The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-10-04

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The Republican party reduced the duty
on steel rails from $2S to ST..
The Republican party abolished the duty
on coffee.
The Republican party abolished the duty
On tea.
The Republican party abolished the duty
on hides.
The Republican party abolished the duty
on camphor.
The Republican party abolished the duty
On indigo,
The Republican part, abolished the duty
on maccaroni'
The Republican party abolished the duty
on nutmegS.
The Republican party abolished the duty
on bleaching powders.
he Republican party put sage on the
free list.
The Republican party put shellac on the
free list.
The Republican party put raw silk on the
free list.
The Republican party put tin bars on
the free list.
The Republican party abolished tf duty
on anthracite coal ard reduced the duty on
bltuminous from 81 ,25 to IS cents per ton.
These ale some Of the facts that Dem,
acratic orators such rs Mr.. Tucker never
mention but speak about the war Tariff
as though the entiIe schedule arranged
to meet the requirements of government
in war times, had not been changed or
modified.
Mr.. Tucker. however, forgot himself
when he referred TO the tariff OF 1883,
and in the same connection cOntended that
the war tariff was in existence. The pres
emf tariff is the measure formulated by a
commission of experts in 1883 VIII which
Morrill,, the author of the bill of 1851, had
nothing to do, except to adjust the prin-
ciples Of protection to the schedule Of
duties.
In attempting to defend the Mills bill
Mr. Tucker maintained that it made re-
duction in tariff rates Of only per cent.
from AZ to A per cent. and wanted TO
know if that was hurtful to the industries
of the country. what ought to be thought
of the Republican tariff bill of 1888, which
reduced the du les % per cent.
In the first place the adjustment of the
schedules in 1883, was made by the friends
of protection and in the interest OF Amer
lean industries and American labor. The
Mills bill was arranged by the enemies OF
American lid ustries and Amen lean labor.
and in the interest Of England. That is
the policy that runs through it. At the
same time the reduction in duties is not 5
per cent but q per cent-even greater
than in 1888. al d on line entirely differ
ent in its effects upon American interests.
The amount of duties collected in 1857
under the schedules affected by the Mills
bill. including every article ill these
schedules, Was $l79, TAI $50. From this
amount MIR. Mills proposes practical re-
duction amounting to $29.7l2.6ll. and a
total abolition OF duties amounting to
$40. 773. $40, making u total REDUCTION OF
$49. 4o6 54O Oil $l79,74 $3.50, or u per cent.
The free traders c!ailu that Me only hon
est Way OF getting at The average amount
of DUTY is by calculating it as MIR. Mills
doe $. upon the articles dutiabe." 1t is
not The only way to get at the average duty
under given bi !, 10 calculate il upon the
articles actually dutiable. 1t is not the
average amount of duty, but what reductio ion
does Mr.. Mills propose? The Way to get
at that is to take the amount Ut duty COL
Iected under the law at present Aid then
see what the average amount OF duiy col
Iected on these same things would be un-
der the Mills bill. This is the only way
to ascertain what the reduction actually
is. The method proposed by the free
traders would simply give the difference
in the average ad valoreup equivalent rates
of the dutiable articles under two distinct
tills, and would not show what the reduc
lions proposed by the Mills bill is.
The absurdity of the method proposed
by the free traders, whose conclusions MIR.
Tucker seems to have adopted, is evident
from The fact that such a method makes
England more highly protected country
than the United States.
On this basis of dutiable articles alone,
says the Amer icae People. 1.-The average
rate of duty collected by Great Britain
OH all dutiable imports is 69.5 per cent.
In 1888 the value of these imports was
e28 ,955 1868, and the amount of duties COL
lie ;ted e2O. l29, 5S2-that is. So 3 par cent.
q I'll inh
adopts for this country. England is a
higher protected country Than the United
States. According to Mr.. Mills. our ''aver.
age ad yalorem" rate is 54.l6 per cent
Englands is 69.5 per cent. or nearly 80
per cent. above the average ad valorem"
of this country.
This lad valorem'' juggle deceives no
one who is not anxious to be led astray.
1t is absurd to tell the salt, lumber and
wool industries that the Mills bill reduces
duties but 4.5l per cent. They know bet
ter. 1t is equally absurd to claim that the
average reduction made by the Mills bill
is 4. 81 per cent. 1t is q per cent"
But no one need be surprised at this ex-
assumptions The measur is intended as
the first step in the direction of free trade,
and it's adoption would be long one. Its
schedules are adjusted to discriminate
against American industries and Ameri-
can labor aud in favor of foreign interests.
I hey are adjusted to perpetuate the in.
ternal revenue taxa direct tax upon our
own pc ple-and to remit duties imposed
by the present law upon foreign imports
for the privilege of trailing in our mar. ,,
kets The whole scheme is anti-Ameri-
can, and fagrantly outrageous upon the
people of this country.
DIR. T. II, Logan, of Wheeling. dropped |
dead in his place of business on Monday |
last. He was well known Republican
politician.
The Chesapeake and Chic Kailrt ad has |