The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-12

she act Of August % $50 .Ill srcrd - Per;
our meats offered for foreign sonsnmps..""
4 : i anvwherc given % arv food prvnuSs:
and q -, non ,ss sssps o;Iss 81 ans continued
rcstrIct ion 81 theiru-c: and, that having been
made clearer. the duty 81 she txseusse ~"
be very plain.
rur n~Kr sroAR INDUSTRY.
me Information given by the Secretary OF
enc nkorress and prospects Of the beet sugar
lndtIlry u full ~ interest u has airrany
passed abe expe''mss,ns.' ssa:s sra xb,cs tne
~n,.r beet can be successfully cultivated 70
VERY large and another Held crop ~ great
value - offered % the ch"ice VI sne tA'ns'
rnE civil SERVICE Law.
The law relating % the civil service has. -
fara- I can learn. been executed ~ those
having che power q appolntmsnt , ~ the
classified service with fidelity and .mpa,r ,,
~af~farfofy. The report ~ the commission
shows 4 large amount 81 good work done
during the year with very limited apps"pr's
elons.
LEGISLATION
ycon .-ratuiasc the Congress and the country
unon the passage nj the firsf session ~ ~.
Fiftv nr~t Congress ~ an unusual number ~
LAM ~ very high Importance IhAt th' rr-
SnltS ~ hisl-ts Station " ~ ~ tho quckeninH
ana EN- argemcnt ~ our manufacturing ln-
dn-tric~. anger and better inarktt~ TOT uns
abroad more constant employment anu net
III wnrcs for oar working people. ana ~
Increased supply Of a safe CURRENCY 1T wv
-nme 81 these measures were enArtrd AZ -
7 late period that tho beneficial effects upun
4 commerce which were in the contemplation
/ 81 Con Gres> have as yet but partially mani
( Tested themselves
TRADE And f~nrsTRr
\ The general trade and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
I thrru. I. hout the country during the year haNe
shown a marked Improvement fvF many
xrar- r,rlnr 10 - tho merchandise balances
~ forssi IN trade had been largely ~ our I'M
yor but In that year and the year irl-
lowing they turned ag .lnst n y L WY
crafty ing to know that the last ih~ca! war
euatn shows "A lAlancc Ia our favor WI Over
Ssloo.on The bank cieAr,mx~, VIII aus.
transacted for the Ir<t ten mouths ~ tnc
wear f-<p show. NJ compared Win thr ~Nh.t
months q - m ansrrA~r i"f ~ ~ IN, \.
crease outside Of the city Of New i'rk -
over IA per cent. During the month ~ octo-
showri An increase Of 81 par ccr.- over
GefoIs+.r l>>o. while outside ~ New
Nork the Increase wa ~. Per cent. l LET'S. n
tirurt- show thAt the increase ~ tAr fHlNu'
nTnu-In.s< WIS very general Throughout ths
country. That this large business w,~ 1',ns
cOna-Atcd Apon 2 ~Atr Anr I."As-n.' , ,t--'
hunlrrdlt~s failures reported M October
$50 tnan ia the same month ~ tht frref1
ine YEAR. with Liabilities diminished ~ arou
$0N.rS
IuE M.Si>LEY Tariff.
n The General Tarln Ast has only partial,
gone into operation. some ~ ~ tfnrvftAh
rrnvi~ions being limited - take cneft a
,at.- ~ ia the future Tine geuerai pro
VISIONS IL the law have been VA fvlre ie~
than ~lsty days. It. permanent tnrct ~
trade and prices stu stand n ~, snnl, ~,
advance Ia the price ~ articles Who'll
I n unanectcd ~ the Tarln act VA
!. sSt. ~otice was not taken VI the fact tina
{ he general tendency Of thc uiarket- ~ Up
ward from influences wholly apArs lfN'n W.
recent farin legislation. The cniArE'nrn
4 ~ rnr CURE ncy by the silver hiil Nnd"npi
raw. an upn ard tendency % trade ana nal
marked effect on prices hnt thi~ nntnt*l an \.
