Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-09-03


passage of the tariff bill. The senate bill,
while not ia nearly in accord with the de-
mands of our party platform as the WI
son bill, is yet such vast improvement
over the Mckinley law as to furnish
source of qualification to every true tariff
reformer. 1t is estimated that the act which
became a law last Monday will save the
consumers of the country annually $780,
100000. 1t is further estimated that the
average reduction of duty all along the
line effected by the senate bill as com
pared with the Mckinley bill is II per
cent. This will be clear savings for the
pockets of our people of a very large sum,
and yet it Will not result in the loss OF
revenue we need to carry on the govern
ment as the additional imports will more
than counter balance the reduction of
duties. good deal is being said by Re-
publican editors and by Republican
speakers, who seem to conceive it their
duty to mislead the people, that the pass
age of the tariff bill has given the sugar
trust additional protection. The truth OF
the matter is, however, the very opposite.
The government has been bled, under the
Mckinley bill, to the tune of about $l5,-
100000 per annum paid as bounty. BY
the bill just passed this great amount is
saved to our people. In addition the new
law reduces the duty on refined sugar IS
cents on the hundred pounds. If it is true,
as alleged, that the price of sugar has been
advanced since the passage of this tariff
law, it is due to the fact that the whole sugar
industry of our country is controlled by
the great trust which can at present reg
ulate the price of the commodity at will.
This trust is the creation of Republican
protection and its days are numbered.
The abolition of the sugar bounty has
already diminished its revenue many
millions and the reduction of the duty on
sugar has still further clipped its wings
The next session of congress will see that
its influence is still more narrowly cir
cumscribed. The party has won victory
in its first conflict with the trust and by
the end of the present administration the
latter's opportunities for evil will be at
an end"
In response to question as to
THE PRESIDENTS LAST LETTER,
Mr.. Joseph said: 81 think the effect of
this letter will be to make tariff reform
and the determination of the trusts the
leading issues of the fall campaign. | do
not think the silver question can be used
as an issue. for the reason that neither of
the leading parties can be said to hold
united stand on the matter. The only
legislation affecting silver passed by the
last congress was the repeal of the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act. On
the final vote in the house, large
majority of the Republicans voted for
repeal; and in the senate there were more
Republican than Democratic votes for
repeal. The platforms of the recent Re-
publican conventions are coming round
more and more to the position held by
the western wing of the Democracy. 1t
follows therefore that in view of the
present condition of the two parties on
this question, silver will nj OF be an issue,
and the completion of the work of tariff
reform with the demolition of the trusts
incidental thereto. will be the question
before the country. If the voters OF
America approve the work already done
in this line by the Demo cracy I think the
so-called 'pop-gun bills putting iron
ore and other raw material on the free
list will be passed; and the duty on sugar
will be diminished to such an extent as
shall be justified by the condition of our
revenues. The income tax which, as has
been said, Ievies tribute upon the rich in
stead of upon the poor, is an unknown
quantity SO far as the amount of revenue
it will yield is concerned. BY the next
session of congress there will be in ex.
istence some basis for calculation on this
point and legislation on the sugar ques.
ton adjusted accordingly.
1.-THE NEXT HOUSE,"
continued Mr.. Joseph, twill, I firmly be
lieve, be Democratic. l think our ma
jority will be diminished considerably
but we can stand that very we'll as WE
have hundred or moro to spare. Be
sides, think small majority is much
more efficient in carrying legislation
through promptly.
81 realize" he added, "the interest
which the people of Santa Fe feel in the
continued
EXISTENCE OF FORT MARCY,
and for that reason called on the score
tary Of war few days before leaving
Washington. was assured that this post
would be continued even if Fort BayarC
and Fort Stanton and other posts are
abandoned. [ do not mean by this that
these last named posts will probably &C
out of existence; but the department
took the position that the Santa Fe post
was of special Importance as strategic
point on account of its railroad connec.
tions, and that if any New Mexico posts
had to go this would be the last. OF course
l feel that all the military stations in this
territory ought to be continued and SC
expressed myself to the department.
hope and believe that the authorities
acquiesce entirely in this view.
| 81 will be in Sauta Fe again soon," Mr.
Joseph added in conclusion, cor rather az
soon as l can get my private matters
Strengthened out; and will then be pre-.
pard to make some speeches in behalf OF
the Democratic nominee for delegate"
One of the number of friends who haG
come in to pay their respects to Mr.. 10
seph suggested that the nominee for dele
gate was likely to be person with whom
Mr.. Joseph had been intimate, in fac
identical, for the past forty-eight years
whereupon Mr.. Joseph smiled, and, il
fact, the whole party smiled.
Mr.. Joseph left this morning for hi
home in Taos county.
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| includes CITY ward No, met on Saturda,