The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-22

expenditures there have be>n ~ al tines
sufficiently available funds 81 ire treasury
% u1s8ntaID an eftie3sns ~ oi4c sersacs ana
discharge me current o5l1gations o. sas
government ard no puolle creditor has
been DELAYED fn the collection Of hts ciesm
nor has 1ns business Of tE@ country ever
been disturbed BY a doubt concerning tie
Ordinary szy.enses Wal f. most uee9s1
AZ present u not more taxes. o1t more
economy Fl appropriations a1s1 & $3.50
tHr@s- 'FHe great inereas@ u - 49, -
~xpeudlgar ~ Tire government CUTIE 10
last seven years hzs beer wslEoDt gfrersa--
err n our history. IL fsrsN o. peace. ssla
presents Z subject which censansls Rre
m 81 serious considerable 81 caFsikfe1s n
my opinion. We have reached SITUATION
wfEea not only torbs0E Use Lsf0fayss -
alteration OF measures CALCULATED % a1E-
,,9~,,.t gse.9.ses .ss.regsa revision 81 os4r
permanent anEroprlatg9n avs ana -
enforcement az sfrfcf economy II fut1Es
annual legislation on tUse f895est. 3s1s -
ie@x these receipts sre increased = III,
proved business corftzfoga1. Or our susaas
expenditures are redaced. time viii ~ :
rive when provision nnSSt - mace iof a.
ditsonaI revenue. and II TIE eSp@n1lf - =
~ tha government shall De- increased y
actx Of e01@Trss. tne necessity Tor s19h =
rgaas7f~e =zlH arise earlier r an the present
situation seems 20 Indicate
The policy OF Protection
On ne Subject Of protection IA mis- cen
nection. the seeFesaFy says IN parii
80 long as the Income % the govern
ment rom customs and Internal taaen =
eeeaa It's expenditures the fast thAt gto-
fsef8vg duties Tsre destructive OF revenue
aIfAoagA CLEARLY apparent 20 az - -
served the practical operation o - 80 -
tenn did nof attract the attention q -
public generally. bat re EstUatsgs u
been materially changed STAGE ~. =
thereafter ID wift ~ possible 20 $3.50 49,
revenue 10 protection wttAeNA * -
embarrassing the fseas stas, -, Zone SUI
eFnmsnt by depriving = q ~ llleVliSS 3. -.
nclent 70 deffay It's sxp@noltulss- - h.vs-
usual proportion o. thts ineph'. - -
after - Be derived frein 49,. - !" ,ss,2s he
s.6sn5aness - the ba sis Of our isgss4sAt1on
urSon sne subject. and wei coIls3esE =
ana consistent revenue sssten Is.'S s1s -
substituted IN SIS place ana, ~ ~ opt.s
- ass saa b. aoue without usterial n
larry to any trade or industry now exist
ing IN this country. The danger q = 80 49, Sc
forsten competition tn our home nafkeL
ana the alleged injurious affects or s9sa
sssYapattfson upon the interests OF 1oIhEstls
r. nor have not only been &feAIy rAa4
geratsd In the past aut are $50 n ~.,,1
flnta 10 grow less hereafter. In view or
tbe comparatively small snd cons AMY
decreasing part Of our IL boring popala tlo ~,
that could bs affected b. repeal OF a..
duties q movement for the imposition OF
bfeher duties on important goods cannot
b. regarded az 3ustinAble upon any % TIE
grounds usually urged in sappoIt o. sue
measures BY the advocates OF the pFotee-
tive theory"
After furnishing a long array or figures
10 bear cut his statements. the secretary
continues:
sff tllIs view OF the subject IL correct
IL a evident new objects Of taxation must
he Included IN our tariff schedule. or the
attempt to secure the usual proper .aoa %
revenue from customs abandoned, and
some other method Of raising means -
support the government must be ADOPTED.
NAsn tfr true principles Of taxation are
recognized and applied In our nnsnclal
leggslafian there viii be no difficulty in
securing ample revenue for the support o.
the government IN the exercise OF al
proper functions. without suojecting our
Industries to Injurious and unnecessary
burdens and our trade 10 injurious and
unnecessary restrictions.