Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-21

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I character and utility.
lie saws lie difficulties Of the admins
/ trafion have always been greatly c1aE-
] arrnted and 80 far as they really existed
l n former times have now been much
diminished by increased facilities for as-
| ccrtaining market values In Other coun'
| tries and by the improved organization
Of our customs service. The markets OF
| The world have been brought so near each
other BY the use Of steam ana electricity
that as to all staple articles especially
! il Is not now much more difficult TO ma
| their cost or value abroad than q home
and If under these circumstances it SHAH
be demonstrated that official Intelligence
| mud integrity can not be safely relied
upon for the honest collection of the
| revenues under the existing system oil
indirect taxation u viii become necessary
to consider whether some other method
can not be devised 10 raise moneys for
the surDort Of the government As far
as iuducGment TO commit frauds anu
perjuries constitute objections the slight
est examination Of the subject. the seere-
tary says, Will show they are much
greater under the system Of compound
rates which Is one of the most prominent
features OF our existing legislation than
they could possibly be under a purely
ad yalorem arrangement Of dulles. k1W
and partially raw materials, the secre-
tary says constitute the basis Of all onr
and unless our Industrial establishments
can procure them upon substantially the
same terms as their competitors else
where they must cOntinne TO be seriously
impedet I'm their efforts 70 supply the
home market with their finished products
and wholly unable 20 extend their trade
90 other countries except me- to certain
commodities in The manufacture OF which
they have peculiar aptitude or employ
superior machinery. Taxes upon the ma
tcrials used in our shops and factories
are especially Objectionable on account
Of the fact that they multiply themselves
many times before the finished article
reaches the hands Of the consumer and
thus impose q burden altogether di pro-
pOrtiOnute 10 the hcneliia supposed TO be
conferred upon the producer by the so
called protective system. Upon this i0un-
dution the secretary argues strongly for
free raw materials and lower duties on
the nrccislrlc7 Of life.
Tile secretary comes next TO the rove
niue ns affected by the Wilson bill. II is
esiinuicd that the revenues for Che hscnl
year $3.50 viii amount upon the basis Of
existing laws, TO Sljl,l2T,iiS, and that
expenditures. Including The SINKING fund
VIII amount TO SiiS.iOS,7s0. The c.U-
mated Revenues from customs rs $50
100000, aud total estimated receipts from
all sources will pNCprl tlN estimate of
expenditures SG,l2O,Oj3 Assuming tLcsc
NNlNNNNH 10 me- CORRECT IT. VIII Ut ltltn-
spry, In any changes TINT may be- made In
orr rcycnuc laws 10 provide for raising
about SlSiOuO.OOO from customs alone.
or partly from customs and partly from
Suoh other subjects Of inNatlon as con-
gross may see proper 10 include IN our
Internal revenue system. II the amount
aud value Of impuriutinns Of the same
character Of dutiuhie merchandise shall
uOt during The fiscal year 1873 exceed
ilic amount and value OF sucl imporlu-
tons during the hscnl year lSD3, the rr-
ccipts under the measure now pculng
viii be about Nl22UOO,uOO, but there are
strong Reasons for HE opinion that the
proposed reduction in rates OF duty viii
encourage inpornliuus TO a very com
ldcrablc cAtcnl, and that Consequently
the revenue VIII moi be diminished n tlc
same proportion as the ratios arc reduced
Moreover, experience has shown that uu-
der uil Of our tarll legislation there hay
been un almost constant tendency toward
4u annual increase IN the amounts and
Vllucs of duiiIh.c Imports, even thourl.
Tie rates Of duty remained the same. 70
what cNtcut The impOrlAiiong will hr in-
creased sulrly On account of th. rcdur-
lions IN rutps Of duty 1t iG of course Inn,
possible 10 f1rcscc, Int it rs reasonable 10
conclude that this cause. together with the
natural increase Of our purchases FROM
other countries will result In much lurrpr
revenues from customs Ia 1898 thun indi-
Gated by the moro comparison of the pro-
posed reduced rates with those under
which collections were mndr IN 1893.
am Of the opinion that with propor
economy In public expenditures. which
b IS hoped viii result IN q considerable
reduction IRON Che estimates, an m-
crease Of Slp,ulNuOD in the revenue for
fiscal year 1875 by the imposition of
additional taxes under the internal rove.
niue system, VII. supply sufficient means
for the support OF the government, and
this sum can be- raised without seriously
disturbing Tie business of the country or
doing Injustice TO ans part of the people
Many ducrrnt methods for providing this
additional revenue have been sugscstra
AMI discussed and after % careful OK
/ animation Of the whole subject / bnvc
the conclusion that IL can hn most con-
| vcnicntly and justly realized hy ncrcns-
Z ing the tax ON distilled spirits 10
l cents ON the gallon, and by additional
( taxes ON cigars and cigarettes. mad Tie
! Imposition of new taxes on playing cards,
3 cosmetics aud poriumory, or legacics and
/ succcssIuns, and incomes derived from
/ investments IN stocks and bonds OF cor
! portatlons and Joint stool, companies.
/ An increased tax on distilled spirits
! cigars aud cigaWttes should be imposed
{ upon 0ll such articles in existence and
! upon which revenue has not boon col,
/ lcctel az the time the act Il TO take
/ eject but reasonable lime should be
allowed, In case ut new taxes. In order
! that necessary STAMPS may be prepared
} aud distributed and the necessary rules
[ and regulations made aud PROMULGATED
/ Considerable spcclc Ia ucNt devoted I'm.
/ der me circumstances 20 showing the
{ proprlcN of these taxes. IL Is scarcely
] necessary the secretary spys. 10 suggest
I To congress that the present and The pros.
I po civeconhdcacc in The treasury and
/ the general good OF the country demand
| The slrictcst economy 10 public cNpep-
ditures consistent with an ctlieicn, admin
/ istrauon OF the laws, Reductions OF tax
! aion cannot be TOO greatly insisted upon
Z or made practically henrhcial without n
/ corresponding reduction vt expenditures.
/ but such reduction cannot he permanently
! Effected by merely Withholding approDri.
4 Ayions required for the proper execution
I OF existing laws which impose duties
I upon the heads Of executive departments
/ and other public officials
] Deficiencies are not savings. Inn na
general rule result IN larger cNpendi.
\ lures than would have been made 81 ado
| quate appropriations had boon granted
| IN the first instance. Genuine economy
| and irigalty can he secured only hv a
repeal OF the statutes authorizing or re-
curing unnecessary expenditures aud re-
1 tusnls 20 pnnct new laws creating charges
/ against the treasury for purposes of
/ donb full utility, and although such a nolicy
would prOh1ly be vigorously opposed by
powerful interests no less dependent
upon the patronage of government rlp.
port, and by local Influences seeking loo.