The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-08-30
PAW PAW, MICH, AUG. 30, 1895.
What Will Be Done2

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debt deeper each day. The first
question that will confront the repub-
lican congress that has been elected,
is how to stop this ruinous condition
of things. Not only must means be
devised to meet governmental ex-
penses, but to pay also the burden of
Indebtedness saddled upon this coun-
try by this miserable democratic adj
ministratlon.
There are two ways of transferring
the balance from the wrong to the
right side Of the national ledger:
First, to decrease government ex-
penses.
Second, TO increase government re-
ceipts.
If the first alternative be the one
chosen, whence are the savings to
come? Were it democratic congress
insetad of republican one, the cut
ting off of a few thousand more pen
sions would be one of the first meth
DDS TO suggest itself; but a repub
lican body will not give this a
moments consideration. Doubtless
many attaches of the various depart
ments at Washington might be re-
moved without detriment to the SER
vice; but such retrenchment, while
well enough as far as it would go,
could do but little towards wiping
out an annual deficit of $57 100000.
Congress might refuse appropriations
for harbor improvements, public
buildings, etc., but this is too great
and too rich a country to be mig
gardly in the expenditure of money
for public purposes; the people do
not desire or expect it,
1t is safe to say that, while congress
will legislate honestly and economic
ally, cutting off the useless expendi-
lures of this profigate administration
as far as possible, the method of max
ing surplus take the place of a
deficit will be to increase the rev.
enues, and the increase will come in a
true republican manner. There will
be no enacting of an income tax.
The supreme court and the popular
outcry has settled that. There will
be no radical increase of internal
revenues. That is direct taxation,
which in time of peace is against
the policy of the republican party.
The increase of revenue will come,
if it comes at all, by revision of the
tariff.
The incoming republican congress
must revise the tariff law, and it is
safe to say that the leaders of the
party are now forming plans for the
winters work. The revision should
not be radical. Let nothing be done
to futher disturb the business world;
we have had financial troubles
enough. A revision of the tariff in
the direction of protection, with an
eve all the time TO increasing the
revenue. should and doubtless will
be the program of republican action.
Even if it would be wise to make
radical tariff changes at this time, it
is doubtful if President Cleveland
would sign an ideal protective meas
ure; indeed, it is doubtful if he will
sign any tariff measure that comes
through republican congress, unless
the sore distress of the treasury force
him to do it. However, the admin
istration, having failed with demo-
cratic congress, is now forced to
come to a republican congress to get
out of its financial difficulties and
will have to accept relief along re-
publican lines, or the blame will be
upon the head of the president and
his party, and recourse will again be
necessary to that favorite democratic
plan of bond issuing to foreign CAPT
talists to raise money to carry on the
government.
II Is GOOD sense and good business