New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-03

The American gods and you will find that the gst Will
he ground "cxcecnRg small" Not one Ohio district
can carried for any man who dares to vote for this
Till 1t stands now II cannot pass but its balcui
influences viii disturb values and render business pro
: jccts and drive money into safe haibors
VIEWS OF A MINORITY MEMBER OF THE COM
MITTEE.
| Mr. Burrows. of Michigan, OF the Ways and
! Means Committee said:
have studied the bill carefully enough to discover
thai Ii becomes a law 1t VIII swamp all of the most
i portaDt Industries ri Michigan W. ErSw'"g' iu'-
herng, sah making, the raising of fax anf hemp etc
In fact. doesGt leave rs anyth rg except 'r PrIs-
| iegc Of fishing, and do not Know whether 'ahada
would permit us to engag, ~ Ihal D 1rs u
not because 1t should moi 20 into the DILL II ' l*
be con~tiaed on any primo pie whScNer , ~" o us
of tine electoral Of Virginia TO the Demecrane
party, and cndongcr The patys supremacy III In In
nessee aud Alabama You 500 II Is ihalnN ~,
tional bin. Tho Administration seems WILLING 'ha'
Northern farmers Nor horn worhmgSGn . ha ,be
manufacturers. Northern wool growers shai Dcar me
brunt II should be entitled IA iii 10 Increase M
portatcns. aTgumcnt the revenues, ana destroy A"ci
VIII The committee grant hearings 70 woringmem
wool qrowas, ard the repr's,edsiilves oi mani"
Why, | suppose 80. a. a matter OF course 20
edge. avail s' of any respecta'le source OF inioI
maton in framing OIL hav@ .,,s who a1
Piled to him while the hin was in the course OF pcpa
ton. but ! suppose he did 50 because The iIepnt
can members OF the Committee ccnid nor ne p'fS'hl
to enjoy the benefit of snch nearing. nav o',s
Informed that represent aiivcs OF the wcfkhEheil n
to have an opportunity to present certain facts ana
sta cmen's TO he committee. The minority OF coir.o
Is in favor OF according that right, "ihont rasihs
question whatever
IOWA FINDS LITTLE COMFORT IN TIDE MEASt re"
Mr. Lyman, of Iowa. said
have read fhe careful analN sis OF the bill in to-
days Tribune and am ready to say that 1t contains
few features indeed Whloh VII be acoep aOlc 10 inc
farmers or manufacturers Of iowa. We want in Iowa
a bou.~ market and we are short sighed thai
We eor
productive industries would be to deprive Us OF thh
nak;t. Our iaa"sefs arc N""iiS 5 a. i,
the maintenance OF American Industries, ana III thel
multi pcatiOn. was a>t0nishcd TO-DAY WIN ns
that the majority Of the Ways an Means ooin''t e
had determined not 10 permit the FARMERS ol lne
country to be heard in regard 10 i Di.' inc n'asu!'
framed in secrecy and pa adOuht Dhea.'ou aoe
on tho WAYS and NJ ans C0miite 10 a'o~ nc ~ ~
nrcscnf a,ives of every interest Affected 10 DC hed
Tho minority OF the Committee VIII fh III It's uuN
II il does not Insist the granting OF that rig''
must from nav reading o. NE provision. u ~.
measure that majority OF tie commee seem W DC a.
badly in need of lGt on the suDJ'ct a. any o'''o
cignt men In the House
4 VITAL BLOW TO CALIFORNIA pl:oDUc-~.
Mr. Morrow, OF California, said:
II seems to me incredible that after three months
OF supposed elaboration and invest CATION, the Demo.
sratic inemLcr, of the Ways and Means have nothing
better 10 offer TO the country than this bill, but OF
course the real fact is that there has been no IN
vestigation OF the relation OF tn, material ihu7llcs
Of the country TO this tariff question: There Is not
so far as can see, any well fined economic plln-
cplcs in tho whole bill TO the Pacific Coast The
bill Will b. Objectionable In general and in detail
II would destroy many OF our Industries Just Ia
the process OF do1 copaemt T1e ior -. H''ar cs
from lG to 2oOO0O00 pounds OF rasins, and ne
industry is only in its infancy. The bill would
reduce tho tariff from cents per ponnd 10
II cents, when wond be sufficient TO enable
the importers to drive orr rasins on, on
enable the California product to pay freight ana Ect
to the eastern market Reduce the duty and the
development of this important and growing industry.
Last year produced 100000 pounds Of French
product Of pruncs is just coming into the market but
by placing prues on the free list hat chance Is mere
for our people? The same may be SAID OF Igs, OF
which we produced $4,000 pounds. 1t mas taken
several years for vineyards and orchards to reach
This Doin production. and to do our people have
uocesariy been CON PEELED in many cases To borrow
money to bridge over the period when nothing was
This bill wonld be notice TO the banks to forecose
their mortgage and close up the Business. II Is evl'
1en that there has been investigation OF the siiua-
tion and the committee should now listen 10 what
people may have to say on this subject who nave IN
vested all they possess i'm these Industries l am III
favor of red cling taxes and III" people OF me facbc
Coast wiz welcome any legitimate eho1 IN tha ucc
ton but committee that would take the duty rom
cotton Ties and cotton bagging. should remember that
here are other sections requiring consideration III inc
matter Of reduction OF taxation.
eEvEhE ON ALI THE PRODUCTS OF TIE FARM
Representative Perkins, of Kansas. on beng
asked what he thought Of the tariff bill. said
1t is uncompromslngly bad. It aims fatal blow
at the wool growing interests OF tho United STATES
and particularly nearly all the products OF
III
our country will he compelled to compete with
undergrad and panper labor OF the south AMERICAN
states and of tho Old World 1t would be very IN.
fortunate to the working classes as II proposes TO plt
almost everything upon the free list that IS simply
tho product Of labor. In effect IL says that
American labor is not entitled TO protection, unless
united with capital and engaged in manufacturing IL
looks mich as II the Dark Lantern" caba that had
and evolved the bill was acuaied by the
nId democratic spirit that believed that working Ieo
ME had no rights that gentlemen" were bound 10
res meet Happily when the House gets through with
he consideration Of the bill, It's authors VIII not
know their handiwOrk
Mr. Grout, of Vermont said:
Yes The residents proclamation for free wool IS |
ully Endorsed by this Democratic Tariff BILL and II
beep nus bandry in the United states is saved from
ltter destruction must be by the Republican mem
ers of he House and few patriotic Democrats who
are more for the business prosperity Oh the country
han the crack OF The party whip. The sheep INDUS
~ Of Vermont has suffered severely from the tari
cduction of 1883 has that of the whole c0nntry,
out this means anniiflatiOn and how the Prcsldem
and his party pect the sober judgment OF inc
American people tn approve II. is. indeed mystery
" md marble with 80 per cent dnty slfucA on
and lumber all demand hearing from my slate; ana
think the committee Will grant 1t unless Their heads
ire completely turned