Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-12-09
TARIFF REFORM.
The President Wants Tariff Reduction at
Once.


At this II ne when a depIeted nubl;c 4ro,s-
ury 'ont onts us when many Ut our PEOPLE
are engaged i'll harI st ugglc for the II :. es-
sa;'lrs OF life and W Ell enforced economy Ia
press ng upon the great mas, OF our country
Ii en- desire to ur {. with al the rne- tn.ss
At my command that congressional legislation
be- 80 limited by strict economy as to exhibit
an appreci tion of the con .ition of the treas
uly and Il sympathy with the strained l. cum
Stance of oar llo., Citizens
Tile duty ot public economy is also of i'm
m mel nportance in .ts Intimate nd ucces-
sary rela 10 t the task now in baud pro-
vloln.s revenue to meet government expendi-
tures anu set re.iuc.ng t..e peep e's buruen Of
t desal taxation.
After Hard Stru :gle
tariH eform is direct y befor. u.s. Nothing
so imp 'rtant aims O r attanto an | moth
ing 80 clearly pre- ents it es 10th an oppor-
tunlty and dnty- an cIp r:uEity to desrry,
the gratitude of our fellow citiz MS a dut. i'm.
posed upon us b. our oft repeated Or f S ion,
On by he emp IL ic maad tie the peupl,
Ait full discussi N our countr NE. b.,y,
spoken In favor of this reform AMI the have
c'.nfsted the w rk OF its a, compi ishmelt in
t e hands of those who are
Solcmnly Pledged to 1T.
Ii there is anything in the tl4 ory Of a rep
fesrntatl'n IN public aces OF the people and
their desires; il public Off ers are rea ly tho
servants OF the people, and Its political pro IA
1ses and profession, have any Linling force
our failure to give the relic: 80 10 ig await ID
Will be sheer r ere .ncy. Nothing sho Id in.
telven5 10 distract our attention or disturb
our effort unit this Reform is acco np.ished W
wise and careful legislation.
Discriminating Care Necessary,
While we s:lould stAunch.y adhe 10 tho
princi lie that only the n &c e.s.ty Of venue
justlLes tn: imposition Of tliif uu les and
o, her fedora. taxation, and that they s..ouid
lie limite,l by rict econo ,..y We cannot c.o .
cur eyes to the fact that condi i,ns have
grown up among u, which in ju ii AMI
fai Less call for discriminating care in the
dlsrl utlon OF sucn duties All, taxa;i N as
tue uergenci 3 Of our Kuver.lm MT actua ly
demand.
'anife tly IT we ar. to aid the people di-
rec ly through tariff reform ole ol IFS most
obvious a uiet oulI b. reuuction in the
present ia, itT charges
Upon the Nscessaries Life
The benefits of such a reduction won d be
Ia paole and substantial, seen and felt by
thousands who wou. d be better + d and oet or
clothed and be. ter cltere /. These gifts
should be the willing bene 'lioas Of a gov
ernment whose hi h st fulction is the pro-
III ton of the welfare of he pco,, e. Not ss
Gle sely rel, ted to Or peop e's prosperity and
wei -Delng is tn; re nova OF restrictions upon
tie l.nporlatl OF the raw material. neces.
sarJ to our manufa tn -e.s. The word should
be pen to our national ingenuity and enter
prise. This ca..not Le while fede al legis a.
ton. through the i'm mi'osiiion Of high t.,ritf,
fUrblds to American MaIufa turers MS heap
ma; erial as those ed by th II ,ompe itofs.
1t i, quite vIou> that The cailancemen mt OF
pIi e Of our manufactured products re-
sut ting from this lolicy not only confines the
market for these p odu is within our own
Goruers, to the Ci.ert Gisa vantage Of our
manu-. actu ers, Lut also increases their Cost to
Our citizens.
The Interests of Labor
are certainly tn ugh indirectly involved in
t4is fea, ure of our /. riff sys e... The shai D
competition and active struggle among our
manufacturer to supply tie limited demand
for their goods soon fills the narrow market
10 which they are confined. Then follows q
susi ension of wo1 X in mills and ia tories a
discharge OF tmp.Oyes, und distress in 70
homes of our work lngmen. Even if the nften
disproyed asser, iou could he made ZOO. that .
lower rate OF wages would resi- fr IN free
raw materials aid 10. tariff. does not the in
teliigence of our wolkingn,en lead them
quickly to discover that Their steady employ
ment permitted y free raw materials is the
NJ. st import ant factor in their relation to
tariff legislation?
Wilson Bill Commented.
A measur has be n pref ared by the appro-
p iaie congr .s$ionai committee enbodyinR
tariff refo. In on III. lines herein sug est.d,
whi:. vii be prom. .,tly submitted for leg sla-
tive a ton. II is the resul, of much patriotic
and u1lseltish WORK, and b eve it deals wi b
its subject c, nsistently and thorou hiy as ex-
listing conditions permit. l satisfied hat
the reduced tariff uuties provided Tor in tho
proposed legislation, added to existing int -rnal
revenue taxatio.., viii in the near future,
though perha not Immediately. producs
sufficient revenue TO meet the Leeds of the
go, eminent
The Tax on Corporation
he commit ee, ate, full consideration and
to provide for tempo.a deficiency, W ich
may <. I before tue b .siEes, OF the country
adjusts its If TO the new tHr.f scle .ules, have
wisely eubra ed in their pt Ii few addi-
tcnul internal revenue t:.xes. clu.i,ng .
small tax upon inc ,mes derived fro u cert in
corpora investments. here new asses {.
n.eats are lot Oily absoiu ely jast and
ca iiy borne. but they have tho IurtEer merit
Of Icing such as can &c ren., withou M