| Show A question QUeSt IOD of HOW revenue BIle the enemies of the united states those free trade papers that delight in aiding and abetting anything that will be disastrous to the country have been writing their inkwells ink wells dry with predictions of disaster Ji to tho the national revenue that would involve further issues of bonds because there was a deficiency in the first moths finan ciering under the dingley tariff these enemies enemies of their country knew now well enough that the customs revenue during the early months of the dingley bill must enst be below the average because of the large imports of foreign goods that had bad been received in the months immediately preceding its enactment for the purpose of evading the protective duties that would bo collected under the now new law the tree trade enemies of their country knew this but they were not honest enough to admit it they per performed forred red to predict disaster and ancl ruin rain based upon no foundation of fact we now invite these free trade papers to publish the following little table from the american economist which gives side by side the totals of revenue collected during the first two months operations opa rations of both the dingley and the wilson tariffs thus BILL REVENUE 1894 receipts from sept oct customs internal revenues miscellaneous aa total DINGLEY BILL 1897 receipts from aug sept customs internal revenue ml icel laneous 1 1 88 total 19 the total national revenue received during the first months operation of the wilson bill was in its second month the revenue fell to the total national revenue received during the first months operation of the dingley bill was in its second month the revenue had increased to or MORE THAN THE TOTAL REVENUE RECEIVED DURING THE SECOND XON MONTH TH OP OF THE WILSON BILL |