: desired effect 81 the silver ligi-lat en- va n
many erroneusly attributed - ing lar'
TARIFF REVISION.
There is neither wisdom nor suggestion
that the subject Of tariff revision SnAl
! \ opens-l before this law has had "A itsr triA
I. Ills quite true that every tar,n ~enenna.
! named. suppose. that In al Of T. rates an
class locations had the full approval even
\ a party caucus. such legislation - aiMAy
4 ana necessarily the product 81 cntnproml-
~ 10 details and the present law II
exception hut. in IL general sop
and effect. ! think i VII is.,,ls 'ns ~ Nv
> fsiaf on should conserve and defend Amcl
{ lean trade and the wages Of American wori
q The misinformafion as 20 the terms o. q
h acf which has been 80 widely disseminate
"A At home and abroad. will be corrected us s. :,
e confounded by the market reports. the "a
> ngs banks. international trade balances ~
{ the general prosperity 81 orl peopir I'M ~"
= our custom houses that the prohibitory enc
Q upon mportations imputed 20 the act y n
!. Justified. IN. imports ~ me pvss o =. Nr
=. were nearly per cent greater Than LOT y
= same period in 1859 ard y per cent great
than in the ZANE period ~ So Ana 30 y
from being an act 20 limit xporss, conf
= IDENTIFY believe that under 4 W. Sn-1A secure
20 larger and more profitable psrtsS patton
r. foreign trade than We have ~ w riJoytu ~
"a thar q. shall recover a prvportlOnAte pa
N tlclp3fion Ia the ocean carrying traae ~ Y
r. world
- Yrournr1oRY or RErALIAToRr LEGIsLArro
There's no disposition among any 81 2
people 10 promote prohDltory Or retsiiato
o. legislation. cur pol icic- are adopted ho.
az The hurt Of oth.rs ~, " rsusr av1 M Va .
- favored position a. "A nation oar form
4. government with it, incident 81 uniN' Il
- suffrage makes u imperative that We ~
~ says- our working people from the agltatlo
II ami distreSses which -cant work and Wal
~. that have no margin for comfort AIN ALMA
III get Hut altar All this - done. y VII
~ found that our markets are open 20 fr.tnt
" commercial exchanges Of enormous Val
90 10 the other great Powers
r.. RECIPROCITY.
be There were but two methods Of obtain
ne cont M ~ this question open 20 touNre
rt- To place All these articles upOn the iutia
list subject 10 such treaty agreements
iAi could be secured ur 10 place them All PIT
- entix upon the free fi-t. Tut subject 20 the
IMPOSITION ~ specified duties II the cvs
tries from which We receive them ~hnnlu
VI fuse 10 give suitable reciprocal btnei
~ TINS latter method. think. possesses NJ
the adv antagrs. II expresses IA AtNai
ed the consent ~ Congress to reciprocity
xe- engagements affecting these products WI
,le mast have otherwise been delayed and
Al n@cerfained until each treaty wA- ratified
the senate and fhr necessary legislation
acted hv Congress. Experience nA~ -hp
49,, thar some trsntisS looking 80 rretprp
,.-h trade have failed - secure atwp thsrd
ANN, M the senate for ratification, and =
~ er- having passed tina. stage have
w, wears awAifedfhc concurrence Of the Ho
.bn and senate In such notifications ~ our r
~ enue Laws a. were necessary - give effect
- their proyl-t We now have the cone
renee II both Houses n advance In
tincf and definite offer ~ free entry
our ports Of specific articles The
urc ecutive il not required 20 deal IN g
the lecture IA 10 what Congress VIII
cry erpf. Indeed this reciprocity prpNs
IA II more than an Offer. cur part ~ the y
I'M N. IL i complete. delivery has been ma
IL and when the countries from which W.
trt celye sugar. coffee. teas and hides. y
~ly placed on their free lists such ~ our prudt
Its a. shall be- agreed upon. Az tn sslutthlrnt
Nh our concession, proclamation ~ th1t
ket completes the ira action ana IA the mt
Ill. VA