The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-31
Rep. Dem Maj Rep. Ma

| Only Democrats and Republicans are con>i,l-
cred in the above table for sake of brevitv.
| 1t will be seen by the above table that the
Republicans have had control of the House
only during one Congress. from 81 to 50. dur
| ing the period from $50 to the present time.
and yet the only revision of the tariff during
the above period was made bt the Republicans
| III 1883. the Democrats voting against i! a~ Il
party: in the Senate the bill wa, passed 3 to
81. only one Democrat Voting for the bill.
Ihat revision was 50 wise that there was only
Il little over two millions surplus the following
year Previous TO this the Democrats had been
III power in the House for six wears. and al
though the surplus amounted to about 80 mil
lions, hons they did nothing; since 1883. with Il
much larger majority than the Republicans
had when they revised the tariff in 1888. they
have done nothing
The surplus during the last three wear, as
given hy President Cleveland, is as follows,
Year ending June, 3oth, l>s5 sl7>59,7:55
g lsS6, 49,i0j.46
" lS>1 i.5.l61 ,>i9
1t will be seen by these figures thar tie claim
OF 500, o,0no.ooo surplus year is at least an eX-
asgeration The danger Of 4 large surplus has
been tine strongest argument in favor of tariff
reduction, and vet money has been easy at | II
to ) per cent. in New York. and th surplus
| reserve has increased from one to three mil
lions week for the month previous to Mr..
Fairchild'> determination to buy bonds again:
determination which marks the third >omer-
>auit OF the administration upon that question.
\ few days ago a lnu9Wump paper stated in
substance a follows: In 1872 the Republican
party. besides putting many articles on the
tree list made a ten per cent. reduction of the
tariff; this reduction was followed 10y the panic
Of 1873. the 10 per cent. law was repealed and
pros peritv followed. and then proceeds TO mr.
cue i'll favor of Il like reduction at the present
time. 1t l. 4 matter of congratulation if one
party has been taught by experience. Give the
Republicans - majority i'll the National House
AMI they would make Il revision that would
not be in the interest of foreign nations or the
solid south They would take at least half of
the duty from sugar. even if they had to give Il
bounty To the grower; they would take otf the
internal revenue ON alcohol used in arts, and
they would put such articles. not produced in
tins country, OH the free list a> are not already
there
W hlc faNorin- reasonable revision they Oh
icct to bill coneoctcd by the Democratic lnam-
her> in secret. the public and even the Repuh-
can members being excluded and their only As
>>tant being "par>cc" Moore a FOREIGNER: a
bill which aims directly at New England iu-
du>trlc> and in favor of the igu luanufact-
urer.
They object to having the committee. after
reporting Ill favor Of Il twenty per cent. IT.
duction on sugar, restore that duty to it> pres
ent Inquire 81 Il to secure the solid vote Of
Louisiana, while they take otl all the projection
Of the millions of northern people cnioycd in
sheep hu>handry.
hty object I" the change from specific To- MI
Naorem 'tullr>.a> Is t"ht in many ca>,.> " hich
Is ulrert hid TOR uudrrNaIIlation>. a> has nrru
Often admitted in thr past by the frrr-tralc
mllgWmmp press.
iheE object T." tuflh' reduction III iron mut-
ufactnrr>, Whl' 'hd"r The present duty over
S"f.'Wo'N" worth was nnpnririia>t year, which
should haNe been lnit,'r hN 3ur oWn mtuufact-
urcr> and hl our ""n workln.mcu.
Ihcl utlcct to a further reduction in cotton
goods. and especially q" a chang" 10 ad Naortm.
Wien we imported iii>t Year over ~.H,ooo,oo0
worth Of goods. and were able tNporl only
about /" per cent, of our production, and that
to" WITH lree raw materlti, which the free
1ri"'rrS cialm would allow Us to compete in the
Worid markets against nations paving less
IMAM nail IN" wages nal't IN the nitcd States.
lhrN Object I" further reduction in the
lafl'l ON paP'r remembering that the rctur-