The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-03-27

repose confidence. A righteous Judge, an
honest man, true friend and battle
SCARED veteran. That is the kind 81
a candidate who win be presented TO the
people for their suflrages at the spring
election. --Ionia Sentinel.
OSE Wilson, who was sent from some
part OF the country TO Washington dur
ing the administration OF Grover, Is
saying uncomplimentary things about
the Dingley BILL Seems as il we heard
something about this man Wilson franz
ing a bin once. Just ask Grover about
il he'll remember it, because when lac
read il he had something TO shy about
'pcrlidy" and "dishonor," aud Tor rea-
sons known to himself and the entire
reading and thinking population OF the
United States the same Grover refused
to attach his name TO the bill
Mr.. DiNGLEY, OF Maine, chairman OF
the ways and means committee, re-
ported the new tariff bill 10 the house,
last Friday, accompanied by Il report,
in which he said: "For nearly four
years the revenue has been inadequate
10 meet the current expenditures and
pay the interest on the war debt The
deficiency during this period has been az
follows Fiscal year ended June 30,
1894, 500, SO3, 26O; 1895, $l3, 500, 223
1896, $50, 203, 2f6; 1897 (estimated),
$65,6o0,000; total deficiency, S203,-
81, 729. The farmers were made suffer
ers and losers to the amount OF
S3O,O00,000 n year Free wool benc-
fitted no one, and the use OF shoddy was
increased" The vote on the bill will be
taken next Wednesday.
CONGRESSMAN DINGLEY estimates that
the new tariff bin will increase the rev
Eenue fully $70,00O,000. These figuers
are probably conservative, says the
Lansing Republican, and il would not be
surprising il u much larger increase re-
suited from the changes in schedules.
| The mere change from n system OF al
valorem duties, which, by providing that
IA certain percentage OF the values OF inn
ports be assessed for revenue, affords itu-
porters opportunities to deiraud the
government by systematic undervaluu-
ton, TO system OF specific duties, would
mean Il great increase OF the revenue,
The specific duty, which provides that Il
certain specified sum shall be paid as Il
duty on each article imported, is the best
method that can be adopted to prevent
fraud in tariff duties.
A careful estimate is that il the inn
portations OF last year were maintained
the enactment OF the new bill will III
100000. But with all allowances for
reduced importations, il is safe TO pre-
diet $40 900 900 To SIS, 900, 900 Of in
crease the first year, and 500, 100000
the second year. Chairman Dingley
lucidly states the way the increase is OBJ
tanned ~ follows: "This increase Of
revenue is secured by transferring wool,
lumber, crude opium, argols, paintings
and statuary, straw ornaments, straw
mattngs, burlaps and vnrious other
articles from the free list OF The present
law to the dutiable list; by increasing
the duty ON woolens TO compensate the
manufacturer for the duty placed on
wool; by raising the duty on sugar
about three-iourths OF a cent per pound,
IN order to encourage the production OF
sugar in this country, which il is believed
can be done, and thus give our farmers q
new crop which we now import mainly
from abroad; by increasing the duty on
agricultural products, affected by Cana.
dian competition, and on fine cotton
goods, some advanced manufactures OF
iron and steel, manufactures Of iutc,
llaN aud hemp in order To encourage
these and other industries here, aud
especially 10y increasing duties on such
Injuries rs liquors, tobacco, silks, accs,
etc.
The new bill protects the interests
that need protection. The farmers, the
wool growers and the glass and oarthcn-
ware makers, who have been suffering
from foreign competition, are given the
benefit OF the rates OF the Mckinley law,
which have been in instances increased
Industries that do not need the Mckin.
ley rates, such as iron aud steel, are
treated according to the changed condi-
ton Of trade. But in all cases the spirit
of the bill is TO regard protection ~ well
Ms revenue, and It thus differs vitality
from free trade measures, aud from the
purpose Of the existing Wilson Gorman
act. The agriculturists and the sheep
raisers " III sing a song of emancipation,
and ian some instances 81 resurrection,
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