Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-12
interviewed as TO the Provisions
of His Bill,
WHICH WILL Be SUBMITTED TO-DAY.
A Heavy Cut on Internal Revenue
Taxation.
The FAPIFF LIGHTLY TOUCHED,
A Total Proposed Reduction Of $iO5YOOO,OVO
S7O,0OO,OOO From the Internal Rev.
snus Tax, and $25,OOOOOO From
Tariff Duiss---Nr. Randalls
Plan Of Procedure.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 1l.-Mr
Randall has completed his tariff bill and
will introduce It in the House tomorrow.
10 explanation of its terms and scope, he
makes the following statemsnt: The bill
repeals the entire internal tax on tobacco
and on fruit brandies. 1t also repeals the
license tax on wholesale and retail liquor
dealers, leaving these as recommended by
Jefferson, so that 'the State authorities
might adopt them" 1t makes alcohol
used in the arts free, and reduces the tax
on whisky to 50 cents per gallon.
On the tariff the bill is careful and
complete revision Of the whole tariff sys-
TEN. II carries to the free list large num-
ber of articles now paying duties aud
which enter into consumption either as
raw material or otherwise, and in the pro-
ductiou of which there is no injurious
competition between this and other coun-
trirs. In the revision of the tariff the aim
has been intelligently to apply consistent
principles to all branches OF industry, and
in 80 doing our Industrial system has
been considered as whole,
and differing from other Industrial
svsiems IN tie important fact
that the labor in this country receives
laTp,r share of the annual prOdncts OF labor
Ttbinad than any other country. This
innortant advantage to the labor interests
of The United States the bill aims to pre-
serve throughout Tbile at the same time
sin fairness to all interests as stated IN the
Chicago platform to reduce and equalize'
the duties on imports"
The principles applied to the revision OF
the tariff in this bill are, first, that the
a ference in cost Of producing commodities
in this and other countries, where there Is
NO climatic or other natural causes why
thew cannot be produced abundantly IN
This country, has been studied and every
where adhered to as the cardinal principle
10 be enforced in any revision Of the taaitf'
| In sueh a scheme all industries, OF course,
/ sbould stand on an equal footing: and IL
no instance should the powers OF govern
ment be used to elevate one above another
In other words, our industrial system
r,ust he considered as a whole in which al
who participate in 1t share lis oenehU
whether they are engaged IN one industry
or in another. One principle of great I'M
portance has been kept constantly IN view
and that is the line which mark
/ the difference in cost Of producing
commodities here ard abroad-in othe
words the line Of competition-alwsys ant
necessarily above the point Of maximum
revenue. Consequently, to reduce the du
ties on any commodity below the line o
difference in cost, which, as stated, IS tn
line of even competition, until the line Q
maximum revenue is passed, necessaril.
increases the revenues. On the contrary
to raise duties from the line OF maximum
revenue. by lessening importations, reduce
the revenues. This principle has been kep
in view throughout the bill N the adJus'
usnt Of duties. -,
To determine Just where the line OF dii
Eerence in cost falls of course, IN many IL
stances is difficult; but it may be safel
assumed, when importations in any lin
of commodities is large and increasing an
/, no GOOD reason appearing why the thire
cannot as we'll be produced here-that sue
: duties are below the cost line, and that th
advantage is with the foreign producer.
, production in the same hne is diminished
or suspepded altogether in this country
+ becomes proof positive, that the aoVal
tage is too great to he overcome without
! 4
I. readjustment Of duties.
In such cases-smbracing, however, br
7. a few article-there has been no besitanc
, in preparing this bill to raise duties so
to hermit these industries to take the
: nlsee abreast with others in the countr.
Where importations are light and incres
ipU il NAV consistently be assumed U
the duties are quite high enough, and
r,apy cases may be safely reduced, arc :,
case the industry Is Of such nature -
J. hermit trusts aud combinations OF any
: 10 raise prices above the level of price
e profits in other industries, then it bect 5
:. important that the cost line shoul a
- strictly adheIed to; and that has 6eel a
- aim in this bill in the industries v
= trusts or combinations are suppoS 1
have such power. 1t is less impcrtsi
I, course, TO apply this rule rigidly \
g prices are regulated through free Coz
ton; in such case, under well ia
economic principles, the tendency :
ways TO general level in prohts,S
and prices in any industrial system, :
In working out the details of tul ;
under these principles, the aim hen =
to pare closely and adjust caretene }
g different schedules, with the ohjschys {
d in view to lower duties wherever ole
tx and reduce the revenues, being G. a'
IS the same time TO hurt no estabh IN 7
y dustry. The estimated rsductioroer !
1t this bill will be: On internal tar re
st pealed. $40, ,OOO, 900; estimated Itioa
st on tariff schedules, SIS, ,OOO, 900. Oni
n, ia the result Of great labor and 'uy,
be and is framed after the fullest IN anu
conference with those directly isted'
The rates will not suit many ofs en-
gagged in mshufsctorieG, but sfme1
- fair, and . proper response to manu- an !
of for reduced rates in our tariff Inc I
;o- bill is fully twice as long as the Oiii' 1
!, and relates to more subjects.