The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-09-02

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an idle ana absurd statement. Let me remind
you that mortgages are not always an evidence
of poverty. They are much oftener the best eyi-
dences OF prosperity. L admit that NOR CAGES
given TO. living expenses for grocery bills, for
taxes, etc. do give evidence OF the poverty OF
the mortgageor. But II n va. kman In this city.
having accumulated ~ ,0m, concludes he wants
TO buy home, and finding one which viii cost
him ~ ,OOl pays ~ 600 I'm ash and gives mort
gage for the remainder OF the purchase money,
that mortgage Is not an evidence o poverty. IL
IA the strong 81 evidence OF thrift and prosper
ity OF the mortgageor Take the farmer having
100 acres of land who wants To 1871 more
acres 10 his farm lie In, sufic mt accumula-
tons TO o able him 10 IN Ike tie first lnym
and purchase the adjoining land giving mort
gage or the mainpg payments That does
not mean that he Is distressed and i'm poverty.
IL means that lac il getting on-that he has
faith ia himself ana ia the future.
Iou nay Try this system of protection by any
test you will 1 care not har T. IL, aud IL meets
every emergency and answers every demand
More than thar, IL has mover been against this
Government oithor in peace or in war. 10 is
the patriotic syaten. IL is for the country. 1t
believes in America for Americans, native AMI
naturalizcd. 1t legisla,ea for them aud nobody
else. 1t has never sustained any hag in the
United States but the American flag. And that
can not DO said OF the other revenue tariff svs-
tenn. Tor It was tho ally OF our enemies in open
war. 1t prt YES the homo market for the peo-
pie ut home, and secures them work and wages.
And why Is not the sys EN- that docs these
things tho be~t2 There is nothing either in
conscience or in good nor Is which can require
US to give up the market to people beyond tho
jurisdiction OF this country, who owe no al
legiei &C to its flag and who can not be reached
by the federal arm in war, or by the Federal
tax-gatherers in peace, except uron terms favor
able TO our citizens
Horace Greeley has summarized in most
striking manner the effects TO the country OF
the two tariff systems. IN 1869 he wrote
Our years OF signal iii 4aster and depression
have boon those in which our ports more
easily flooded with foreign goods those which
interviewed betvixt the recognition OF our indie
pendence and the enactment OF the tariff of 1859
hfGa fAll
Great Britain, and were signalized by immense
importatiops Of fabrics; those Of lSo7-42, whCn
the compromise OF 1888 began To be seriously
felt in the reduction of duties on imports, and
those OF lS5i-57 when the Polk Walker tariff of
1886 had had time to take full effect.
mo similarly sweeping revulsons aid pros
trations ever took place-I think none could
take place-under the sway of efficient pro-
elton. NJ Clay, In 1S32 after promising that
tho seven years preceding the passage of the
iariff Of 1921 had been the most disastrous
while the seven following the passage Of the act
had been the most prospe GUS that our country
h'td ever known, said this t .ansformation Of
the condition OF the country from gloom and
distress TO brightness and prosperity has been
the work OF American legislation, fostering
American industry, instead of allowing IL to be-
controlled by foreign legislation. cherishing for
eign industry"
This is the testimony of history and cannot
| be contradicted.
Gov. ampbell in his speech accepting the
| nomination OF the Democratic State Convention,
| speaking OF the earlier tariffs, said that the
son, averaged only y per cent" These laws he
| commends and would have US return 10 them.
fear he is not familiar with those curly tariffs.
| In the eight years OF Mr.. Jefferson's adminis-
| tration the average ad vaorem ratio all Inn
| ports free and dutiable, was 1875 IN 1914 In
tho midst OF Jeiferson's administration, tho
| average rate was %. 80 not TO per cent. as Mr..
ampbell stated. In 1920 the average rate was
22.20; In $780, 45a1 in 1S4l, 15.4j in 1851 % 10
IN Loo i5d7 In 1870 1928 in 1880, 29.7; and in
| 1890, % ~.
