Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-05-31
Some Good Tariff Reading i.

The democrats must have a new
definition for the word luxuries, used so
vehemeDty By them ia their recent
campaign or the; must score their
congressman. a speech delivered n
the Senate some few days ago 5y enc
of the leading Senators, shows that,
though Senator VOORHEES,, in his great
speech in the tariff debate. said the. the
object OF the present tariff bill was TO
reduce the burdens of taxation laid
upon the people by the Mckinley bill
to the extent of $40. 100000. 1913, 0O0,-
600 of this is TO come from reduction on
so-caIled Injuries. 100000 of re-
duction of tariff on laces. embroideries
and rucbings, S14,O00,O00 upon fine
wooden cloths and upon dress goods.
and over 50 100000 on tobaccos and
swell cigars. Every one who heard q
democratic speech heard the McKinly
bill denounced in the bitterest terms
too. for just what the democrats in
Congress are doing. You have all
heard about the ''poor mans blanket,
and the dreadful tariff he had TO pay.
The poor man's(P) tariff bill" Ia
Wilson, reduces the ''pOor mans blank
ct" the magnificent sum of Sl,072.
The reduction on "poor mans fan
nels'' is 1878, and the reduction on
the ''poor man's(?) diamonds" and
other precious stones, S2,211, l39.
Decorated china and glassware get a
reduct on of duty of over $4,000, 900.
while upon cut nails, not finger nails,
the national revenue is diminished by
three dollars. The tariff on spool cot.
ton is $21.747, sum so small that the
price per dozen spools cannot be di
minished fraction while the reduc-
ton.
Scotch whiskey, French brady, gins
and cordials is more than million
dollars. Kid gloves, which ara 20 IN
dispensable to the laboring(?) classes
get a reduction of over million; silk,
velvets, pushes, etc, SS49, $50, while
plain cotton bagging material, a lux
uryP, indispensable to the wealthy aris-
tocrats in our great cities, is reduced
the stupendous sum of $6.Si9.
just think of il. How the wealthy
will squirm under this awful tax. Now
they are really to 10 made t. furnish
the lions part of the expenses of the
government. Cotton bagging, blank
cts, spool cotton aud castor oil will
bring them to terms These calcula-
tions are based upon the supposition
that the materials imported under the
new law will be the same in amount
as imported in 1898.
This suppositlon is the fairest one
that can be made for the democratic
idea cannot be (if you believed the
democratic orator. that there will be
less manufacturing done under the
Wilson bill than was done under the
Mckinley bill Oh, no; the present
administration is in for the highest
welfare of the country. Every body
can see that-it is so very evident.
The statements furnished the Senate
committee by the Finance committee,
and prepared by the Treasury depart
ment. are used rs basis of calculation
and they very certainly jus ify the dis
tinguished Senator in saying:
mo measure so indefensible as a
measure OF tariff taxation, no measure
so out OF line with the theories aud
suggestions Of thoughtful economists of
this and every other country has ever
been presented TO any legislative body
for its consideration. II | had not
made these computations carefully, and
If | were not confronted by the fact
that these items and these rates are
proposed in the bill nov before the
senate, should have believed it impossi-
Bile that any committee of either house
would have had the courage to have
suggested any changes of this kind"