The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-27

tariff Is TO take away from them from one
fourth to one-half OF the products. for
which they could exchange the surplus IN
buy IN the market where they are Obliged
to sell or to compel them to give like
When turned ' into money. by increasin r
the cost Of what they buy In the home
market.
To Help the Farmer.
Recognizing that the American farmer
has been through many ears OF the pro-
tective system. that he las been induced
70 support IL under the delusive promise
that by immense present sacrifices he was
buying for himself at a home market, and
that this promised home market is farther
from him today than ever before, we have
underworld to secure for him such rela-
ton of burdens as viii permit him to enjoy
more OF the fruits Of his own hard and
faithful labor To the farmers OF the
county We have given Ir taxed agrieul5;
taxed cotton ties for the additional reason,
In the latter case, that cotton is the larg-
est export crop of the country sold abroad
India and of Egypt, believing that II was
sufficient for the private taX-gatherer to
follow the farmer in the markets Of his
all the markets OF the world. AS cotton
bagging can he used but once. we have
back system to such bagging made Of jute
butts, when used upon our exported cot
ton, privilege which the exporter Of
wheat can already now enjoy, coupled with
the further advantage that the same bags
may be used for successive expectations OF
grain.
In the schedule of spirits. wines and
other beverages, the changes made are
slight. and with the view to the produc-
ton of increased revenue from these very
proper sources Of revenue taxation.
IL may be said that we are not justified
IN making so large reduction i'm revenue
at time when government receipts and
expenditures can no longer be balanced,
and when some new sources Of temporary
revenue must be sought for We have been
compelled TO retain some articles upon the
dutiable list and to leave some duties
higher than We desired, because OF the
present necessity of the treasury. but we
have not felt that any temporary shrink
age of revenue should deter us from car
rying out as faithfully and as effectually
a. We could the instructions given by the
American people when this congress was
put into power. Our own experience. and
that Of other coun tries, has shown that a
decrease of tariff duties Immediately OPP
crates to secure such an enlargement Of
commerce eS1II1Tr,9I and Of production and con
or revenue threatened by those reductions
An Important Change.
A most important change in the bill pro-
posed from the present law will be found
in the general substitution of ad valorem
for specific duties. This must always be
the Characteristic Of the revenue tariff
levied upon a large range of articles, es-
pecially when they include the plain neces-
saries Of life. 1t is the purpose Of the
present bill to repeal in toto sec. 3 of the
tariff act Of Oct. !. 1890, commonly, but
most enormously called the reciprocity
provision.
That act placed sugar. rnolaSses, coffee,
tea and hides on the free list. but author
lied the president. should he be satisfied
that the government of any other country
producing such articles, imposed duties
upon the agricultural other products Of
the United States which he might deem
reciprocally unequal and unreasonable to
suspend the provision under which these
articles were admitted into this country
free. This section has brought apppre-
ciable advantage to American exporters
and is not, in intention or effect pro-
vision for reciprocity, but for retaliation.