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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-27

tura y cuatro aeemilas, de las cual..
hay ruchas en- Cuba.
Nuestras bajas fueron un soldado
niue TO y un salgento y tres so da.
dos h ridos.
z esta brillante cpera, ion Sc hon
dis guido FL comandante Diaz VI,
rstio, los tenientes shores S.n,hv
B nten. Ant guerra y b IRA, eI me q.
% stfior Duran. el euerrillero Ma.
nuel B .anco y los ga as de la colrm.
ma.
OperGc On penosa La marina en-
caUtb111
Uoa peno' issma operaci6u h, rea.
liz4do la eolumaa del general Lima.
res al apodeEarse de la eusenada IA
Marabt. que estabA en- pod de los
iusurrectos
L $ di6cuita es que tn ierou en-
veneer las tsopas fneron yer adsra.
mente horrib es por las lluvias La
operaclon, aun ue de POGO lucimien.
TO. es digua de elogio y secompenss.
e cooeurso te los csfaUefo> Pi.
sarro 4. .va,odo y PiS6a prots g,los
pUr el Csu.etC JOyge Juan, fue ceoi.
sivo.
Para demestrar las diff ultades CON
que tienen que luchar nuestras CO.
.umnas en- Ell campo desd Que an
comenzado lss liuvIas. snva oe m
plo 10 que le ha ocurrido la co.um-
ma del ge4,rai Saasez IncIsn, Que pa-
IA hscrr una Iosnada tan coTta .ono
ia dc B hla Ii ,nda Pa ma, emu,.i
ua ola entero y tuvo I2o eGf.rmos.
Mdx.as0 Gomez. - ORE 0tentado -
Lutsxf0 darsta.
La atencion de las ntes esta Fl,
en- la parte central de Ia Isia, Conue
estA eonflrmaoo plenamente que sc
haila MaxImo Gomez y sus hlestes.
UaA bomba dc dInamIta colocada
por los rebeldes en- la Via ferr>a, m
ire B-rms j. y "a Ual6n, expo al
paso de IN rrea, destr~zando tres
vagenes.
Uao de los voluntarios que iba en-
ei tEen queoo n.uerto.
Ohatuienre Sc sabe que Calixto
e .ftla h4 esrado hace po~os ol4s en-
J guanf.
Lnefcaeaa de- 6ando de Wtyey.
<1memose. IT, ClesTt ue JGGt icds
El gobierno quiere q sc pern ita
la x Etaci6o Gel taba.o slen pre- que
Sc o.muesrrs que ha h 4biao cUnlGaos
antsIlores a Ia lu0lcaIioa Gel banuo
oel geheral w W.yi=r.
ksto Sc pIesta enormes abusos.
h. general W~yler acepta la reso-
Iuclon del gUoleIno, Pelo sta ola-
pussto que ios exporIadores Ao ex-
psdAn ra6Aco san que demaesrIen an
les la legaldAd &c ios contratos.
E,to IS mUy olffciI DC avetIguar.
M r seria qLe Sc retha1aIau todas
las =clamaciones Cue sc presenter
H-y ma vencido eI pl.xo sen4lado
Por Cd general para hacetias y NJ se
h4 Prsscntaoo niogu a.
Es mDy posIble 4 Ic los interesados
espSaen O Conocer AS conceslones otl
ge Dierno para Inventar eonITato, Que
oesvniu n Ia sflcacia del Dan % ,uf
por toao ei munoo spiau lido.
DC hAoia &c que SC Ger a aI las fl
b4icas de la II .oana en- 81 ca SO .e que
Sc mixuflQur ei banoo con las e.,p.
stones lmpuestas Por 81 goblcIno,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-27
EKDICTO
Don Francisro de s Ssns'entr y Artigmes
Juez de II EnstGaci0 ds eStG ciUfdd
~ sW DQrktdJ m

