Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-03-17
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Samuel j. Randall OF PennSylVanla
and antagonizing as it does the
Mills tariff bill, the Republican
constituents of Mr.. Randall evil
IDENTIFY had a finger in the pie. No
one at least regards it as a Demo
cratic measure, and Mr.. Randall
himself expects to accomplish moth
ing in presenting it, unless it be to
defeat the bill. which prepared by
the Democratic committee will re,
ceivo with few exceptions, the sup
port of all the Democratic mem
bers of the House. His only hope
Is to make combination with the
Republicans on q compromise bill,
that will receive their solid vote.
in addition to that of few sore
head Democrats like himself. I'll
he succeeds in doing that he must
cut loose from his party associates
and go over bag and baggage to
the Republican party where for
years he has rightly belonged. He
has long enough been an enemy in
the camp of the Democratic party
and it would have been the part of
wisdom, perhaps. &c it had unload
ed itself of him long ago. Certain
it is, that he cannot be considered
friendly to Democratic measures
with the stand he has taken on the
tariff question, and one who is so
much atyariance as he is with Dem
ocratic policy, so clearly and pos
ltively outlined by Mr.. Cleveland,
the acknowledged head of the par
ty, is entitled to no consideration
at the hands Of any true Democrat
The thing for him to do now is to
step down and ont Of the Demo-
cratic party. At least if he remains
in the Democratic party he should
be regarded as snch an enemy to
it, that no Democrat should he de
ceived by him and he ought there
fore TO he harmless. The main
features of the Randall tariff bill
are presented in the editorial COM
ments Of the Baltimore Sun, APP.
pended below:
The Randall Tariff Bill proposes
the repeal of all internal revenue
laws affecting tobacco, and of all
such laws as impose tax on spir-
its distilled from apples, peaches
and other fruits. All laws impos-
ing a special tax on manufacturers
Of stills and wholesale and retail
; dealers in spirituous and malt H.
QuorS are also proposed to be re.
pealed. Manufacturers are per
| mitted to withdraw from bond al
. cohol for these purposes in quaint
, ties of 800 gallons without payment
t of the internal tax. Weiss beer is
to he wholly exempt from tax. The
present tax of 80 cents per gallon
: on distilled spirits is to be reduced
to 80 cents. All the above men.
o toned changes of the law, as well
as those that follow. are to take
effect July l, 1883. The tariff
! changes proposed by Mr.. Randall
G o RIO --,,a,,.-.noo ne--sa,,,.l-to
for example,h he proposes to increase
the tax from one cent per pound,
the present rate, to two and one
tenth cents per pound. On iron or
! steel railway bars the duty is placed
f at s14 per ton, instead of Sill, as
proposed by the ways and means
committee. The iron and steel
schedules have some slight reduc-
tons here and there, but as rule
the tax is kept at the top. notch
. On timber, squared or sided only,
there is reduction of 5 per cent.
On sawed boards, ETC., there is no
reduction. The rates on sugar Ie-
main unchanged. In provisions
there are few changes, the principle
observed being 10 keep the duty
high. On manufacturers of cotton
tue duties are not lowered to ar
appreciable extent. In most cases
they are not lowered at all. On
clothing wool and combing wool
the duty is 10 cents per pound; if
valued at above 30 cents pound,
IL cents. On carpet woods the duty
is 10 be 3 cents a pound. On the
cheaper sorts of WOODEN cloth there
is a reduction of 10 per cent; OH
those worth 80 cents pound there
Is no reduction. Salt is not placed
on the free list. The bill, it will be
perceived from tile items here
enumerated, is unsatisfactory, and
as regards such articles as tinplate
extremely Objectionable. The re
duction of the tariff expected to be
effected by it is estimated at about
S15, 100000. The abolition of the
internal taxes on tobacco would Ell.
feet reduction of about $4,000.
GOO; the partial abolition OF the tax
Oh spirits and beer from $4,000
900 to s15,0O0,0O0. The total re-
duction by this estimate would be
about S62,000,0OO. The bill will be
referred to the committee on ways
and means, where it will repose
undiSturbed. In the struggle i'm