Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-12-07

,ve tbe relief so long awaited "lii pc
v e.ecraency Nothing shooto ant1i
sneet 5;Straet our attention or olseuFo
sene Gort until this reform Is sccom-
niished BY wise and careful ssbaSs to
1MSb;i xe should staunchly sahete "
w. nIe That only the necessity q
Ite :, i~nsfifies the imposition OF saiiI
IssGH 80 other federal taxation. anu
thst they should be Ilniteo
econonyt we cannot close our eyss
tact that conditions hass cail for
ns which in justice and fslfnesi ~
al s,r;n9inaIiag a + in the dlstripotionm
snch dT,ties and taxation as the e1IeIsea
cies of our government aetuaiiy 1919
MaDifestly if we are 10 aio .ns prff ts
directly through tarln reform rad,,c-
nanst obyious features should ne . reou GU.
10 in present tariff charges upon zig
nsnasssries of life. The benefits OF sucha
rsSnctjon would be pslpable ana suosIsn.
tiaI. seen and felt by tbousahns go
W. letter sheltered. These gifts should be
the willing benefaetions OF q gosefn
49, highest function is the prolnoIIon
~ The welfare OF the people. Nos tsI
Closely related to the prosperity anu "e
! being of our people is the renosa, -aw
srricfions upon the importation o. the raw
n,.teriaIs necessary To our m~anuiacLurer
The world should be open TO our HAUL
ingenuity and enterprise.
Yn.eres,s of Labor Involved.
.rhis cannot be while federal Legislation
| tbrouph the imposition OF hlgh tarin Loi-
lids 10 American manufacturers as cnoaP
materials as those used py tneis .nhapca.
tors IL is quite obvious that the ehnano,
,nant of the price of our manuiactuIet
nroducts resulting from this policy, not
ppnIv confines the market Tor THESE pro.
! ducts within our own borders 10 the oiteSe
disadyantage of our manufacturers put
- ;ncresses their cost to our citizens.
! The interests of labor are certainly, .nousn
Indirectly, involved in this feature OF our
tariff SYSTEM ,o
The sharp competition and active strug-
gle among our manufacturers 70 suppt5
The limited demand for their goods, soon
fiji the narrow market to which they are
confined. Then follows a suspension Oh
work in mills and factories, a discharSe
of employees, and distress in the homes OF
our workingmen. Even II .nl onod .bat
= lower rate of wages would result
from free raw materials and low tarlI
duties the intelligence of our worklngmen
leads them quickly to discover that their
steady employment, if permitted by Tree
materials, is the most important factor IN
their relation to tariff legislation.
A measure has been prepared by the ap'
propriate congressional committee en-
bodying tariff reform on the lines hereih
suggested, which will be promptly, SUD
mitted for legislative action. 1t Is the re
sult of much patriotic and unselfish WORK
and I believe it deals with its subject con
s~isteutly me as thoroughly as existing
conditions permit. am satisfied that me
reduced tariff duties provided for IN tine
proposed legislation, added to existing IN
ternal revenue taxation, will in the neal
future, though perhaps not Immediately
produce sufficient revenue to meet the
needs of the government.
The committee after full conslderaLton
and to provide against a temporary oen'
Cheney which may exist before tie busl'
ness of the country adjusts itself to the
new tariff schedules, have wisely embraced
in their plan a few additional internal
revenue taxes, including a small TAX
upon incomes derived from certain cor,
porations. These new assessments are
not only absolutely just and easily borne
but they have the further means OF belnA
such as can he RENTED without unfayor
able business disturbances whenever Tue
necessity of their imposition no longer ex,
lists.
In nv great desire for the success OF
this measure | cannot restrain the sug
gestion that its success can only be at
tanned by means of unseif1sh counsel OIL
the part of the friends of tariff reform anG
as a result of their willingness to sub,
ordinate personal desires and ambition tG
the general good. The local int rests ar
fected by the proposed reform are so mum
erous and so varied that il all are in
sisted upon the legislation embodying the
reform must inevitably fail.
In conclusion, my intense feeling OF re
sponsibility impels me to invoke for the
manifold interests of a generous and con
fiding 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 be-
loved country.
GROVER CLEVELAND,
Executive Mansion, Washington, d. G.
Dec. 4, 1898.