Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-24
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The TeritI Reform Lender Exposes
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exhausted by tho afternoon. The majority |
report Ap cars to have been given move !
fully by the Associated Press than The RS
ports of the two ninorities. Carlislo's !
mastery report should be read in full to |
be appreciated. A characteristics extract |
IL the following:
1--WE have for long time been endeav-
oring 10 increase our trade with the PEG.
r'e OF Central aud South America and
Mexico, and at our request an inferno
national conference is now being held to
devise u ans for the accomplishment o.
mis- result. The people Of oil these
countries had right 10 suppose that this
government was acting ia good faith
when il asked them to send their dele.
gates mere, and promised that nothing
would be done TO disturb the harmony
Of their DELIBERATIONS or prevent the sue
cess OF their mission.
''Butin the midst of their consultations
md wren It YEs earnestly hoped tGat
Sumo practicable plen might be agreed
mp Tor the establishment Of Gloser com
mgreial relations, this bill is reported,
containing provisions which Will not
only retGrd reciprocal arrangements for
the future, bat destroy large part Of
the trade nov existing between this couH
~ end some Of orr neighbour of the
south. The bill proposes to make lRrg7
incfeass5 IN the duties on carpet woo.l,
aud take silver ores containing ieal fEcm
the free list end Buhj2ut tho lead con
tanned 10 the silver ore 10 q duty Of
cents pr p3pna, not because we neo3 H.
reverue, bul for the sole purpose If pre-.
venting these articles from being iM-
ported into this country.
Last year we imported direct from the
s.ntes and republics of Central and Sopa
america and tho republic Of MezEo
mary million pounds q Ehiq wool, ard
still m9se by way o Tendon ani utner
European porta, and from Mexico silver
ores bearing loRd OF the value Of &c.
779, iGO. Onr total importAtions OF car
PCT wOol9 from al cGuntriea aMuunte3 70
/ 3Et6lG 466 poundg, snd uur totSl OF I'M
nattetions OF thia hind OF ore was lj,-
J5l ,7i9. All this wool has been Goa
yer,ed into carpets and other fabrics, and
| ell these ores have been smylted in The
United States BY Amagical worknlsn, and
! their importation has been OF great beno.
| fit 10 our people, in addition to the profit
realized from the trade between the dif-
| feteut countries.
"Ihe free admission OF hlxilg o,eB
from Mexico has cnabied cur citizens to
establish and ma ntain largo Emeiting
| works ut ri Paao, lex; Argentine, Kal.
| Newark, N. D.; Kansas City, NO., AMI a
| great many other places. II this bill
passes the tax upon 5000 tond OF silver
/ Gle, tho ain IGnt imported last year, wi Il
| be over $Gi2,O00, winch the government
| Goes no. need, and which will benefit
nobody in this country. The bill, in
fact, increases the rates OF duty on ell
claalss of woods imported into this coun
try.
These increases have been made prin
cipslly upon the demand OF few large
fock-masters in the state OF Ohio, and
they will be defended by the mljority
upon the alleged ground tlat they arc
beneficial to tns farmers o. the country
who keep Hheep on their lands. Tbs
fact is that wooi is one Of our isAst i'm.
portsnt agricultural products in point OF
actual value Gnd hy comparison with
others, even in tho State Of Daio. IL dos
not amount to more than per 7nt OF
the total valua Of farm procucts in tint
state, from which Genes tile most cJn.
slant and urgent demand Tor high rates
of !u and II is still less in other statBY.h
Eepn6llcan OongrcsHmau Mokenng's
minority report opposing bounIies con
tains come very interesting statements.
He says, among otaer thirgs: vi u
bounty is tex Of iesl burden than in =
tariff, why arc sugar Consumers selected
for taVoTf La sugar the only article rsed
III this country that ~ higher IN pr &c
than in the markets o. the wosld2 Make
this tine test. Contemplate the oiti2sn as
q consumer op!y (aud ut thiB sp cial
timel and ttero IS IN and Of q protective
tGrG.
",Iho Republican House OF Represent.
a.iye5 shonld nc! SET this exau pie. Whu
can say where the cpntagion Of it Will
sop2 What ia the excuse for free sugar
Is I that bee. BuEsr IL IS Lew industry,
and are new industries not to be pro
ssctGd2 The whole bill 10 o o0n.ECd c.
ton Of this. The beet sQgNr Industry is
not Gully suitable 20 the circumstances OF
ne aountrY, bat Of ell tne raRga u pro
tHctiye indus sr!es hUt one otlHrT sue.
, brilliant praspec.s 81 good. Tue hi
: protactst and Justly proseots, agriculture
products Witt singular incplgisteuoy
almost petyeEse iDculals.encY, il dtniei
, protection 10 an industry Ia which tbi
, farmer IL Interested iAe most.
/ "Ailst Or industry be able To HUpp'y
I the home caGsumpuUn before il IL
entitled to prLteci0ut ANA tho Eu2Gi
industry, II As aaestted, nas not dla6 this
a OtA+s indus liEa have MT done shls--ia
l. dus.ri99 whist lave been protected IL
= every tariff Loeesu which has beet
!. rnsctaG aud WLl9h are protected ia Ia,
present bill; iudu-trias w-Iyh instepd q
i 41cToggipg, hive C9CssEsG0 ana are dc
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