Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-13


Allison LIKELY 70 Lend for Over
taxed Farmers and AIdrich for
Ovrrtaxed Industries.
Philadelphia Times Special.
WASHINGTON, March cit Is now an
open secret that there will be tariff re-
form break in the Republican senatorial
ranks when the new House tariff bill
reaches the Senate. It has been known
for some time that many OF the Republi-
can leaders have reached the conclusion
that there must be decided advance in
favor OF free raw materials for our indus.
tries and reduced taxes on the nsc sssaries
of life, to enable the party to enter the
campaign OF lS92 with auy hope of sue
cess; but the sppre nension has been gen
eral that the advanced skirmishers for
tariff reform from the Republican en-
trencLments would be shot.
ALLISON AND THE FARMERS.
The reelection Of Senator Allison has
uuloosed the leading strings by which he
was bound and which nearly cost
him his seat in the Senate, and il is nov
hardly secret that no regards the drift.
of his party toward monopoly taxes as
the chief cause of Republican disinte-
grafton in Iowa. His state is rapidly de-
clining in the growth of sheep even under
high taxes on wool, and the farmers are
taxed 68 per cent on all their woolenB.
Protection to wool no longer blinds them
to the oppression of exorbitant taxes on
the necesssries of life, and Iowa will soon
bs ready to break on the question of
high taxes on wool. Then Senator Alli-
sons state ia without forests; lumber is
used almost entirely for buildings, and
tue tax on lumber ia most oppressive
tax on the whole people of the state.
Iowa does not produce woolsns, or lum-
| Der, or iron, or tin, and the general do.
preston among farmers has made very
general protest nom them against the
high war taxes which drain their sub
stance. 1t is certain that Senator Allison
will be in the front OF an early break
from the monopoly taxes now sustained
as the party policy, and when he breaks
he will not be alone.
ALDRIcH AND THE MANUFACTURERS.
Senator Aldrich OF Rhode Island, is re.
garded as the best informed representa-
tive of the New England manufacturers n
the Senate. He, like Allison, was driven
by extreme party necessity TO assen. to
the Senate campaign or .'fat.tryirpn
AA%AA SAAA ~ Apg3f buN A1G WILL INV IbDEE-
sent business instead OF party, and he
will break in support of the Indispensable
needs Of New England, and OF manufac-
! turer5 generally, in tho matter of free
raw materials and the repeal OF needless
taxes on the necessaries OF life. Hs ia in
sincere sympathy with the Massachusetts,
deliveranee in favor OF protection al.
justed to the pTesent changed conditions
| nf hnEInaaa nnI hn trt1l - j.,
for Rhode Island, but for all New Eug-
land, in calling b. alt in the reign of high
var taxes in time Of peace.
WHAT WILL CAMERON ID.
Senator Cameron is regarded by both
parties IS the most sagacious and far. sss-
ing OF the Republican leaders, and it is
an open sscrst tha: he appreciates the
necessity Of saving Pennsylvania indus
tries by cheapening her products without
| chGapening the wages Of labor. He 10
| one OF the most experienced and practi.
| cal iron manufacturers in the state, and
now he sees Alabama iron undertaking
Pittsburg manufacturers in that city
/ and undertaking the Eastern Pennsyi.
vania manufacturers Ia Philadelphia. No
increased tariff taxes on iron can stop
southern competition, and the Penasyl-
/ venia iron manufacturers must
either cheaper the cost OF their
product or stop their furnaces and
mills and throw their thousands
of laborers out Of employment. What
policy Senator Cameron will advise is not
yet known, out it is known that he re :
CARDS increased tariff taxes on wool and
woolens as impracticable and that instead
of increasing the prices of our dom sstic
products By higher taxes, we must
cheaper products by reduced taxes il we
would preserve our industries. While
Senator Cameron has made no public
deliyorance on the question, it - safe to
say that the increased taxes on wool,
voolens, raw aud manufactured silks,
&c., adopted by the House committee
will not fad favor with him.
THE BREACH INEVITABLE.
J The probability is that the presen,
Congress will pass no revenue tariff al
all. The administrative bill will pass in
some form, and some reduction NAV be
MADE in internal taxes, but the now GER
tain enlarged appropr atoms for the wear
will likely prevent any material reduction
OF the Internal revenue. The House is
likely to pass the bill giving increased
taxes to nearly all who claim them in
fulfiinent Of campaign promises, but il
is now quito probable tSst there will be
such Republican revolt in favor of tar n
reform ia the senate as nust defeat al
ter a legislation this session. The eat
informed Republican leaders expect the
party to lose the next Congress and the
dsbataoie states this yeas, and then the y
hope, under the admonition OF defeat, Il
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