These ara the average rates upon all articles.
| both free and dutiable. Under the act of 1889 -
1.-THE tariff OF Warrington the duty COM
| mon salt was 10 cents per bushel, and later in
| WashfngtOn's time salt was increased TO 70
! cents per bushel. Under the Jaw OF 1890 it is
! less than ) cents per bushel Ills enormous
! duty on salt would the Governor have US re-
| impose.
The duty on coal under the Washington and
Jeffer on tariffs was equal TO SLID II ton whiio
| the tariff Oh coal under the new law IL rs cents
| ton.
The duty on cordags under the Wa hington
| and jefferson tar rs was cents and q. cents u
| pound; under the new law II Il IL cents n
! pound. The duty nails under the tariffs
| OF Washington and Jefferson was cents IL
pound, and Under the new law 1t Is cent n
| pound.
The duty on Irvine and pack thread under
| the tariffs OF Washington aud Joffer son was 4
! cents II pound under Madison cents n pom l.
and under the new Jaw it is from 7-10 cents to
! 1l2 ceuts n pound.
The duty on raw cotton undor tho tariffs of
! Washington aud jefferson was cen d pound /;
| und + the new law II Is rec.
The daty on mOlassos under the tariffs OF
Washington and Jefferson WAS unl cents IL
| gallon; under Madison it was 10 cents gallon,
aud under the new law 1t 10 FREQ.
The duty on sugar, brown and raw, under tho
tariffs of Washing on and Jefferson, was az
cents II pound under the Madi son tariff il was
cents pound, and under The new law f. ia
free.
The duty on loaf lgnr under the tariffs OF
Washington and Jefferson was 9 cents II pound
under tue Madison tariff it Wes 3 cents POI nj,
and under the new law it is Lalf cent u
pound.
Under the Washington tariff there were but
seventeen articles only free OF duty, and here
they are; SaltpCtre, tin In pigs, tin plates,
lend, old Iewtor, bcnss, iron aud brass wire,
dyeing drugs raw hides, loaver and other furs
| and deer skins.
In the new law 800 paragraphs ere required 10
name the articles that arc froe OF duty, and
| their number amounts To many hundreds.
Thore WIS much said by Governor Campbell
! in his speech ut Cleveland about the low price
| Of wool. He stated Incorrectly, and L have 70
doubt by inadvertence, that the farmer OF Ohio
| was only getting 20 cents a. pound for his wool
At the time he made this statement the farmer
was receiving for his ch ice clips . and 20 cents
! The Inference from his speech would be that
| the increased duty on wool is tho cause OF de-
pressed prices. If this be so, then the tariff 10
! not = tax. THIS was not tho Democratic doc
! trino I'm Ohio in 1888 and 1884 They then be-
| lieved that tho tariff did help the wool grower
and that IL groat outrage had been committed
| upon him whom tho duty reduced IL per
cent. by The tariff law OF 1883. They declared,
In q document issued by the Democratic state
! Committee Of that year, and demanded OF the
! wool growers of the state that the party that
committed hat great outrage should be defeated
| at the polls. Aud, L may say in passing, that
| they we're def, Gted. Their statement was that
the Ohio wool growers had been feeced of rs =
| 600, % by the reduction of III per cent. OF tho
| duty Tho Governor was one Of those who be-.
lieved IL then.
TIE new tariff law went I'm; o effect Oct @, 1890
| II had beer in operation, therefore, foW DAYS
short of L ne months on the 80 n OF June last.
The last official rop 1T we have of the statement
OF oregn commerce issued by the Bureau of
Statistics OF the Treasury Department shows
tho total value OF imports of merchandi o dur
| Ing those nine months was 1880, 2O6, 600 During
cor cspond ng period of 1890 the total value
of imports OF merchandise was sos, 7G9 3C5.
| There We're, therefore, import during the nine
months of 1897! under the now tariff law, S31 =
436, 100 more than in tho corresponding period OF
1890 under the operation of the old law. As
! showing the effect OF the operation Of the new
| law, 1t is important TO know what proportion
| OF the 81 imports wore free aud what roportion
were dutiable, both under the old ana the new
laws. DURING the nine IN .i.ths ending Juno 30
! 1891, the foreign goods admitted FREQ OF duty
were valued at % !9}CGj During the nine
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