Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-01-09
THE TARIFF
As Treated in the Ohio Democratic
Platform
ABLY DEFENDED BY A. J. WARNER,
A Man of Deep Thought and Sound
Statesman, He Declares the Position
There Taken the One De-
manded by the Times.

NEW 1oEh, January S.-The Sun print
the following letter from Congressman A
j. Warner, in defense Of the position Of th'
Ohio platform on the tariff question: 4"
leel myself compelled to eontrovert tn,
statement that as regards the tariff the
platform of the Ohio Democrats in 1888 i!
vogue land may bear double const .uc
tion."
''The Ohio platform, in the first place
limits the tariff to the necessities of the
Government economically administered.
There is certainly no vagueness there.
Next, it explicitly lays down the principle
that, in the application OF the tariff, il
shall be so adjusted as to encourage pro-
ductiye industries at home but not to cre-
ate or foster monopolies.' Is there any
ground for double Interpretation here
The difference between encouraging home
industries and fostering mouopolies is very
distinct. To Illustrate; Suppose the &C.
tual di ference IN the cost OF producing
steel rails in this country and in England,
as labor and other things now stand ad-
| justed, to be $40 o. ton. Then s. tariff Of $40
a ton, by putting our own steel industries
on plane OF equality in competing in our
market with the foreign prUdnct, would
| encourage the production OF steel rails at
home. Twelve dollars ton would be
| more encouragement, and
| IL Can he shown
| that when the tariff is hut slightly above
The difference in cost of production, the
| importer, in order to get into orr market,
| i'll M his nrntfG and n IA
| rxten. he, and not the consumer, pays the
| DUTY.
Now, il the tariff is not carried above. or
| much above, the line that marks the diifer
| cnce in cost OF production, there can be no
monopoly. IL This, | think, is evident
| enough to anybody. But if the actual DIFF.
| ftrctce in cost OF production is Sl& ard thu
'srifl were made $50 Il ton, then it woul
| enable the Amalgamated Steel Association
to combine and put the price of steel rail-
tn point Just under the importing price.
| That would be creating and fostering a
II monopoly or, in other words, lending the
AID of legislation TO enable one class to levy
charges upon another IL can he shown,
,Co, that up to the point have Indicted
labor would derive the larger share OF the
| b,nett arising from snCh q tariff. But
above that point,
| Capital Alone Would he BencGtted.
IHence in the Ohio platform the diiler.
erCe in the cost of producing commodities,
as things at any given time stand adjusted,
| is made the datum line from which to
| work in the adjustment of the tariff, and
| tie guiding principle laid down is encour
| rgement OF productive Industries at home,
| but not to create or foster mOnOpolies
| This principal differs fundamentally from
| that of "a tariff for revenue only" as it
| does from the maximum. revenue princi
| pie" in the Walker tariff system.
The different principles, as variously al
| vCcated, stated together are:
!. "a tariil for revenue only that is,
| tariff levied with a view to revenue only,
| without regard TO consequences, only that
| the required revenue be produced. Such q
the application OF tariff, EXCEPT what is
| necessary to bring in the required amount
| Of revenue.
| II. The maximum revenue principle.
| The tariff to be levied on nothing above
| he point that will bring the greatest reTe-
| nue.. This is known as
The walker Principle.
III. A tariff so djusted in its aprtca-
| ton as TO encourage productive industries
| at home, but not to create monopolles.
| ". A tariff for protection, without re-
gard to revenue.
The first and fourth principles are, one
| the extreme Views VI spIlc "i-N
| the other the extreme Republican view.
| The difference between the second and
| third principle may not appear at hrst
| sight. and the two have sometimes been
c6nfouuded but the difference is aeyerthe-
less very distinct.
The maximum revenue that Csn he de-
rived from any imported article IS me
greatest product ohtainab.e by multiplying
the quantity imported BY the tar'h rate.
| IL ol and necessarily
reruire tariff below the protective or en-
ror:rrc, n,ent point. Thus if SO a ton Is
! g. .- ICE in the actual cost ol PT0uuC-
!. 49,. Ais here aud abroad, then nOth
80. -. -,Na ton tariff will be protection
.. ~ nut our own steel industries on
u roc;;.c q eguality in CHmpculs lor the
| hone InsI ket. Hut this is not
IN. Point of Maximum Rer""n".
With n tarlT OF $40, on the suPPoHloD
that this covers fuily the dIuorer ln.co't,
raIf or moro OF tie home Cgm'umI'l9n
uou d be supplied rom the nome nrnhu', :
If the whole an lUsi cons pioh i .,."'
IN tons, and say only oneIourth ol this
comes in as a foreign product ana pays
the duty Of so, then the revenue derived
would be 50 UuUUU0. But II the tarlu were
lowered 10 s. 30, aud under this tarih a
million tons came in, the revenue Woulo
hc y. 500. Geo; and il terill of - ton
would give to the manufacturer the entire
market here and 2,uJJ,OLu tons shouiu I'll, ~ u
crn,n in, the revenue would be PlO,oOV'ono'
Thus it is plain that the point OF maximum
rt venue is always and necessarily De!o"
tie protective po'Et .yo,. uho
The Ohio platform sduaFety ADOPTS TUE
rrinciple Of announcement TO nome ln-
dLstyics, but so guarded IS not 10 Duilu VI
r-ouorolies as The true principle, fnu
makes the difference in tie cost oi proHUc-
tinr. rs things nay stand adjusted a. any
r.v,n tiue. The Gu;um line To wcTN irua IN
and Idit>tmrni or tn" tnri!.
Nor is this platform fairly oren to any
other INTERPRETATION. It says O.. th" time,
Keen the tariff at least up to the line mat
marks the difference in cost Of pr"iuc. ION
uhatEer that difference that ARISES lrohI
rpttty paid labor or other legitimate caus''
unless IN specific cases there :. GupH reason
far going below that line. Iher" IS no mo,
nopoly in that and ii is thoroughly SCUM. .
IN principle. ! - 4 ta!l" WA
nro,ecrjon. not :, rely incidental. a tHf'ii
- inr;fcrtaI protection in the sense oil
.ss II NAV happen is but little D1tIer
han a tariff for revenue only. Nhat Is
wenied is tariff for revenue suldcleht
only for tie economical administrator ol
,ba Government, but adjusted on the prin
c,nIe ~ irteliiCent or reasonable protection
and encouragement to pToductlYe lLdn5
tries at home. Tariff reform on TINS pm
inc whenever it is possible, will be vel
coined by the country, and that is the prIn
lie OF the Ohio platform.
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