New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-14
THE UNION LEAGUE SPEAKS.
PLACING ITSELF ON RECORD AGAIN FOR
REPUBLICAN, PRINCIPLES
TIE COMMITTEE on POLITICAL REFORM SUB
MIrs A REPORT on TIE COM-NG ELECTION
RESOLUTIONS OK TIE TARIFF AND
TIE CANDIDATES CNAN-
MOVSLY ADOPTED

IDI ONNDlbN4i -
MoUsLY ADOPTED.
The Union League Club hcld one oil ''c o0'' d
tended and most enthusiastic me'uh2' lf'' ''0"'"e
which have ever been convened at lie cuOhoa''' anu
ul,c.d the club s1uarcy record FOR fcpuO"''"
rincin,c. and for the election Of Benjamin Harrison
and WLiclaw Reid az President and Niccfr~SiNcl'
q the United State. ChaIncey NJ. Drpc" p'c''"o"
Among prominent members present were "e"cia'
Horace Porter Eihu Root Thomas {. Actoh 10
Grand u. Cannon, ColOnel = '. IL trdscr' i''N
.,,,o. District Attorney Edward Mitchell, John H.
Van Wormcr f.. II. Perkins. IT,. and j. +. huSh' ""
Thursday. November 10, the club will hold meeting
=, which President Depcw will entertain rs DrO'icF
members with an account Of hi experiences abroad
The Committee ON Political Reform submitted the
following report which was received Win Cheers
and its resolutions were unanimously aioftd;
In the pending political contest going on IN ms
country fife centre Of the battle l. the nScaI politI
d the Government. The Il publican position on '.r
la.lm ~, Gov.rnmrn. ihcy should De- 80 levied
4, promote domestic industries lhiN l"ilcy Is popF
larry known a protective iarh l"nry. ,,,,, ia
clarcs that the Federal Government ii' no con
sulnIo , PU", n,rno>" Of revenue only The issue
bntwren he psitirs assuming that Il Is the urposs
oi the Democratic party 10 obtain lhis f'N'"Hc i"n
mpos,s is therefore reduced 10 one of TWO mr,n ry
o; getting the revenue: one strictly revenue C'I"'
snd the other protective 'arih'
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE or lNpoST pVT-ES'
II is admitted on all hands That the primary
purpose Of import duties is raise the money nec'
,arv 10 support the general Government. The mo'l
vital function of Government is the pow'r 10
ial.c money for rs support NoNcthnrhtH
existence depend, upon II, possession oil til' pow!
and the exercise Of The power must - on or t'e
Iav.fnmrnt will fail Whatever difference G opinion
there may be to forms al government 'li -,
Ills cornerstone in common. Political c'oh"hIst>
may differ H. The mcthOd Of raising ,he mole nui
al agree as 10 the La, npm wnicH nns po i,nG
There az bat thrcc sources with tnhne tNrcplOiS'
known TO civilized countr!"S from W,i'h 10 u"iaE@
revenue and those are either inpo't duti'> 4. homH
called tarG dutie> export dnc, ana Internal 'aNcS,
or direct taxation I'm some form kAloIl H"r i" naI
n no P'i he referred to asain. satcman,hip in
financial matters has TO deal with III" method OF raising
the necessary moneys 10 carry on llc N'.r'ii mn,
il /. the statesman'> duty Il point ont ID" pace
or places from which. and provide the mem, ny
which. the collection II the money can re enIoFc"n
The political ec3noms, may very pHPerN pTsl n G Gh
burden may fall as highly upon ana DC a.
Justly among the people possible; ana therefore
lie statesman should he % III al egoh9n To, ,no
For the fiscal year terminating Jln" ~, -; . ~.
United states Government iai,"i r"ln inp'.' U az,
s2l9 s2:o5. II miscd from IN crr;i 'e. W.. o;i ~
Gs0-4-. The poNiohcc rrt",ptr oW, WIZ $500 a. 90
From other source, ahout f21.oO Wcr" RAJ ,N
making the total Iecelli, Of D.. me r" M ,npe If
his discussion shall Gully G,nl win thc customs
amonnt received for Tie f,~al yoar trr'niraIn+ Jnne
80 lsol REPORTED by the lealHr hH'T@Gi; . ~
he opening of conGsS III n., lSri .nr,lt
approximately the sum REQUIRED r'h N"lr 20 Up
the Government II j. probable that ,nal"' sum 81
VIII be reported u N'HSlN9N NV ~
December 4 10 ne dGctiine OF !fltcc,lr9 .'f.in
coaieHtcq 9r viii be @c Idp% MADE S
congress - he basis of our paper.
