The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15
IDINGLEY TARIFFS
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Apparently Sotne Trick to Lure
IN Congress to Further Ex.
travagal1ces.
CUSTOMS RECORD is BROKEN
The. standpatters' Highly Graft
fled. and Begin to Spout
@8 Figures.
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X WASHINGTON Oct IA lis the Dingley
y known top prize fsh,srs second wind n, e =
TO lure Congress TO greater extravusance? are
f Questions tina, have been suggested BY the
through the Treasury Department, since the
beginning OF the prescn. fiscal sea'>-Juiy !.
lust at n time when there wns q large de
flcit In tho treasury when students OF tariffs
lR ,nai 3aNson eyees wof re
obtain more revenue. and when axes in every
department were bsinE sarpsnel e c .'l the
are based the Dinsle, tariff hns begun TO
behave in n most ostraordnary manner. 80.
and 1904, while the Imports 70 this country
Increased, the revenues fs!l of, and although
/, is'S make II appear TIA, customs reesIpts Tor
the twelve months showed n turning the other
o: about ssoeoOo, no tmporant7repuh,lcan otic. 1
\ ial took any stock In Il. The administration
began the fiscal year firmly n 20 Ina.
'front.'. '..
Customs Record Broken.
July returns from customs showed an up
ward movement, but WAS REGARDED as SPAS
The August returns aston!shed ybods. be.
cause they, broke tho record for customs In
this country.
X But when the returns for September were
made up broad smile settled on the faces Of
Ii. sSaE
began to use the situation in his political
speeches In favor OF leaving we'll enough
10 give the high pro,ec,lonss!s qualification
September. 1904, a gain OF s4,o is,7 ISL. For July.
xe9a OBJ ee against Tor the sans
months in 1921. lump Ct sssss. : -,
For he ove ns ne ls nns onhs q
last calendar year Is sio,6lS,tSs
satsss te Why the ,as pse
waning as revenue producing
Of the DlnEIey law were sal sss "a; These
grew steadily In 1850 they we're $50 4i4 ;on,
sass isooc o. and dV in 1854 SIS isslsoen
3#s FIigh water mark In the duttable imports
9 81, whsH hs tSey Fef is 10
g9j Here, then were decreasing revenues in the
O. growing n
VI OF Commerce and Labor there was an increase
free Po,ss for the first sshs months
;7s.aso 7ss.
Probably a Trick.
in the the figures given for 1876 which means ne
swey on aaa o ghss i
esrrespcnd,ns tine the year before b. Us =.
preceding year by ss41rIts Yet the Treas.
4.uary Department. in protesting to give cas-
X toms return for 1905" asserts that the duties
collected on this business was sc5l,7ss.Ss,
against SOL. e74.5s4 In 1904. or an !nerea-e on
his business OF 8i1el,i46 in revenue amount
( Ing 10 sse4.2s2, There Is an error here some
Z where and the Inference Is that the I>rha sur!'
H did not know the big revenues were coming
and tried TO force balance, In order 10 show
4 trat the Dlngley revenues had ceased to drop
q They have really ceased 10 drop nov. Vs n
Gus explanations are given. One is that me
y country is more prosperous than ever and tina:
4. Americans are willing to buy more imported
goods and at larger prices. II is said thers
are now larger mportat!ons OF diamonds than
ever before in the counry's history. and tina;
practically all the diamonds coming in ere
paying duty,
September importations, too. were swellei
Z by sugar the crop now being marketed
No one In the Treasury Deuarsnaent strf-
ousiy believes this Increase will continue :or
the balance Of the year In this ratio, but " !;
does II will wipe out any deficit that was
threatened In the Treasury. and it will cause
the Congressional spendthrfts 70 recover from
ttier fright