Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-18


which may he hidden away In
new clnssihcatlons, In double or
duties still maintained, or
In raising one duty white lowering the
other on the same article, woolen goods
are to be reduced from W. to ~ per
cent, or . per cent. of the present rate.
The pretext for retaining this enor-
NOUS and compound RATE Is the duty on
raw wool; but care has been taken to
reduce wool IS per cent. while reduce
ing WOODEN gnodsp.
In theory the two duties on wooden |
goods are laid, one specific, by the
pound or yard, To compensate for the
duty on the raw wool, the other on the
value for protection. Some of the spe-
ciiic rates have been reduced Is cents
and per cent. added ~ the duty on
value which would seem to be u. reduc-
ton. On inquiry II will he found that
In such cases more Is laid on than
taken off
When the existing tariff on weolens
was made the manufacturers asked
aad were given 10 per cent. increase 10
compensate them for 9 per cent. inter
nal taxes paid on all manufactures.
The 8 per cent Internal tax WAS re-
pealed more than ten years ago, but
the beneflclaries OF the 10 per cent.
compensation cling to 1t with u tenac-
ity which could scarcely be excelled
by honest men making AN honest ie-
mand.
Besides the three and n half millions
to be taken of OF the annual income
from the tax ON imported silks, the
only considerable reduction proposed
IL that ION sugar, estimated ut ten mtll-
ions, for which the opponents OF this
bill voted. Why the majority here
was willing 10 concede greater reduc.
tions on thus than upon other neces.
saries | cannot better explain than 10y
repeating hom my remarks when the
| question Of the tax ON sugar was con-
sidered here. ! then said:
Gentlemen have been p oased To say that
| they were In favor III this reduction ON sugar
| saries because II was nn article off, rhine NO
cessity common TO all clnsscs of people, Let
it be so It's 30, Mr.. , hartman. IL II also
eonondcd we must have revenue quite three
hundred millions of dollars. uur friends over
| The way, some OF hem. and sdme--to many,
| Ienr--ou THIS side, insist ON repeating the In.
t,rnal revenue tax. or most OF II. 40 we are
OF % have much help 10 the treasury nom
That .ourcc H., the fuiurc should the policy OF
| internal ,evenuo repeal prevail.
The gentleman from lndiana Governor
| Browne) says We arr paying about W 10 pro-
tcct $40 worth OF snsai-i forget the exact
| qu ntity and the ,Na"t sum. But, having
: nted THIS, substantial y In principle at least,
he wante to know " that was righ,, IL IL
Impose IA IN In that mode which win do the
people the least harm and be least hui den
some to them. hin paying 50 on $40 worth
| oil sugar get Sb-all but one dollar OF tho six
into the treasury and cannot do 80 well
ON any other article, II In entirely consistent
with my notions of public duty Ia pay ~ 10
protect sii worth OF sugar. Hence II IN tina,
while mvor ~ 'arge reduction ON sugar
much hanger thanis proposed on any other
article ] VIII not vote for the lowest rate
proposed until gentlemen me willing 10 Civ,
us fairer rednct ons ON other highly protected
srticl, alike essential to the comfort ofou
people. IL the honorable gentleman IRON
| Indiana Governor Browne) pays, ~ ho does
u y, ~ TO protect $40 worth OF woolen goods
| suitable Ia clothc his wife and children, nnt
only one dollar Of the SIX shall reach III,
protection 1 confess ] 40 not believe his In
yoStment In protecting womens and ohil
sroiic Than II he had Invested lis proi.etiv,
capital la sugai.
Looking only to this conference re
vision MS II appears and overlooking
the criftily placed protective ndvant
, ages II contains, who can doubt tina
It's purpose IL not To substantially mod
lily and reduce the existing triff, bu
|. to hide It's enormities that IL may b
: purpetuated?
THE AGENCIES OF PROTECTION.
When the bill providing for tn
J Tariff Commission was under consid
! Grafton called attention to the fac
! that before the scheme made It's NJ
! pearance I'm congress IL was urged b.
3 the American Iron and Steel Associa
ton as means Of perpetuating TN
D present tariff. Its adoption was urge
!, by some and supported by others her
q upon the assurance that the commi'
d sion would be 20 fairly made up ~
l. represent and doJustice to all Interests
@ Some aininble old gentlemen wer
:. placed on the commission to give II Tn
Y semblance Of decency. But tits know
e to us all that the commission wa
e packed and made up Of men to b
a Judges In their own cas- Z; that upo
l. their determinations depended hoy
;, much money several OF them miyi
J. pocket from profits on iron or wool Z
n sugar, Industries In which they wei
}. engaged; that their conclusions wei
y the result OF decker and IA system I
u give and take--mostly take--amon
It themselves; and that they made
Q falsely favorable report 10 congress.
v While making IA statement before Ia
/
n president OF the commission, Nj
70 HAYES, was asked why duty In
% been changed from single to doubl
:, duty and little increased. His ~
. swer was that 10 had been done on u
II recommendation and testimony. OF
gentleman In whom he had confidence
;; He was then asked II the gentlemR
Q upon whose recommendation he In
70 acted was so Interested that Ills profit
l. depended on the rate Of duty. M
Hayes answered, yes; that the gent.
d man was q manufacturer OF the articl
u on which the duty was so changet
y and that no one else than the MANI
u facturers understood the subject q
3, knew what the duties ought TO b'
Vt II Ia not unreasonable therefore TO "
r. sume that what the tariff c0mmissio
~ did not know when made up II ate
" ward learned from those whose gain
% depended on the information reveaiet
D The ways and means committees w
ID regularly organized. OF its thlrtee
- members the minority was given thrt
% aud charged with five. And 10 organ
II lied, II readily granted TO cotton maj
70 ufacturers the rates Of duty hxed .
g. Themselves, since for some reason the
O. demands were not made known TO u
IT, commission. OF the i've members
e this extraordinary conferences u
u minority was given one and charge
re- with two. The majority has added
~ this conference bill new puzzles az
o tangles containing Increased duti.
d and additional burdens, and has In ~
Or v.va "a alike of the instructions and d