Telegram-herald., 1888-03-31
MILLS TARIFF BILL
sssosT PREPARED 81 RefosMERs
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LoUEyELLk Ky.. Masch 30.-Ths Courier
JossFnai prints today Lhs report u ths Dean
ceEz1ic majority 0f ths Ways and Means
Conlmittss. ~hieh ~in accompany ths TAR
AZ 5ill % ths Hsuss IL says IN part
with the receipts growing lxrzsr snt ths
expenditures growing smaller. ws muss
soon szlhsr into ne Treasury tbs largsst part
Of the circulation OF the country 70 ths
great Injury Of ia business and tbs haak-
rupscy of m4ny Of iEs psoDls. some method
must be adopted b. Congress to prevent
ths congestion which must occur under the
szistng iasa ThsFs ara Two ways ia
e1lCh this excessive accumulation may DC
prevented We may redncs tzxsLlon % the
isysi ef expenditures and lesys IA the pocx-
ets oT TIA people al LAs moneys not needed
tor puDiic purposes. or te may rsise sx-
Denditarss ~ The hsight OF the TAXATION
seeking 0at asw and Useless objects of sp-
preparation on which - lavish tas great
aad zro~inx revenues. not needed ter aEy
legitimate wants u the public service. II
ss adopt tbs latter course these very ob-
Iects of usslsss expenditures viii gather
upon Congress IA such growing demands as
~ sasten upon the Government a perrna.
CANT and reckless appropriations This
policy once adopted vii n0t only breed
corruption N public ia and dem0rsllza-
tiOn ia private life. but viii compel. IN
peri0cs 0f depression. "A increased rate Of
taxation Tor the people. or an increase of
k0ndsd dsot Tor the GosernmsnL"
faen stating that there IS bat one safe
eculse. viz. reduction OF taxation 10 the
necessary requirements of al honest, Ell
"a, rtrsr. a. -
+. the report discusses the qzesti0n. Upon
what articles snail reduction bs made
and proceeds
Tbs COMMITTEES have determined 10 re-
commend = reduction Of the revenues from
both customs and internal taxes. They
have carefully kept IN Tiss az all times the
katerssts Of the manufactures. laborer. pro-
ducsr and consumer. The oil herewith
reported 10 the House - not offered as q
psrlsct bill Many articles are left subject
% duty which might well be transferred 70
the free Lisa. Many articles srs Ieit subj ject
"a rates 0f duty which might ali % less-
eRed- la the progressive growth OF our
manuf4Ceures We aAEe reached a point
where our capscity 70 produce Is far IN ex-
cess OF the requirements OF our home con-
Sumption As consequence. many Of our
mills are closed. and nany OF these still Ia
operation ars running on short time Man
against losses by low prices caused by the
over supply IN the home marksE. are organ
izing trCsta combinations ard pools 10 limit
The production and keep up the prices
This vicious condition OF business could not
exist with low duties on imports. The pro-
hibitory tariff surround the country with
lines OF Investment and prevent all relief
from without. rhle trusts. combinations
and pools plander the people.
r-rr.a<tr f4r ftta wrong "a rrora et-
tendsd markets tor the sale OF eur products,
and constant and active composition IA bos-
ineas. With active competition. comoina-
lions and pools ara impossible WIKI tue
markets OF the world open 10 us. our manu-
fscturers may run their mills on full time,
give CONSTANT employment 70 their lsborer.
with a steadily Increasing rate OF wages
With sas markets Of tbs world OpeE % the
rate of their products they viii create an
active snd constant demand for All raw ma
terials re4ujrsd II manufacturing. which
viii stimulate, promots and reward tns
wool-xr0eer and the producer OF cotton
h.mp. tax. hides. ores and other materials
OF manufactures. The largest reduction W.
havs made Is In the WOODEN schedule. anc
tais reduction vas only made possible by
putting wool on lhe free IisE-
There - q greater need Cor = daty on WOO
thsa there j. Tor a duty on any other rsr
nstsrisi. We say 70 the manufacturer kha
Ne have put wool on the free list TO ensols
him 10 obtain foreign woods cheaper, MAKE
his xOuts cheaper. and send them into for
eixu markets and successfully compete with
foreign manufactures. We say TO the lab
orsr ia the factory, We have pat wool on th'
free list 81 thai Z may be imported snd ths
be may os employed 70 make the goods
nov made by iorelgn labor aud imported
into the United STATES We say 70 the con
sn-n.r that NJ have yut WOO on tas fre.
liss that hs may have wooden goods cheaper
We say 20 the domestic wool grower. ~
have pat wool on the free list 20 enable th'
manufacture TO import foreign wool 10 mil
With nis snd thus enlarge bis market ans
chicken the demand for the consumption
of home wool. while Il lgnssns the burder
OF The taxpayer