Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-10

| sny government sfseer or ty.buhsl for th<ir
| pToteegica, sad tAs redress ef their xrenSs.
The Copyright Law.
| yr~rraacaal eaPsFish; hss been secarea, n
| accordance vita the conditions o. toe scs af
| March l isel with Rslslar France. Great
/ Britain and the British rs~,sssioas, sad
| Switzerland. the laws Of these ooraries rer-
| uittinx to our esti.en. The heneht Of eopyrishs
on Substantially the s-nse hss,s as 10 their ewn
| eittSeas ~ Subirrts With fs@rtusnt sr-sc ~
| Convention hs- hsrsi negotiated upaa THIS sub-
| .rck winch viii bring thst cagntry within tie
| reciprocal benefits q aer legislation.
Free Trade We. Protection.
TIE financial department Of the country
| rae b~en much sugumentsd during the las:
| year hy reason Of ihe Conflicting predictions |
| which sccomIshl hlsd and followed the tsriN
ard Other l"si,lstion ef th- last congress al
tectins the revenues, a, 10 the resalts Of This
legislation upon The treasury shd upun the +,
conntry On the one hsnd iy sas coat esd.tf |
that imports wolld - fall cs A. TO leave the |
treasury bankrupt and that the prices of
articles en'ertH- into he living Of the people |
would BE- 50 enhanced - 10 dangerously afeet !
their comfort and happiness, while cu The 1
other II was Nreued that The loss TO The rete- /
nue.. largely the result of placing sugar ou the
free list, would he direct gain TO the people: |
that the prices 81 he nccesSaries 81 life Ia
-luding thnSr most hishlv protected. would |
no, he enhanced. that lstsny would have n |
MAJ sTl ARI At4H AFffAaeF~ OF me tAFfn 1
advanced prites, while the Treasury surplus
and receipt, wcuid bo adequate TO meet the
appropriation including the large excepiioasl
eSpcndiHrr> for The rcfundins 10 ,hs atat.s Of
the dirrst jsI sBd tho redemption OF the s,t
per cent bonds.
Treasury statistics.
]; Is not n1y purpose 10 enter at length into a
discussion ~ fite effects Of the legislation 10
whirh I have referred. but brief ex.miua.
,inu ~ thr statistics ot the treasury and a gen
ersl glance 81 the state of business through.
out the country Viii, think, satisfy any ln,.
partial Inquirer that its results have disap-
pointed the eNil prophecies of its ornon.nts
and 10 a large measure realized the hopeful
predictions ~ It's fricnd. Rarely. II ever, be
fore IN the b'stoFN Of the conntry has thers
hsen lime When th- proceeds Of one dsy'-l
In Dor or hr product ef one fsrmtd acre would
purchase NJ lArse al snlouut OF those things
that enter into The living of The uassr. Of the
people ! hclieve that full test will developl
the faeF that The tariff act Of the Ffty -Grstt
congress Is worry favorable in its average effect
on he ril,v- oi articles entering into common
use.
oer Foreign Commerce.
Daring tho twelve months from Oct. |, ,sao
"a Sept N lSal the totsi value of our foreign
commerce uniparts aud exports combined
sl.5is an -. which was the largest of any
year in he history cf the United States The
largest in any previous year was in isp1 vhen
oW commerce amounted 10 fl,ts' l3o .'9I, and
the last war exceeds this enormous aggregated
by over one hapdred mllllons II Is interest
ing and to snms will I've surprising 10 knew
that during The year end ng sept :n, isgi. OUT
imports ~ mffthaudlse amounted 10 VA
10 vhlrh vs' an IN teasf ot more than eleven
milton d'1t*'' over the 'hine or the imports
OF me corFc 'nHnflnE months OF ths preceding
year whsr the imports ~ merchandise were
unusually large, TN anticipation pf the tRriG
legislation theo pending Tho average annual
value " IN" Imports oi nerohAntlise for the
ten Years from ISL was snR. .alo,ost, and our
ING the 'enf ona'eg srpt' ~ tS'i, ms annual
average vas 'f'fe"tn ny si''''%S''o'.
free Import,
The value n free imports during the Twelve
months ending sep, ~ 1871, was stls or asy |
rrore Than The value of ftre irnrotts DURING Tho
eorr.sroudff.r tyvalre months of the urcr,dIno
year, and there wa. during the same por,od
decrease Of SOS stG soS in ihr vain. Of imnort-
Of dutiaLlc r1crri,audise The percentage of
merchandise admitted free Of duty during the
year 70 viii. have referred, the hrEt under
we h'W '"t'u' N8' t'''H' "h'lo 'u', ,ns 'he ple-
,s ~ i a., Nv - - 20 o. a., @ ,l.
W.. ,at,h ~. .,,Lsa,,,,,, ", ,','i -, ~
~, - -. - -; ,stiF, ~, |
s,r,,, t,,,.h ho,, ad,r.t,.a frss or 10 tha
- =, ,,t,,a - ~, ,,s. IT,, -, "a So |
y, s,,,- - fo,,n,l "a =. AZ A. ,,h,rb is =. 49,
-. ~, ,.s. ir,a.,,I ,h.,, 49, 49,.
Nyfn Al tn l,e lfafr,ry pf be
,r.,,
y.,ie No, o,,,..s,,.
-, - -,t |
-" .''" M ~ -, W az 'i' ''"f, ~
NJ su'h eypnrts NJ merrhsndiSc for the twelve
~ H., ,.,,,
N Nn.'' ~. ~ ~ .ee1 ~ ~, ~ te'.uN 80
~ 80, ~ " - -, ~ ~, VI
-, y ,'e t |
a. for tbo rre.o9jr, t,.e,,,y ,o,r,' Xxi, .s
cccdf ia amount and value the spotts nj mer-
ohsndsr during any year in tho history Of tho
government. ihe increase in the Faiue of eN-
gn,.s y, ''',u'',i .u'sHs w. y's
,..,i'. 80 ,ho n.,,, 49, ,ra. ,ts a,s 10 ,rhI,o
N. inrree.r in The ynlun Of exnort. wa, sls
s1s 70 There is certainly nnlhinr in the con.
ditton Of tradr, foreign or domestic. tbtss is
eerfainiY nnth'hE IN the conhiiloh OF our peo
pIs ., sns Ia. y" 1,.,..,.a ,s"i @ .us .ais .,
-
HVrIs "p''n ~ 'he ~pr,p'e =" '"' Oo''"''
'Feop'"'n' VI tne ''''"'
II may be argnsa that oar oond would
ss better II our tariff legislation ~ere upon a
free trade basis but II cannot be denied that
all The conditions Of prosperity md Of general
enntpntinsn' ere present iu larger degree
than over before In our history, ana that, ton,
inst when IN was pruphe~ted thpV wonld be In |
fhe worst state Agitation for radical change
In tarif and Gnsusi4i leg sisgstion c,nnG; help
but may Eerin.Iey impede business. IN the
prosrerity Of which some degree n stability in
legislation is re-ential think there are ron
elusive evidence shat The neg tariH has ere
si~d several great iudsstrie. which will,
Within a fe- years. give employment 70 sew
and Women In view n the snmeWha' over
rro-drd ~,rIf'IEy ~ 20 abor IN t,t of the