The President's Message, 1887, of Grover Cleveland |
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE 1887 OF GRO United States President (1885-1889 CL,R. R. (Richard Rogers) 1848-193 Bowker No preview available - 2016 |
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advantages amount benefit bought by British British Free Trader British gold burden cheapened cloth condition of financial Congress demand Democratic Hessian dition domestic employed enterprise exist farmer free list free trade G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Garfield Government GROVER CLEVELAND home manufactures home production imported articles imported wool increased price industries INFANT June 30 Knickerbocker Press labor legislation LIBRARY LONDON G. P. PUTNAM'S manufac manufacturers to compete MONOPOLISTS Nast Nasto necessary Octavo operation outstanding paid patriotic payment present bonded present condition present tariff laws present tariff system President Arthur President Grant PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 1887 produce PROTECTIONIST public treasury recommendations REDUCE THE SURPLUS relief remunerative Republican National Platform revision scheme sheep sinking fund situation SONS The Knickerbocker substantial reduction SURPLUS FAT surplus revenues TARIFF DUTIES tariff profit tariff taxation TAX TAX three per cent tion Treasury Depart ture UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA UNNECESSARY TAXATION wages woollen YORK AND LONDON
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Page 4 - Treasury is not altogether new ; and it has more than once of late been submitted to the people's representatives in the Congress, who alone can apply a remedy. And yet the situation still continues, with aggravated incidents, more than ever presaging financial convulsion and widespread disaster.
Page 36 - But 1 am so much impressed with the paramount importance of the subject to which this communication has thus far been devoted, that I shall forego the addition of any other topic, and only urge upon your immediate consideration the "state of the Union...
Page 34 - Treasury through the perversion of governmental powers. These things can and should be done with safety to all our industries, without danger to the opportunity for remunerative labor which our...
Page 26 - ... reasons are suggested why the removal or reduction of this duty should be included in a revision of our tariff laws. In speaking of the increased cost to the consumer of our home manufactures, resulting from a duty laid upon imported articles of the same description, the fact is not overlooked that competition among our domestic producers sometimes has the effect of keeping the price of their products below the highest limit allowed by such duty. But it is notorious...
Page 18 - ... from Federal legislation. It is also said that the increase in the price of domestic manufactures resulting from the present tariff is necessary in order that higher wages may be paid to our workingmen employed in manufactories, than are paid for what is called the pauper labor of Europe.
Page 30 - ... and sweeping rectification of their wrongs. The difficulty attending a wise and fair revision of our tariff laws is not underestimated. It will require on the part of the Congress great labor and care, and especially a broad and national contemplation of the subject, and a patriotic disregard of such local and selfish claims as are unreasonable and reckless of the welfare of the entire country.
Page 30 - ... fairly and justly accorded. Nor can the presentation made of such considerations be with any degree of fairness regarded as evidence of unfriendliness toward our manufacturing interests or of any lack of appreciation of their value and importance. These interests constitute a leading and most substantial element of our national greatness and furnish the proud proof of our country's progress. But if in the emergency that presses upon us our manufacturers are asked to surrender something for the...
Page 26 - ... the highest limit allowed by such duty. But it is notorious that this competition is too often strangled by combinations quite prevalent at this time, and frequently called trusts, which have for their object the regulation of the supply and price of commodities made and sold by members of the combination. The people can hardly hope for any consideration in the operation of these selfish schemes.
Page 20 - By the last census it is made to appear that of the 17,392,099 of our population engaged in all kinds of industries 7,670,493 are employed in agriculture, 4,074,238 in professional and personal service (2,934,876 of whom are domestic servants and laborers), while 1,810,256 are employed in trade and transportation and 3,837,n2 are classed as employed in manufacturing and mining.