Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-15
THE REPUBLICAN PLEDGES.

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM,
1868: 1t is due to the labor of the
nation that taxation should be equal
lied and rapidly as the national faith
will permit.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM,
1884: The Republican party pledges
itself to correct the inequalities of
the tariff and to reduce the surplus.
PRESIDENT GRANT, Annual Message,
December, 1875: '.Many duties now
collected, and which give but an in
significant return for the cost of col
lection, might be RENTED, and to
the direct advantage of consumers at
home. Iiwould mention those articles
which enter into manufactures of all
sorts. All duty paid upon such articles
goes directly to the cost of the article
when manufactured here, and must be
paid for by the consumers. These
duties not only come from the con-
sumers at home, but act as a protec-
ton to foreign manufacturers of the
same completed articles in our own
and distant markets.
BENJAMIN HARRISON, in the United
States Senate, November %, 1882
The creation of the Tariff Commission
was confession that the tariff needs
revision. If the report comes in it
should be promtly acted upon. My
opinion is that no time should be lost
after Congress assemblies in bringing
forward these measures.
From THE REPORT OF THE REPUBLI-
CAN TARIFF COMMISSION APPOINTED
BY PRESIDENT ARTHUR, 1891: 1t
would seem that the rates of duties
under the existing tariff-fxed, for
the most part, during the war under
the evident necessity at that time of
stimulating to its utmost extent all
domestic production-might be adapt
ed, through reduction, to the present
condition of peace requiring no such
extraordinary stimulus. And in the
mechanical and manufacturing in
dustries, especially those which have
been long established, it would seen
that the improvements in machinery
and processes made within the last
twenty years, and the high scale o.
productiveness which has become {
Characteristic of their establishments
would permit our manufacturers t.
compete with their foreign rival
under substantial reduction of eS
listing duties.
Entertaining these view, the com
mission has sought to present schem
of tariff duties in which substantial
reduction should be the distinguish
ing feature. The average reduction il
rates, including that from the enlarge
ment of the FREE LIST and the abol
ton of the duties on charges an
commissions, at which the commissio
has aimed is not less on the averag
than 20 per cent, and it is the opir
ion of the commission that the n
duction will reach rs per cent.
THE MILLS BILL PROPOSES A RI
DUcTIos OF LESS THAN PER CENT
LEVI p MORTON, NJ c., April
1880: Mr.. Townsend of Illinois mo,
ed to pass the bill to place salt an
other articles on the FREE LIST. NJ
Morton voted aye.
HENRY WILSON, think America
labor will be best protected by tai
ing all the necessaries of life lightly
placing the raw materials which entt
our manufacturers on the free lis
raising revenue to support the go
eminent upon articles that come int
competition with our manufacture
and upon the luxuries of life, whic
are consumed by the more wealth
classes of society.
SENATOR HENRY L. DAwEs.-Th
duty must be levied on the ra
material or on the manufacture
article. If you levy it on the raw M
terial you discriminate against Anne
lean labor, and if you do levy it Q
the manufactured article you discrin
mate in favor of American labor.
SENATOR OLIVER p. MORTON. NOV
/ wish to say to the Senate that / Al