New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-12
DEFECTS IN THE CLEVELAND LEI III"
COMMISSIONER FRENCH AND OTHERS POINT ou'
THEM

COMMISSIONER FRENCH AND OTHERS POINT oo'
A FEW OF THEM
po,,ce Commissioner stephen b. French saih yes
,e,av that PrcsIlcnt Clcvclands letter contained ono
gIarinc blunder which ought not to DC o'cr''o"ou
In his fcc-trado argument that the tarh incasru '
cost OF domestic manufactured PRODUCTS "'' ~
,,,d urote We know that this Increased cost PRIV
vents the salo OF our productions a. foreign "
connection with those countries which nave INC a
vantage OF free raw material such s'a'on'"'' ~
French said. sounded ridiculous when read IN connec
tlon with Section no. 3OI0, Of the Revised s'aau"''
which reads
There shall be allowed all articles wholly mahuiac
,ured Of materials imported on which duties nave De-,
paid whom exported drawbacks equal IN ainou"' !" Wv
duty paid on such materials, and no more 20 DC a''o
under such regulations shall DO prescribed by inc ~
rotary q, the Toasiry Ten per eentum OF inc amour"
Of all drawbacks 80 allowed shall however DC "'aeu ~
tho uso Of the United BY the collectors paying such
drawbacks respectively -,,,
which president Cleveland ought to be familiar fhe
tho American manufacturers had the advantage Vi
nr,ctcal free trade in imported raw mae'idiSi pi'
v,dcd they exported their manufactured proouots'
mr. Crano. Editor Of "The American Register IN
Paris who recently arrived hero on visit, e1presseo
himself as follows on the Presidents letter OF accept
ance:
u IA ac,,deslv wcaka mere rchash OF lot Of exploded
sophstrie and does TO me that many p'oP"
viii be fooled by ito cheap patltuics The President Is
political curiosity OF very pronounced type win un'
limited capacity for crawashing, and supreme con
temp. for the intelligence OF the people.
Blumentha Brothers & Co.. at No. 4o2 BroaH"a!'
are among the largest cloak manufacturers In this
country giving employment during part OF the year
70 about 800 people. Gustave Blumenthai a mom
Der OF tho firm, said:
Wa arc all strong Proectionists and we have GOOD
reason 70 be for we have up out business In worry
a.trflt
tectiye tariff have made thorough investigation OF
This subject and will vote principle for the candidates
Of the Republican party. We ought TO have the tarh
raised instead o, lowered
Tho Presidents letter makes no change In tic
issues said Samuel Butler, Of Butlor. Adolph, Wentz
& Co Nos 3i5 and 3j7 broadway. 1t Is practically
his message G, or again with the addition OF moro
tender socitue for the wOrkingman, who IL PROMISED
tho benefit OF ample protection coupled with cheaper
goods II ia omen - the ame objections the mes
sage 1t Is tho entering wedge of free trade.'
at seems to me- said Walter Lewis, OF lewis
Brothers 81 Co.. No. so Leonardst., that the Pres-
dent realizes that he made a mistake in the position
which he took in his message on tho tariff issue and IS
extremely anxious reassuro tho workingman, who
has shown himself capable of percevlng that the doc
r,nes onunclatcd In that message are going to hurt
him.
Edward IT, Ammldown. OF Ammidown Smith, No.
81 Leonard-s said II the tariff Is added to tho COST
port moro than $3,0OOOOc worth of protected goods
into Canada where they sold in competition with
the freetrade products OF England. The PRESIDENTS
letter leaves the issue Unchanged
A. W. IIarman, with Durham, Buckley IL Co., No
$40 broadway said The letter reminds me Of nothing
so much as some Of my experiences as traveller
when the train has stopped at some little on@horse
station for meals. man stands outside the hotel
with big gong and makes tremendous noise but
when havo gone inside have found nothing TO ca
worth eating. so with this letter; Il promises mich
It Is full Of pretenses but when yOn sln. a.
logical analysis IT contains nothing that VII s1siY
the appetite for knowledge. 1t contains the Same
fallaces did the message
C. c. Shayne thought that It was an ingenious piece
OF work written to catch votes. II would make bet
ter stump speech than lctcr accepting the nomination
for President from the Democratic party.
Senator j. Soat Fasset secretary OF the Republican
National Committee said:
In the lrst place 1t is long drawn out 1t would
have been stronger had 1t been moro compact IL Is
weak because It is 1t is not convincing be-
cause It dishonest Taking the letter from the begnnins
tho President INDUCES in some spreadeasc talk about
maintaining tho rights Of American citizens at home
AMI abroad he persisteny neglected every OPP
portunty to such rights for more than three
years All his expressions upon the subject OF the
,arn are spirit and almost in etter the same ~ his
expes,on in his famous Congress-
and they simply and purely expressions which
look toward only with incidental pro-
upon articles manufactured produced south OF
Mason and Dlxons line.