New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-12

The OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
for the substitution OF specific Tor az vaore on
wholly by the majority. and the system con-
demned by the Secretary Inviting frauds upon ,ne
revenue Injurious to home producers ana 9ones.
porters is suffered to continue without enor' ~
remedy - , 1907 e,
This bill into operation on January dsS'' Inv
cept hemp and fax. which are exempted uu,
/ Iss7 Why these productions should have six Inohtns
OF license not accorded TO other industries T9"
bnt is surely not based upon any pr'n NE IN.
qurc upon what principle theory Of revenue n
Is hemp seed for agrieu purposes maae ""
list peculiarly an assault o mro from me h four
be driven out by ruinons competition from aoroan'
The minority then point to the fact that the metal
glass pottery sugar. rice and other important interests
affected by tho original bill were gwen due notice OF
the changes proposed and had ample opportunity 10
make .ssu defence through their well-orgahizeu
associations. The report says
The wool growers OF the country were led TO Deeve
from bill first before the committee that no adverse
action would be had touching their interests neS
were. therefore. not before the committee III any oi,
way and iI9se VINO o. Without 1eamng that
the Inadequate protection tney ,s vpst interests
LEFT TO the mercy a mpetitiOn with wo0-grOWers III
Australia. New Zealand and the south American el,s.
where The principal cost OF production s n1 Dd where
fecGng either in winter or summer does hos enc,
the Of The sheep husbandry The hrs enott tned
tore in the direction trade aimed at the unor-
gnzcd farmers OF the country who removed from tho
centres Of trade, busy on heir farms ana nnj
unused to meeting committees of Congress. anu
unadvised that their interests were 60 70 , o
dealt an uufrendly blow, are To he the hrst VIZ
Tins OF the British policy, through the agency
OF the American Congress Theirs large lhlSie.t'
few in the country are larger ia found In every state
OF the Union indeed in most countless IT IL III th
hands of tue many 9S1 ' wbch ssve to
wool growing It's greatest encouragement ana
induced tue farmers increase their Hooks ana eApen
their and Improvement and which hnaly maui e h
American the best In the world adapted 10 a TUG
uses OF manuac ures the highest grades OF WOoi
cloths has added nothing 10 tue co-V VI
that cost has been greatly cheaptned. III !so1 INC
price was 81 cents; in 1870 II was 10 cents III 1870 ~
occasional fluctuations. since the act or ls6f uhtll now
it is low be temporarily Improbable Free Woo
will be OF no permanent benefit to Inc W
consumer but positive loss To oOth ana sfct o W w"
flock and those depending upon theil inr TN
ployment. decay OF sheep hnSDaudry III the Uhled
States would I've "a National calamity.
The minority endedvored 10 meet the rcdsnhap't w
pec,atons of this class of their fcOwcitIcns ana
restore duty OF s67 upon wool but were prevented
by the votes Of the majority. Nothing Is lett lot ths
great interest which enriches every state IN tue Uho
but to appeal Congress and to the country to repna
ate work of the committee. -.
ii mp, another agricultural product OF growing I'M
portance, ia placed the free list This ~ nov so
large interest that of wool or salt but IL l. prom
Using one and gives diversity OF production to the SOIL
and variety OF occupation 10 the farncI III shou" ~
fair and adequate protection. ana NOT &c cIIfIcu
at TINS time the outlook for its profitable develop
ment promises so much. 49, 50
new al Of the Canadian Treaty the fear OF the p0sloy
which aroused the INDIGNATION OF the whole New,
England fishery interests without distinction "a "a
give TO Canada for nothing what the Dom mon
Is lSnsn ne, TO pay the maiority eond hardly
afford TO have in striking AN example OF inc iony
Of theories which pay attention 20 existing laclS