Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-05-05
~RETuRhlNo aEAaoN.

RETURNING REAsoN.
Investigation and research, multiple
cation, division and subtraction are
doing theirwork.
TE4st week the Hon. J. q. Burrows OF
Michigan replied TO the Hon. Roger Q.
Mills Of Texas. The debate wa upon
the celebrated Mills tariff bill, now be-
fore the lower house Of congress. Mr..
Burrows opened by saying that 1t cost
something to maintain q government
for 60.0o0,0oO Of people, and that the
secretary Of the treasury had estimated
that it would require e326,000,000 TO
meet the obligations of the government
the present fiscal year. Mr.. Burrows
then showed that the anticipated income
of:the government for the same period
from sources other than taxation would
net exceed 185, 100000. Deducting this
from the estimated needs and we have
129O,000.O00 to be provided for. Tax
ationis the only legitimate recourse, and
this is provided for. The secretary Of
the treasury estimates that under our
tariff laws as they now exist the
tax upon imports and from internal
revenue sources will reach $S4S, 1000, 900.
Add to this 485,O0O,O00 from other
sources and We have a total ess8.000.00O
out of which to pay 9s26, 100000. This
would leave . surplus of 81, 100000. 1t
must be remembered that in this cal.
culation, made from figures furnished
by Mr.. Cleveland's own officers, nothing
is to be appropriated for internal i'm
provements; nothing for building a
navy; nothing for pensions. In other
words,say MI. Burrows, the Democratic
administration is to use no more money
than is necessary to keep the soul and
BODY Of. the national life together.
Here we have the financial outlook of
the government for the present fiscal
year-whati it will cost to maintain il
and the amount Of income from all
sources under the laws as they now
exist-laws which Mi. Cleveland has
suddenly discovered to be ''vicious and
illogical"-a discovery made by the
president last December, just about the
time thatthe whole country had made
the discovery that Mr.. Cleveland's
great "civil service reiorm" idea was
simply q false pretense. There is q
vague suspicion that Mr.. Cleveland'e
sudden discovery that the financial
policy ofthis country was %"yicious and
illogical attracted public attention
from his open violation Of the civil
service rules SO warmly Endorsed by
him in 1884.
Mr.. Burrows reviewed at length the
policies Of Washington, Adams, the
elder, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
Adams, the younger, Jackson and
others, all of whom favored and advo-
Gated a protective tariff.
He then passed to a consideration Of
the effect Of previous free trade cpl
denies, quoting from official documents
to show the great depression which fol.
lowed the abolition Of the tariff at
various times during the present cen,
fury and the progress and prosperit.
which ensued when the people grew
sick and tired of free trade and sent
men 10 congress to re.enact protective
legislation. Reaching the year 1850, he
said:
In 1860 we wore without credit q
home or abroad; to-day wi securities
are sought for investments and com.
mand a premium everywhere. Then
with an empty treasury, we were Dor
rowing money at exorbitant rates Of in
terest; to-day, with every matured oh
legation discharged. and a treasury
Overlooking, we are anticipating GU,
obligations. Our manufacturing pro
ducts have grown from less than tw,
billion to over seven billions Of dollar
annually, advancing us from the thir'
to the front rank of the manufacturing
nations Of the world. Our farm value
have increased from three billion do
lars in 1860 to ten billion dollars il
1880. In 1860 England boosted of
national wealth of thirty billions of do
lars, while our aggregate accumulation
: were only sixteen billions of dollars, bu
during these years Of protection, unde
the most adverse circumstances a wa
lasting five years we have passed he
in the industrial race, and while .sh
lags behind with only forty-two billion
of accumulated wealth, we are tn
proud possessors Of more than sixt
billions of dollars.
Taking up the free wool clause of tn
Mills bill MI. Burrows said:
Il When our foreign rivals have CON
pletcd the ruin of this industry; whe
they have driven our focks to tn
slaughter pen and eliminated from gu
market an annual production of 800, 0O(
600 pounds of domestic wool, we WI
find ourselves bound hand and foo
mt ufacturers and consumers alike, q
the mercy Of the foreign producer
What restraint then will there be upo
his power or cupidityH By the act {