, 1880-11-29
TARIFF REFORM.
A Discussion of the Subject by the
Appraiser Of the Port Of
New York.
Revenue Mainly, Not Revenue Only
Substitution OF Specific for ADJ
Valorcnl Duties When
Practicable.

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commerce 10 1lscn5s a1sfl piss Hpo1i i'lo l"es'
l'on a. it8 coming sesaioh seems 10 be spreaa"
N.Y. TliaTe IL fiot MI importer of exporter IN
the c>nlt,try who Is not anxious to see this
great problem adjusted iii Ills pnrl'cular way.
j1nrtl1v r. einu1a hustncss rnu,, cnn he fouul
WHO does not heartily condemn, INC present
system OF tnrltt rates and administration. II
wou ID seem as though tho profound thought
expcndet by The fJan,crs of tho tariff wns
%asted, When reliable authorities upon polt, .
M cnormity which, ,tscrushing and stuItlfylng
tho growth OF trads beneath Its weight. 4
ao ,ot H. 'le,np htroa nf o tba
NV e,l"t lne Gun p',co eue"Rt'! v. ~. 49,. ~
merchants OF America was mt equal 70 the
task OF shouldcrfng Legislative mistakes Innd9
ihc.w1sn so,,mnns fnr tnr,it reform which
uW."'sp sensines lol Mtnl ieaol't .,,e wneu
t,s " tSor "
Tho magnificent tieorctlcal structure Of tho
oiiier ii ernat.,tr n ftriinr in fayor OF some
sensible ni,Itlln course, accortlng to the
views expressed by authorities lii thls city.
Neither nrtrirf1t fra trntln nor rniFcal urt,-
teeiion sentiments arc entertained by tic
men Win tialjY cotI,e in contoct with G1D tic
pizzlnE n,tosi[o,ls which iiio tariff laws hive
given risu to. A few !lnys ago tho lIcrtiltt
Chief Nnvni Oi!icnr on tilIs tonic.
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~. t 80, ,I..t ,NAAs' s, IT,
Janies Quay llownTra,, Mhlfa!ser M ,9 o. the
lutI, WIS Yesterday cniltt upon oy tdcH!tn ~
rp,ya sr,a a gsat ,espogr aorasv ~ a M @
was for mary years uMitea States .d CGIs.li ~
liz KseIprae1ty a Tfsaty on ihe eI sro'td Tint
ttie ShnauihnS Wcfe ge.ti'E .Iv oess q eMu
n;nfieall': liz IS MI olnlneht writor on HIM
c,Mt osiIons aTa W. y ,rnhag hrggr'Y u MsssE
liz liz G%lon T!'o k',oys g. sassl aSes,s !ho
a%ethal % w2rklnEs oi tno tafi!i e< MS tuo M, T.t Atr
Wl9so muay T. ~ ~ ~. as ~, ~
WY, NY jMSi uM u ac'' tre; "s,ne ns ~
to ny reporters Questions III an !nliesllafing
aH n kS ,yot a m w1 sSeg oont y Ms c'ear
you W Ia l'nK gMr ~ or sl n,n,Snre ~ aa
foreign M,d aon.sstis3,n !!e III, vas aske3, ,
tariff md ineoMil@css M ] TGrrc nre m 100 Nu; innny
Eoails Of, tic dutlable list. Articles On Which
It dors mt nav 10 colIect tic tluty slo,llti la
plicet OIL tl.e FREQ 1lst. on soI,lo articles tho
actual duty by the atl-vatUrc.n standard is
sa snSr9rpnsy hlg 5sae4g a2 S ana 1,,s 200 per
tlntv slln,i]i h.. nottcn rid of' Tho antv
Should bu made specific OIL nll those articles
That would boar a speciile duty,-in word,
whnt onr tnrIlI needs most Is simpllhcatlon,
HnsN~b'H!. '.s'.c a'I' !! ~ A.nf%i1o's -
we Should COLLECT our anlles from Il smaller
number OF nftlcles. Large classes ut articles
nEf tho same general character, such rs THO
linen and cotton fabrics, should be grouped
or thrown t0grthar, nnt! 0 rate OF duty, such
~ 10 per cent, f0r instance, imposed upon
the WsIuln c|n:s." -..
"Do you think our present tariff tends to
! in'llicc liostfto legislation abroad or net MS 4
barrier u tllg extension of'Anierlcan trat!ee'
lin Cnnasla, probably, our present tariff
system Inns caused wllat might be cn'e,l re-
tNliatHry taxnt'o',,' aud possibly will operate
III bther countries In increasing tho duties
lnip9sed on American productions. Our ex-
crptio1lally litgl, rntes Of duties on certain
foreign articles may havesi tendency. i! view
0f the tMcrcaslng cnm.htTco Of the United
States with foreign rnni1sfies, to cn,tse thosa
countries to put OIL higher protective duties,
with view OF keeping OPT American COM
petition"
| REFORM, NOT total, REVISION.
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