The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-12-07

act that the senate and house of repre-
were not in accord and that a
,eneral revision could not therefore be ;
Undertaken. I recommend that the whole {
ubjecr of tariff revision be left to the
incoming congress 1t is matter Of
egret that this work must be
lelayed for at least three months, for the
threat of great tariff changes introduce
20 much uncertainty that an amount not
easily estimated Of business inaction and
of diminished production will necessarily
result. It is possible also that this un
may result in decreased reve
nues from customs duties, for our mer
chants will make cautious orders for for
eign goods, in view of the prospect of
tariff reductions and the uncertainty as
TO when they will take effect. Those
who have advocated a protective tariff
can we'll afford to have their disastrous
forecasts of change of policy dissp- |
pointed. If system of customs duties can |
be framed that will set the idle |
wheels and looms of Europe in motion
a1d crowd our warehouses with foreign
made goods and at the same time keep
our own mills busy; that will give us an
increased participation in the markets
of the world" of greater value than the
home markets, we surrender; that Will
give increased work to foreign workmen
upon product to be consumed by our
people without diminishing the amount
of work to be done here; that will enable
the American manufacturer to pay to
his workmen from so per cent to 100 per
cent. more in wages than is paid in the
foreign mills, and yet to compete in our
market and foreign markets with the
foreign producer that will further reduce
the cost of articles of wear and
food, without reducing the wages OF
those who produce them, that can be
celebrated after its effect have been real
| lied, as its expectation has been IN
European, as we'll as in American cities,
the authors and promoters of 1t will be
entitled to the largest praise. We have
had in our history several experiences OF
the contrasted effects of revenue and
of q protective tariff, but this generation
has not felt them, and the experience of
one generation is not highly instructive
to the next. The friend of the protec
tive system, with undiminished conf
dence in the principles they have advo
Gated, will await the results of the new
experiments
The strained and too often disturbed
relations existing between the employ
ees and the employers in our great man
ufacturing establishments have not beer
favorable to calm consideration by the
wage Garner of the effect Of the wages OF
the protective system. The fact tha
, his wages we're the highest paid IN hike
! callings in the world and that main
J ! tenance of this rate of wages in the ab
sence of protective duties upon toe pro
duet of his labor, was impossible, Were
obscured by the passion evoked b.
these contests. He may now be able t.
review the question in the light Of hi
personal experience under the operatio
of tariff for revenue only. If that ez
perience show democrats that presen
= rates of wages are thereby malntalne
I or increased either absolutely or IN thel
purchasing power and taat the aggr'
pase value of-work- to be done IN n
country is increased, or even maintained
J. so that there are more, or as many oal
n work in year at IS good or better wag'
) for the American workman; as has pee
e the case under the protective systen
e every one will rejoice. A general pr(
cess of wage reduction cannot be COZ
If templated by any patriotic citizen witt
is out the greatest apprehension.
j. 1t may be, indeed | believe 1t is poss
,e BILE. for the American manufacturer
in compete successfully with his forelE
of rival in many branches Of producti'
ne without the defense of protective duti
n. if the paw rolls are equalized, but t
~ dc hLf
r. ducer and that result and the distress
to our working people when 1t IS attalne
he are not pleasant to contemplate. :!
o. society of the une nployed, now holdi
I'M its frequent and threatening parades
90 the streets of foreign cities, should
an be allowed to acquire an American dor
cile. The reports of the heads oi
81. several executive departments, win
3. are herewith submitted, have "
,er naturally included resume of the VIII
l.. work of the administration with
of transactions of the last fiscal year.
lue attention, not only of congress but
the country, is again invalid to
lue methods of administration WI
have been pursued and to the
suits which have been attained Pu
eir revenues amounting to 81, Ala, 079 ~:
or have been collected and discussed W
are out loss from misa )proprlation with
re. a single defalcation of such imports
, in as to attract the public attention an
hat a diminished per cent. of cost for col
ted ton. The pubic business mas
gri transacted not only with hoeil'y,
the progressively and with vie" TO q
the to the people in the fullest possible
ster gree the benefits Of q service estabh
heir and maintained for their protection
the comfort.
for Diplomatic Relations.
~: Our relations with other nal
'i,a has are now undisturbed by any se1
a controversy. The complicated
,,th threatening differences with 0erl
tect and England relating to Samoan all
rom with England In relation TO the
A. . fsheriers in the BehFing sea and
NV , o,r Chic, growing out of the Baltlmol
,bot fair, have been adjusted.
1T RecfprOctty Agreements.
hose There have been negotiated and
forts cluded under section Of the taril
ife is commercial agreements relating t
are ciprocal trade with the following
oreat tries: Brazil, Dominion Republ
Z and Spain for Cuba, and Porto Rlco, y
Luted mala, Salvador, the German ea
that Great Britain, for certain West l.
serve colonies and British Guina, Nlcar
pend Honduras, Austria Hungary. Of
n the with Guatmala, Salvador, German
GOOD Great Britain, Nicaragua, Hon
will and Austria Hungary have been
,61 to cluded since my last annual me
is as Under these trade arrangements
or favored admission has been secu
re the every case for an important list OF
tariff. lean products. Especial care Ia
ust he taken to secure markets for Tar
; new ducts in order to relieve that gre
resent derlyipg industry Of the dep
# nro. which the lack of an adequate
! there market for our surplus often brinE
# law opening has also been made for
zee to factured products that Will undou,
ner be if that policy is maintained, great
ZEN an ment our export trade. The full
re n n