The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-29
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The Democrats assert that the decline in
the public revenue did not begin with Mr..
cariisis's incumbsncy, and insist that
''ths Gauss IL not the agitation Of the tariff
but the tariff itself" This assertion il .
fundamental fslsshood. The Mckinley
law was intended 70 reduce the revenue;
Il was intended to bring the revenue OF
the government ~ nearly - possible to .
parity with its expenditure. 20 that no
unnssdsd surplus revenue should b with
drawn from circulation BY accumulation
in the treasury. This the law accom-
piishsd, and 1t was not until the extra
midsummer session Of Democratic con.
grsss vas summoned that an inconvsn-
lent loss Of revenue was seen. Beginning
with July. 1893, and continuing TO yanu-
airy ~. 1904. the government receipts have
fallen short OF expenditure by s43 SIS 900.
the custom receipts have fallen of alone
$50 900. o00 from June TO January 1.
Importers. Of course. hold back goods
with the prospect before them that duties
will b reduced. The revenues. Of
course, are influenced by the general
paralysis Of business, but the great loss 10
visible In the falling Of customs receipts
in consequences OF the check which the
threatened enactment Of the Wilson bill
has given to importationa In October,
1892, most works were crowded with orders
six months ahead. A month later, after
Cleveland had been elected, orders began
TO decrease. mills 70 close and gold to 70
abroad. The outgo Of gold created alarm,
and the doubt expressed in the spring by
Secretary Carlisle az TO whether he could
redeem silver paper In gold precipitatsd .
panic. Mills then closed by the hundred
orders by the thousand were counter
manded. The fear of . change In national
tariff policy closed thousands OF works
and keeps them closed: has thrown thou
sands out Of employment; has reduced
wages TO crowd into other occupations,
and thus forced down the wages of the
employed. A recent convention of work
insmsn in New York city denounced the
proposed change OF tariff as the m ain cause
Of their troubles. b. L. Price. Of the
clothing industry of New York city, said !:
1--WE are not suffering from overproduc-
ton. Tho retailers are getting along on q
very low stock OF clothes, the manafac-
turers cannot get rid of the garments they
have on hand, and the workers are not
needed 10 add to q stock already too large
Why1 Because they all fear that the VIII
son bill will open the gates to foreign goods
and foreign garments. and who will buy
goods At present prices when they may be
had at half the price in few months"
William Henry Green. OF the ribbon
weavers of Paterson:
These college professors like Wilson
theoriEe SO skliitaliy that nothing but
facts will break down what tney build.
We common people cannot live on theo-
ries. Last year ! Was AZ work at rood
wages. This year attn in the street. That
MAS . fact This is s theory"
James Moore, Of the Paterson silk In
dHs,Ty:
"Tou cannot elevate the people By starry
ing them 10 death. They must have An
opportunity 20 be industrious and thrifty
in order TO advance. and the only method
Of accomplishing this !. our own grand old
SYSTEM OF protection.
Waiter Thomas, of the Yonkers Garrett
industry;
"What do We wanta We want work
not charity. We want wages, not free
sour. We want America for Americans.
Give Us tariff for revenue only If You
please. but let the workers get some reve-
nue."