Daily Republican., 1888-09-12

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has dlrecttd public attention 10 q con.
aiderAll0n Of the methods By which The
national income may best bs Feduoed 70
tha level OF . wise and necessary ex
psndIture. This condition has been
seized upon by those who are hostile to
proteotive custom duties - An advAn.
saseOus base OF attack upon our tariff
laws.
. THE SURPLUS MAGNIFIED.
They have mAguihed and nursed the
surplus, which they effoct to depTeoAte,
seemingly for the purposs OF eKsggerA'
ting the evil in order TO reconcile the
people 10 the extreme remedy they pro-
pose. A proper reduction OF the reve-
nue. does not necessitAto and should not
suggest the Abandonment or impair
ment Of the protective aystem.
The methods suggested by our Oon-
vention viii not need to be exhausted
in order to GH9ot the necessary reduo-
tion, We are NOT likely TO be called
upon, think, to make . present ohoioe
between the surrender OF our protective
system and the entire repeal OF the In
ternAl taxes. Suoh n contingency, In
view Of the present relation OF eKpendi-
lures to revenues, 10 remote.
The inspection and regulation OF the
manufacture and sale Of oleomArgaFine
Is impoEtant, and the revenue derived
from II is not so sat that ths repeal OF
the law need enter into any plan OF
revenue reduction. The surplus now
In the Treasury ShoIld be used In the
purchase OF bonds. The law authorizes
this use OF 1t, and II 1t 10 mot needed for
current or deficiency appropriations,
the people and not the banks In whioh
IL has been deposited should have the
advantage Of Its use BY stopping inter-
eat upon the public DEBT. AZ least those
who need leaaly hoard It should not be
allowed TO use the fear OF Q monetary
strinRenoy, thus pIoiuoed, TO coeroe
public s.ntiment upon other questions.
NO CONTRACT IMMIaRANTs.
Closely connected with the subject oil
the tariff is that Of importation OF foreign
labo,ers under contracts OF service to be
prohibiting such contracts received my
cordial support in the Senate, and such
amendments as may be fund necessary
to effectively deliver our workingmen
and women from this most iuequitAble
form of competition will have my sincere
advocacy. Legislatlon prohibiting the
TO serve here will, however, afford very
inadequate relief to our working people
If the system Of protective duties is brok
en- down, II the products Of American
shops must compete in the American
market without iayoring duties with the
products Of cheap foreign lAbOrers the Of.
feet will be different, If at all, only In the
degree, whether the cheap lRhorer L
a tka az nv tha
Such competition will soon reduce
wages here to the levCl Of those abroad
and when that condition is reached, we
will not need any law forbidding the i'm
portation of laborers under contract
they will have NJ indusemen TO come
and the employer no inducement to send
for them, ....
In the earlier years Of our history pub
lie agencies to promote immigration were
common. The pioneer wanted neigh
Dor with more friendly instincts than the
Indian Labor was scarce and fully EN-
ployed. But the day OF fthe Immigration
bureau has gone by. While our door
will continue open to proper immigra
tion, we do not need to issue special in
vitatIons to the inhabitants of other coun
tries to come to our shores or to share ou
citizenship. Indeed, the necessity o
some inspection and Limitation is obvious
We should resolutely refuse to permi
foreign governments to send their pauper
and criminals to our ports. We ar
allo clearly under duty to defend GU
civilization by excluding alien race
whose innate assimilation with ou
people ia nett er possible mol desirable
The family has been the nucleus OF ou
best immigration, and the home tn
most potent assimilating force in ou
civilizat on