The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-05
TARIFF REFORM.
The President Wants Tariff Reduction ss
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President Wants TariG Reduction ss
AT this time. when q depleted public treas
ury confronts us. when many OF our peopIe
are engaged In q hard struggle for the neces-
sarifs OF life and when enforced economy Il
pressing upon the great mass OF our country-
men. I desire to urge with all the earnenfnes.
my command that congressional lecislation
% 10 limited by strict econeamv a ~ r-hshse
an appreciation OF the condition n ~. go.
ury and . sympathy with thesstrsinSd .ircnm-
stances Of our fellow citizens.
Tns duty OF public economy Ii aIso of In
mense importance In its intimate and neces-
sary relation to the task now I'm hand Of nro-
viuing revenue 70 meet government expendi-
su.es ana yet reducing the peop.e's burden Of
After . Hard Struggle
tarin reform Ii directly before ua. NOTHING
30 important claims our attention ana no,hs
ing 20 clearly presents itself rs both an opnor-
.unity and 2 duty-an opportunity 10 deserve
the gratitude Of our fellow citfz ms ! dntv i'm.
posed upon MS by our oft repeated prsfession.
and ~ the emp alto mandate OF the peopla.
AFTER full discussion cur ~countrymen have
spoken IN favor OF this reform and they have
conhded the work OF its accomulishmsns ~
the hands Of those who are
sslsmnly Pledged to ls
II there 10 anything In tina III orvns r
resentation In public places Of the people ana
their desires; II public oliEers an res,Iv m.
servants OF the people. and its political prom
ases and professions have any btnainrs forca
cur failure 70 give the rsicf % long awaited
I'LL % sheer r~ecreancy. Nothing should in
our effort until this reform 10 accom- plishsd nv
Wise and careful legislation.
Observation-Disclosures Neeee~srv.
While We should staunchly adhere IN III
principle that only the necessity OF revenue
J~ustifes the imposition OF tariff du,ics ana
other federai taxation. and that thew shonld
% limited by strict economys we cannot clo,e
our eyes TO the fact that conditions have
eFo"n up among us which In justice and
Iaitness call for discriminating care In the
distribution of such duties and taxation a
the emergencies OF our government actually
demand.
~alanifestly IL we are to aid the people di-
rectiy through tarif reform one of its most
OBVIOUS features . iould be . reduction in the
present tariff charges
Upon the N~ecessaries Of Life.
Inc benefits OF a a reduction would be
palpable and substantial, seen and felt hy
who would be better fed and het,ar.
clothed n better sheltered. These gifts
should be the willing benefactions of a gov
eminent whose hi chest function il the pro-
motion Of the welfare of the people. Not less
closely related to our peoples prosperity and
weii-being Is the removal of restrictions upon
tne IMPORTATION OF the raw materials neces-s
sary 70 our turers. The world should
Do open TO our national ingenuity and enter-s
prise. This cannot be while federal Iegisla-
uons through the imposition of high tariff.
iorDids TO American manufacturers as cheap
material as those used by their compe it0rs.
IL II quite OBVIOUS that the enhancement OF
tue price Of our manufactured products rA-
sulting from this policy not only combines tina
m arket for these products within our own
borders, to the direct disadvantage of our
manufacturers, but also increases their cost Co
our citizens.
The Interssss Of Labor
are certainly though indirectly involved I'm
this feature of our tariff system. The sharp
and active struggle among our
manufacturers to supply the limited demand
for their goods soon fills the narrow market
TO which they are confined. Then follows q
suspension OF work In mills and factories. :
discharge OF employees, and distress in the
homes OF our workingmen. Even IL the often
disproved assertion could be made good that d
materials and low tariff does not TIM ia.
of our ~workfngmsn lead Them
quickly to disco yer that their steady employ
permitted by free raw materials 10 the
most important factor in their relation to
tArid iegislation7
wilson Bnk COmmended.
A measure has been pFeparedby the Approx
pr rate congressional committee embodying
reform on the lines herein suggested.
which will be promptly submitted for leg.sla-
tive action. II 10 the result of much patriotic
and unselfish work, and / believe Il deals with
its subject consistently and thoroughly a ex-
isting cpndition4 permit. I am safis6odshstr-.
the reduced tatiR duties provided for. IA thG
proposed letislstten, added to existing intsrnal
noU&ns go - ansx vp4f3 A. 49, -A--&AA---M
though PERHAPS not Immediately, produces
revenue TO meet the needs Of The
The Tsxon Corporations.
The committees, after full confederation ana
70 provide for . Temporal y deficiency, which
may exist before the business Of the country
ADJUSTS itself 70 thu tariff schedules, have
wisely embraced In their plan ., few add
tional internal revenus takes. iatludfne =
tax upon incomes derived from certain
Investments. These new assess-
rnents are not u ONLY absolutely Just ana 4
e. ily borne, but they haye the. further merit
d being such 10 can b RENTED without un.
Observation-Disclosures whensysrthe necssnitrsS
their Inn position no longer exists
In my great desire for the success Of this
I~neasurs I cannOtfestrainsths sug sestzon thAs
its success vcan only DO obtained by means OF
c0uuse1 on the part of the fricnas
Df tariff REFORM and assea nrosultas of III
their willingness to subordinate personal
desires and ambatiUns 70 the gensfaf goods
The local interests Affected by che propassAsa
reform are 20 numerous and % varied that II
al are Unlisted upon the iegislatiJn embody-
Ing the reform must inevitably fail.
In CcnclusiOn.
In conclusion, my intense feeling Of re-
sp0nsibility impels mo to ! invoke for the =
manif0ld interestssof . generous nj cpnfdtng i
teople the most scrupulous care, aid 10 pledge
my willing support TO every Legislative snort
for, the advancement of the greatness s and
prosperity Of our beloved country.
GRovRRl C~LEvELAND.N
Executive MansioGi. Washingtcns Dec. i, iSoay
Opened m Egyptian Road.
IsMAILIA, Dec. 4.-The khedive of
Egypt has arrived here and opened the
new railway connecting Ismalia with
Port Said. Much ceremony was OBJ
served at the opening Of this new rail,
road, which now joins the headquarters
Of the Suez canal Ismailia) with the
Mediterranean entrance of the canal.
Rebel Forts Destroyed
Il Lra TnxsrrnOx ran "A - THE ~n1~I kc-k