New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-05
SENATOR HISCOCK on THE SURPLUS

HE W. UID REMOVE THE Tux ON TOBACCO, on
ALCOHOL USED IN ARTS. AND THE TARIFF on
SUGAR.
SYRACUSE Jan. Especial. The attention OF Senator
Hiscock having been called to publication based
upon an alleged conversation between him and Cen
cral Kctcham at Washington, he declared that In his
opinion a sufficient reduction Of the revenue could be
made by removing the taxes from alcohol used In ths
arts, and from tobacco and by the reduction OF tho
tariff upon sugar Against this method there hau
been urged the removal OF the taxes entirely rom
alcohol covering, of course, those forms of 1t used as
beverages also removing the internal taxes from all
malt liquors and leaving sugar untouched Ihcfe
was also the plan which would be formulated upon
the Presidents Message, Of adding all raw materials
wool, lumber, salt. iron ore and long line OF manu-
factured goods to the free list The Senator said that
he had always favored the removal of taxes upon al
cohol used in the arts, also from tobacco and rcduc
ton Of tho duties upon sugar, with a compensatory
bounty, II necessary; and he was glad to know that
the bill which he introduced last winter was published
in all Of the Republican papers OF Ncw-York and In
many OF the Democratic papers and had the nham
nous APPROX al of tho Republican press OF the state
aud OF the Republican party Of New-York lie SAID
that tho why he is opposed to tho reduction OF
the taxes on alcohol which would be used as bcver-
ages lies In tho fact that alcohol in such use Is not
necessity. but a vicious luxury and for that reason
should bear reasonable share Of the burdens OF Gov
crnmcnt, that the theory upon which protection rs's
IS goods unnecessarily used In high degree
uxuries In some Injurious and should bear the
burdens OF taxation.
Another theory underlying protection Is that u
should only he extended to those products which can
be produced in onr own country I'm abundance, and
which may lie developed by competition so as 10 ahd
largely TO the worlds product and reduce fhc preo
here and In the worlds market In the case OF Iron
and steel Sugar. the Senator said does not fall INTO
this list. II has been demonstrated that, with thc
protection afforded, tho production OF cane sugar IN
this country cannot be substantially Increased, ana
sugar being necessary article OF food with all classes
Of people, II should be relieved OF taxation IN prefer
to alcohol and malt liquors, used as De'craso'
lie would remove the taxes from tobacco, practcay,
for the reason that tea and coffee have ooe"
added to tbs free list Its general use by all CLASSES
Of people renders IL, like them, necessary mAury'
lie said the production Of sugar would never DC
increased to any considerable extent under tho pro
tecon now afforded II. aud that consumers were now
paying nearly three times the value OF tho sugar po
duct Of this country In tho Increased prices pau ior
imported sugar to afford II the tariff protection "on
IL has lie thought there was future In thIs Ioun
try for sugar and sorghum, and he was ueciae
I'm favor of system OF bOuntios for developing ho'o
Industries. -. ,,anv
senator Hiscock thought there were great many any
articles which could be added to the free st anu ms
should be done to knock the bottom out Oh 'no "'eu
mcnt used by tho free traders against our po.y.
great many articles to-day which need no pro,'o'@, @
dncton In this country and high excellence IN manu-, anu
facnrc, largely by machinery have rendered 'p p h
lection ary and yet they arc sezed upoH ~
the President the Secretary of tn, Treasury ana Ic
traders OF less prominence TO arouse prejudice against
the protective system