New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
6,47s,153 41.O5 per cent
rntal Class siI s1O5 62s9s0 4s.I1 per cent

Total Class D 81 $780, $105 6239S0 4Sll per cent
CHANGING back the other classes the reader Will see
that the rates or wool and wooens and manu-
featured cotton yarn and goods glass aud earhenwae
are not altogether harmonious. and he will trace,
familiar with the struggle in Congress two years ago. the
nischieyous influence the free-rade Democrats who
tried to tear down every duty that was needed Tor
the defence OF industries whether other
Rected or depending duties could be carrespondns!y
reduced or net But for this stupid and malicious
ineddng the present tariff would work far better than
does But is satisfaction 10 know that the people
who elected Democrats OF that to Congress have
since had to bear their full share of the consequences
and perhaps are rsa1y 10 elect mon who will strive
integently to defend home industries. Exclusive OF
the five branches of manufacture specified, and their
products all other dutabe manufactured products iia
ported not belonging the food tho Injuries class
amount in value absut S73 900 900, and the rate
duty on these products is less than 80 per cent
Finally We come TO the luXulies class, upon which,
according to the theories OF the revenue re-
thew are high The silk anil the fancy cotton
goods the kid gloves and the feathers aud iaeGs with
enue and not one dollar of this need from the
naek.t of any lsberer unless to purchase the
UTorted articles OF luxury The necessity high duties
on liquors and tobacco, IN order To protect the internal
advantage to the country IT, in levyng proper
duty silks laces, embroideres aud ether fancy ar
ees Govern helps 10 build up very important home
Industries which have already cheapened the products
for consumers in many directions The Injuries class
Free of duty. Dutiabe. Rate OF duty.
SILK goods zee ............ 37,7C6.s01 5000 per cent
eebr he. ......... 1O.447.s24 1000 per cert
Gloves ............ 3,l7S,6l6 5000 per cent
Fancy articles .......... 3,515,135 42S7 per cent
basco ......... 100000 1890 per cent
All other...... $l057,7S2 17,939,626 1888 per cent
Total class e. 81 057 1872 $S9457.4s2 Ass per cent
Now to consider minute what Democratic reformcr,
with horizontal tariff, would do. Apply the last Demc-
cratic tariff for example 1t would obviously yield too
little revenue unless 1t should vastly increase
featured imports to PROSTATE all industries and in
that case would quickly render the people unable to
buy and so yield still less At least 80 cent
must be levied everything, in order TO get
revenue enough But that would raise the duties all
classes Of food sugar. IL would raise by one half
the duties other dutabe materials than wool and
raw iron IL would lower the duties wool and wool
lens and iron and steel products glass caTthcH
ware and cotton goods, SILKS, kid gloves liquors. to-
bacco and other luxures and raise thes all other
manufactured goods dutable. Would there he any
sense I'm a change, in any change in that di-
reetion Clearly the horizontal reiorncr is antquatcd
and obsolete.
But II the Nation Is to retain the discrimination for the
defense OF great Industries, any refoIGsr frame
scheme which shall burden the people less and help
materials is either Ignorant tariff 10
framed that will further in that erectisn than the
present unless 70 goes far enough slaughter the
the mines, leave home indus
pend upon foreign markets for their very basis Of
istcnce.