The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-20

00O. 200 from customs duties, and that the
equal s9p0.u0c,00o. simple
would shuw that an average ad
rate Of 20 per cent would be SUIT
hcicnt or course tho rate would not be
the same on all artirlcs II ought TO be,
and IL would DO u arranged by demo-
'ratic committee. highest upon luxuries
aud lowest upon the ncccssaries al NE;
hut the average would be ~ per cent u
every article imported was subject 10 a
duty. But II the committee should deciue
to place one third OF all the articles I'M.
ported on the free list. Il would ilnd rse''
compelled to increase the duty upon trc
articles still remaining upon the dutiabic
list. becansc u Is perfectly clear mat al
average rate of 30 per cent would 10 re-
uuirod TO meet revenue necc'sity OF
$50 900 900 when the imnortations tuolec'
TO n duty amount to only Stoo,coo'"oo'
II must not be supposed from what say
In this connection that am opposed 10
free list for | am not. l believe IN
free list. and believe In one when ira,'
ultimately include every necessary al me
1 recognize however, that when We place.
some articles on the free Hat we must in
crease the duty on the articles which are
left on the dutiablc list, because, Win u
given amount to be raised, as We reduce
the number Of articles upon whith IL Is
levied we must increase tho levy upon
the remaining articles. II II some times
suggested. however that the necessary ior
rnislnE larger amount ~t revenue do's
not necessarily involve an Increase III the
rate of duty. and this Is perfectly true
un"e' 80. a., ,,,,tibi,orv ar extremely
~" - No a,nount of revenue can be
Increased bv lowering the rate ot duN'
but II must he remembered that am no"
discussing A hill to be Trained hN oen,p-
cratic committee. and under sdch rl'
-. I,,,tns and consequently the buE-
.ov.IN. uu.'e. ir,,nt hrre
''''' -.,.,,,,,,>, an, ,,,,vrNtrD
PRODUCTIONS VIZ N"N
We all know that there Is rate WIN"
will >,ield ,h, greatest amount OF revenue,
~. ,,,o,.,r ,,,,o,csas ,ons above that
ana 'hpV ""e"V'', ''"S W. ,,.
rate revenue uVVi'ncs' h"' ~ ~ "''
that the revenue declines when congress
gocs below that rate OF course no dcfuo-
crat Will ever consent 10 10 above INC
maximum revenue producing rate, tot "he''
he does he defeats the only legitimate pun,
pose OF taxation. which is revenue ana
passes into the domain of protection pure
and simple. The object OF every ueihoNra'
is never to go above Wy .n'h a,',ars roep
uuS- pin n,,n 40 ,hc nrrcssltles Of tho gov.
crument will permit. How far the rate
can be kept below the maximum rave p'o,
uu,hs nV'nl WI "'i','N 40 r,t, p,,gt
si,,n,,s h, tncrcnscd whenever The volume
Of lutIahle lmportntions L. reduced by
placing some articles on the free list. IN
eioad of transferring SO many articles 10
the free list and thus rendering II neces-
gary 10 increase he TAX articles ON the
dutiahlo list. il would be wiser 10 transfer
some OF the articles nov on the free lis;
ia the dutiablC list and thus cnahlc con
q, an all the tntlnhlr
articles We can not excuse Ourselves H.
in order 20 give the manufacturers their
materials free. we place ourselves under
the necessity of LAYING higher taxes upon
ARTICLES of universal! use. Nike hats. shoes
and clothiDE and this view was strongly
presonted by Mr. Walker when in advising
"A revision of the tariff OF 1872, he said
that
1t Is believed that sufficient means
can be obtained. at the lowest revenue
dutics ON the articles now subjected
10 duty: hut II congress desire a larger
revenue If should be procured by Tux
ing tho free articles. rather than
transcend, I'm any cnho, the lowest
revenue duties
c,pAv m lic,rR ALTON mn THU POINT
for particular 1lustra'ioh oi inc Seh-
cral idea ! am attempting to present Let
us tnto tho wool md woolens schedule
L..
S"pP''' ''''''''''' ~
ing a tariff for revenue should apportion
to the wool schedulo $50 0G0 900 as the
amour, necessary TO raise urder chat schod-
nle IN order 10 provide the government
with revenue. They would come next 10
the division. II they should determine to
raise $50 600. COO on WOODEN goods and &c.
DoOO0O ON wool. they would hx the rate
az n given per cent on wool and a given
per cent ON WOODEN goods, which, of course,
would moi he nsed Inv democratic COM
mittec at above tho maximum revenue
PRODUCING POM on odher Wooi or wooloh
II .s ,you,a be consistent vim thc nreds
of The government. Now. IL after that
schedule had been perfected with tho low
cs possible duty on both wool and wooden
goods, IL should be decided to transfer
wool 10 tho free list, "a would become nee
ossary TO revise the rate ON wooden goods.