Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-01
syx,TOR FAULKNER ON THE POT
Terry TARIFF.

SyT,TOR FAULKNER ON THE Put
Terry TARIFF.
Mo THOMAS DAWSON writes q commu-
,;,,tiop 10 the REGISTER this morning, in
,,b,cb he Joins issue with Senator Faulk-
-, IN the pottery tariff. 1t will be re-
usnbsrrd that Mr.. FAULKNER quoted the
Nv York Iournai Of Commerce to the ef-
f.,, tint the cost Of pOtteries imported
urlpr the provisions of the Mills bill was
only If cents less on q $57 crate OF granite
ware than when imported under the pres
s,, tariff and Sl.l9 cents less on SIS
crs.. or decorated ware. Mr.. DAWSON
makes sweeping charge that the CAL
c,Isri,Ds of the Journal Of Commerce
are np1n a false basis, although he sdduces
no facts to show that such is the case.
The REGISTER believes that the Sena-
tor'4 statement Is correct in fact and de-
tail. and believes it can be proven to be
20. Il IL understood that the sdministrs-
tive feature of the MILLS bill compelling
the payment of duty on the crates and
packing in which ware is imported Is
compeusating feature for the tariff reduc'
tion. Exactly how much it amounts TO, 1t
is impossible to state The best authorities
calculate it from 8 TO 10 per cent. We may
take the igGres Of an anonymous writer
m tls Iatsllig,ncer, whom, from the tone
Of his article. ~ one would accuse OF
being partial to the MILLS bill He says
the value of ths crates and packing for
800 worth Of ware would not be more
than S6. The tax on these ne calculates al
- PER cent, which Is q gratuitously low
estimate Il may bs 45, 80, or even 90
per cont, varying with the grade OF ware
Bat a. b per cent il would amount to
- 10 90 the 500, or 2.1 per cent. This
is the lowest estimate that could
possibly be made. Il is safe
TO sly that it is much too low.
We take crate of plain China ware. The
present tariff rate is 50 per cent. 1t is re-
duced by the Mills bill to 40 per cent. Let
that crateo of ware cost when imported un-
des the present tariff $57, putting our fig
ures Is near az possible to the ones given
by Senator Faulkner. Then the cost Of
the crate without duty would be 100-155
Of So or S36.77. Import the same
crate oi ware under the Mills bill,
sod II viii cost l4O per cent. of $50. II
or $Il5- To this we add the administra.
tive texture The value of packing and
crates for this amount Of ware prepared for
transportation across the ocean could scarce
ly be less than $500. Forty per cent duty
on this valno wnuld amount TO So 20,
Add this to S5l % and we have S54 ~,
the whole cost Of the crate imported
under the provisions of the MILLS
bill, as against S57 90, the cost when
imported under the present tariff, differ
ence of s. -. The difference can hardly
be more. IL may be much less for in the
above computation a much lower estimate
than - generally given is put upon the
administrative feature of the bill.
In regard to the case of decorated ware
the same line of argument can be pursued.
The present duty is 90 per cent. The
Mills hill fixes it at 30. A $40 crate
OF ware would cost without duty
lOO-l6b of $T9 OO or $40 3S. Imported
under the Mills bill it would cost 80 pei
cent. OF Ei9 -, or S74O7. Again: we place
the cost OF crate and packing at s. 90, 90
per cent. OF which is S4.OO; add $500 to
S1i " and We have SIS o., the cost of the
crate OF decorated ware imported under the
provisions Of the MILLS bill, or % cent?
less than the cost under the present tariff
Ine estimates on the rate of duties,
used in the above computations are taken
from tabulated statement prepared by
tue Treasury Department. They sre
sn'horIta;lVe, aud can be inspected by
any one who so desires. The argument
oASs1 upon them can not be impeached.
Iney Approximate the results given by
senator FAULKNER aud the JoUraM OF
Commerce. Asacomplete and full refutation
o' the otseless charge that the MILLS bill
nAS dealt harshly with the pottery in
uuSTy they speak for themselves. Wheel
ing 5 pottery interests will not suffer from
the proposed reduction.
WOOL has been rising till the price is
no" within two or three cents of the high
@' point attained last year. How does
TINS compare with the loud statements Of
'ne Republican eampaignersP
IL Will he remembered that ever since
Tue publication of the Presidents message,
the Republican press and the Republican
pOnncians have been bowling about how
Tue democrats intended to bring about the
iunat'On Of the wool growers. Day after
uAy Republican organs were full Of
news intended to bear" the wool
market, The wOolsn manufacturers and
'u' speculators and middle men i'm.
A'eiy "esught on" to the situation,
ao lent the Republican politicians all the
a u tneir power and every insiduOus ar.
"en'and searecrOw statement imagina-
w was held up to terrorizs the WOO
go ' Manufacturers and middle mer
held back THAR nraa-. Al 1