The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-21
A TALK ON TARIFF.
The Effect of Protection Policy In
Raising Revenue.
History of National Finances Under
the Two Last Lnws-Protection Al
ways Amply Supplies the Treas
ury-AIso Affords Individ-
uaI Prosperity.

There is a question / want 10 ask. 1t is
this: The Dingley bin IA designed for
revenue producer, and also TO encourage
home manufactures by discouraging for
eign importations. II the tarin encourage
home production OF any given article. won't
Il thereby naturally check foreign importa-
ton TO such an extent that II Will not pro-
duce an increased revenue? In other
words. how can the bin at the same time
increase home production and decrease for
eign importations without being failure
as revenue producer? SUBSCRIBER.
Subsequent TO the persistent clamor
of Grover Cleveland, who originated the
campaign cry of "a surplus in the treas
ury" in 1889, when he was defeated by
the people, the republicans framed the
Mckinley tariff in 1890 primarily "to
reduce the revenue" IL did reduce the
revenue, the total receipts under the Nc
Kinley law up 10 the end Of August,
1894, being 5,573,6s5, as against to-
tai expenditures amounting 20 S1,42l,-
092,35 during the same period, thus
leaving the expenditures S45,5ls,670 in
excess of the revenue. Every dollar OF
this deficiency was directly due to the
republican policy of giving free sugar
10 the American people, the amount of
duty paid upon our imports OF sugar
having averaged S54,O00,0 900 n year dur
ing the enactment OF the Mckinley tar
if. In addition TO reducing the rev.
enue, the Mckinley tariff afforded
greater protection 10 American labor
and industries than any other tariff law
that has ever been placed upon our stat
utes; and IL also gave our people high
err wages and plenty OF work until its
active and efficient operation was
checked by the advent of the demo-
cratic administration with it's project
TO throw our markets open 10 the
cheap labor products Of Europe and the
orient.
Just as the Mckinley tariff afforded
protection TO American interests, SO
will the Dingley tariff; and the latter
will also provide more revenue than the
act of 1890, because the deplorable con-
dition of our national finances, since the
advent of democracy in 1893 compels
tariff upon sugar and will restore 70 the
revenue the S50,O00,000 that were di-
rectly given TO the people by the McKin-
ley law Of 1890. The object of the Ding
ley bill is "to provide revenue for the
government" just as the object of the
Mckinley bill was "to reduce the rev
enue." And who has ever heard of
republican tariff that failed to accom-
plish the objects for which it was
formed?
While n republican tariff encourages
the home manufactures and enables us
10 supply the home market with goods
that the masses Of the people use, need
and consume, the fact that we do this
creates prosperity among ourselves
through the greater circulation OF
money here. And our people, being
can then afford TO buy OF
such articles as are "of voluntary use,
luxuries, etc" During democratic
hard times we cannot afford such
things, and, consequently, our customs
receipts fall off. This has been stril-
ingly illustrated under the past and
present tariffs. In the 1893 fiscal year,
when prosperous under protection, we
brought from abroad foreign articles OF
voluntary use and luxuries" worth
paying almost S60,000,000
of duty thereon. Butin 1896, under dem
ocracy and disaster, we imported only
20 the extent of $50 ,2s2, 210, paying Gus
toms duties thereon to- the amount OF
S44, i54,s51 Here was loss OF up-
wards Of S15,500,000 in revenue in only
one class OF our imports under the free
trade failure, that is directly traceable
70 the impoverishmcnt of our people.
A free trade tariff, or a tariff for
revenue, which Is the same thing, in
creases the volume or amount OF our inn
ports from foreign countries, but de
crease our revenue collectible thereon
by lcssening the average duties, or the
charge that foreigners pay for entering
our markets. The protective tariff
checks the volume OF our imports from
abroad, but increases our revenue by
charging the foreigner larger amount
of duties for the privilege OF selling In
our markets. Sometimes n free trade
tariff utterly fails in It's purpose 10 in
crease our imports because IL impover-
ishes our people TO such an extent that
we are unable 10 buy even the cheapest
OF shoddy goods that John Bull and
German Bill can offer us. OF this nature
was the latest "perfidy and dishonor"
product Of democracy, which will be SUI
pcrseded by the Dingley bill 20 provide
revenue and afford protection.
JOHN BULL GETS THE NEWS.