New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-29
UOOIIEN CLOTHS--DR. HAYES.

controversy IN answer The Boston Herald by
quoting its long-spun argument about womrns
dress goods side by side with Tn Treasury decision
and The Tribunc's statement regarding wOOllcn
cloths for mems wear. The Boston Herald
doris not seem to know the difference between
the latter class OF cloths, which are now pre-
tended 10 be worstcd and tie womcnS dress
goods, which are now and have been without any
change admitted uudcr paragraph 800 OF tn" Iarlh
OF 1883 II was clas>icaIly said Of ignorance not
greater Against stupidity even the gods contend
in vain
Readers Of "The Boston Herald are by that
paper presumed TO be ignorant that the whole
dispute is in regard TO II decision by Secretary
Window about certain cloths, which importers
claim are admissible as manufactures OF worst
eds except such as arc com posed in part Of
wooD not specially enumerated" under paragraph
263 Of the Tariff Of Ss3. Nobody prctcndS that
these goods admissible as bunting under
paragraph 2GI, or women's and chldrrnS
dress goods under paragraph 800. The good,
in question cloths Of wool for men wear, and
the Secretary decided that they must be clhsscd
as woolcn cloths under paragraph 1902.
The Boston Herald insists that he
is wrong, and insults tho intelligence
u it's rradorS by printing, bearing on thc Ques-
tion, "a mnss OF statements about wVmcns dress
goods. Put tho attempt 10 make the Tariff Com
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riuSnl OF %" Gr'SN 10 cfD'h1" ''' uuU'' 10 ~
la:ly foolish, in view OF his recorded and pub
lIShcd statements OH this very subject In his
letter Of February, l-s7, 10 Mr.. J. T. lruitt-a
document which was published in the official bull
lc'in Of the Woollrn Manufacturers Association
DR. Hayes used the following language, which
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I, had h.cn written bv HIM in answer 70 tbr pre-
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else untruthS " Ihr Boston Herald has uttered:
1t NAV De asked why the association did not
recommend a complete rrcons rue lion ut the wOrStd
sam position a. wuo!IcnS t. This II may br replied
building up 'hr wor ted industry from an IlSign hcatt
",,"',,r,nr. e. c"Tri,rf from any gmartcr hui
hccn made ~ ,hc.c prov uu. II may hc asked why m,
worI wor>~l" wa. not udNd 70 INC word woolrn,'
a. Tie I,,v's,"n Tor r"rls M, It may bc replied
Gran"i u T. or thought - II h"suse all wor:t~i
cloths then imported cam" In at tho sarc rate Of duty
It"Thc BOSTON Herald j. not trying 20 deceive
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Us readers, II VIII reprint 'h"se WORDS rom Dr'
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ON rh' S'hj''t 10 't"'hr} Nhhh'hG' ~ c"ud
not conceive mat ''r cloths IN question co'I' ~
Blankets class. In his Taper prepared Tor IA"
senate Committee ON Agriculture. and pubhshcd
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IN Bulletin no , 1885, d" says 'I"G" "
Tho mos important 90 he prupoS~l amendments
+ that With pr"y'h"s hat FOR all pIrpCTr' Of Gus.
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b'cHuc Il" Treasury Department has, IN 'h"
ansna:" Of DR. Hayes. niII'l"I me law which
| lac aud tie commissioners re-. n'n"ndrd.
| Governor llIll Albany organ holly denies that
| taxes in this State have been .hrst and cor
rupion most rampant when the Democracy had
| control OF both tho Executive and legislative