Don FrGncisrO dc s sns'sntr y 4Artigtes.
sJuez de II LsstGacia de eStG ciuckdG
v sW pGrttdO. @
Por ol pIereuts edictThsg0 sabar que en-
81 tuicio ejecut,vo aeg nd por ell Procurador
don Jose Maria ds & ,icnechea. en- represen-
taai6n de don Llret N as y Osrro cortrs
don J re G. ltierrez y MAidonsdo sobre cobro
de Ia suma DE- 5000 Iutereses y costas por pro-
vidanuia de b " 90 hA dispuesto sacar pn
hliOa subasta los bieoes embarg sdCs eonsis-
tantes on una hnoR I'd .tlca sin nombre como
cida .adicada en- el barrio del RToio aitio de
OnlbMche, t6rmino mur icipal de Ptf1nelas.
con cabida do g. cuerdas 90 ceute,imas de
otra, sqnivalentes IL heeL reas. 79 Areas,
81 ceLtiareas. dedicada q rs. gnineos
pastoa, conteniendo tres cAsas de ma
dera. de- las cuales son dos techadas de xinc
ana de guas. lind4ndo Dor el saliante
CON t6rminos de don 4.nnel C6l6n Perez
DIN Manuel gaerra y s6s y don 6,ntos
Col6n v Cintron. vi Sur con terTenoe del deu
dor G1tIerres M~ldonado, sl o -ste con tie
rras de dona Monserrste 1rga, viuda de
TO, MI NIrte con t-rrenOs del misno
aaudOr dichn, . cuya faca sc Ia njad0 por
lns parties oil precic de dna mil peso~.
El acto del remste tendrA leg sr en- Ia s ,ls
do este Jngg do In hnra de lss diez de IL
mafiana del ola di.s y os IN de Julio eDtran
20. que lns tftnlos de propiedad e-tan per-
dientes de Ia prese' tscion por ell tj cutado
a cuvo nOmhre Re halla inacrita In dPsorit
fInoa en- Fl r gi,tro de ls Propiedsd: que no
eef a mdmislDiea portuTaa one no cntrs an lss
dOa t4rtera4 parties d. svs 4 psr~ tomsr
nnrtp IN I'm anbsNta deberau los lielt. dnres
ss,n,iwnar pF6vfsnnente en- Is mesa do jug
vado ana captidnd igual ~ di+z per cieLt
Del vnlor do los biense chjstn del rrmste
Dndn en- P0rca 22 d. Junin de 1890 :
v~oy.d no NE E0goenGs =, El E.cr bano, E'.
r5Qne COEoH y 6ssrer. ID
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-27

Ent,e en- el cementerio. , dirig So
dome Il guardiAn le d
-Eo. en eme usted la tumba de |
Espronceda.
Sfgame usted.
Nos iuternamos en- In n cr6po'is
y ala. junto unos cipres-e. nos de-
tuvimos frente & una modesto tun ba
carcomida y manchada por ell ten p !.
Y en- cnys lApida $40 ae lee esta ins
or: DC 8 :: FsPRoNcEDA Pero Ia tum
ba ests ba ah ,ndona b; nj una co O.
pa, nj una Il r nj un psussmientt;
NADIA que sigo,6que an re cuerdo d.
les v;vos para ell ilustre mue-to.
10 6 solitaria est! - fan
II nadie viene colccsrs qniera uns
q r en- esta tumbai-pregunte a.
guardian.
-H-ce alg1u tiempo-me contes
t6 venia todos los amos. por esta fe
ha, una sefiora va anciana. colo
caba sobre la tumba una corona. Cd
coyas ciptae regraa lefasa esta ips
cripc 8 !: No fe o'0 da nunca Bernar
dG Pefo hace tres ms que aqueils
Il nora no viene: aebe haber muerto
B ,rna.da ! Ea los varsos del
poels no 6gura este nombre Paro
no cabe duda one esa mujar d. b {
amarla tiempr~, puas cuando todos
,e vidaron. ha~ta n hija la hermo
sa B anca E pronceds, SO o esa 10
c6gnlta B roarda SO scerc ba su
Juu b. para decirla qn;zas entire so
ilczos ino te O'Vido nu"ca! QaizSs
foe ella una b storlasfntlma y tai vez
doiorosa de Ia vida del poeta.
N@die. pues. Sc acuerda del autor
de Z yesa del que conmov;6 con sus
versos a toda una generaci6n.
Este olvido de E*prouceda es una
de las mayores il jasticias que conoz
co; pues nsdie como ei ha poseido 81
secreto de conmover Ell alma del lee
ror con las emociones de su espfrftu;
uadie como 6 ha pintado paisajss tan
bsllos como ell que encierra esta estro
fa. que aprendi de memoria siendo
nii1o:
R'zsdos copos de nevada espuma
forma ell arroyo que jsgapdo salts;
ricos paissj9s de vistosA pluma
en- campo de aire ell pajarillo esmalta;
Alzase i6jos Debuloea bruma
de aon bras rica ST de luces alta,
y ell verde prado ell lejano monte,
muro y termino son del horizonte.
0 esta otra hermosa description de
su popular C0nca6a del pirate:
La luna en- ell mar riela,
On Ia iona gima ell vieI to
alzs en- blaDdo mogimiento
olss de plata y s21
y v6 ell capt. n plrata,
cabtsndo al. gre en- la pnpa,
All. IN D do. al otro Enropa
ala 50 ente Stsmbul.
-proncsda muri6 los treinta y
dos amos de edad. pero dtj6 tras d,
4 la estela lnminosa dei q -nio, y una
htstoria corts, pero LENA de ntv les
cas aventuras y rom nticos amores
7 esta patria : cuya grand "a Ii
tersria tanto contrIbdy6. no hs en-
contrado aun ell modo de honrar So
N moria.
n hay una estatua. nj nm monu
mento que recuerde al gran poeta.
nulo de Lord Byron nj siquiers
nay una Gale con eu nombre, .qui
donde h4y GALES que SO I,amsn ut
Moret Tega Am - J otros comedian
tes de Ia po itica.
FL recuerdo de Espronceda podra
borrarse de !! memorla de todo-; Pc
TO su il Fl ,encia p7rdurara en- las le
tras esp, nolas, y sus vsrsos v,viraL
mientras haya corsz nea que amen
10 b .os de mujs 81 que o, rtc.ten.
ANGEL GUERRA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-27
DlESTRO Y SlNlESTRO

