River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-12-28

chased. duty paid in New York az Ii wer prices
than Ike goods can be purchased BY the honest
merchant who values them Al their true
market value and pays the dutF demanded by
the gov srnment and YET these ad zat0rem
duties thUs objectionable have been Increased
- HunDsr every where DstuE supstl suited II
near.y all the schedules for spec dc auties-
How the lil viii act - a revenue raiser AMI
h0gl i can act as On iul lry 20 sac gIVc nntent
t1Q he producer 10th trresuer Is well cNrTu-
Pulled In the changes made IA tne pottery
schedule.
Oaly an amount equal TO two-afths Of the
aii1.llA' 81 the Imports are NJ .de &c = valued
at -, sl0.C90 Nine millions ami half are IN
ported Jncer existing law the revenue
obtained l. % $4,000 Under the proposed rll4.
II tue LaRPufact urers ho'd their own and The
most sansvlue friend wosid uat dream OF thaE
lie loss lu rrven e would he $1,000 90. II The
manufacture were ensitci~ driven out aud a.
our wares should he imported the loss al lcv-
enue even then Won @ lie Ss2.out Vae cTocaery
schedule cans har4.g - De nauasse ed with d
view 10 revenue.
II would u course be utterly imposs BILE 70
follow into details the reasons winch have ia
ducea the Cnagges made Df the oil Thy seem
10 Oe tie resale of Information Obtained IN
cret. and ia nOF4lsC raunGnIcttel 10 the rcpuD-
Iicaus on the committees AL the pubic ncs,v-
ings and rUhiic testimony have been set aside
and the bit has been framed on inform tiot q
Witnesses who have not been cruss-s Nafliu-d
OF day
Elects Of the New I'M.
While IL would be impossible 70 specify the
probable effects Of THIS bil. Few Of the most
important may be briefly touch d upon
As 10 the future relaticpa between Canada
and the Uniled States, = c-naps would not be
decorous for us 20 talk fully, bat there are
those u no believe that what they think IS The
manifest destiny OF tals continent Is one nation
and one market and one development
Those who have tina thought "a their minds
as they sean the bill WI see hoW Mite THIS hilL,
compared with existing law. couduCcs 10 that
end. Those on the other hand Rho look uton
the Dominion simply as another nation VIII Dee
surprised 10 see how freely IS ACCORDED 10 her
privileges and opportunities Ia dsIogaton OF
those OF our own citizens privileges and OPP
pOrtuuites for which tne Dom Mon would he
giad TO give ample and uustnt il conc SsionS
BY taf~ Uiu they receive them al without
MONEY and wi .hOut p-iee.
Another Serious general ot1 -ct'on tc the bill
IS that ID decreases the revenue according 10
Cepar iment as mpared " ia 1873 about ts4.-
0JOOo0. This laTSe d ftit, coming a 10 does
upon oepielCd treasury, j. rather appalling
ir 4 nil for revenue pn.y- How THIS great hole
one knows Al this date not even the com
m Tree knows iisef, uni. IS the President, an
ticipaEng IA his message 10 congress the re-
port of the tomm tt-e on way and means,
shall afford TO he committee Itself its wished
tor clew.
Against the consideration Of such bin ere
atluE such deficit and leaving II unaecountea
for. the minority vaiulv protested when the
bill was laid before the comm ttee- " no would
dare, Il Of sound and states ulanliSe Mint, To
create a deficit OF sT4 CNUl0 and Hi2uuiy vote u
with plan in sight whereby Tire government
could meet its expenditures That same pro-
tt st we maze 20 the house and 70 the country
While as party men we might rslOice az us
paSsaga. as citizens of the United States We
think the exiceuCiVs OF the present time are
superior 10 even the most desired political id
vantage. ard advise that the bin do not pass