In dealing viii this sum- We sh9'l a sumo al tle
nemoGaG party ~, ", , Ia E%3G % vT Tf' It %
whcre upon forcsn products @lc'1 ~ " POI
has vast body Of free traders WHO ae I\lnS to rdG
cate re propc into -" dOcfi1" Of Free Jr a. II l.
rot norii'ntcd in the Democratic plai m that such l.
thr Interior o TIE party; ard. for NE lr'~'ni IN
cam L 81 Jet that We sumo bona ia" lnt"nl"h on
1cas i., onoomt ~ rGv,Tic Sich i~iar - f,rj
IT becomes valy impo tat to tic bn, e-, intoIc
they mean to tax In ORDER to rails" this money.
HOW TIE GOVERNMENT i SUPPORTED.
There Is difference In the quality Of the none
that is turned into the Treasury by an impost duty
Whether IT from duty 50 levied as TO protect
American industries, or duty levied Tor revenue
only, reeardlcs, OF industries. II one 10 tax
upon tie consumer, the other Is also tax upon NM
They are precisely aliNc that feature OF the qurs-
t"n. The bluacn % 1t tax E!lrt he carried
upon one shoulder or ia" other.
talking abont protective iarih, as II II yer" t'N
for ne Hnelii OF favored cla., Whch nry f,i' ,
II, they well know. The ilupos' /, for the bcnc-
nj Of the manufacturers ~ far as raising money j.
involved. The imp0st /, fof the support o tac COY
eminent, and 10 enable 1t 20 perform lis injections
without leNying hc aino"nI' ~ some o''i'r i''.'
OF taxation by nlroat, s. levied a. to p onolr
Industries moi promote the general prosperity Ia
a higher degree lhan any other motto OF taN1.ion.
Constitution T. he power to IaI ana collcc ,aNcs.
GuiiCs. nnpOs,> and ,Nci,cS." There J., no Limitation
70 the purro'c~ i0r which dn'ic> ana ihp''io sai
he laid bat they required t. be uniform through
ont Tho United states. The trainers o the C0nsutu
ton understood that there were ~" purposes oi
duties ana impo>t,'; was t. ra.c revenue and
the ether The protection Of manufacturers. Inc
second act Of Congress- passed inm"dalrly after th'
opening " the first session. which act vna signed by
George Washington. declared that lit IS necessary for
the support OF The Government for the discharge o.!
the deDts OF the United states and for ;hc protection
q the manufactures that duties ana im.%-i~ br lII
upon imported goods. wares ana merchandise.
Here have the dual purpose declared by the
fresh from the Constitutional Conventio2 one
vas t. raise money. the other was 10 pfoicc, manu-
facturcr.. Thes" purposes were 10 lee effected 10y
outi,s laid on Imported goods. ware and mcI.
impo>t upon what We can produce m"st act In some
d,arce TO p7ot,ct them. These consequences must
hoS from tariff except one levied nl~n things We
cannot manufacture or produce. No on" In, vet
advocated tarn 20 limited. The Republican doctrine
81 protective tariff accept, this secondary effect Of
promoting industries - an effect OF the greatest
lui benefit.
fff,ct IN many cases becomes Oi er'ntcr lmpOrtanc"
than the primary object IT, a. result. revcnn' IN
il Of thc doineic mafacture>. experience has
shown that the country has greatly pro p"r'1 a tir
cols"qu nee. Tie primary purpose Of III" tarln ana
ire secondary effect OF II must stand or inll TO-
rother.
Cre OF the purposes declared In the preamble q
The Constitution. il to promote the general welfare
Tho body Of thr Constitution givc1 power to Congress
io provide for the general welfare IL ~" gen
cral welfare j. promoted by protective iarlii. IL j.
Within tho term, aud scope oi the Constitution ~
applied. ana defended. by It's founders. The wisdom
o; continuing an ig'post Is question of good or bad
policy for political cconom T. ana statesmen 10 ron
sdcr after ca'cfly studying the effect Of an impDi
bw both a, 10 its primary purpose ana secondary
effect of u election. The doctrine Of a protective
tarn Involves The two purposes OF raising revenue
nnd Ia. protection Of oG: Industries by duties anu
imposts.
"KFVENy f. TARIFF An ELASTIC PHRASE"
The phrase Revenue Tarn' IS the most elastic am
Inaccurate phrase that ever crept into the p>ca MS
tory Of this country Its ineXactncss consists III TINS
That II does not express certain policy II i 'as'c
enough TO embrace protective tariff for thc revenues
of protective tariff precisely the same rs tn" rev
enI,S from a revenue tariff In 50 far as they 90 'o"aru
the Support of the Government y rcvcnu" 'aElu may
b. a good protective thrill. or IL may b" very Md
protective tariff and yet produc" me same rsu''s III
.urns hing money for the Government. ,..