Fray Torib;o Minguella. obispo de
esta di6cesis. ha CO, f-renciado en- 10
madriles. see1l j mos aver, con 81
mi"is.ro de U.trsmar.
E oil to de Ia entire vista no ha 81
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-27
CREDITO Y AHORRO pONCEaO
PRESID GNCIA

En- cumplimiant del Dreceptn cortenidn
en- 81 ArtcuIo 2' del r 8 amento 0 ganico,
Ia Jdnta de g 1bieruo, en- session de eyer.
acnrdo celebrar la Juuta General o.dinaris
que sc coptrae aquel, el dfs del pl6xi
mo es de J Julio las dos de la tarde.
AL pnner en- conocimieuto de los seiores
accionirtas ell acnerdo de ref rencia, sc les
hsce preseute que en- conscnancia con los
artfculos y 10 del cit do reglameDto,
| NJ acuerd,s de Ia Asamblea General serap
& idns, cualQuiera que fnere ell n6mero de
accionistas que 90 hatlen presentes al tomar-
los; pero que para que squells pueda con-
siderarse constituida leg 4lmente. es Deessa-
rio que este representada. por 10 m6nos, IL
tercera parte de las scciones emitidAs;
Qae en- la Juuta tieDen voz todos los &C,
ciouistas. pudieDdo emitir uu veto por cads
cinco aceiones que ptesente cada cual;
O le los poseedores de m6nos de cinco ac-
cloues pueden asociarse y b scer Ia desigua-
ci6n del Que deba emitir su vote;
O 10 la scumulacion dc estos no podIk ex
ceoer de diez,
Qle 40 pcd=an asistir nj acto los aecionis-
tas que no 10 sean con di. dfas de anticipa
con por 10 menos, Ia fecha de la conyoca
toria;
@ 70 los tenedores de accioues al portador
deberan depositsrlas en- Ia Svcretarfa de h.
Sociedad con "a hcras de aptieipaei6n, poI
10 menos, q Ia hjada para la Jurta;
One los propietarios de aociones nomins
twas pueden ser Representatives en- ella Do,
tros socios. dando eoDocimieDto de su de
cisi6n q la Presidencia por medic de carts y
conductn de IL S-cretarfa. una hera, 10 me
noa. aDtes de sn celehraci6n;
@ % Ias mnjeres css.dss, les iUcapscita
io-. 10 memories. las h~renciss, concnrsn@
oniebras. sociedades. cnrporaciones. eets-
nlecimieltos d 1licna. han de ser repreeen
t-dos. las p-imerAS por s3s maridos y los de
IN por au rrpresentes gale;
Y f.hlmerte. que IN Jns c. de Gobierrs
vesfa con quito Que lns - fiorea accioDirta.
b ciaaen no De l. f4cult-d que les corceas
el articulo 2L dc los EAtAtntos, para exAmi
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-27
MODELO De SACERD0TES

