Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-12-08
TARIFF REFORM.
The President Wants Tarif. Bcduc,,..

IAHItF REFORM.
The President Wants Tariff R.duc,,,,. =.
Once.
AL TINS linz when IL depleted publi,. ,,,.
ury confronts us. when many Of our u,n"I"
"rc hs.sSu IN u hlru struggle for the nrcrss
sarirs of life and when enforced .cnun" :,
pressing upon the great mass of our cnr",,. -
mon. desire to urge with nll the curn.stn,,s
~ my that congressional lcrisl,,ioM
be so limited by strict economy as ia rxniiIi.
an appreciation of the condition of the ir,a,
ury ana q sympathy with the strained ri,,,,''
stances of our fellow citizens.
The duty of public economy is ,lso
mensc Importance in it's intimate and nr,"'
sary relation to tho task now in hand If mr.,
Vldlng revenue to meet government, rvu,,.li
lures and yet reducing the pcop.u's bu,,j.m -
federal taxation.
After IL Hard Struggle
tariff ieform is directly before MS. E,,hiu.
SO important Gains our attention ana nn,M
ing 80 clearly presents Itself as both an ,nnnr
tuhlty ah" uuty-an opportunity TO deserve
the gratitude OF our fellow ci,iz MS, a duty i'm,
posed upon us by our oft repeated pr.trs,inms
ana Dy ne emp hlic mandate Of the pc.uI.
Alter 1ull discussion our cOuntrymen hay.
spoken in favor of this reform and they h,y.
coniided the work OF it's reconnaissance, in
the hands of those who are
Solemnly Pledged to 1t.
II there is anything in the tn DRY of Il rcu-
resentatlon i'll public places of the peoul. ana
their desires; if public officers are really ihn
servants OF the people. and its political prom.
Uses and professions have any binding force
our failure to give the relief SO long awaited
Will be sheer rccreancy. Nothing should in
terVene TO distract our attention or disturb
our effort until this reform is accomplished Inv
wise and careful legislation.
Discriminating Care Necessary.
While we should staunchly adhere to tle
principle that only the necessity Of revenue
%justifics the imposition of tariff duties and
other federal taxation, and that they should
Ne limited by strict economy. we can not close
our eyes to the fact that conditions have
grown up among us which in justice and
fairness call for discriminating care in tho
distribution of such duties and taxation as
the emergencies Of our government actually
demand.
Manifestly if we are to aid the people d.
recily through tariff reform one of its most
obvious features 81 ould be a reduction in the
present tariff charges
Upon the N~ccessaries of Life.
The benefits of such IL reduction would be
palpable and substantial, seen and felt by
thousands who would be better fed and better
clothed and better sheltered. These gifts
should be the willing bcncfactions of IL gov
crnment whose highest function is the pro.
motion OF the welfare of the people. Not less
closely related to our peoples prosperity and
well being is the remOval of restrictions upon
the importation of the raw materials ncces~
sary to our manufacturers. The world should
be open to our national ingenuity and enter
prise. This cannot be while federal legisla-
ton, through the imposition of high tariff,
1orDlds to American manufacturers as cheap
material as those used by their competitors.
l. IL n1fn tlN.inyI thnt ln a,- 80 F
the price Of our manufactured products re-
sulting from this policy not only confines the
market for these products with II own
borders, to The direct disadvan OF our
manufacturers, but also increases rcost TO-
our citizens.
The Interests of Labor
are certainly though Indirectly involved in
this feature Of our tariff system. The sharp
competition 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 Il
suspension of work in mills and factories. Il
discharge OF employees, and distress in the
homes OF our w%orkingmcn. Even if the often
disprovcd assertion could be made good that
lower rate of wages would resul. from free
raw materials and low tariff, does not the in
telligcncc OF our .workingmcn lead them
quickly to discover that their steady employ
ment permitted by free raw materials is tho
most important factor in their relation to
tariff legislation!
Wilson Bill Commended.
a mcasur. has been prepared by the appro-
PIRATE congressional committee cmb0dying
tariff reform on the lines herein suggested,
whlca Will be promptly submitted for lcg'sit-
tive action. 1t is the result OF much patriotic
and unscltish work, and l believe it deals with
its subject consistently and thorough IT'S cX-
listing conditions permit. l am satisfied that
the reduced tariff duties provided for in the
proposed legislation, added tOeXisting internal
revenue taxation, will in the near future,
though pcrha ~ 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 u Temporal y deficiency, winch
may exist before the business of the country
adjusts itself to the new tariff schedules, have
wisely embraced in their plan IL few addi-
tiOnal internal revenue taxes. i.cluding u
corporate investments. These new assess
ments IRE not only absolutely just ana
Gu lily borne, but they have the further merit
OF being such as can be RENTED without uIi-
favorable disturbance whenever the ncccsslt!
OF their i'm position no longer exists.
In my great desire for the success Of this
measure l cannot restrain the sng- cstion that
W. Sth oAhJ W W "S'
unsclfish counsel on the part of the friends
Of tariff reform and as IL result OF
their Willingness to subordinate personal
desires and ambitions to the general good;
The local interests affected by the proposed
reform arc so numerous and so varied tlIatH
all are insisted upon the legislation embody-
ing the reform must inevitably fail.
In Conclusion.
In conclusion, my intense feeling OF r.
srOnsibility imlcls me to invoke for iho
manifold interests of II generous AMI c0nilaihs
people the most scrupulOus care. n:.d to pledge
my willing support to every Legislative emory
for the advancement OF the greatness anu
prosperity Of our beloved country.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Washington, Dec. !, 1851
Opened an Egyptian Road.
%lsMAlLIA, Dec. 1.-The khedlve o.
Egypt has arrived here and opened tho
new railway connecting lslnalia WIN
Port Said. Much ceremony was Oh
served ut the opening OF this new rail-
road, which now joins the headquarters
of the Slez canal Qsmailia) with inc
MEDITERRANEAN entrance of the canal.