The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-02
AN AND DEMOCRAT BI IO0MsBURG COLUMBIA COUNTY PAL
0owardly Juggling With Law.

The attempt of Appraiser Leach to
break the force of the blow dealt to
woolgrowers and dealers:.by the recent
constructive revision of the tariff in
in favor of free wool by the Customs
Appraisers, is simply the most coward.
ly juggling alike with the tranquility
of business and the sanctity of law.
Our versatile tariff tinker, Appras ser
Leach now denies that the Appraisers
have opened the way for lessening the
duty on fine wool, as he says they have
decided that only such waste as is
made in the usual course If manufaclur.
ing secured wool into goods can be ad-
mitted at 10 per cent. duty.
That this juggling explanation of
Appra ser Leach Is simply aiding in.
suit to injury, is fully explained and
proved by the regular circular issued
by JUSTICE BArEMAN & Co., leading
wool dealers 10 the city, in which after
quoting the Appraisers decision just as
Appraiser Leach gives it, they say
"'fhis practically lets down the blrs
for the importation of secured wool at
ten cents per pound duty, that for the
past few months has been excluded by
Treasury rulings, except at sixty cents
per pound duty. 1t is lmposs Bile TO dis
tinguish between the waste that is
made accidentally in the course of man
ufacturng and the IN lnuiactured arti-
Gle made to initiate real wastes" They
say, also, that like construction in
he past has admitted practically free
an amount of fine wool equal to the
entire clip of the State of Ohio.
Nobody will be deceived by this
cowardly juyglery with both buisues'
interests aud the law. 1t is meant to
furnish practically free wool TO large
extent to our wooden manufactures,
while protesting 10 maintain excessive
ia iff taxes to hold the votes OF the wool
growers; and all sides we'll understand
II. 1t is bold and lawless advance to
confessed necessity--that OF free
wool; bat free wool, like every other
need of industry or trade, mast come
dy law and not by the ordered con-
sruction of political accidents. The
action of the wool manufacturers on the
tariff question during the late campaign
was dishonest. They want free wool;
they know that there is no labor to
protect in growing wool; they know
that they must have free wool chemi- 7
Gals and dyestuffs to command the trade
for their own country for American cap
"a. Il loEA.. E,, thnu .tanthal th
razzle-dazzel the wool growers into
helping them to victory, intending 10
cheat them afterwards, and the United
States Customs APPRAISER we're as
| signed the task of Knocking the woJl
growers out by constructive tariff
revision. First the wovlen manufact-
urers were given lawless Increase Of
tariff taxes on worsteds; now they havt
commanded lawless reduction of the
tariff. taxes on fine WOO. They pro. rit
cally say-''We've paid for it, anf
they get it. !
But what will Congress say to thif
cowardly jngglery with both industry
and law to fulfill campaign' contracts
The House is in accord with party OF
general princip!e*,s hut it VIII not be il
accor with Commissioner BANNERS d
Appraiser LEAClI's making and unmak
ing tariff and pension laws in ilsplen
contempt Of Crngr -ss, aud tha reckon
ing will come with unmistakabl'
emphasis. Even in the severe stress o.
war times no such jugglery with law
was ever att mpted in obedience ID
political necessities, and the people
will demand that the government sbal
hew to the lines in the ending revolt
tionary lawlessness in the administra
ton of plainly written laws. Times