New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-05

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SENATOR BECK's OPINIONS
Senator Beck submitted an individual rcpor'
as "a supplement to the views OF the mihoii'''
His opinions are substantially as follows:
The senate substitute he SAYS S L show nSSS ' fa the
home consumer, and to close the markers On INC s
against imports and exports as %e S spd abroad
for any price they will bring IN free open sr s hat
tho attempt Of the majority TO restore specific instead
OF al vaIOrom rates simply means tina, the goOue ~,
by the poor shall be taxed gu, OF az pOpVIo shal
derive no benefits and no reduction oi SAa'~n ~, oes
the invention Of new chiney or eeonO oS Po goods
The question presented Is not one OF up asc
taxation s no loIgeF Infant a nog sa@ar' giants
now with machinery equal TO the pest IN .no and
and much Of i Imported from i9e sd hen workmen
here TO the subsidy Congress gives ahe con-
COMES ed by the men engaged N nS foIegn
made goods and with their machinery at nome co'io
all foreign markets. AGAINST our 2ahcan PLATFORM
says Never before was the ayowal boldly ahod be-
party platform that the by trusts and
combinations to suit themselves ana ma htnr with
should by law a GSr necded except on
The hills now presented By the political organlza-
lions ars more important in the principles they rep,
sent than in the amount OF taxation tncy RVp IVA
to remove The Democrats seen oS 70 70 take from the
neonie nohinc excep for public uses and purposes,
at the same time taking care that no injury - mo,o
to any domestic industry They seek 10 aiu ou Iat
ufacturers by cheapcning the raw maerids lI''i o..
finished products are made, so that the marHls lor
them may be enlarged and extended 70 DINER couh'ds
and steadler employment be furnished 10 'hoso WIN
produce them. - h.. ,ho ronuh
IIcans 10 declare the NILS bill to be trade scneine;
There never was an American policy ina, Leu
trade and commerce. All that was ever Claimed wa
such an adjustment OF duties imposed for revenue 80
would afford Incidental protection 10 nome ha ~,
factI'rers The Presidents message and the House bill
were both cmncnty conservative - - ...ar
The Senate bill In the wool, cot'on anu III. ~,
scbcdcs NOT ONLY increased the rate OF TAX, Dut uu
II in the form Of compound and specific dulleS 80 a.
70 Conceal he increases so aruliy devised The cot
ron schedules were not to be defended OH any pii'
cIple Of deceDcy.
f. c. KNIGHT PLEASED WITH THE BILL
PHILADELPHIA Oct. tSpccial). The kepuDican
Tariff bill peascs INC very much" says f. c. knight,
the welIknown sugar refner. Mr. Knight Is opposed
to the Mills BILL and has fought It strenuously The
Republican bill he says, would be good thing for
tho refiners and good thing for the consumers The
rcGners Instead of paying sCO,O00o00 annually Into
the National Treasury, Will, under that BILL pay only
$50 100000 Tho consumer will be benefited by got
ting his sugar for a cent less on the pound :" / am
also gladn he added, to that the tax has been re-
moved from tobacco and from alcohol used in the arts
[ was particularly pleased to sec that they raised the
tariff on wool That is very important industry,
and should be protected and fOstered by our Govern
mcnt. Taken d whole think the bill very Wise
and safe one senator sherman made a strong speech
In support Of the BILL aud he Is the safest man In the
country to follow questions Of fnance'