New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-06
TARIFF REFORM.
The President Wants Tariff Reduction 1t
Once.

TARIFF REFORM.
The President Wants Tariff Reduction at
Once.
AT this II ne, when depleted public treas
ury conf:Onts us when many IF our people
are engaged in IL hard st uggIe for the neces-
Sa;leS OF life and Wien enforced economy is
press ng upon the great mass OF our country
men desire - urge with all the e4rnestness
at my command that congressional legislation
De SO limited by strict economy as to exhibit
an appreciS ton of the con tition Of the Treas
ury and q sympathy with the strained i"cu1n-
stances of our fellow citizens.
The duty OF public &C ,nomy is also of inn
mense Importance in its intimate md neces-
sarV relatlOl to the task now in land # pro-
Vidlng revenue to meet government eXDendi-
lures and yet reducing the Peep e's burden Of
federal taxation.
After Hard Struggle
tariff efOrm is directly before lis. Nothing
so important c aims our attention and moth
ing SO clearly presents it, Elf as both an oppor-
tunlty and a duty--an opportunity to deserve
the gratitude OF our fellow citiz rs, a dut, in
posed upon US by OUT oft repeated pr ,tc s,ions
and by The emp q. ic mandate Of the people
After full discussion our countr men have
spoken in favor Of this reform and they have
confided the w:.rk OF its accomplishment in
re hands of those who are
polelnnly fiedSeG to 1t.
If there is anything in tue til DRY of a rep
resentatlon in public p aces OF the people and
their desires; il public Off ,ers are really the
servants OF the people, and It's political prom
lses and professions have any binding force,
our failure to give the relief so loAg awaited
will be Sheer I. creancy. Nothing should in
terVene 10 distract our attention or disturb
our effort unit this reform is accomp lished by
wise and careful legislation.
Discriminating Care Necessary
While We l0uid staunciiy adhere to the
prlnci Die tart only the cessity OF revenue
justices tn imposition Of tariff Qu. les and
other fedora! taxation, and that tfey should
lie llmltel by strict economy we can not cio,e
our eyes TO the fact that conditions have
grown up among us which in JUST e and
fai cali Tor discriminating care in the
distribution of such duties and taxation as
tue e,lergenci s of our government actually
demand.
Aanifestly if we ar. to aid the people d.
recly through tariff reform one OF its most
obvious f,alure, ,oulu be a reduction in the
present tai iii charges
Upon the NeceSsaries Of Life.
The benefits OF such q reduction would be
palpable and substantial, seen and felt hy
thousands who would be better fed and better
clothed and better sAelterel. These gifts
should be the willing benet actions of gov
eminent whose hi chest function is the pro-
motion of the welfare of the people. Not less
closely related to our peop,e's prosperity and
Wel-Del'lg IS tbs removal OF restrictions upon
the importation OF the raw materials neces-
sary to our manu1a .turers. The world should
be open to our national ingenuity and enter
prise. This cannot lie while federal legiSls-
ton, through the imposition Of high tariff,
forblds to American manufacturers as cheap
material as those ed By their compe itors
1t Is quite jViOns that the enhancement of
lie
suitinS from this policy not only confines the
M arket for these prOdu is within our own
borders, to the direct disadvantage of our
manufacturers, but also increases their cost to
our citizens.
The Interests of Labor
are certainly tn ugh indirectly involved in
this feature Of our tariff system. The sharp
competition and active struggle among our
manufacturers to supply the limited demand
Tor their goods soon ills the narrow market
TO which they are confined. Then follows a
suspension Of wo1 k in mills and factories, a
discharge OF employe s. and distress in the
homes of our wOrkingmen. Even if the often
disproved assertion could be made good that a
lower rate of wages would resul. from free
raw materials and low tariff, does not the in
teliigence OF our workingmen lead them
quickly to discover that their steady employ
ment permitted by free raw materials is the
most important factor in their relation ia
tariff legislation?
Wilson Bill Commended
measure has been prepared by the appro-
pirate congressional committee embodying
tariff reform on the lines herein SUGGESTED.
which Will be promptly su omitted for leglsla-
tive action. 1t is the result OF much patriotic
and unseltish work, and believe it deals with
its subject consistently and thoroughly as ex-
listing conditions permit l am satisfied that
the reduced tariff duties provided for in the
proposed legislation added to existing internal
revenue taxation, will in the near future,
though perha 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 a tenii.ora y deficiency, which
may exist before the business of the country
adjusts itself to the new tariff schedules have
wisely embraced in their plan a few addi-
tlOnal lnterna! revenue taxes, i,.cluding a.
small tax upon incomes derived from certain
corporate Investments. These new assess
| ments are not only absolutely just and
| ca lily borne, but they have the further merit
of being such as can be RENTED without un-
favorable disturbance whenever the necessity
of their i'm position no longer exists.
In my great desire for the success Of this
| measure cannot restrain the suggestion that
it's success can only be obtained by means of
unsel1ish counsel on the part of the friends
of tariff reform and as result of
their willingness to subordinate personal
desires and ambitions to the general good.
The local interests affected by the proposed
reform are so numerous and so varied that il
all are insisted upon the legislation embody-
ing the reform must inevitably fail.
In Conclusion.
In conclusion, my intense feeling Of re-
sponsibility impels me to invoke for the
manifold interests of a generous and confiding
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 beloved country.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Exec 7ttve Mansion, Washington DAG 4 1893