Lo es sin duda aisuna ri respectable yics
RIO de uua dc nu5atrao ciadadeo, az sis
slempre por las fcescas DrIsAs del At.Ahtleo,
cuyos nombres Lo consiyaan1os, por no ~
rlr La axrsslva modestia cts Oh pastor de al
Mas.
Tldas las virtudes cristianas estin encar'
raias en este venerable au<tsro VAron
houra del clero puerIorrlq Sl carl
dad es inagntaole No 80 suman l8s ooras
tiianrropit.css que ulario lI-v q IN 0, pued
sus p0-rses uo leg gs ss,s s4sceeisasED ela \ e
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-27
Sc cOmpran

acciones del O. Sdito AhoTTo Po7scefto E.
esta imprenta lDf0rmaran.-Ponce,M NJ 20 %
de 1896
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-27


Iinsurrectos.
FL combate dur6 once horas 4 cau-
sa del empe no de los reb sldes en- con
servar las posicion=s qde ocupaban
Por fin un Il timo y vigor SO ataque
la bayoneta de- aloj6 de as trint he
ras al enemigo.
Los rebeldcs cejafon s bre el cam
po veinte muertos J Sc llevaron bas-
rantes heridos.
La columna sufi6 sensibles aunque
no mum rosas bejas. Murio Ell te.
niente de gaerriilas efior Meseguer y
ruvimos cuatro soldados heridos.
BRILLANTES ENCUENTRO5
en- Corral False y Lim0may
La columna de caballeIia que man
la el coroo el M4roto contIo al
ene migo ocupsndo ex~elentes posi-
clones rca de Corrai F4.so.
Despues de dos h ras dc fuego Or
ieno ell coronel M4roto uua caIga a
fonco.
Los rebeldes no pudieron resistir
mas tempo y Sc pronuncisr ron en fu
"a, abandonando 20 muertos Y IS
csbailos. que es el MI nero de Cos
rumbre.
La columna tuvo II heridos leves
Ea el tesmino ue iimonar, la CO.
umna del coronel Pavia sorprendio
una partida &C 800 rebeides que
acababa de scampar en- las Lomas
lie Santa Ana.
Ioa de vanguardia la guerril a
mandsda por el comandante ssfior
Dlaz Vicario. Este bravo jefe man
10 carg r el arma blanca hacienda
verdaderos estTagos en- las f.as ene-
migss-
FL resto de la columna rorpi6 en-
nutrido fuego, apoderand Sc despues
de breve y enconada lucha del cam
pamento de los reb ldes, que huge
ron en- diversas dirccciones.
En- el lugar que antes ocupaban
los insurrectcs dejsron estos 28 maer
tos, ~ tercerolas. 80 mat h -res. 8 600
eartu. hos. dos banuera cuatfo caja>
de dinamita, 100 cabailos con mon
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-27
GENARo MARQEZ ROIG.
4 v IS o

Ls fshrica de hielo de esta ciuds0 ha
suspendidp sua trabsios hasta tanto recioa
smnnlacn de Europa
I'll csrece de dicha sustapcla. T serA,
h'eso de h Osnital eI prime Sc Teeisirs
qni eI Ola 24 del act1al
PANTHEON GIBAL
Ponce. Junio 80 de 1896 3-5
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-27

Aver, al can bier la hvja al q ma
nsqus e., f Iliador que teOgo en- mi es
crltorio, Eropez6 mi vista con esta
escha:
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-27

1s42 Muere en- Madrid el notable poetG don Jose
de Esp'Onced~
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-27
ECONOMY OF REPUBLICANS.
Prompt Reduction Of Legislative Ex-
penseB.

| - Ao"PS ANCuoCtioh VI eSiblatIS0 Tx
penses.
The election of republican majority
in both houses of congress has been fol-
lowed promptly by reduction of ma
tional expenditure. 1t may be long be-
fore the wise republican policy of gath
ering large tolls from foreigners who
desire to trade in our markets, and of
spending the gathered money econom-
ically, will restore such treasury sur.
plus as the democrats complained of
few years ago. But step toward
bringing our expenditures within the
limits of our shamefully reduced rev.
cnue has been made by the republican
majority.
We presume that when n surplus is
regained there will be no protest against
it. 1t now is plain that it is better 10
have 100000, 900 surplus than to borrow
S20O,0O0,OOO. We presume that the
knowledge Of q 1OO,OOO,OO0 surplus is
II factor inspiring confidence in America
and provocative of hesitation in Eu-
rope when the maintenance of the Mon.
roe doctrine becomes supremely de.
sirable to us, and it's overthrow as de-
sirable to Great Britain.
The day for surplus, however, is far
off. Itmay take ten years of republican
skill and care to replace what demo-
cratic administration has wasted in
three years. Nevertheless, it is comfort
ing to know that the expenditures fa-
yored by the first session of the Fifty.
fourth congress are less by more than
S!o,00o,oo0 the amount approved at tie
first session of the y-third.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-27
DANGER TO THE TREASURY.
Brought About by Secretary Carlisle's
Lack of Executive Foresight.

