The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-09-28
The Tariff Commission at Charleston
South Carolina, Yesterday-The
Palmetto State and
the Tariff.
A Gloomy Outlook In PensacOla-The
Fever Spreading and the
Sinews of War
Beginning to Fail-A Brighter Pic
ture at BrOMnsyille-The
Fever Abating.
The Archbishop of Seville no More -
CettewayO at Cape Town.
General WOlseley to be Decofated
by the Khediyc.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
The Tariff Commission

The Tariff Commission
CHARLESTON, September 26.-Four of the
tariff commissioners, Messrs. Hayes, Boe'
teller, Garland and Oliver, arrived here last
night from Savannah, and Porter this
morning from New York. They held ses'
sion to-day in the rooms of the chamber Of
commerce. After some remarks from Mr..
Hayes as to the object of the commission,
short address was made by Mr.. Tupper,
presider of the chamber OF commerce. I'll e
was aware, he said, that the country must
have o tariff for revenue. There was no
such thing as free trade in a commercial
country. Free trade was an absurd1ty, a
misnomer, a deception. He ventured t
express the sentiments of the chamber
ard of the commercial community oil
Charleston by saying that while, they we've
in favor of a tariff for revenue they desired
protection of American industries to that
extent. The shipping interests OF
the country should also be pro, 20
to ship builders and ship owners.
What was wanted in South Carolina
was incidental protection to its growing
manufactures and its agricultural interests.
Rice culture was q very important matter
in South Carolina. The bulk of farmers
aud planters along the seaboard derived
their support from rice culture. lt gave
support to $4,000 operatives in the held near,
| ly all of whom were colored, Tupper had no
specific recommendations to make as to the
tariff. Theodore D. Jervy commission
merchant, made an argument i'll favor OF
the maintenance of the duty on rice. He
did not desire any increase, but thought the
assurance of stability of the present rate
would increase the area planted in rice: AS
merchant he expressed the OPINION
that the consumer would be benefited
by reduction ofduty. w. i. Trenholm,
merchant, expressed views similar to those
of Mr.. Jervy. He said he was a free-trader,
but so long as the present policy OF protec-
ton is followed he favored the present duty
on rice. j. B. Bizzell, q rice planter, ex,
pressed views similar to Jervy's. Edward
Willis made statement as to the phosphate
interests of South Carolina, but declared
himself well satisfied with the present duties;
| A. b. Rose, president of the Agricultural
society of South CAROLINA, said the farmers
of that state would be glad to have agricul,,
tural implements and cotton ties admitted
free of duty. He had recently purchased
narrow-gauge locomotive, which he
might have obtained abroad 30 per
cent. cheaper but for the i'm;
port duty. Mr., Oliver supposed
| that the manufacturers of locomotives
could make that statement as to rice. Mr..
A. b. Rose supposed they would be right
| in saving so. Some people made an argu.
ment in favor OF reduction in duties on SAT-.
w. S. Hastie, stock broker, declared tha
the people of South Carolina did not desire
any changes in the tariff. This
was the first time in the
history of the state when they
really felt interested in the tariff. Many
cotton factories were being established and
much capital invested in them. The inter,
ests of South Carolina were now identi' al
with those of Massachusetts,: They were
prepared to take the tariff as it is and
could succeed with it as well as any other
state in the Union but they wanted perma-
nence. The commissioners left here this
evening for Wilmington, North Carolina.