Show THE REDUCED toile tho local democratic organ has caught the fever and is also wailing because tha revenue receipts of the government are decreasing it bays As compared with may 1890 thecla toma receipts for may fell off more than with an empty treasury anan debt maturing in sep lefaber le caber a pertinent inquiry ashow ions can the government stand this for the 4 benefit of th a manufacturers and another inquiry is where ig the money to come frosto run the governmental machinery if the mckinley bill haa the above effect will the ante picture publishers explain one of tha purposes the mcfinley bill was to the revenue nd iba will be remembered that the lican members of the committee which reported the bill said would reduce tho revenue while the democrats in a minority report claimed it would raise it at least democratic organs throughout the country shouted as our local ia now doing that to baiso th duty feces harily meant to raise the revenue well the tariff wa raised in per cent on such articles as could not be made in this country and wo are happy to note the fact that the foreign imports are being crowded out of our home markets by the products factories and of course as a less amount of dutiable goods has entered our ports the revenue has decreased as our lawmakers law makers designed it should it will de crease however to the full amount of their calculation during the first five months of the present calendar year the receipts diminished abou t 11 or 17 per cent and in the first twenty days of june there was a de crease of or about 40 per cent if this ratio of decrease shall continue during the year as it is lik ely to do ithe receipts from customs for the twelve months will be about less than last year in other words it is apparent that the estimate of the leading republicans was about three times too high and that of the leading democrats still further out oi the way it should be clearly understood that the desire of both parties in the first congress was to reduce the revenue and the dispute arose as to the manner of reducing it there probably is not a level headed citizen in this country but who feels glad that our excessive revenue is re reduced it is bad statesmanship to collect more revenue than the econ needs of the country demand as was done during CLEV ELANDS administration and it would be almost as bad not to collect enough regarding the latter proposition there need be no fear UNCLE SAM is meeting all bonds as they mature and he will be on hand to pay all dues m september |