The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-08


Treasury Shaw for the month OF
July is in entire accordance with
the predictions made in these letters
some months ago. The deficit f0r
the month was a little over e. .OuV,-
900. Some 0f the best informed
officials of the Department place
the deficit for next month 81
81 600, 900, and predict that they
viii increase continuously from thA.
time on. While the cause OF this
deficit i partially due TO the repeal
of the War revenue taxes. il j. even
more due to the high tarff, which
mas resulted in a falling OF OF i'm
ports and a proportionate decrease
IN custom receipts Ii i claimed
that inside knoR ledge Of the Affairs
o. the government prompted Secre-
tary Shaw, az the la-t minute 10
throw the weight Of his influence in
favor Of the tariff revision plank in
the Iowa platform, for he ha- come
to appreciate that a reduction OF the
duties will increase imports and
imo-e revenue vii be paid into tie
Treasury. On the other hand, noE
that Iowa has declared her serfi-
ment in favor ot revision, there J.
likely to be an tfsri on the part OF
the administration 10 beiittie the
importance of the Iowa declaration.
Pas. experience has taught the
Treasury officials that the prospect
lof tariff reduction i invariably &C
,compaanied BY a reduction Il in
ports, as the importers reduce thslr
orders to the smallest possible tig-
lure in order not to be caught after
the change with goods on their
hands OF which they have paid lac
higher rate OF duty. Such reduc-
liion OF imports would so far curtail
the receipts Of the governmsnt a 10
seriously ieopardizs exciting '-pros-
lpeIity." and would doubtless result
lin 9 Democratic landslide IN 1904.
The hope q the administration l. 70
m;slead the people into the beliet
1.-The republicans are in earnest II
their promise o. tgrif. reform. 10
make the merchants and importers
believe that there will be- 10 tarlt1
reduction, and al the same time, 70
devise some means Of rernedying
the evil Of the present high tariff,
in 90 far as its tendency 10 reduce
custom receip.s Is concerned
As heretofore announced, no lit
eratnre is to be sent oui IN any
quantity by the Republican com
mittee. That committee apprsci-
ates the danger OF CON- mitting I.seli
on paper. Mr. Roosevelt viii be
urged to keep the public interested
liz bis mysterious plans Tor con-
trolling the trusts. while the other
leaders OF the party viii solicit cam
paign funds, and viii assure the
trust msgnaies that the Presid-ai' Z
utterances are all for political ef1ec..
because the respected public must
he fooled to keep il c0ntented. M
Li;tIefeld vii ?lay the I0ll al
sphinx, and viii say nothing, while
the reporters are kept guessing A.
a. to what are his plans With the
fall campaign out uf the way, NJ
Itention will be turned to brAcing up
the treasury receipts. and possibly
some brief taiiff bill, which vii
have that end solely IN riew- VIII
be passed. The public VIII not Tor
get. however, to inquire occasion
allv a. 10 the location OF that huge
sarplus which was going 10 build
the Panans Canal, and accomplish
other wonders without any hard
ship TO the people.
Sir. Louis A. Pradt, assistant
and a, present, acting Attorney
General. has made public a state
.rnept in which he sars, The
ra-ulr IN the coming election n
Wisconsin i uncertain T1e Dem
ocrats are alive to the situation aod
will nominate ticket that vii re-
ceive the support OF many rePnb'
licans. But Whatever the o1fcoms
this fall. the fight viii 20 ON rnii
Wisconsin j. cured Of the disease q
populiSn which has had i's run II
other Republican states +" When
he made these statements NJ
Pradi had Jus. returned from Wis
consin, where ne went TO attend III
state convention, aud his views ar
corroborstei by sdvices received a
Democratic headquarters In isct
the chances Of carrying Wisconsin
for the Democratic party are re
gardei n bright.
Mr.. Powell Clayton United state
Ambassador TO Mexico, has nj las
been forced to admit his connection
with the FL Carmen Mining CON
pany, a connection he rs long dc
MED. Som. time ago, the sfai
Department called the attention .
the Ambassador to the fact that B
vas charged with being pecullaf'
interested in this company %