Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-01-25
4 TARIFF SPEECH.
HON. NELSON DINGLEY OF MAINE,
ATTACKS THE WILSON BILL.
REVENUE" MEASURE THAT CREATES A
DEFICIENCY - WHAT PROTECTIVE
DUTY Is AND WHAT 1T DOES.


DEFICIENCY - WHAT PROTECTIVE
DUTY Is AND WHAT IT DOES.
On Thursday, January IL, Hon. Nelson
DIugley Of Maine, made great speech on
the tarih in the House OF Representatives.
II occupies nearly nine pages Of the Con-
grt>SioHal Record. The following Is an al
mirable summary Of this admirable speech
The pending bill (the Wilson bill l.
incorrectly termed a hill to provide reye-
rue. It l. IN fact bill to abolish revenue.
Its advocates charge that our prote ctive
tariffs ignore revenue in order to maintain
protection Of home industries; and We,
they propose substitute which yield, SIC
600 900. or more than one third less reve
nCe than the tariff OF 1890. in order To
overthrow protection.
They do his too, In the face Of de-
f,iency If more than $50 600, 600 for the
| present fiscal Year, and when the secretary
/ OF the treasury Informs Us that every dol.
! lsr Of the revenue under the tariff of 1880
unchanged would be required 10 meet the
/ expenditures OF the mex, fiscal year The
/ tariff measure which proposes deficiency
4 Of $40 ,0oQ. geo j. said to be one for revenue
7 only in fact it i one for a efficiency only
I SIX years ago distinguished demo
i cratic lesder. then and now President of
the United States declared that il was q
I condition That II excessive revenue aud
not a theory which confronted Us aud ne
! cessitated tariff revision Now he rcver-es
Z this reason for tariff revision No matter
about the conditions; it is the democratic
theory of a tsrif for revenue Only tina,
-cunfrunts Us
The democratic majority OF the com
! mit4c- which have reported the pending
/ bill Justify their schemes 10 remit So. 900.
I 600 Of revenue aud create q deficiency H.
What amount On the ground that 1t T. re-
ducti'u If he taxation If the masses IF
the people. Assuming for the present thai
duty l. always added to the pnce % the
consumer, this claim invites aiteuii u to
he imp 'rted articles on which duties have
been reduced and revenue surrendered.
ION imported liquors. cigars leaf to-
hacco, sir and pushes. Kid gloves jrA-
. cry, lacr~ and cmbroiderie>. o-'rjca fat
I err. artificial flowers, opium for ~ hiug
4 p.ate @iA>-, aud paintings aud ~'atuary
ali articles Of luxury or voluntary u~c--it
/ ! proposed To surrender about SI4 600 600
~ revenue. The masse, must feel greatly
relieved at this reduction Of taxation
Nearly une-haif OF the imports Of
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