The Dickinson press., 1893-12-09
disturb our suort until, this reform Is ac. j

disturb our EFFORT until this reform Is ac-
cnnplished by wise and careful legislation.
While We should stannrhly adhere to the
juStifeS the imposition nf tariff duties and
other federal taxation. and that they should
he limited hy strict economy. We cannot
close our eyes to the fact that conditions
have grown up among lis in which justice
and fairness call for discriminating care in
the distribution OF such duties and taxation
asuay S saG M.n,sSt,S IT. our
aid the people directly through tariff re.
form one OF the most obvious features
should should he Il rsiuc.i"n in present tariff
dement's OF such reduction would be pal.
pahle and substantial. seen and felt bv the
.honSands IN. who would he better fed and bet.
should be the willing benefactions OF n gov.
ernm.nt whose higher furction is the pro.
motion OF the people. Not less closely re-.
hea iatea 10 our ,h, peoples Prosperity an! well
upon the Importation of the raw materiuis
necessary to our Inanuf,cture.S.
~, ne World Wouln he open to our ingenuity
and enterprise. This cannot he while fedral
lesis!atlon through the imposition of high
tarif forbids to American manufacturers a.
ensap ,ip material y. as those used by their compe.
ltorS. II Is quite obvious that the enhance.
mens of the price of our manufactured pro.
ducts resulting from this policy not only
confines the market for these products with.
IN our own borders to the direct disadvan-
cfeaseS their cost to our citizens. The inter.
ests of labor are certainly. though indirect-
~. involved In this feature of our taritf
system. The sharp competition and active
struggle among our manufacturers TO supply
the limited demand for their goods, soon nil
u the e, narrow T market TO which they are con
nhEa. ili% Ihen follows suspension of work in
mills and factories: Il discharge of employees
anu distress In the homes of our working
men,. Even II the often ,lisprOved assertion
could be made good. that lower rate Of
frn,, f,.
and low tariff does the intelligence Of our
workinsmen lead them quickly to discover
mat their steady employment permitted hy
free raw material is the most important
factor in their relation to taritf legislation.
A measure has hcen prepared by the .,p-
pr"prlats congressional committee cmohtly-
s .lrlT h,sh reform mn, on The lincs 'crcn sns
for Legislative action II Is the result OF
much patriotic and uns.ltiSh work, and /
believe 1t deals with Its subject as consist
III duty provided for In the proposed legis.
lation added to tlin existing internal revc-
ia, nue. taxation will in the near funrc.
sufficient revenue to meet the needs of tn
government. The committee. after fnli con.
sldera,l"n; and to provide against a tempo
business of the country adjusts Itself to to
the new tariff schedules. have wisely en-.
hraced In their plan a few additional in.
leTIiai revenue laNrs. including a small tax
upon incomes derived from certain corpo-
rate Investments.
The Few assessments are not only abso.
lntelv Just and easily borne but they have
the ftrthermrnt of being such "a can he re-.
mitted without unfavorah'" disturbance
whenever the necessity of their imposition
no longer exists. In my great desire for the
success Of this measure cannot restrain
the suggestion that If s,,rrcss can only hc
attained by means OF nnsrliSh counsel on
the part of the friends Of tariff reform, and
as a result Of their willingness 10 suborii
nate personal desires anl ambitions 10 tho
general good. The local interest affected by
the proposed reform are so numerous ana
40 varied that IL all are insisted upon tho
LEGISLATION emhodylng tn" reform must in
cvitably fail.
In ronslnslon my intense feeling Of rc-
spnnSihlitN imprls me to invoke for tho
manifold interests of II generous and con.
filling people tho most srr'.nnlous care anl
to pledge my willing snpnort to every lccis
lativc effort for tho advancement Of the
greatness an'l prosperity of CIR beloved
country.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion. Washington, II. c.,
Dec a. 1885,