The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-12-10

months ehAihE sept - iNiA' WIS sii''"@'sset'
itt' nan NJ g.. No. nc
~ ,,,. ,lI,lin.. H., s.,,n. n,riad a
drrrs{sa Of sl8. 10. j> in thp value OF Imports
Of dutiAlle mtr, huudi-e TIE percentage of
merchandise admitted free uf duty during the
year to Which have referred, tic hrst under
tie ur" iaiid was t'''N' Nalie aatinE the PFC
- - an i.,r,,,.e NJ IAN nor
,.,t II ", taxi, Tho six months ending sent
g. l,st, which covers the time during which
sugars haNe been adinltied lree Oh uu'E' inc
per cent OF value o. er1hshal,e iillorteu Tree
III NH.s n iou'', Nv. ~ iri'i "a
~, I'll var in tle hi,tnry Of the govern
tncr,t.
Tariff Not Oppressive.
II We turn 10 exports OF merchandise the
statistics are FUN of qualification. The value
OF >ueh exports OF ul'rg htnalsr Tor ne tweiEe
N 'naihE 0,l' ~ 80 "''9
VIM i'l me CO.. ~ "S se,
or. ri ,,i.is6 i n,nrll tl,rqe fimrs the Aver
NO. a,,n45aI increase ~ exports Of nerchan-
disc for The preceding twenty years; this ex-
cccds in amount and va,ue TIN exports Of mer-
chandise during any year ia the history Of the
government The increase III thf value OF tx
asii' NV 4' = va. s1'.a
,',..,i's,f no ,.,r,,s,. st55i6 In WILL
tn, increase in the ,.Ityof exports Was ST.
SB.alO There = certainly netIdu. ia the con-
dition Of trade, foreign or domtsnc, there is
certainly nothing ~ tue renlii.h 9' our poo
ne oi any o''.', ~ Ia sto V ,1,49,g
s,,,l,,'sY,, mo ,rotI.. a., r.tlfs the comfner
,iI a. o,,,,cnt of tI,. ,,4tfan
. ,5..,..,,,,,,.n.
-,
IL my pe 7fEu''' .''' ga eV'i.''''N" .i
u' ''l1l Il "ut tir'" ''Sl7idt4u1 W. "f5'
lI.' 'i1'' tsiN'N' "'l IL N'ntio' '' N's'','
al 'he 'aAeiltlohe "' ifo.itf4i gu VI a.
c"hl'htneht are present III l'rs'r uosteo
IMAM ever ihipFt ~ our lH-t'ts "''' ',a' -
just "ttth II "t- P'"i''N'A4 ny "",,", "
t"r worst siai'' NE'''t''n t"f '""''",
IN lhIii aH'u llis'l va i'Si 5idil'' CANINE -,
h't NAV seriously ll'ie'.o "'7i'.e ~.
PROSPERITY et Which some degree 3i su'pIli.y N
legislation Is essential thihk the,c Hro CON
elusive evidences That the new larI,i mas eiS
St"d several great industries "h''h WI
within few years, ave employ "eh' =" ~
'ral hundred thousand American WorN 'nsii i'll
"h" oi.i0l' lH We" ~ ~ ' -
-, , ,,ri,tic iti1,n should
r,i.,. At ..,,.l :, r,,-,lt
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Last lear NeN'""'S """
The report OF the secretary OF the treas
ury shows that the total receipts OF lne
governments from all sources for the lis
cal vrar pudintr Iunp 20 1891 were $i53,-
p. Z M In l...
-. So, M, "a ,s i.,vinf, n
SUM- PS''9t w . . -. ,r, -
surplus III go -"'' '"-'1'' nc ~ 'f'' "
the llscal year chulilE jun o"' l0'-' a't"sA
and estimated, are SEi3,pW,Un' ana tle eH-
ppuditurps Si0g.OU, 0o1 Forthe fiscal year
endip0 .Juue 30 1873 the estimated re-
o.i,,t. ,re sl55 3.ai 80 and the eXpendi-
t''l -, .,a5,,.,,
& tulc9 S''i'
N'iN'r ""i''""'
With regard lothr pf"pheeleNo i 'nt ' a'l ~,
| silver men lhal the ''i''''H' W
per month Woul" crt"'e ,.,9'9''i ny 40
not wide OF the marx ne P'r9'',,'' 9.''9
that he Is sun "l thc oi'ii'"''' ''.'o Wv
coinage oil silver uhu'r eAiS.'"S ' -
| tions, would dlSaStrouNlS "ilect our JUST
ness interests III nome anu ""''"',' anu
! that we could not nope 10 MAINTAIN ai
| equality ia the purchasing power VI 'ho
gold and silver uull'r III our MAJ NUS an
in foreign trade ne stamp S'epS i'o ''''e''
| value 10 the pullI"u coh9''i'" !" ''ii'7'
Inc producers "' 'ile e'',H'ia = .'' .'' ~
aud labofefe' hlN' tIlc "i7"'7V
thlt every a"l''r' Pti"t =" '"'"'
sued by the governments s'Ht', w ~ go
as any othtr' II 'h'Ie - ,"'e '''N '"'''''''1 1
than another ltN sure anu -
will be to pay them for their lull anu lor
Our silver Exports Exports h'""ce"'
After comparing our silver standard
with England'e, and referring to the re-
duction Of the export oi domestic silver
during the past year inc Pr'S' ,i, S"sn.
Inc H"u"ee,s Ut 9"'' 81, t tr,,,, that
~ ,,, Ln,n, and nnttin. out
,,,ha ,n,,rl,.t ,,bnt il tie equivalent Of the
nntirr product of our silver mines This is
4. ~, nfa ski
two years ago. believe it is the earnest de-
sire Of "A great majority % 'he people aS IL " IS
mine, that iuI com use sha., y" 'i'a''e ~
yer Just as soon nS nuq enI ra,io yol that
o,'i, IN old and silver.
The 6n.iness of the world requires the use of
both metals; but | do not see any prospect OF
gain, but much OF loss oN giving up 'ne prcs,
cnt system, in when " nun uSc ~ ','""V VI 80
and large ns' oil silver Tor one II, Nu'.h 81,
yer alone VIII circulate oueh "h 'N'"' "'u''
| he at once iatal TO the iu'thei Pioe '99 Va NV
| silver movement
| Europe Wants Silver.
| Tho true friend. of silver will he careful not
10 oyerrun the goal and bring its silver none
| tiz,tinn with the necessary attendant loss of
nur gold 10 Europc. and the relief of the pres
| sure there for larger currency have en-
dcavorcd, by the use of Official ana uho'i't,"i
agencies, to keep close opserval",n oi IN, ,he
,,n,i, and bava not found it TO he such as
| To iustfy me In preparing an international con-
| frrpuce There is however, | nm sure, II
| growing sentiment in Europe in favor of n
| LARGER use of silver, and | know of no more
| ctTectual way of promoting this sentiment
| than by accommodating gold here A scarcity
| of gold in the European reserves will be the
| most persuasive argument for the use of silver.
| The president alludes to the retirement
| of secretary Proctor from the cabinet, and
| a,,'a ,l,,t 10 ,a,,,t oxbihited tbe results
| say 'n"O ,i'' .'.'...>..;,.,, o,,l Isi,oss
| Oh an lhttllee'' Pi'S go - "'''' 1870.
like administration OF II department. Which