Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-26
PROGRAMME Of REPueLIoANs
scheme Of the Prctectionists for Raising
the Revenue.

scheme Of the Protectionists for Raising
the Revenue.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Chicago Tribune is authority for
the announcement that the republican
leaders have practically agreed upon
their financial programme for the com
ing session OF congress The idea Of
more evenue through = revenue tariff
on wool. with the Allison notes for
emergencies. will be the republican
financial scheme" says this CORE
spondent
Whether he has learned this directly
from the republicans or by making a
survey Of the situation on his own &C
count, very likely he is right. The
republican leaders may not have come
10 g distinct understanding yet but
logically they cannot vote to increase
the revenue without q: the same time
voting 10 protect somebody, Just now
the wool growers are the most clam
orous OF all the late republican pro
teges. and naturally their demands
will be the first considered. Other
producers Of raw materials, such as
coal and iron ore, are still protected 70
some extent, and there wall be i GER
tain degree OF p.ausibility in the claim
that the farmers who grow wool are as
much entitled 70 protection IS the cap
;~talists who are concerned in the pro
duction OF other raw materials
But the republicans canuo; well
vote 10 increase the duties OF wool
without al the same time voting 70 il
crease the duties on WOODEN goods
The wooden manufacturers mus, have
more protection L the price Of their
raw material : % be increased by pro
tectise duties The republicans al
ways have ~le-i>a;e3 upon this prin-
c.ple sad they always must adhere 10
il. no: only 70. the sake q consistency,
but also II order 10 retain The supper.
az their mos. valuable allies, the manu-
facture-S
When they increase the duties on
manufactures OF wool in order 70 COM
uzrsz.s for the duties imposed on the
raw material they vii. admi; tina; the
eject Of a duty. or. at least, the in
tened effect, j. 70 raise the price Of
the article on which j, : laid They
ADM. tina: . duty OF wool ! intended
. raise The price q wool They mus,
then. ain.: that an increase in the
duties on wooden goods IS intended to
increase the price @: those goods
Otherwise raising those duties would
10: compensate d: all fo- the duties
laid or wool Are the republicans pre-
pared 70 admit that they wish 10 IN
crease the prices % all wooden goods?
WHAT DO they think consumers will
lave 70 say 70 tha,a They must make
TIE admission. and the democrats are
willing tina. they should.
4 .1- the Allison notes" it will be
necessary 70 issue securities OF some
kind i the government needs thirty
million dollars more revenue, as the
republicans claim, and L no more rev
-uue Is % be provided except from
wool No duties which the republic
an viii dare propose on wool and
woo.ens would provide more than half
tha: sum
Il IS estimated that this republican
programme has been agreed upon on
the assumption that the administra-
..oa viii not take the responsibility Of
Recommending any plan for raising
more revenue. The administration,
We are told, would ike the reyenue
without the responsibility If the re-
publican programme Is wholly contin-
gen. upon this assumption we may rest
assured that /, Will never be entered
upon. President C.eTrlani has never
V: hesitatei % recommend any meas
IRE thai he deemed necessary or Of
crea: Importance and there is no rea-
son TO think that ne Is going 10 show
the political white feather Al this late
day. II he thinks there Is a real need
for more revenue he VIII not hesitate
70 say 50 or - let congress know that
what ne wants IS revenue and enough
Of i, and no; ;arlif protection for the
Ohio shepherds o. anybody else.-Chi-
cac1 Chronicle.