Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-09
WOEFULLYIGNORAyT
ctEvELahD's STATEMENTS \, !.
RANCE WITH FACTS.

n MIS- Message He Pronais>. 49,
Build Up Our Indnstr1e.
s'ons About Our Wool suppiy-H.-.
Can Cooperate.
BY command Of the people cps,o,.
revenue system designed for tho 49,
ton and benefit Of favored class.
the expense OF the great mass q, -.
countrymsn, and which, while i,sm
cient for the purpose Of revenue cp,,s,
ed our trade relations and impeded =.
entrance to the markets of the wors
has been superseded by a tariff nol;.s
which IN principle is based upon . i.
NAL of the right Of the eoverumar. !.
obstruct the avenues to our ueonl.,.
cheap living or lessen their comfort "a
contentment for the sake Of aceor1,n-
special advantages to fayorites NJ
which, while encouraging our ints,
course and trade with other aation,
recognizes the fact that American sow
reliance, thrift and ingenuity can bnils
up our country's industries and deyelon
its resources more surely than eDerv,t
ing paternalism. President Cleyelana,,
Message.
Whether the president is woetnlly Il.
norant or deliberately misrepresentatiT.
II is not our business to inquire. But he
must be either one or the other when M
speaks of a protective tariff being n;p.
efficient for the purpose Of reyenpsn
and as having "curtailed our trade "a
lations and impeded our entrance to the
markets of the world" He has but m
consult the trade and revenue statistics
of the United States TO learn that suob
statements are false in every particular
Hoping that some congressman will
publicly present the facts so that tbev
may be published in The Congressional
Record, we turn to what we deem to be
the policy of the friends of protection in
the Fifty-fourth congress.
The idea of creating renewed actiy.
ity and enterprise in all business cir.
cles' by an increase of our bonded
debt" is so absurd that il has suggested
questions as to the presidents sanity.
OF course such proposition will not re.
ceiye moments serious consideration,
but the friends of protection should set
themselves to work TO devise means for
increasing the revenue so as to meet our
expenditures. The Republicans have al
ways done this heretofore, and they will
not hesitate again. Their duty is too
plain. Revenue must be furnished, and
the president offered his cooperation in
the following closing words of his mes
sage:
81 desire, however, to assure the con-
gress that / am prepared to cooperate
with them in perfecting any other meas
IRE ethan the increase Of our bonded
debt'). promising thorough and prac-
teal relief, and that will gladly labor
with them in every patriotic endeayu
to further the interests and guard the
welfare of orr countrymen whom in oar
respective places of duty we have under
taken to serve.
There can be no more patriotic en-
deavor to further their interests and
guard the welfare of our countrymen'
than by the re. enactment Of protect
i've tariff policy. The complexion Of the
senate. however, prevents this being
done at once Meantime there need be
no further necessity for deficient rev
enue such as we have experienced under
the German tariff. The protectioniSts
must prepare bill for revenue purposes
To do this viii require the exercise o.
much care and Judgment. But there are
members Ut the house of Representatives
who are fully equal to the occasion, and
it is the prime duty Of the house Of rep
resentatives to furnish revenue sufficient
for the needs of the government. Inc
existing law does not do this. II should
either be repealed or amended. 1t IS I'M
possible to repeal it at present. lnal
win come later. But we believe that Y
can be amended.
A tariff upon wool and a change from
ad valorem to specific rates OF duty Oh
woolens should add at least SO, 00O,VVo
| to the revenue. The restoration Of ing
Mckinley tariff lumber duties woua
add. approximately, 81 900, coo. a duty
of 8 cents pound on foreign cotton
would furnish $4,000, 900 il imports
continued as at present. Flax, hemp
jute and their manufactures, now az
mitted free of duty, would contribute 70
the revenue. Earthenware, pottery
hides and skins, glass and glassware
fruits, manufactures Of iron and steel
provisions, tin plate and many other al'
ticles have all afforded more revenue un'
der protective tariff than they NOW ~
To check the large imports OF sncn gooss
as we are now receiving woula also
stimulate "that American self reliance
thrift and ingenuity" which, as NJ.
Cleveland truly says, ''can build np ~
country s industries and develop ~ =
sources. In such patriotic ende :. :.
or" the president will gladly labor ;,
would further the interests ana sua'1
the welfare Of our countrymen. PLY
over, it would supply sutficlency' ~
a deficiency, of revenue. This is wna' "
needed
The president still adheres TO his H.
wool theories. When referring e soIs
tariff concessions made TO the Cni's [.
States by the Argentine RepuDi0'