Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-29
FREE QUINItE.
The Arguments Used Against Free
Quinine Made TO do Duty Now
Against Fres Wool.
GRAFTON of Democratic Wool Growers
ia TGxsF.
Louisville Cour.er.J3urual.


Tee Courier-Journal has h1i of late
number OF letters asking sbout the
repesl OF the duty on quinine snd the
effect on the trade.
The first effect WAS reduction in
price, and it has been steadily declining
ever since.
The soon Hsct waste greatly Increase
the coneumpti1n, as during the era OF
high pricee, cheap substitutes for suinine
were used to the general detriment Of
hesnh.
The Mex n C. wss greatly to Increase
the American product. just how grest
this increase is cannot be accurately de-
termined, as the mAnufscters sre exceed
ingly careful not to make any pnblic
statement of what they are doing. It ia
safe to-ssy the American product is to.
day twice whist /; was before
the repeal Ct the duty. C. A. Robolna
sppeEred before the tariff commission in
July, 1882. Ia his cross examination be
admitted that the American prohuc.
amounted to 100000 ounces in 1878,
prior to the rep al OF tie duty. In the
same statement M Robins gave the
entire product Of The world at 100000
and tn5 American consu nption al l 600,-
600 ounces. The increased supply of bark
aud the vas. Improvement in the method
OF exrtct on has resulted in vast
increase in production the world
over, aud the low prices have
greatly increased the consumption. II is
safe estimate TO ssV that the American
demand is from 100000 to 500, coo
ouoces {: which the American mspuiact-
nrec furnishes fro 1,75O, 900 to 2. eco OGO
ounces, CT taking the product prior &c
the repeal Of the duty in 1879 as from
$50 COO to l 100000 ounces, the Ameri
can plcGuct, with free quiniae and isee
barE, Is cou0le what IL was under TIE
tariff,
THIS estimate g further borne out hy
the statistics of tue Importation of bark
It Is rs great now as pricr to the repaal
Of the Cuiy on outline, and the qusli.y is
iar supeTlnr-.lst l., the same bark TO-
day viii Pietd tHice the amount Of q1in-
iae, because Of its improved quality and
condition, End because OF the superior
metho1s Of ex ractior.
AS the Gest means Of answering the
qusIies On this subj c., snd as showing
| me f.llhcies Of every argument to dsy az.
vsnced to suszsin the tax on wool, We re-
produce the snostsDce OF Sn article which
| appeared il these co!umhs in August.
In 1879, OF motion Of james A. McKen-
z'e Of Kentucky, the rules were susS
pended snd quipine vas placed on the
&c lust.
The attack was so sudden and so vigor-
ou4 that the retailers Of the protected
Industries could not be rallied in time 10
| prevent The success of the move, snd,
though the attorneys OF Powers Weighs
ms1 and Il ysencsr:en we're loud In thetr
lamentations SGd fierce in their prophe-
ctes OF evil TO come, CT higher prices for
quiniEe Eld lower prices for labor, they
aVailed nothing, and The tax was taken
from quiEiGe.
The manufacturers were vary persis-
! tent il thsir demands for the restoration
Of the duly, but they could not eecure f.
v0Tsole Action from Democratic house.
| When the tariff commission was roam.
Jog ell over the country, the QuInire
firms had it attacked in various cities
oY wholesale druggists, who insisted
thst the health and wealth Of
the chill str'csea multitude demanded at
least 10 per cent. duty, II Congress
would not restore the original duty of 20
per cent. These rguments are interest
ing only bec.use they are exactly the
same low edVsnc ed fl opposition to free
wool, free salt, free lumber, etc and yet
every argument has been overthroHn DIV
experience.
A Long Branch IN July, 1882, Alex
sader jones, OF ? i!ede!phis, Of Powers
& WeigItmaD, appeared to urge higher
duties on Chemicals He spoke, he said,
in behalf Of the Manufacturing Caem-
ISIS ASSOCIATION CT America" but really
in behalf OF a few ffms, which would
now be called & trust. In reply 70 the
argument Of a m amber OF Congress from
Mississippi tina. qlinine was too high,
sud tles his Constituents needed it,
jones said they ought TO buy cheap
substitute. jones further said /:
"fhe manufacturers abroad can pro-
duce II mUch cheaper than we csn In this
C try. l have little memorandum
winch WAS handed to NE Just on the eve
Of my departure from home from one OF
our largest manufacturers, stating thst i:
cost just about double the amount Of
money to work 100 pounds Of bark in this
couatry mat it does II I.Aly, where labor
Is &c cheap"
Here we have the cAesp labor islisc5 or
ftlsehood
NJ. Jones then urged that duty OF 20
per cent. was suca little. harmless
| thing no one ought to object to it..
o her manufacturers would say they
could not live on that rate OF duty. Here
are SOME interesting admissions:
"We have 20 pay the same rate Of
wages that anybody else pays in this
country. We pay Sl.50s DAY
wages to lsboring men, while in I,sly the
wages are cnly 80 or 40 cents 8 day.
Under thes, circuus:sLcss it is imposs.
IDLE fer US to compete with the foreign
Manufacturer.
TIE price VAS st that time So; it las
since FL IN to 80 cent?, and still the
wages are the same, bu. the production
IL Tar greater.
Mr.. jones urged sgsin aud sgsin the
n cessity for the duly, because they paid
8, 80 day to 80 auo 40 cents in Italy
The following question snd answer are
referred to the especial and prIYeIful
consideration OF the wooden msnuiac
iurer:
so -Ycu have to pay the same price
for wages, whether quinine has q pro-
tective duty or no.?
"a That is sll true. Int you have to
consider whether the manufacturers cin
exist under these conditions
F,SDerieTce Ynr eiu6t vaars shouS thou