The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-28
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congressional opinion that ther
will be nothing accomplished in tn
way OF tariff of revenue Legislation
during the closing session of tn
LlVth congress. The Dingle,
tariff bill, which is a measure tha
was introduced last session for tn,
purpose of increasing revenue ant
preventing deficits, does not pro
vide for q general revision on pro
tecting lines. Had it passed las
session and had the president giver
it his approval, it would have beer
simply a law for temporary relic
to be followed by the introduction
of legislation in the LVth congress
for the restoration of protection
and reciprocity on the lines laid
down in the Republican platform.
1t is therefore argued that the
Dingley bill, not being a general
revision measure in accordance
with the policy of the party which
the people voted this year to re-
store to power, would not answer
the popular demand should it be
passed, and that if it were possible
or advisable to pass it this winter,
the need of further tariff legislation
would still exist.
AT the same time it is apparent
that early legislation is needed to
increase the revenue and stop the
deficits. If no such legislation can
be had from the present congress,
and the situation in the senate
makes the question doubtful one,
then an extra session of the next
congress will undoubtedly be called
shortly after President McKinley's
Inauguration for the purpose of for
mulating and passing conserve
tive" protection measure, coupled
with reciprocity conservative in
the true sense of the word, which
means preserving from injury the
material interests of the country.
Such o measure would provide for
both ample revenue and protection,
and that is what the people demand
They so voted by an overwhelming
majority two years ago, and again
this year. The Dingley bill, framed
simply for the purpose of giving
temporary relief, does not answer
the popular demand for u broad
and comprehensive, well balanced
protection measure.
1t is this popular view of the
situation that causes many Repub-
lican members of the present con-
gress to doubt the advisability of
trying to pass the Dingley bill, and
probability of its defeat in the
senate, or of its being vetoed by
President Cleveland, is another
good reason why they think no
tariff legislation will be passed by
the present congress.
1t is matter of few months
delay in restoring the revenue-a
forced delay, as they look at it. 1t
is apparent, however, that there
must be no unnecessary delay in
re-establishing protection and re-
as well as increasing the
revenue, if it were to prevent the
flooding of our markets with for
eign goods, to the detriment of
home industries and home labor,
and to the serious loss of our gold if
a big balance of trade should appear
against us. Foreign shippers will
have the better part of year, at
least, to get their goods into our
markets under the present tariff
and will make the most
of their opportunity, but this is alb
unavoidable. The thing to
do is to restore protection and re
as quickly as possible, and
that is the purpose of the Republi-
can party. The largely increased
for a few months to
come under the present law will
probably increase the revenue some
what, but it will be done at the eX-
pense of the labor and industrial
interests Of this country. That is
Democratic. tariff reform" of
which the country has had much
more than enough. Detroit Jonr-
nal.