The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-30
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Republicans Cannot Agree on
Reductions Of War Taxes.

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WaShisgtos Jsn 24..-Ttsre ID "a, /,
efs,s doabt 10 regard to tho passage Of
shs var tsx reduction bill at this session
OF congress. The bill dra~s By tho
house ditssrs radically from. that drawn
oy the senate. sboas The Only poist Of
ressmblapee between, .thsu be,se The
fact shs. eeoh reduces the. rsvsass bv
seout $40, 900. 900. whereas Ssoss,ary
0sse asserts that tho eosssso.sss Gao.
sos afford 20 ressries iss income By uors
shss $50. 900. 900 Since both house.
persist 10 uodsreussiog this 70 ID.
sx'ess-of about $40. 000. eO0. il 10 bs.
'ievsd thst shs admiois.rstiou would
not regret TO see the whole master 20
over silb nexs session. Oertaisly, the
behaviour Of certain ssaasess would
give ono this impression.
Moreover, il congress continues to
pile up the appropriations - it is doing
even $50 900. Geo redsosion will be too
mueh. it is es,ims.ed that $3.50. 900,
900 will be expended at this session.
Over $40. .000. 600 we're expeoded At
tbe lsss one. makipg tho total nearly .
billion and bali The river sod bar.
Dor appropriation bill provides for an
expenditure Of $50, 900. 900 the naval
bill is equally exsrsvagsut. and the
sdvoostes Of the ship subsidy bill insist
that tho government shall give to the
beHe6ciaries of their scheme Q suu
estimated ss 100000 q year for q
long torn Of years. Instead of re-.
trsnchment and tsx reduction the ten.
deuoy seems to be toward extravagauce
and the perpetuatiou Of excessive war
taxes.
The sdvocatcs Of ''Iiberal appropris.
sions" contend that the oouutry bss
passed beyond the stage of moderate
expenditures. even in the piping times
Of peace, aud thss government disburse.
ueots keep pace with the growth of
population The argument of those
who attempted to defeod the cxtrsva.
canoe OF the first "bilIion dollar con
gress" was. 10 substance, that "shis is
a billion dollar country" There is
email! ,mfort 10 such reasoning for
p.rsons Of limited means. to whom
decreased taxation represents scme de
gree Of deprivation.
For instance. the war tax Of 10 oeots
pound on tea, an article which every.
body uses, 10 estimated by the treasury
TO be about 80 per cent on the impor,
value. How DuOh satisfaction does il
nford the poor man who has to pay
this 70 be told, on tho authority Of
Senator Frye. that il be viii coutipu:
10 bear tho burden meekly provision
will be made 10 subsidizs Ameii?an
ships so that one great company, at
iess,, will Be able to pay ts stock hold
ors 81 per cent. dividend. The uan
who nut pay IS cel,s pound for an
Inferior quality OF tea will Gnd 20
cclace il ,h, assurance that If he
submits obedientIy to excessive taz alton
the United States will eventually have
The greatest colcction Of warstips ir
the world to def,nd cur rubsidiz,a
merchant marine.
The republicans s,o determined to
force through the Shipping bill II i:
canuot Re brought. to vote at his
session. the republicans will geo to it
that ooe or more Of the appropria loo
bilIs also fails. aad 40 extra session
will be called to pass then. Tteu,
Sheu congress bas met--to appropriate
1t Gao, Of c;urse, take ,:p stc
shipping bill incidentally.
Thus tha president will be freed from
iho criticisms Ct having called 40 ezra
session for the bene6 ioi the ship owners
aod yet the ship owuor will be benefit
ted by the session 10 will have called
So everything will be lovely and the
taxpayers vill have to shell out.
Mean while tho treasury bureau Of
s'aiistics is congratulatiog the cocut.y
that Americao exports have increased
from 1857 .502, 54S in 1890 to 81 Ats,
050. 584 iD 1900. This ls a fne show
ing until it is realized that the grow,h
OF oar export trade has largely develop.
cd at the expense of the American
couaumer, The heavy import toxes
keep the foreigner ou, of the Amerieap
market and enable the American uaou
fsc!uver 70 obrrge uors for bio products
At hcmo. while be is compelled to
reduce the prize to foreigners heq'ssc
ne bas TO face Son; b0t;t:oo 10 naariV ali