The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
TARIFF AND REVENUES.

During the year 1898 the Democratic tri-
umph logically resulted in decreased wages
ana decreased opportunities for employment.
The same thing may be said about the year
1884, up to the time of the enactment of the
German tariff, but the German tariff, while 1t
mas settled the tariff uncertainty for time,
has failed to revive for American industries
the prosperity they formerly enjoyed under a
protective tariff That fact is particularly evil
oenI to-day. If the two systems were equally
GOOD Tor American industry, if protection and
free trade had nothing to do with wages or
production, the showing for American indus
tries to-day would probably be that larger
number OF workmen were employed and
higher wages paid than in 1898 That such
results nave not followed the enactment Of the
Gorman tariff is in itself very significant
suInent as TO the merits OF the two different
tar1hs.-Boston Advertiser.
In four weeks goods valued at $3s, 7O7, s42
nave been entered at New York as against
$780, ,703 in the same weeks last year. We
may expect some relief perhaps from the fact
that the foreign iron and wool markets show a
rising tendency; but this relief will not be
important: The great difficulty is that de-
all the time and permits the importation of
foreign merchandise that our own manufac-
tories can produce, but which they cannot
prohtably produce under the present made
quate Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
The remedy for present deficiencies is not
augmented taxation of any kind, but cutting
on OF useless and wasteful expenditures. The
present and prospective revenue receipts are
ABUNDANT without further taxation to meet all
the needs OF the Government economically adj
mlnlstered. The existing deficit is an object
lesson showing the necessity for painstaking
retrenchment and not an argument for piling
new loads OF taxation upon the struggling Ma
ton Just emerging from long period of agri-
cultural and commercial depression. - New
York Herald
Eventually Congress must take determinate
action for the Improvement of the Federal
financial system, or rather the present lack of
system. First, and most imperative Of all,
congress must provide adequate resources for
the Government, as the latter cannot go on
forever borrowing, having insufficient re-
sources to repay, for that, in the case of
government or citizen, spells bankruptcy
Philadelphia Ledger.
This is fact which should be made clearly
conspicuous in the coming campaign-that
Grover Cleveland and his obsolete and absurd
tariff views, which have twice within two
years been signally repudiated by the Ameri-
can people, are the great stunt ling-block in
the way of making the Nation once more sol
vent and re-establishing its old prosperity
Boston Journal.
There is no mystery whatever about the
heavy shipments of gold to Europe, the contin-
ued depletion of the treasury reserve and the
consequent necessity of another bond issue,
with heavy addition to the National debt
The shameful inadequacy of the Democratic
tariff is the primary cause of the whole diff
culty.-Wlch1ta Eagle.
The Republican campaign issue is protection
for all alike-an impartial, non partisan, non
sectional tariff. That is just what we do not
have now and that Is Just what the country
proposes to have before this question shall be
considered settled.-Iowa State Register