New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-16

are high duties on foreign fabrics which compete
own and low duties, or none at ALL on articles used
an article at the lowest price, without regard 10 the
place of production. revenue tariff is inconsistent
trade and protection schools, for Gv rates
Of duty high TO give the home producer the entire
market the + destroyed as absolutely If no
duty at all were imposed. This obvious truth reduces
Revenue tariff a matter OF detail In determining the
rate OF duty any article, due weight must be given to
the nature of article, whether II can or cannot be
produced In this country and whether the duty should
be higher lower than the average rate requisite to
produce the revenue needed. THIS principle Is adinra
1916 In the nnumeTaDe discussions on this subject by
different commercial nations IL became obvious that
the rates OF duty totally nappicable to another
nation by reason Of the difference OF climate SOIL
Britain and the United States In all the essential ele
mens which determine tariff policy, the exact
manufactures ours agriculture. Their chief commerce
is foreign ours is domestic. They produce but little raw
material we produce than any other nation Their
extent Ii small ours Is not IAey are very Tlcn we are
not III Great Britain capital yields the smallest inter
est here ysdS ? hS4e it IsoT very hg OT e
industry OF Great Britain could not survive
ndey eloped every raw material for all products
tia tn the happiness am comfort OF man Again, TINS
Congress that may that certain principles are set
tied in the United States by common consent
revenue must in the future in the past be mainly col
lccted by duties imported goods ana as the war has
enormously Increased our Nntr We wen
~ future generations the extreme Ideas or Tree trade
and protection, which are alike inconsistent with
arevenue tariff. 1t is fairly settled that in leyyiDg
duties, at least tho average rate Of duties Will
be put articles Of foreign manufacture, that come
into competition with home industry, ana that these
duties will be graded and classified as 10 gave full
Incidental protection 10 Industries natural TO our
country, and Tor which have the material. IL
Is settled that, the difference between the price
OF laDOr III this country and In Europe Is the
CHIEF cause of the difference In the production hero
and there that 1t is not good policy by permitting too
close competition between foreign and domestic pro.
ducOn, 10 reduce the wages American labor engaged
IN producing any article essential 10 wants,
below the standard of other similar labor in
this country III Is agreed that, TO secure
tainty and 10 AVOID underyalualon that all duties
far practicable should be specific instead of al
vaorem These principles the basis OF The Amerlcan
system Of protection embodied the act of March 1851
1br rates OF duty have been Increased by tne new
demands for revenue caused by war ana NAV now
bc reduced as these demands diminish; bur thef, ur-
tective principles WILL trust be maintained as Tho
essential foundation OF our national prosperity.
WHAT ARTICLES SHOULD BE FREE.
on the other hand it is equally settled that there are
multitude Of articles In which the trade should be
free as our domestic trade. All raw productions Of
nature which arc tho eft of Providence ought
to be as FREQ tho hand that gave thom