Show INCREASE TARIFF RATES BATES such is the demand of chicago business xen hen chicago dec 2 21 4 the times herald this morning pays chicago men are almost unanimous that the only way to pay the debts ot of the nation Is to in cleado the duties on imports they were pleased at the prompt action of 0 congress in responding to the appeal ot of the president to relieve the treasury by another issue of 0 gold bonds because they felt the issue was waa feces eary to meet pr present besent exigencies but it was nas considered that this ought to be the final issue of bonds A higher import imper per duties would provide the government eulth sulli sufficient clent funds in the future arid and the gold reserve would remain intact some ot of the business men of this city think the tariff cannot be made too high in order to yield a handsome revenue to tire the government secretary carlisles statement that tile present tariff Is 13 sufficient to support tho the government Is disputed by one on oil the ground that the administration Is compelled to keep the gold eold reserve 0 intact by issue after issue of 0 bonds everywhere it 12 Is recognized that im more re revenue I 1 Is s needed to carry on the business of the nation without It hout appealing to foreigners to buy government errun ent bonds increase of internal imposts Is not favored though sonic borne would like to see a stamp tax and others a tax on beer the needed revenue should come from imports particularly luxuries so that the burden would be equally distributed tri buted the united states exports food products willie while most of the imports might bo be classed as lux luxuries urla in the interviews obtained by the herald yesterday several merchants declared that they would not favor a getie general ral ad advance vatice in ili taxes on imports but would rather the duties were limited to tea coffee sugar imported cigars and other luxuries only a few democrats hold thill that free reo trade la is best tor for the country S P alacon nell president of the iroquois club though lie he considers con alders a high swiff to be ba vicious holds that 21 mr 1 Clev cleveland elands polley policy of 0 gold monocot mono not a elsm will compel the government to I 1 increase the duties on imports in order to pay the debts 0 of f tile the nation while another issue of gold bonds Is by chicago men the bankers generally believe the present embarrassment Is only I 1 temporary mp |