Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1892 — What The Revenue Tariff Did Not Do. [ARTICLE]

What The Revenue Tariff Did Not Do.

The value of our exports of breadstuff, and provisions, Whloh It was supposed tho Incentive ot a low Tariff and large Importations from abroad would havo greatly augmented, has fallen from $68,000,000 la 1847 to 821,000.000 ta 1861, with almost a eertalnty of a still further redaction ta 1852. The policy whloh dictated a low rate of duties on foreign merchandise, It was thought by those who established It, would tend to benefit tho forming population of this country by Increasing the. demand and raising the prloe of ouragrloaltntsl products in foreign markets. Ths foregoing fsoie, however, seem to ahow, inoonteatlbly, that no suoh result bos followed the adoption of this policy.-iVsridcnf frUnwre, i 4 Tunufiif JfafgyN, 186]* t