/
Brought About by Secretary Cariisls's
| Lack of Executive Foresight.
Secretary Carlisle IL destined to find
out that all is not gold that glitters.
Flattering bond subscriptions are not
all turning out yellow metal.
Trusting somewhat too implicitly,
he required no deposit, no guarantee Of
any nature whatever, from persons APP
pearing as subscribers for the recent
bond issue. Accepting the bids un.
questioningly, he allotted the bonds
without assuming that any of the
nvowed subscribers would fail to make
good the subscription. lie is now dis.
covering that, while it was easy enough
to make bids for the bonds, it is not
quite SO easy to find the gold with
which to pay for them. A number Of
the bids will fail, and the forfeited por-
tons of the issue will descend to lower
bidders, so that in the end the net re-
turns to the treasury will be below the
estimated profit on the face of the sub
scriptions..
There is no doubt that number Of
the bidders relied on treasury gold with
which to pay for the quantity Of the
bonds they ventured to underwrite.
The financial market has been dex.
terously manipulated since the an
nouncement of the subscriptions, so
as to make gold difficult to get. There
were still other bidders who were will
fully unpatriotic and dishonorable.
They bid with no intention of paying
for the bonds, but for the purpose Of
disposing Of them at profit to others
to whom the government would be
compelled to sell at n lower figure.
The report that the treasury would
hold such persons to their bids is on
its face absurd. They cannot be held
under any known law. They may be
virtually and in intent guilty of seek
ing to get something on false pretenses,
but the treasury took no prccaution to
guard itself against such operators, and
must abide the consequences.
Secretary Carlisle is mastery with
tenn Of the United States, its complica-
lions, ITS dangers and its absurdities
He is not, however, the first man in his
tory with excellent literary ability and
scant executive gift.
The new peril to the treasury only |
the monstrous folly of |
a monetary system which |
makes the national treasury con-
slant prey of chance and conspiracy,
and the victim even of sharps and
swindlers. There is only one cure for
the evil--to take the treasury out of the
business. The spectacle OF
Uncle Sam bunkoed in Wall street
ought to be intolerable to American
'anity. Even vanity is worth appeal
ing to when appeal to intelligence and
sense falls on dull or deaf
Times.Herald.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-27
CURRENT COMMENT.

GIVE don't know yet how cold it Is
at the north pole, but the democrats
will get a very fair idea of it next No
vember.-Chicago Tribune.
DGrover Cleveland's administration
has added half n billion to the public
debt. 1t will take some time for the re.
publicans to pay off this sum, but they
will begin to do it on March 4, 1S97.-N
Y. Press.
UWhat shall our performance be q
the contract we have made with our
countrymen, and how well shall we
justify the trust they have imposed or
us?-President Cleveland's speech al
the Willard dinner. November II, 1892
And echo answers: What? What??
What ??2--Amerlcan Economist.
DThe bids on the present bonds
show that in the last preceding bond
sale, secretly conducted with the great
syndicate, was a robbery of the people,
to the extent of millions of dollars
which went into the pockets of men
already rich. The success of the new
loan proves this one fact above al.
others.-1owa State Register.
DProtection will be the great issue
in the coming presidential contest. Tbs.
public don't have to be convinced OF
that. The farmer, the mechanic, tho
day laboress and the business men Of
every class note the fact that tariff
reform" l?) and tariff for revenue that
doesn't raise a revenue lies at the root
OF all business prostration, and they
will demand speedy change. The
tro able is not due to short crops. lack
o. money or unsound money, but is dur.
TO mischievous and unwise legislation,
that moved our workshops to Eur ope
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-27

