New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-23

GEN sCHENCK ON THE REVENUE REFOHMtho-
THE NEW PARTY MovEMENr-Thb onrih
SERVICE BILI-PROsPECTs OF THE REPUBLi-
CAN PARTY.
Gen. Schenck, has recently given expressions
of his views on the political situation particularly az re-
CARDS the new party Reform movement which
are important, both coming from one who has beeh
prominently identified with the great Tariff measures,
from being the conclusions Of Of tue senior statesmen
OF the time -
MEANING OF THE ELECTIONS.
On the subject OF the Republican party and its failure
Gen schenck says that last Spring and Summer Demo
Gratis I'm Congress and Of predicting the over
wheming OF their party In the elections ts
FALL in consequence Of great changes which they ahc
patcd They have been disappointed however, for we
shall have 40 OF 90 Republican majority In the next
House. and all reasonable purposes as party repre-
sened in Congress, the Republicans will be stronger
than in tho XLst Congress- The late elections cannot
therefore he regarded forebodng tho downfall OF inc
Republican party. They have only tended to make IL
more compact put IL I'm better working order, and 10
make It feel more necessities People predict that
the trouble will the division OF the party on
the question OF Protection the election returns show
that while in districts there have been successes
OF the Democracy which may be, In degree, explained
by hostility to anything like Protective Tariff system,
there are districts where s in Chicago, the ques
has been fairly met under the shadow OF me
Chicago Tribune land its ally The chicago Times and
schencks opinion much to DO said upon one side as
OIL the other and generally these changes instead OF
being the result OF square issue made upon the qucs
ton Of Free Trade have been changes Oecasoned by
discussions among Republicans themselves upon per
sona questions or upon other grounds not connected
with the Tariff at ALL He admits, however, that upon
the whole there has gain by tho Democracy in the
late elections so far az Representatives in Congress are
concerned but regards it nothing more than one OF
those fluctuations that continually occurring De-
tween Presidential elections evidence OF one OF hose
reactions that have to be always expected but weh 10
not effect an actual and complete change In the do-
nant party Of the country Not great deal OF mpor
lance need therefore attach to the esscnng OK the ne
publican majority.
FREE-TRADEREvENUE REFORM.
SO far as the question Protection and FREQ Trade Is
concerned Gen. Schenck thinks simply necessary that
the Republicans and men Of every party who really nave
at heart the interest Of the whole country should en-
deavor to bring people and parties to define the ground
upon which they stand Men talk about Free Trade
without any clear idea Of what they mean. They talk
about Revenue Reform but put forth clear aud dis
tnct idea their policy. What Is meant by Free Trader
Is it that everything IL TO be admitted without dutesf
The widest Free Trader does not pretend that 10 IL
that upon everything there shall .be imposed only such
duty, either specific adj raorem, as shall be, as
nearly as practicable, the same on all commodities
Nobody prc;cnds that. Neither Democrats, Wings nor
Republicans have legslated without making some dis
elimination in the rates Of duty imposed upon dherehs
articles. What Is meant by Free Trader me Free
Trader in this country, who has adopted the British
dea says that he TO put upon tea, Coffee sugar.
Spices and certain things, which not Injuries but
necessaries of duty which shall produce revenue
sufficient to enable us to admit free all manufactured
articles from abroad. But another man, calling himself
d Free Trader, says: NO, indeed! do not want
revenue to raised from ea coffee, sugar. and spices
them to in free because they are the neees-
saries which In most generally among our peo-
pie" The moment therefore, that these Free Traders
are required to state what they mean by Free
Trade, they become antagonistc TO each other
Then comes the Protectionist: he rays he
agrees with that man who calls himself q
Free Trader Tor Revenue Reormer who Ia In favor OF
bringing these necessares at the lowest rate OF dirty
that can be afforded with due regard for the necessities
of the Government In Gen. Schenck's words 1--WE have
put such duty upon them now and shall endeayor from
time to reduce the rate until VIC can afford to bring
them in free Inasmuch must have some revenue,
will throw the duty upon those articles which we pro-
duce IN this country; and among those articles
we will discriminate IN favor of those involving
the greatest amount OF labor in their prohuc-
ton in this country" Thus, Gen. schenck continues
have been expressed by OF the three parties their
IDEAS and it is about far go in real defn-
tions because when has reached the ground that
articles are not to in free, and when 1t Is settled
that everything is not to come in at the same rate or
ton OF protecting the industry Of the country he finds
the rest mere question Of deaila mere question Of
what shall pay the higher duty and what shall come In
free Those who make anything else out Of this
whole controversy than the question OF detail are IN
terested In preventing the subject from being under
stood.
II the Free Trader will not take the full English ground
that all commodities produced In Great Britain ana
elsewhere shall in fcee and that revenue shall be
Nh produced
country lie gives up the question: and when the Reve
nue. Reformer admits that he Is IN favor OF Isrh Tor
revenue and wants the necessaries-sueh as TEA cone
sugar. and spcesto come In free, or at low rate Oh
duty and that whatever discrimination Is made shall he
made between other articles he is completely on Republic
can ground and there nothing to dispute about-heres
nothing LETT but question of details as to what shall pay
dutv and That discrimination shall be made among dut
able articles What necessity them is there for the dvis
ion OF the Republican party upon question OF detn
When Gen. Schenck found that the large Iarn Di when
he prepared last session involved so many detiis ana
might divide Republicans and was not at all lkey 10
pass the Senate he introduced another In the place OF
and the Second, little Tariff bill, was so stripped OF
poins Of dispute that all the Republicans were com
neIled To vote it, without single exception
those who call themselves Revenue Reformers, MS well
as those who call themselves Protecn0nlsts. Inc CO.
hesion OF the Republican majority in Congress IN sup
port OF the little Tariff bill is sufficient evidence tba
while it is hardly passlbe to frame 9 Which en- VIII VIII
allow itself divided upon mere question OF detail
The Democrats opposed that bill for no integiblc rea
Trade taught by the emissares OF Great Britain and
her nanufactt rers They voted in body against the
hill Vet it was q bill which reduced the revenues
OF the country by 100000 Qosslnss the caieuIa
zion upon the revenue of $l95,iOn060 of last year,
and OF this sum nearly s2z,so,coo were taken
from tea coffee sugar. and spices. The Democrats can
not de feId their vote against such BILL ana yet MAIN
tain that they are favor OF admitting tea, conee sugar.
and Spices either free or at reduced rate Here was
propostiOn take 40 per cent or mOre on those ur
rles and vet Democrats voted against It, They thus ar
rayed themselves upon the British ground that the
revenue must he raised from those necessaI1es when
cannot be produced order that articles which, II hap
peus are manufactured in Great Britain, but when