Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-12-09
WHY NOT A TARIFF COM
MISSION 2


MISSION
II Mr. Cleveland takes all the nd.
vice given him by friend and foe. hc'll
be very much in the condition Of the
iuan and boy and ass in E.op's i'm
MORTAL fable. 1t is safe to believe
that he will carry out his usual poll
cy and rely upon his best judgment.
1t is almost equally safe to believe
that neither Mr.. Cleveland's best
Judgment nor that of patriots in
either party will advocate nn extra
session. Raw recruits and hot wealth
or do not commend them selves as the
means whereby tho tariff and finance
Iaay be led out OF darkness into the
promised land. The American peo-
pie are not fools. Thoy know that
vital questions can't be answered in
a jiffey. The majority wunta change
but nobody wants change for the
worae.
What most people think they think
IL of no Importance to anybody, not
even themselves. There are few
men and women in this work. whose
public service has been such rs to en-
title them to serious consideration
when they express opinions on pub.
lie mntters to which they have dedi-
Gated their lives. Hon. Hugh Nc
Culloueh is one of these Three
times Secretary of the Treasury, call.
ed by Salmon =. Chase from Indiann
to Washington to develop the pres.
ent system Of National banks, Mr..
Mccullough is today an authority on
finance and the tariff worthy of heed
ing. ''The United States he writes
i'll his interesting "reminiscences, sis
the greatest producing country in
the world; consequently it has the
deepest interest in international
trade. The tariff should be made
great National economical question
by commission composed Of distin-
guished political ec,nomi-ts who
have no pnrty or see ;inn;.l interests
to serve, whose duty IL si.uild be TO
secure to tho Government needful
reeenuo by duties upon imports
which should not favor ono branch of
industry at the expense of others,
and should be as equal in it's bur
dens rs taxation can be made. Our
tariff has been in the interest of Grent
Britain, rs 1t has given to her IL mon
opoly of the South American trade,
by which she has become immensely
enriched"
Such q tariff commission MS Mr..
Mccullough suggests could be
brought together at once unollicinlly,
and, ill conjunction with the wisest
men of the present Congress, could
bring their brains to bear on both
tariff and finance. The two are own
brothers and IN Congress are refer
red to the same committees Such n
commission is rs much more sensible
than mob OF raw members of Con.
gress, who generally cut their legis
lative teeth on mistakes, as it is more
economical. From the former the
best results must accrue: from the
latter. the worst. One will command
the respect and confidence of the
people, regardless of party. The 9th
Ell will disturb trade and inspire fear.
with or without tariff and finance
commission Mr.. Cleveland is not
likely to CRAFTY the enemies of this
Republic by unnecessarily creating a
PANE. An extra session is most i'm.
probable.
MIR. Springer is said to consider an
extra session absolutely unnecessary
on the superstition that the Republi
can Senate will not pass any of the
tariff bills which have already passed
the House of Representatives during
this Congress and will refuse to co
operate with the House in financial
legislation. If Republican Senators
are as wise as they ought to be. they
will sink partisanship and do every
thing in their power to obey the will
OF the people. They will pass the
free wool bill, at least, and in mat.
ters OF finance show the heartiest de.
sire to save The country from unne.
cessary anxiety and commercial dis.
Iurbances. By acting as patriots the