The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-30


could derive from their presence
Allan q. Thurman, IN Senate, 1879.
England and the Mills Bill.
The Republican press, especially
that portion Of it in favor Of protect
ing the industries Of Pennsylvania
and New England at the expense Of
farmers and laboring men in Iowa
and other agricultural states, pre-
tend to believe that the Mills bill is
in the interest of England.
This idea is in conflict with the
opinions of the representative men OF
the Republican party in the past,
and has but just now been accepted
by it under the inspiration of such
false teachers Of the party as have
bought their way to the front.
President Grant in his second an
nual message, Dec. 5, 1870, said:
with rax upon liquors Of all
sorts and tobacco in all forms. and by
wise adjustment Of the tariff.
which will put tax on those articles
which we could dispense with, known
as luxuries. and those which we use
more of than we produce, revenue
enough may be raised, after q few
wears of peace and consequent reduc-
ton Of indebtedness, to fulfill all our
obligations. A further reduction Of
expense. in addition to q reduction Of
interest and per cent may be relied
on to make this practical. Revenue
reform. if it means this, has my
hearty support
Impressed with the truth of the
foregoing, President Grant, in his
seventh annual message said:
MANY duties now collected and
which give but an insignificant re-
turn for the cost of collection might
be RENTED to the direct advantage
of consumers at home. l would men,
ton those articles which enter into
manufactures of all sorts. All duty
paid upon such articles goes directly
to the cost of the article when manu-
featured here and is paid by the con-
sumner. These duties not only come
from the consumers at home, but act
as a protection to foreign manufact-
in our own and distant markets"
General Grant was no British free
trader.
Gen. Garfield argued most power
fully for reduction OF tariff duties,
closing with these memorable SEN
fences:
Il hold that properly adjusted
competition between home and for
eign products is the best gauge by
which to regulate International trade
Duties should be SO high that our
manufacturers can fairly compete
with the foreign product, but not SO
high as to enable them to drive out
the foreign article, enjoy q monopoly
of the trade, and regulate the price
as they please
Senator Allison said, in 1870, on
the floor Of congress:
1.-The tariff of 1854, although con-
fessedly and professedly tariff for
revenue, was, SO far as regards all
the interests of the country, as per-
feet tariff as any we have ever
had" AT later date he added:
when | can get IN opportunity in
Lie 1lOuSe, i sll1l llOVe IDdt tie
pending bill be re-cOmmit.ee TO the
committee on ways and means, with
instructions to report reduction up-
Gil the existing rates of duty equiva-
lent to 20 per cent. upon the existing
fifth reduction.
Oar policy should be so to cheaper
manufactured products that ace can
s'eUire our export trade, n0u srept
array because ace cannot compete
TiM other nations IN the markets of
the rOrid.'
In his first annual message Presi-
dent Grant said:
1.-The revenues from imports could
be reduced safely from 500, 600, 900 to
$50, 600, 900 per annum, and may be
still further reduced from year to
year as the resources Of the country
are developed"
In answer to the absurd ideas at
tributed to English newspapers by
the advocates Of a high protective
tariff, let Hon. w. f. Gladstone in
his recent speech to the workingmen
OF Leeds, England, reply. He said:
Il will say this, that SO long as
America adheres to the protective
system your commercial supremacy
is secure. Nothing in the world can
wrest it from you while America con-
tinues to fetter her own strong hands
and arms, and with these fettered
arms is content to compete with you,
who are free, in neutral markets.
And az long as America follows the
doctrine now known as those of fair
trade, you are perfectly safe and
need not allow, any of you, even
your slightest slumbers to be disturb
ed by the fear tnat America will take
from your commercial primacy."