Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-12-06
TARIFF LEGISLATION.
Important Amendments Needed-Favors
AbOlishing the Sugar Diferentiai.

The tariff act passed at the last session
of the congress needs important amend
ments If it is to be executed effectively and
with certainty. In addition to such neces-
sary amendments as will not change rates
OF duty l am still very decidedly in favor
OF putting coal and iron upon the free list.
SO far as the sugar schedule is concerned [
would be glad, under existing aggraya-
tions, to see every particle of diTerential
duty in favor of refined sugar stricken
out of our tariff law. If with all the favor
now accorded the sugar refining interests
in our tariff laws it still ianguishes to the
extent OF closing refineries and throw
ing out thousands of workmen it
would seem to present a hopeless
case for reasonable legislative aid.
W hateyer else is done or omitted. earn
estly repeat here my recommendation
made in another portion of this communi-
cation that the additional duty of one
tenth OF a cent per pound laid upon sugar
imported from countries paving a bounty
on it's export be abrogated. Ii seems to
me that exceedingly important considera-
tons point to the propriety of this amend
ment.
Free Ships.
With the advent of a new tariff po,icv
not only calculated to relieve the consum-
ers OF our land, but to invite a better de-
yelopment of American thrift and create
for MS close. and more profitable CONNER
ciai relations with the rest of the world,
Imperative ao'iU~s necessity as tha ,ss' ga sho and
at once remove the chief il not the only
obstacle which has so long prevented our
participation in the foreign carving trade
of the sea. a tariff built upon the theory
that 1t is well to check imports and that a
home market should bound the industry
and effort OF American producers, was
I fttIy GIL NJ 40 L.
american registry for vessels built abroad
though owned and navigated by our peo-
PIE, thus exhibiting a willingness to
abandon all contest for the advantages of
American transoceanic carriage. Our new
tariff policy. built upon the theory that il
Is well to encourage such importations as
our people need and that our products and
manufactures should find markets in every
part of the habitable globe. is consistentlyy
supplemented by the greatest possible lib.
erty to our citizens in the ownership and
nayigations Of ships in which our products
and manufactures may be TRANSPORTED
The millions now paid to foreigners for
carrying American passengers and prod
ucts across the sea should be turned into
has been protected to stranxuIation,
should be revived by the prospect
OF profitable employment for ships when
built and the American sailor should he
resurrected n again take his place as n
sturdy and industrious citizen In time OF
peace and a patriotic and safe defender of
American interests in the day of confict.
The ancient provision of our law DENYING
American registry to ships built abroad
and owned by Americans appears in the
light Of present conditions not only to be a
failure for good at every point but to he
nearer a relic of barbarism than ANYTHING
that exists under the permission of a stat.
ute OF the United States. l earnestly
recommend its prompt repeal.
The isond Issue.
During the last month the gold reserve
in the treasury for the purpose of redeem
ing the notes of the government circu-
lating as money in the hands OF the peo-
PIE became so reduced. and its further de-
pletion IN b near future seemed so Ger
lam that In the exercise OF proper care for
inc public welfare IL became necessary to
replcnlsh the reserve and thus maintain
2 popular faith In the ability and dctarmi-
nation OF b government TO meet a
aRreed, It's .pecun. AIRY obligations, III
would have been well. II IN this eynar-
gency, the authority had existed 10 isasie
The BOMBS Of the government lhenr.
Ing n low rate II interNet
and maturing within q short PERIOD
but the congress having failed 10 confer