The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1893-12-07
TARIFF REFORM.
The President Wants Tariff Reduction ss
Once.

The President Wants Tariff Reduction as
Once.
AT this time when a depleted public treas.
nry confronts u.s. when many of our people
are engaged in hard struggle fer the neces-
safies OF llfe and when enforced economy il
pressing upon the great mass Of our country
men, desire to urge with all the earnestness
at my command that congressional legislation
De so limited by strict economy as 10 exhibit
an appreciation of the condition of the treas
ury and sympathy with the strained circum.
stances of our fellow citizens.
The duty of public economy is also of inn.
nense Importance in its intimate ana neces.
sary relation to the task now in hand of pro-
viding revenue to meet government expendi-
lures and yet reducing the peoples burden Of
federal taxation.
After a Hard Struggle
tariff reform is directly before us. Notbfns
SO important claims our attention and moth
ing SO clearly presents itself as both an oppor-
tunlty and duty-an opportunity TO deserve
the gratitude of our fellow citiz ms, a duty i'm
posed upon us by our oft repeated professions
anu by the emp ,atic mandate of the people
After full discussion our countrymeShaye
spoken in favor Of this reform and they have
conhded the We rk OF its accomplishment in
the hands OF those who are
soiemnly Pledged to 1t.
If there is nything in the theory of a rep
their desires; If public officers are really the
servants OF the people, and its political prom
ises and professions have any binding force
our failure 10 give the relief so long awaited
VIII be sheer recreancy. Nothing should in
tervene TO distract our attention or disturb
our effort until this reform is Accomplished by
wise and careful legislation.
Discriminating Care Necessary.
While we should s.aunchly adhere to tba
ha N
I juspnes the imposition of tariff duties and
other fedora! taxation, and that they should
| be limited by strict economy we can NOT close
I our eyes to the fact that conditions have
! grown up among us which in justice ana
TAI ness call for discriminating care In tbe
distribution of such duties ana taxation as
the emergencies OF our government actually
demand. sS@
Manifestly il we are to aid the people di-
rec iy through tariff reform one of its most
obvious fais. nre3 ould be q reduction in the
| present tariff charges
| Upon the Necessaries of Life.
The benefits of such reduction would be
Iaipabie anu substantial, seen and felt by
| thousands who would be better fed and better
/ clothed and better sheltered, These gifts
! should he the willing benefaotions OF n gov
| eminent whose hi chest function Is The pro-
motion of the Welfare of the people Not les.
closely related to our peoples prosperity ana
| weil-bsing Is the fenieya OF restrictions upon
thes sunLoIiatiar saf the raw materials pepes-
I torJ TO our niaI0rt. rssef5. Tue ye.ld shes,ll
| be open TO our national ingenuity and enter.
! prise. This cannot be while federal legtsIa.
| ton, through the imposition of high tariff
! ioroids 70 american manufacturers as cheap
material as those used by their competitors.
IL Is quite yious that the enhancement of
the price of our manufactured products re-
su!ting from this policy not only confines the
market for these produ Is within our own
borders, TO the direct disadvantage of our
manufacturers, hut also increases their cost to
our citizens.
The Interests of Labor
are certainly h1ugh indirectly involved In
this feature of our tariff system The sharn
competition and active struggle among our
manufacturers TO supply the limited demand
I for their goods soon ills the narrow market
to which they are confined. Then follows n
suspension of work in mills and factories,
discharge Of employees, and distress in tina
! homes of our workngmen. Even If the often
disproved assertion could be made good that a
lower rate OF wages would resul. from free
raw materials and low tariff, does not the in.
teliigence of oGr workingmen lead then,
quickly TO discover that their steady employ-
ment permitted by fres raw materials is the
most important facter in their relation to
tariff legislation?
Wilson Bill Commended.
~ htSaSNiS mas btSH prepared by the appr0a
pirate congressional committee embodying
tariff reform on the lines herein suggested.
whica wild be promptly submitted for leg sla-
tive action. 1t is the result of much patriotic
and unseltish work. and believe itdeals with
It's subject consistently and thoroughly as ex.
listing conditions permit. ] am satisfied that
the reduced tariff duties provided for in the
proposed legislation, added TO existing internal
revenue taxation, will in The near future,
though perha)s not Immediately, produce
sufficient revenue TO meet the needs of the
government.
The Tax on Corporations.
The committee, after full consideration and
TO provide for tempora deficiency. which
may exist before the business of the country
adjusts itself TO the new tariff schedules have
wisely embraced in their plan few addi-
tionai internal revenue taxes. iacluding a
small tax upon incomes derived from certain
corporate investments. These new asses :
ments are not only absolutely just and
ca lily borne, but they have the further merit
OF being such as can be remitted without un-
favorable disturbance whenever the necessity
OF their I'm position no longer exists.
In my great desire for the success of this
measure cannot restrain the lsug gestion that
its success can only be obtained by means of
unselfsh counsel on the part of the friends
of tariff reform and as result Of
their Willingness TO subordinate personal
desires and ambitions to the general good.
The local interests affected by the proposed
reform are so numerous and so varied that il
all are insisted upon the legislation embody-
ing the reform must inevitably fail.
In Conclusion.
In conclusion, my intense feeling OF re-
sponsibility impels me to invoke for the
manifold interests of generous AM confiding
people the most scrupulous care, and to pledge
my willing support to every legislative effort
for the advancement of the greatness and
prosperity Of our beloved country.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Washington, Dec. 4, 1895
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