The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-10

nias g4insd advantages others sasassa Ia tbs sane
business
This elAss q se1-szauEgles ought l. surss b
get such advantages the fair raders she honestly pay
tbs dates imposed ~ government
10 tariff should te % explicit IN its provisions thai
ser viii y ts danger * ~ being interpreted and sp
piled differently Different ports SoGnefm.s the mer-
chants q y import their goods through some other
cy because they cohesive the eusioaboase ocers Of
ths Other city aore accommodating Sometimes
eusto-hOase enjoys this reputation and sometimes an
other How vel thsy mar deserve il kn0w not bot il
Is reputation q them ought 70 be suffered retain
tariff sought 70 pres mPAriiAly All cazses-nOt
Only AT producers and AL Consumers but also AL
l importers
II. The b0aniy tbs expectation u refined sugar il in
principle strictly IN accordance with The vo-trAds theo-
~. u intended 70 De simply rsfunding q tbs duty
paid the rsw material importation, but il IeAds
many frauds that il would b quite vel II 1t
abolished The fishing boanues might likewise he dis
peased with They lead frauds and peEaes innumer
able They originally granted 70 oounisrbaanoe tbs
duty the salt required tor curing the FISH and
be disooarAgenenl u The fisheries which such duty iu
posed When the salt daiy repealed By act u "a
March 1891, the bounty abolished By ths Law
when the duty salt remp0sed in 1919 the bounty
renewed the principle which Is the only ten
able ground Tor their allowance No pursuit should be
osiere and encouraged by Law Al the expense Of other
pursuits.
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except for good and Sufficient reasons because the
articles You exempt the higher be the duty other
articlss in order TO get given Of revenue and
the greater danger Of your framing tariff that viii
Dot press impArtially on all classes Of society.
This consideration limits the application Of the
principle that articles intended for reproduction should
bear no import duty II applies IL ali is strietne only
materials the like Of which not produced in this
country. you impose a none but flushed COM
odites YOU may make that high to be in some
instances oppressive again tariff affords i'm
odea1a proiscion7 to the whole extent Of the duty i'm
posed II the producer Of finished oomnodiy-woollen
cloth for eramplehss this incidental protection why
should the producer Of the material Of woollen
cloth have it, also How else you mike tariff bear
4 impartially on all classes Of society,"
Bat with these Limitations the principle that art
ces intended for reproduction especially when the like
produced in the country should bear no tax or At
most only very Light tax win he found very useful il
properly applied
Wool i an article produced in this country; but all
kinds Of wool; and Of the high duty imposed
certain kinds Of fine wool the like Of which i pro-
dacd in this country il Is stated thai every broadcloh
mandatory in the country has been obliged to stop opera
tons Even the domestic producer Of wool i injured by
this for the proportion Of ne foreign wool that enters
into the manufacture az broad cloth is very small
very coarse wool Of the like Of which but little any
produced in this country used In the manufacture Of
blankets bu Of the high duty imposed on this
OF cHriain
| Of blankets has been pat end to.
Now admitting very and very hne woods free
Of duty shall the restrictions the mannfAe
ture Of broad cloths and blankets while al the time
bv imposing revenue duty other descriptions Of wool
the producer the material win have equal incidental
protection the producer Of the finished commodity If
il Re found hard to discriminate between wool which should
and which should bear duty, abolish the duty all
wool Both the producer Of the material and the
suner Of woolen cloths win thereby be benefited
Other illustrations might be given but for them time
II and space viii not suffice
From what has been said il is evident thai framing
C,eneral Jackson tariH-ihat is judicions tariff
work Of no small difficulty Not Of the considerations
We have mentioned be disregard and there are 9th
ers ncs uninporlant but which hare not deemed il
necessary TO state formally because due attention has al
ways been paid them in framing customs acts
II il very easy say AAdopt horizontal linempose
one rate Of nty on a articles But snch tariff would
not work Under it, large part Of imports would be
smurgled and its absuray would become manifest when
i in endearoring apply il should have TO impose the
same duty on gold aad silver iron and copper.
tariff that imposed the duties iuxures and
oessaries would be unjust tariff that made no dstnc
ton between articles intended for reproduction and articles
\ intended for consumption would he impolne-
Some have QFsed in favor Of Notwithstanding tariff
bat no one has rentured propose such Where
there is for discrimination there Is il must be admit
ted room for But the difference between wise and
foolish Congress is shown by the manner in which they
discriminate
In applying the principles aboye laid down, they viii
sometimes apparently conflict with another Then
must resort to compromises Are iron coal and salt
articles intended for consumption, and which should
such duty, should they in free articles
intended reproduction? In regard TO iron might
get the officially by affirming that in pigs bars
il i half hreeqnarfers ready for consumption and as
such should bear half three-euarers duty. But what
shall we do with railroad iron9 With the iron anufac
tnrer IL is finished product; with the railroadnaker
Il Is raw material How viii it DO TO split the differ
euceH and say railroad iron shall bear half threequar
4 tiers duties
Bot here other considerations in The railroad
mania needs no encouragement and 1t i established
prncple that when government has been 50 foolish
to impose protective duties j, ough, suddenly to with
draw them The tariff o. 1886 may be in respects
sn i-conrved structure but you viii improve IL by
removing the keystone Of Of Us main arches.
Foreign coal is used article OF domestic eonsum
ton Az such ought 10 bear duty As used in repro
ducon in manufacturing establishments il ought to be
free But the cstom-house officers cannot discriminate
between the ehAdron Of coal intended the palace
OF some nabob in the Fifth and that destined
he used in humble blacksmith shop Compromise