The Press., 1888-07-19
(Correspo pondence.) TARIFFS.


 Tariff relates to those goods on which duties or customs are to be paid. Duty, commercially, is the tax or toll which is required by the government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consump- tion of goods. The tax on land or other real estate, and on the stock of farms is not called duty, but direct tax. A revenue tariff is where the duties levied are to raise the means for the support of the government in whole or in part. A protective tariff is one that levies duties upon articles which are produced in this country, and which are also produced, as cheap or cheaper, in some other country. protective tariff Is always & revenue tariff
 A protective tariff has the same effect upon the imported article as revenue tariff, and in both instances the effect is to increase the cost of the article in this l.market. X tariff for revenue only is levied without rsgaEd to the protection of the in dustries Uf the country. A protective tariff discriminates b+.tween the products of this country and those of other coun- tries. It recognizes that some articles are produced in this country as We'll as in oth- or countries, and that some articles are produced ill other countries that are not in this. To illustrate A tariff for rev enue only would not stop to take account of the fact that tea and coffee are not pro- ducts of this country and if a tax were imposed upsm them their cost to us would be enhanceI without giving protection to the producers. There are no producers of these articles in this country. To put 8 tax on these articles would benefit no one here bat on the other hand it would be 8 detriment to all who use them.
 "A tariff for protection would consider that tea and coffee are foreign products, and would impose no duties on them be- cause to do so would enhance their price without benefit to any one. On the other hand protective tariff would account that iron, cotton and silk are American indus tries as well as English or European and owing to the high rate of wages in this country, cannot be produced so cheaply as foreign countries hence, would levy du ties on them instead of tea and coffee, anG thereby would protect the industries here while getting the means to support the lgovernment.
 A tariff for revenue only is based on the AheoFY which is to get monsy to support kh0 government without regard at all tc EouE oy 'nstEies. They may shift for
 A proieetiye tariff is based on the fact fffhaA We Nate ia ustries which need to bt protecteds for one thing, against the cheaI labor in the old countries, and that ou1 Workmen are to be considered as we'll as foreign workmen. The radical difference between the republicans and the demo erats, in relation to this matter, is that the former believe in killing two birds witl one stone, while the latter is content tt take but one. Republicans say: "Giv' us 8 protective tariff, because our manu factures are of vital interest in our indus trial system they need encouragement and the laborer all the wages he can get. Democrats sayr: "Tariff for revenue only It matters not where our work shops are whether in this country or in Europe, O whether American industries are fosteret or not. Let them and the laborer look t. themselves"
 7, Since we must have the means to keel the government going republicans believ in getting them to the greatest advantag of the whole people. O. P. CHAMPLN.
 Rushford 9ainn.