Wages are the laborer's share of the
gross product of wealth. When that
product is decreased the workman must
obtain n smaller STARE. If the decrease
is in value or IN quantity, the wages
will be less in dollars. This year we are
buying in Scner lands millions of dol.
lars o. material such as we made at
home last year and in the years pre-.
ceding. This means simply that foreign
workmen are performing for us serv-
ices for which our workmen are fully
competent, but are not permitted to
perform. Not only arc imports of man
ufacturcs increasing, but the products
of agriculture are coming in in larger
quantities. This forces many Ameri-
cans into idleHess. Tho UNEMPLOYED
men are thus impelled to contend for
the places of the workmen who have
employment, and the competition can
have no other result than to drive down
all wages.-N. Y. Press.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-27

| 1t will be seen from the above table
that customs receipts of last month
under the Wilson law, instead of prom
Using an unusually large total for the
year 1896, promise less returns than
those of any year except the one in
which importations were being held
back for the benefit of the reductions
Of the Wilson law, then pending.
The claim is made that the customs
receipts of January, 1896. prove basis
for the belief that the Wilson law will
provide sufficient revenue to meet the
running expenses of the government
The customs receipts for the month of
January, 1895, were Sl7,361.916. Yet
the total customs receipts of the year
1895 were but S317,o47,6s3, while the en-
penditures were 1852 ,142, IFS, making a
deficiency for that year Of S34 1904, 432.
The customs receipts for January. 1896,
IRE 100000 less than for January,
1895, and nearly per cent. below those
of January in the year which fell $685.
100000 short of meeting the running en-
penses of the government. If the total
receipts of 1896 fall as short of the
total Of 1895 as the customs receipts Of
January compare with those of the pre-
ceding January, it would indicate that
the 1896 receipts would be less than
$3Oo,oo0,0oo, and probably 100000, 900
below the necessary expenditures of
the government.
The cold facts are that in the II
months and seven days in which the
Wilson law has been in operation IL
has fallen more than SIS 900, 900 short OF
meeting the running expenses of the
government, although $20.OOO,OO0 of it's
receipts have been taken from the man
ufacturers of the country in violation
of the Wilson law itself, which required
that taxes paid upon alcohol withdrawn
by them for manufacturing purposes
should be refunded, all of which sum
has been held in the treasury as false
credit to the Wilson law. Had this been
refunded, as the law required, and the
sugar bounty paid, as directed by law.
the deficiency of the II months and
seven days in question would have been
over $10O,000,o00, instead of SIS, OOO, 900,
as it now appears upon the books of the
treasury.-Chicago Tribune.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-27
SHAFTS FALL SHORT.
Democratic Shots ut tho Mckinley Tariff
Fail to Hit.

Democratic Shots ut the Mckinley Tariff
FAN to Hit.
The average democrat and supporter
of the Wilson law finds comfort in a
small incident. Tho person who could
extract blood from turnip is tyro be
side the people who obtain satisfaction
from the operation of the present rev.
enue law. The New York Herald in q
recent article announces briefly that IN
view of the fact that the customs re-
ceipts under the Wilson law during
January, 1886, amounted to $16,3sO, 976,
1.-THE revenue, especially that derived
from tariff duties, is all that is now
needed for an economical admlnistra-
ton OF the affairs of the government"
Upon this statement the editor builds
column article against the Mckinley
law and rails at it as the author of all
the financial ills to which this country
has been subject in the past two years.
Had the writer of that article taken
the trouble to look over the monthly
receips of the government during the
last decade, he might have found less
encouragement in the January customs
receipts than his inexperience with the
facts has permitted him to indulge in.
January is always heavy month in
customs receipts and January of the
present year would naturally be even
more in excess of the average than
usual. The fact that the bill increasing
the duties is pending in congress and
had been expected to pass both branches
was of itself sufficient to increase the
importation Of dutiable goods.
Every importer of goods paying duty.
knowing that the rates of duty upon
those goods was likely to be increased
Is per cent. at any moment, would
naturally hustle in as large quantities
Of those goods at the present low
rate us possible. The consequence is
that January importations were I'M
usually large and that the January Gus.
toms receipts were thus in excess of
what they are likely to be in any other
month of the year.
The assumption, however, that be.
cause the January customs receipts
were S16,3S0. 796 the revenues of the gov
eminent this year are likely to be large
or to nearly approach expenditures is
an erroneous one. In point of fact the
customs receipts Of January, 1896, are
less than those of any January IN the
last decade with the single exception
Of 1894, when dutiablc importations
we're held back for the purpose of OBJ
taining the low rates promised by the
Wilson law, then pending in congress.
The January receipts from the customs
Turing the past ten years are as fol-
Oys.