The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-09-20

Mr. walksr). from "a valorsm duties iast yesr
(t046) exceeded that resilz.d 'r,n y e,h
duties, althcugh the Nv, rsg % ,. q
duties was only 70 50 per IN su;4,, I'D
Of the specific duties II W per ceut pi.ssn,-
ipg another strong proof that the lower duties
increase the revenue.
To secure larger revenue from lower
duties necessitates largely.increased i'm.
portations, and II these compete with
domestic products the latter must be
diminished or find other and distant and
l may say impossible markets or get out
Of the way altogether. A genuine reve-
nue. tariff imposes no tax upon foreign
importations the like Of which are pro.
duced at home, or, II produced at home,
IN quantities not capable of supplying
the home consumption, In which case IL
may be truthfully said the tax il added
TO the foreign cost and is paid by the
consumer.
A revenue tariff seeks out those arti.
cles which domestic production can not
supply, or only inadequately supply,
and which the wants OF our people de.
mand, and imposes the duty upon them,
and permits as far as possible the COM
peting foreign product to be imported
free OF duty. This principle is made
conspicuous in the bill under considera.
ton; for example, wool, competing
foreign product, which our own flock
masters can fully supply for domestic
wants, is put upon the free.list, while
sugar, with home product Of only one.
eleventh of the home consumption, Is
left dutiable.
Any tax levied upon foreign product
which is q necessity to our people, and
which we can not fully supply, will pro.
duce revenue in amount only measured
by our necessities and ability to buy. In
word, foreign productions not com.
peting with home productions are the
proper subjects for taxation under
revenue tariff, and in case these do not
furnish the requisite revenue low duty
Is put upon the foreign product com.
peting with the domestic one---low
enough to encourage and stimulate i'm.
portatioDs, and low enough to break
down eventually domestic competition.
For example, the duty proposed under
this bill upon cotton bagging will extin-
guish the industry here, aud under it's
provisions we would import all of that
product from Calcutta and Dundee. A
large revenue would come from this
source, because the foreign would take
the place OF the domestic production.
This duty is revenue one, and gives no
protection whatever to the home pro-
ducer. II it did it wonld not be reve-
nue. tariff. As the Golden school OF
political science puts II, 1.-The moment
1t is made clear that tax is benefit to
home producers then the free.trade
dogma condemns il. The test is simple
and easy of application. Free.trade OF a
revenue tariff does not allow any i'm
port duties being imposed on such arti.
cles as are likewise produced at home."
Or II produced at home q revenue tariff
would soon destroy their production.
WHAT is A PROTECTIVE TARIFF?
What is a protective tariff? It is a
tariff upon foreign imports 80 adjusted
as to secure the necessary revenue, and
judiciously imposed upon those foreign
products the like OF which are produced
at home or the like of which We are
capable of producing at home. It inn
poses the duty upon the competing
foreign product; 1t makes 1t bear the
burden Of duty, and, ns far as possible,
luxuries only excepted, permits the nom
competing foreign product to come in
free OF duty. Articles of common use,
comfort, and necessity which we can not
produce here 1t sends to the people un-
taxed and free from custom. house ex.
actions. Tea, coffee, spices, and drugs,
are such articles, and under our system
are upon the free list. It says to our
foreign competitor, il you want to bring
your merchandise here, your farm pro.
ducts here, your coal and iron ore, your
wool, your salt, your pottery, your glass,
your COttOns and woOlens, and sell along
side of our producers in our markets, we
will make your product bear q duty; in
effect, pay for the privilege of doing
it, Oar kind Of tariff makes the compel.
ing foreign article carry the burden,
draw the load, supply the revenue; and
in performing this essential Office 1t en-.
cM,ra.,es at the same time our own in.
dustri. and protects our own people in
their chosen employments. That il the
mission and purpose OF protective
tariff. That Is what We mean to main
tain, and any measure which will destroy
it we shall firmly resist, and il beaten
on this floor we will appeal from your
decision to the people, before whom
parties and policies must at last be tried
We have free trade among ourselve,
throughout thirty eight States and the
territories and among sixty millions o
people. Absolute freedom OF exchange
within our own borders and among ou
own citizens is the law of the Republic
Reasonable taxation and restraint upol
those without is the dictate OF enlight
ened patriotism and the doctrine OF tn
Republican party.
Free trade in the United States
founded upon community OF eQualitie
and reciprocities. 1t is like the unre
strained freedom and reciprocal rels
tions and obligations OF family. Her
we are one country, one language, on
allegiance, one standard OF citizenship
one flag, one Constitution, one natioI
one destiny. tits otherwise with foreig
nations, each a separate organism,
distinct and independent political societ
organized for It's own, to pr.ir", .!s OWL
and work out its destiny. We deny
those foreign nations free trade with U
; upon equal terms with our own prt
ducers. The foreign producer has n
right or claim to equality with our owl
He is not amenable to our laws. Thel
| are resting upon him none Of the oblig
, tions of citizenship. He pays no take