New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
"a LONG TINE T0 EDUCATE THE PEOPLE.'
A LETTER FROM MIR. J. s. MOORE.


| To the Editor Of Thc Tribune.
| SIR: On March II you were kind enough
to devote paragraph and humorous one at
that my asserting, in letter on the SIX duties
that II takes long time to educate the people. iou
then 10 this conclusion that must therefore, ioei
des ponlent when realize how little have actually ac'
com sned after many years o. sefimposed labor to
cd Icate the people accept tariff reform regret 10
sac that your assertion my having achieved so little Is
but too true. Bat you are much mistaken about my sup
po,cI despondency. always bear in mind the true say
ing OF the sage MIinonias" y: No man Aas yet died
who saw half his fruit garnered IN"
Nor am even the most conspicuous In failing to edu-
cato the masses. Behold your own case Your inlu-
entail Journal ami other great journals in New York
nave even to fesl despOdent for failing to
educate the masses than have; because they failed
more s.nilly in many important instances. only think
many years your great journal, In common with
equally great city papers has urged city govern
mcnt reform. How often. nay' may say how many
t 1usaDdl times has The TRIBUNE Tied to educate the
honorable citizens OF NewYork to sacri-
lice some OF their time aud material gain ana ldehuty
themselves with municipal affairs. Andyet. from your
very windows you might have seen an Alderman ar
rested yesterday for brtary and you have to print daily
~ the scandal brought out by the Senate lnve't-
eating COMMITTEE, Of the Broadway Railway franchise
+ it not fact that these scandals are now revealed
because you failed educate the better class of the citi
zcns OF New York; STILL you and yo1r brother orLal-
who for twenty-five or thlIy years nave trleu W
educate and failed thus far, ncod not feel despOnden
You have ,own seed that must ut and flourish
later. And although have the MISFORTUNE 10
vet feel have tue seed that sooner or later VIII
up Therefore, neither YOr nor need Icel uespehu
And now. Mr. Editor do really for anything so
very unreasonablei have stated don't know Tor now
many hundreds OF times. that absolute free trade Is at
present pe ither possible ndicous have for many
years urged revision of the tariff and pointed ont mat
duties ranging above 40 pei cent TO 10y ana even w
per shOnlI he reduced have abored 10 make III
clear that AL such enormous duties are class egi,a
individuals ana corporations have done my utmost 10
and equitable collection OF duties almost All impossbil
ity. have alas! in vain tried to educate the hide.
bound prOtectonst manufacturers that our present
injullcOus tariff must work mostly against thelr own
interest because IL fosters underyauatiohs ana cor
the carton decision Of the Supreme Court. which
briefly told his that for three years the dtty was
were stuck the boxes in which matches are sold ana
thousands Of similar articles net, o{ tne ,sn tarn
ton Protest, and appeals were dnly made ~ @ tne
Importers and the Supreme Court decided that the duties
coectc on these necessary appeniages to the goods
without which the goods would be unsa!anIe mnst %
who using thcm had paid the full duy NO! not al all
It will he aid probably half and half to tho lawyers
VINO enterprislne enough to discover the tarlh
| umhle anl TO the importers who protested and ap,
pcaled. As fact this law is quas In the interest OF
lower duties long "a the consumer benefits py H. But
for past three years the consumer ala not pehe py
i a. M ana eTae ro wRI the 1s TTeay viii co. NOT
an a honest tarin reformer satisfied tnat duties
should be reduced In this pima ana trlckN
| vet when urge Ia IN reform tariff less alton To
itisate these evils, al the worst scorned anu al
the BEST ridculed . a
I'm concn on LET me seriously ask you, has twenty five
wears of "A protection that the world never saw orfore
really worked the wonders that are claimed Tor ltf LOOK
AZ general strikes raging all over the country
Look at the estrangenent OF employers and enployes
nay care the great oyer or tie day go INTO MS
factory and take his men into his cohhdence et-
plain them the for reduction or appeal 10
their generosity good sense, or lDyayf Alas, SIR tho
empioye looks the employer graSping. nara TASK
ma ter and the employer looks upon his men with dis
al lln, ,-all
gone Is the outside concentrated power that has be-
come the arbitrator. Why has not quarter or century
OF protection prevented this IT, IL Il claimed that
nDstrum Is tho only genuine hoanS balsam for the
working cassesf
feel I have exceeded the limits Of your valuable
snace and infrir ged your generosity. But VIII
only although may not boast or any achieve
ments I'm tariff reform, yet still have the conscen-
tlous hope that the seed have will not be IN vain
1 remain respectfully, j. ;. MooRE'
he,r- York, April l6, 1856.