Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-29
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The raraff ON Fruit.

There is q great deal of misappre-
hension, and great deal more mis-
representation, going the rounds upon
the, Mills, tariff bill and its effect on
fruit. The bill does not affect citrus
fftits 81 fruits Of any sort in their
natural state. The duty on oranges,
lemons and Times remains as it is now.
The only fruits on which our interests
ara touched are on raisins, where the
present duty is reduced from two
and rone half, cents per pound 70 one
and one half cents; and prunes, figs
and nuts almonds and English
walnuts being the sorts in which
We are interested. We say frankly,
that We regret these interests should
|. have been disturbed. We sincerely
wish that the tax on these commodi-
ties had been left as it was. But we
must remember that there is the in
terests of the whole people to consid-
or. We import over so, ,00o, 900 pounds
ofraisins per annum. The imports Of
rsunes rises to 1000, 900. Nuts are
.lBgought into. the country in great
quantity. The trainers Of the new
bill no doubt looked upon
the leeds Of the whole Union.
On our side there is this to sav-and
the HERALD is free to say it: these
industries are truly in their infancy !;
I sumeIof them are more or less tenta-
tive. They have an unlimited future
before them. They have not had the
benefit of heavy protection, nor ofany
protection for any great length of
-iime. Other industries have been
favored ID this manner, and it would
be quite right to, take the protective
tariff Of those industries which now
are en- their feet, and let the duty
zsmain on ours. While our fruit
growers, as a rule, are very prosperous
people-stoo much so by far to justify
any idle talk about the bagatelle mat
ter Of cent or two Of protection being
necessary to their existence-stiN we
would be glad to See even-handed
justice done in this respect. It is un-
fortunate that we should not be rep.
resented by q man in Congress who
could bsye the ear of the committee on
This head. OF course any representation
made by . Republican, and particu-
larry il he be Of the bound, mar
row, ultra stripe, win be received with
some suspicion as to it's snimus. The
policy Of the leaders Of that party is
to maintain the present schedule
right or wrong. Their obstructiveness
as to any; change is really absurd.
The Ark Of the Covenant was never
more sacred in the eyes Of the most
deNont worshipper than is the
nifty per cent. schedule in the
mind Of the average Republican. This |
east-iron policy having been adopted
by the party, and as Senator Voorhees, |
said = the party having set out on a |
esmpaien Of deliberate mandacity on |
the tariff question, we feel justified in |
taking any representations made with
some caution. We're q non-partisan,
careful presentation of the matter
lid before the committee of Ways
and Means the bill might be so modi-
6sd. It would have nbeen good
Thing for our Board of Trade
kosr; haze taken s; the matter
1p, made = full abatement on the
Dubiect. and sent some person to
Washington who conld have got the
N t befdfiJ fhe comnSittee. ffit.is
nct TOO late, it would still be good
hing tSnaE EsqulN lf'1sls Y