The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-09-14

States and especially for the
benefit of our agricultural inter.
ests. Our trade with Cuba under
this reciprocity clause had in
creased from s11. 900, 900 to s24,
100000 annually, and with Brazil
from S7,Oo0,o0o to SIG, 100000.
while with number of other
countries a large and growing
trade has been secured.
"All this is surrendered fo r
taxed sugar, and the morning
press announces that some of the
countries with which we have
made reciprocity treaties are in
stitut.ng retaliatory dutie S
against our flour, wheat, beef,
pork and other products because
of the needless abrogation of
their treaties.
NO MERCY FOR FARMERS.
They have struck the farmer
right and loft. They have shown
no mercy whatever. The free
list under the law of 1890 took
from the dutiable list noncom-
peting goods of the value of
800. 232, 900. The new law now
takes from the dutiable list goods
amounting in value to S41, 399,
COO. 1t also takes from the free
list articles which are prime
necessities of life, amounting to
S113,215.Coo, upon which they
propose to collect duty of S44,-
100000. They have increased
the rates over the law of 1890 on
various articles to the value of
S1S,074, 400.
But l am not here to discuss
tariff rates or schedules. The
principle on which they were
made is not subject to amend
ment. The tariff policy of this
country mustb be protective. That
rs what we contend for-that is
what the American people mean
to have
UNFAvoRABLE OUTLOOK.
1.-The financial condition of the
country is anything but hopeful
and encouraging. With failing
revenues, but no material dimiu-
ution in expenditures, we are
rapidly running into debt. For
the first time since 1885 we have
had this year a deficiency aggre.
eating S70,ooo,0OO, and the re-
demption fund of 100000, 900.
called the gold reserve, to main
tain at par the S346, 900, 900 of
greenbacks and S163. 900, 900
Treasury notes has fallen to $50.
600, 900.
The resources of the Govern
ment have been weakened and
the debt increased. The situa.
ton is not promising. The new
sugar duty will not bring much.
if any, money into the Treasury
for several months, because of
the enormous importations of
raw sugar under the free clause
of the law of 1890; and the in.
creased revenue, which was to
flow from an advance of the tax
OF twenty cents gallon on
whisky. will not early be real
lied, because the distillers, an.
ticipating the increase, have in
the ample time allowed them for
that purpose by President Cleve.
land been very busy withdrawing
spirits in great quantities under
the lower tax and will now enjoy
under the new law the great priv.
ilege of eight years in which
hereafter to take product from
bond,
1T is to be observed, too, that
the expenditures of the Govern.
ment have exceeded the income
of the Government practically
every hour since the advent of
the present Democratic admins
tratiou. This has not occurred
before for thirty years AID never
occurred at all under a Repub.
lican administration. except in
the exigencies of the great war.
1t is a Democratic practice. 1t is
history repeating itself.
The law of 1890 was sufficient
under Republican management
TO meet all expenses of the Gov.
eminent, and did meet them for