Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-09-08
FREE FAHsI PRoDrCTs
AND DOMESTIC TAXATION

mars Of 111E COUNTY, SLAMS III H.
Creased dometrie raxa1a0n. or a. shey
prefer To see ahe imporsarn OF prad-
meta entering into compet1tScn wiAh
American prtdue1s relieve then -
far as przelis able Of the payment q
the@e taxes 4 ecsHBary to operate the
g0TernmentE Ultimately those who
pay internal Eaxes recoup themselves
from the me b lower down Bat the
Importer Of e0npetiRg goods Is limit
- w tine laN OF supply and demand.
u be i Obliged 70 pay 80 eeats for
ghe privileges Of selling = dollars
worth Of forsIgn goods IN our market
ne mmsf meet American competition
II be pays nothing to enter those
goods be destroys American eompe-
tfnn and eazI raise his prices .'f0R
al the traHac viii stand" The Amer
fican producer cannot naimfaSn ehe
American scaEe Of wages and sen hin
goods in competition with the low
wage scale products Of foreign conn
tries. And II our IaboreFs are unem-
pioyed they cannot buy amy thing at
any price
Our foreign trade for the fiscal
year ended June. 1916. with the VIII
Underwood neaF-free- trade law
in operation. shows n z1.5 per cent
increase in imports over the fiscal
year 1913, under the Republican pro-
tective policy, and a 30 per cent re-
duetion in customs revenues. We i'm
ported nearly $1,000. 600 900 worth
of goods in 1916, compared with ST.
$4,000. 900 in 1913. We realized
s212, 600. 600 Of customs revenues I'm
1916. as against $s1s.0OO. 900 in
1913. A var order prosperity has
caused rs tb overlook the signifi-
canoe OF thia fact. I'm 1913 customs
revenues paid almost half OF our or
binary government expenditures. In
1915 they paid 80 per cent. That Is
the reason why for the past three
years the democratic party has been
at is wits e ds deyisiRg a thousand
and one me hods of additional in
ternal taxation TO meet expenses ag-
grayated by criminal wastefulnesa.
Bearing in mind that the ostensibIe
purpose Of the democratic party in
placing nearly all farm products on
the free list was 20 lower the cost
Of living. Which went mp. even before
the war. let the farmer contemplate
the following figures taken from on
ciaI reports. showing the effect Of
De ON some OF his prod
ucts:
In the fis eai year 1913 (republi-
can tariff laW) we imported cattle.
horses. sheep. swine. and other farm
animals. including fowls, ito the
value Of ss,5S5. 900, on which the
government realized revenue IN the
sum Of nearly $2.O00.000. In 1914.
tnine months Wilson Underwood tn
rim law) they came in 70 the value
of $4,000. 0b0, and the revenue uas
3766.7OO. Of which Ss21. 800 was
paid during the first three months
Of that fiscal year, which was under
republican law. In 1915 the total
was $22.zso. 900. and the revenue
was s100.20B. In 1915. s1S.e50 600,
ruc undhr 800 900.
Bsnaestu6s bread. corn, wheat.
= rec. etc.) I'm 1913 totaIed s16.-
81 600; revenue s5.7s5.OOO; 1914.
s56,5O0,000 revenue. s4.S52. 900, OF
which nearIg 81 600. 900 was realized
during the first three months; 1915.
sz0.257.00ot revenue. s1.s6I 500;
1915. $24.0bO.0OO; revenue, (esti-
mated on basis Of 1916. figures not
yet avaiIabla) s2.200.000
Butter. cteam, milk and eggs in
1913, $1,714,0OO; revenue. $685.
900; 1914. s5.4s2,000; revenue.
s256,O00. Of which $4,000 came
from republican law; 1915, $685.
900; revenue. Ss5.700, due to rate
On butter, dut from cents 20 ~
cents; 1915, s2.ss1. 900; revenue.
S17.S25.
Fresh meat and meat products.
except sausage castings. 1913. ST.
$4,000. revenue s2s6.OOO; 1914.
$4,000. 900; revenue. $4,000, OF
which $4,000 was collected under
republican rates; 1918. s25. 400. 900;
revenue. $4,000; 1916. s11.o63.-
900; revenue $4,000 (estimatedl.
Vegetables. potatoes. onione. cab
bages, beans. peas, ETC.: 1918. ST.
ass. 900; revenue. $500 900: 1914.
si5,133.000: revenue, $2.7oO 90 !:
1915. s9.33D. 600; revenue. s1.s5z.-
900; 1915. 10, SEQ 600: revenue 81
$4,000 (estimated).
Wool, CLASSES and Q: 1918, 49,
100000; revenue about $3.50 900
1914, $3s,1t1.0O0; revenue. s1.zs0.-
900. (s1,s7 900 from the republic
can rates, IN force to December