrial question upon a new basis, and
introduce change in the industries Of the
farm, the mill, the workshop, and that,
TOO, upon . plan 50 prepared a. to exactly
suit our commercial rival and enemy,
England. and which has been got up and
presented to Us by men who a very
short time ago were our bitter enemies,
and whose acts now leave US with a great
element Of uncertainty in our minds
whether they have repented Of their en-
nifty, and whether they are not preparing
means for the overthrow Of the country,
which protective tariff, as one of their
own generals says. defeated them in DO
ing before? by no means make such
accusation, but I 10 know Il Is the
thought which comes to the mind Of ev-
cry man who fought the battles Of the
Union and believed fully in the princi-
piles foT which We fought"
General Butler then reviewed the fish
cries situation, closing As follows
The frs, question that springs to the
lip Is Is the President in earnest% II
YES. let him enforce retaliation for the
outrages by the power he has had since
March, 1857. If he will DO that be viii
show that this paper is the message Of a
statesman and not Of campaigner on
the stump. l DO not know, fellow citi-
zens, wha, the Senate viii DO. but we're I
the Senate the President should have
power enough given him within an hour
10 tumble Qusbec into the St. Lawrence
II necessary unless these things were
stopped and not Quebec alone but enough
to say 10 Great Britain ali intercourse
stops unless ali intercourse can be Just
and free according to the treaty and the
laws Of nations
Il want a stroke against the governing
classes Of England made BY a more pow
erful class Of America Let the President
show that he viii arise to the dignity Of
his position as the head Of this great IA
ton and the Americans viii not require
him to have any campaign orator to set
forth his virtues