The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-16

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tax on raw materials will enable home ina ustry
70 enter into falrer competition. Shall then, tns
on wSsn duties Thermal saxes wu
when raw material are admitted free OF
neary to the gold e saapaera Ireaos
when the present duties are not needed for the awp
port OF the government WI the producers In oths
forms or industry consent 20 the maintenance al
excessive rates oil duty mechanical iabrlcss T6o
result OF sucn uulies Is 70 secure to mechanical IN
dns,ry higher wages than can he earned In other
kindred employments such excessive protection
ceases 10 diversity production. nut
FORCES LABOR INFO PROTECTED EMPIOYmENTa
III the present scales OF duty were high enough
during and since the war; when home industry was
taxes income taxes and high duties On raw mater.
tails, then surely they higli when ain the
taxes are removed in q controversy like tnis be-
tween opposing theories. The highest wisdom
often lies between Them. Wnlle protecting home
duty as to exclude the foreign fabric, but lew anon
duty Ms viii secare lair out not excessive wages
and such competli!9n between the foreign
the lowest prices consistent with the maintenaaee
Ia our country OF all the industries for wlura we
nave equal natura lacillt.es: ne must not compel
Our laborers 70 compete Win the
POORLY PAID LABOR or EUROPE
but We ought not by our protection laws secure
them higher wages than can be earacd in Kindred
employmcnts. Another series OF causes il slowly
but steadily operating In favor IL American labor.
The laUormg men OF Europe by trade ,ssOcatioas.
by laws prohibiting The employment Ol minors and
are raising the general rate oil wages among ~
CHRISTIAN nations This Is especially 50 ia lreaL
n o an Is aaaas 20 1s cost o. oS prodas
labor. For these reasons, ana many others thai
VIII be stated i'll the course Oh the debate the Com
miiiee on Finance was o. the opilon that now
when so many taxes are repeated there ought 20 lie
o general reduction OF tine duties on textile ana
metallic iabIics, ana that liils reduction Should
he at the rate OF ten per cent, which Is about the
rate OF the aggregate OF the reduction OF tarta
duties. We expect 10 enc0tntef the opposition ol
those who favor The maintenance o. the highest
duties on foreign competing fabrics and OF those
WHO would
ABRUPTLY DISTURB OUR INDUSTRY
by sudden and radical reduction o. dutles 10 what
classes OF opposition Will unite in repeating the
purely revenue duty on tea and colce ii THIS ~
Hoa e We aa nd w yo W 70
out the ratable reduction On textile and METALLIC
tabrios
viii end as commenced, with the c0ngratuatiOH
that we are able SO soon again 10 throw OF burdens
cheerluy assumed by our people
DuEiNG THE GREAT CIVIL wAR
No man can canddy review the dancers we hays
Tie burdens ms we have borne, ana The Success
growth and prosperity that attended us amid
all our dlcutes Without ore TSverent l,e,eiing o.
ana admitted rank among the nations OF the earths
the general intelligence aud comfort OF our people.
plains the diversity OF our industry aud the vast
increase OF our productions-a these arc accom-
utilized Will realize the highest good that can bs
derived from human government.
his amendment offered yesterday to make tea ana
coffee free. He also made long argument IN favor
or protection to home industry necessary for the
security OF American wOrkmen and the develop.
mcnt OF the resources OF the country, Wnen ho
spoke OF the degraded and suffering condition Of the
English operatives as compared with ours.
MIR. EDMUNDs, Tep.l Of W., IN Illustration OF tho
argument, read the following extract from lecture
by John observation-disclosures England is deaiened
with spinning wheels her people have not clothes;
though she ia black with the digging OF fuel they
die OF cold; and though she mas sold her soul Tor
gain they die OF hunger"
Mr.. SCOTT finished MS argument and then called
for the yeas and nays on his amendment to pace
tea and coffee on the tree list, when
Mr.. FERRY, (rep) OF Mich, by unanimous consent,
called up the House bill extending the time for the
completion Of the Portage aud Lake Superior Canal.
Which was passed.
MIR. WILSON called up the bill TO authorize tho
President to appoint u paymaster general In the
army. Passed.
MI. CORBETT, (rep.l OF Oregon, asked to take up
the bill authorizing the Postmaster General to settle,
on equitable principles, the claim OF c. NJ. Lock-
wood, OF oregon, mail contractor Several Sena-
tors objected, and
MI. TRUMBULL hoped the Senate would never pass
another bill to alOw the Postmaster General settle
q mall claim on equitable principles They had had
enough OF that In the ChOrpenntng case
Mr.. LOGAN, (rep.) Of Ill.,, called up the bill to
enable hOnorably discharged soldiers and sailors
and their widows to acquire homesteads on the pub
lie lands OF the United states, wnen the senate adj
jOurned until Monday.