New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-06
"vIEWS OF THE MINORITY. y
CHE MARVELLOUS TARIFF REPORT OF FILE
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S.

URED WITH IGNORANCE"-NO USE MADE OF
FACTS AND INFORMATION GATHERED by
THE suBCoMMIrTEE-ANE EFFECTIVE
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT
THE DARK LANTERN" BILL
AND THE COTTON STATES.
CBY rELEoRAPu TO THE rRIpUsEl
Washington Oct. 5.-The "vicws Of the Minority
of the Finance Committee, printed In regular
document form comprises nearly eleven pages ap-
proved by Senators Vance, Harris and voorhees,. two
lines Of qualified dsapproval of the House bill by
Senator Mcpherson, sevenyeght pages OF draft for
stump speech by senator Beck. and the report of the
majority of Ways and Means, which fills sixteen pages.
The minority evidently shares the opinion of the free
traders that the weight aud effectiveness of an argu-
ment depends mainly upon the amount of space which
Il occupies and that the people more for quantity
than for quality. While Mr., Becks name is not
appended to that fnstanent of the views" signed by
Messrs Vance, Harris and voorhees,, It might well
have been
The document was examined with considerable
curiosity by Republicans to-day and excited a good
deal OF amusement. One man who has been cor years
close student Of economic questions called 1t "a
slpshod production strongly tnctured with ignorance
The document does not indicate that the minority
has made any use whatever of the immense mass OF
facts and information gathered by the Subcommittee
of which Nessrs Harris and VOORHEES, members.
Proceeding apparently on the theory that a lie well
stuck as good the TRUTH the mnosty has not
only reproduced the Misrepresentation and untruths
contained In the House report but has added various
nnfounded assertions its own account.
For example, 1t Is asserted as fact thai the cost
of labor in a ton of steel rails Is only ~ 20 wheh
every person who is familiar with the facts knows mat
every of steel rails represents $40 to $50 paid In
wages for labor from and coal beds and lime
stone quarries to the finished product The minority
declares that the Senate substitute offers to the
people free whiskey and free tobacco" and the same
minority in almost the same breath, declares IN
favor Of the Dark Lantern bill, which not only
makes tobacco free and promises unlimited nee
whiskey provided it be manufactured in small dis
til)ees but also repeals the special taxes retail
liquor Dealers retail dealers In malt liquors, AM Oh
manufacturers of stills and stills manufactured which
amounted to about "a, 200, 900 last year
SOLEMN DECLARATION ABOUT TRUSTS.
"The tariff is the nursing mother OF trusts is
another solemn declaration of the minority, which
approves bill IN which the sugar schedule was modi-
fed at the dicauon of the Sugar Trust, and revenue
duty of 6s per cent retained on one of the prime
necessares of life bill which places tin plate ON the
frce Est in tho interest of foreign Trust Dill
which protects the gigantic Whiskey Trust; Dill
which contains provisions for the benefit Of the Cot
ton-sced Oil Trust; bill which strikes no blow at
the Standard Oil Trust, nor any other Democratic
Trust.
AS the document is bound with the report Of the
committee the pamphlet will be effective Repubh
can campaign document Even If circulated by ITSELF
probably would do the Of protection TO Amer
lean labor and Industries little harm.
The note appended to the :" views and signed oy
Senator Mcpherson. was the subject of much harsh
criticism among free-trade Congressman to-day They
are Glad that he favors free WOOL free salt free lum
her, free garden Seeds beans and peas, free
tables, free plate, free cotton ties and cotton bag
ging free fiddle and banjo strings. free chckory and
other substitutes and sduterants for coffee. free brick
free olive oil and salad OIL etc. but they are angry
because he desires " some notifications in the dutia
Die list"
The report Of the committee and the views of the
minority were published in The Record to-day 1t
was not long before sharp eyes discovered garing
error IN the report as thus printed as dhe mssls
llst n1uroasy affected by the Mills b" remark
The committee estimate the value OF the annual
product of these industries 10 be at least
In The Record" the figures are 81, 100000
whether the figures were deliberately changed by
the Government Printing Once, Of course it is i'm,
possible to ascertain. The matter for The RECORD
the figures mentioned correctly given. The fact
by a House Investigating Committee was tempered
with and changed In the Government Printing Onlce'
THE MILLS BILL AND TIE COTTON STATES.
One Of the appendices of the report shows in a
striking manner the effect Of the Dark Lanteln'
bill upon the industries of the cotton states and the
three classes of domestic manufactures affected by
the BILL that the total vaue according 10 the census
Of 1880, nearly $l00,000OOO In other States"
and nothing in the cotton States. OF the remaining
classes of manufactures the total value OF production
IN the cotton States was less than $92 100000 and
in the other States about 81 1915, 100000 The az
epegate value of articles Of domestic product ON in
the cotton STATES which would be affected by the
House bill IS, therefore,, a tribe more thail one
nfiap State IL
and their colleagues N either branch o, Sonsg .s
S spokDS " % Shes iSs nSqn
Another instructive table appended 10 inc report M
each Hs article Ta'o or class Of articles affected BY he Dark
Lantern. bin Following are some of the items:
and wG psas G loo per per pee s @
vegetables 100 per cent salt 100 per CEN, DroH
rs p per o cent sheet iron II 10 Is per cent lumber
400 per cent, cotton ties 100 per cent potato starch
er he reduction Of IL per cent mt on dt,s sugar ns
reduction of IL per cent on rice the rate stands at
100 per cent Ii win be observed that the REDUCTION
on sheet iron Is only II to 10 per cent %e sn ef
Iron ani 10 per cent tn-the latter being now free
Of dS em sSs Mns Sop @ Of %h they
are made, Is reduced only Z to 8 per cent
DEMOCRATS DIVIDED ABOUT ADJoURNINC.
Washington, Oct 3 (specaD.--There IS serions
dissension I'm the Democratic ranks the question
Of adjournment great many Democratic members
Of the House erumble loudly at the policy which
Messrs. Breckenridge and Turner seem intent upon
forcing on their party These two members OF
Ways and Means think that the Democrats can
afford TO open debate on the tariff question IN the
Senate Many OF their friends think otherwise, and
regard IT fatal mistake 10 invite discussion the
result OF which no doubt. They have not yet
given up all hopes of rushing adjournment through
the House They remember the old adagc that :" He
who fights and runs away may live TO night another
day.
BONDS OFFERED AND ACCEPTED
Washington, Oct. 5.-To-day's bond offerings aggre-
gated 80 266400, follows:
Coupon fours, $4,000 at 100 IA.
Registered fours, 100000 at 1920, 10000 a.
129 Ia 81, 900 1919, $4,000 at 129, $37,5oo at
best price above 129 $4,000 at 129 Ia, 100000
at $40 $4,000 at 1901 100000 at 100 IA,
90 A siare fuu and q Lalrs.