The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-11

features Of, chemicals, dyes and
drugs, coff se, iron, steel and manu-
features Of, cotton and manufactures
of, hides, skins and furs. A tariff
for revenue policy would have left
lax on all these articles whloh
would have Civ IN the required pro-
lection to the great Texas Industries
of wool, cotton and sugar. In 1883
the six articles paying IS per cent.
of our entire import revenue were
sugar and molasses, wool and manu-
features of, silk and manufactures
Of, iron AID steel, and IN anufactures
of, cotton, wine and spirits.
Following these were thousands
of articles entering into daily con-.
sumption upon which the tariff was
SO high as TO be prohib tory. The
people to get these prohibited
articles would gladly have paid a
tax on them to have been allowed
to buy them, and as this tax
swelled the revenues of the govern.
ment, the tax on the above six
articles could have been reduced.
Under tariff for revenue policy
congress would never have lam
it's unhallo we'd hand upon these
revenue producing articles until it
had reduced the prohibitory tax
upon those things the people stood
in need of, 10 such an extent as to
enable the people to buy them, and
the tax 60 to swell the revenues of
the government.
In MIR. Morrison's day, when the
purpose was not only to reduce the
tariff but to reduce the rev.
enues, the horiz )ntal reduction
proposed by them would have at.
taiued the purpose of tariff for
revenue Democrats, i. e.. the largest
poseib g revenue from the least pos.
sible tax and then its reduction to
the wants of the government
economically administered. But in
this day, when the purpose is not
only 10 lower the tax, but raise the
revenue, honor reduction is
not practicable; we must frame
revenue bll from the very founda.
ton. TAX ng our imports and
placing a tax on all articles that
will bear it, not SO heavy as to stop
Its import, and on articles that
ought to be i'm ported but are kept
wholly or parlia ly out by the tariff,
reduce the tax, until they can be
admitted in quantities TO supply the
demand. L 4der such a system a
tax on sugar, raw wool and hides
would be restored, and the great in.
dustries of Texas be amply pro
tected, not By violation of the
principle Of tariff for revenue only,
bat by Its enforcement. Let us
demand of our represen-
;a.ives that they stand square
ly upon this principle, which
will not only be just to the masses
aad true to ID -mocratic principles
aud pledges, bat incidental y protec.
tive to our Tex IS industries.
Let us brook no abandonment of
principle for the theory of free raw
materials aud protected manufao.
tured goods. We elected you to
give cheap necessities and comforts
of life to the American people. The
The president in his message asks
you to enhance the profits of the
manufactures by giving him cheap
raw material, and leaving the con
sumers, all the "A nericau people. at
the mercy of the manufacturing
class, as TO the price they will pay
for the necessities and comforts OF
life. Lst us tell Mr.. Cleveland that
we will depart no further from
Democratic principles TO walk IN
mis- great sbad Nv; aud our represen.
.atives tina it is for Democra and
friends of Texas interests, not pup
pets of the administration, or toad
es to the interests of the Eastern
n ,nufac.ureTs, that we shall vote at
he mex. election.
JoHN + ELGIN.