The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-22

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Through Republican Spectacies.
WAsHNGrON Dec. 22.-Ihe report of
the minority members of the ways and
means committee on the tariff bill was
submitted to the house yesterday. The
first part Of the report discussing the bill
was generally prepared by eX-Speaker
Reed. The other members of the minor
ity, Messrs. Burrows, Payne, DalHeIl, Hop
ana Gear, prepared the portion OF the re-
port oealihS win the special features
me report says III parG
Inc most surprising thlng about this
bllI whleh we VIII treat ol IN detall some
WhaJ later IS Jhe lacJ lhaJ inns Propo-
sltlon To raise revenue VIII lower the reVe-
nue. oI thls country S'f'OOO'oOO DeloW Jhe
revenue ol 1913, which was only %,UOOOoO
above our expenses Ihls TACT and the
oJher iact thaJ by Jhls Dill uhe larger part
OF Uhe burden Oh laNatioh Is IrahaIefreu
from foreigners and borne by our own
citizens should always be kept IN mlnd
during the discussion.
Haa the committee In maklhg WhNI the
ehhlrman on the moor OF uhe mouse mas
called 'polltlcai olll IoIo"ed Uhe
pIaln, uncompromlslng declaration OF me
party Whlch they represent ana apoi-
lshed protectoh' giving us tarlh Tor rev
ehue only our TASK III commenting upon
the result OF the committee ellorts would
have been much more simple. Ihe blll
would theh nave been stralghtIorWald
manly attempt 10 carry OUT pledges ana
WotiId nave pIaced III issue Two Rre". prlh-
elples ana nave lea TO cleaf ana com
prehenslDle dlscussloh'
Another Tariff Tinkering Bill.
The committee, instead of proceeding in
its great work of aboishing protection
and preserving the people from the load
of taxation which they have always
averred was the result of protection, has
presented bill which is only another tar
if tinkering bill the like of which has
disturbed the conditions of business so
I many times the last thirty years. 1t is a
great misfortune that such is the case,
for had the bill been for revenue only in
the only sense possible for that term the
people OF tins country might nave seen at
one glance whetner they desired the one
pollcy or the other ana the question might
nave been seJtleu once Tor all.
Inc new piah Involves new method OF
encouraging manufacturers by giving
them what are called ,'iree raw materials"
so that What goes INTO mllIs pays no
pays all the taxes. 1t unfortunately hap
pens "lso Vh"O Iree raw material an
olas'lc TERM ana "naI Is one man iree
ra" material Is anoVher man hhisheu
proGucC'
All Vhe oDJecIiohs so oIten urged by the
uomluaht party asaihS' the existing sys-
IeIl' ,5lI we repeat ne against InIs DILL ne
ulIerehce IL only one OF degree II 1he
present system De ropoery' as 'heSe
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ared thousands of favored irdtyidnoIs
y,,by sbor,Id tho toyatinn bs nor+i,'r,ai
sya, in diminished rotto for anot ha,. ga,as
Of yaars and thssa few, bnndrad tbonsa,d
fo,,ored craatIIras he ryi,,en a r,a,, Iensa gf
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