Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-07

the people. 1t seemed to him that no e1-
tended discussion of this great principle |
was expected or required or necessary
under existing conditions; for, ii any one
thing was settled by the political contest of
1858 it was that the protective policy as pro-
mulgated by the republican party in its plat
form, as maintained by the republican party
through long series of years, should be se-
cured in any legislation which was to be
had by Congress chosen in this great
contest and on this mastering issue. He in
terpreted the victory to mean. he interpreted
the majority in this House to mean, he in
terpreted the incumbency of the presidency of
the United States by the present Chief EXecu-
tive to mean. that a revision of the tariff was
demanded by the people, and that that revi-
sion should be along the line and in full recog-
milton of the principle and purposes OF protec-
tion. (Applause.)
THE PEOPLE HAD SPOKEN,
and they asked this Congress to register their
will and embody their verdict into public Law.
The bill presented by the committee on ways
and means to the House was thorough
answer to that demand. 1t was in full
recognition of the principle aud policy of the
protective tariff. The bill had not abolished
the internal revenue tax, as the republican
party had pledged itself to do in the event that
that abolition was necessary TO preserve the
protective system, because the committee had
| found that the abolition of the one was not
necessary to the preservation Of the
other. The bill recommended the
abolition Of all special taxes
and the reduction of the tax tobacco
and snuff; and 1t removed the restric-
tions upon the growers of tobacco. With
these exceptions the internal revenue law stood
| as at present II these recommendations were
agreed to internal taxation would be reduced a
little over $4,000. 900. The committee also
recommended provision requiring all I'M
ported articles to bear Il stamp or mark indicat-
ing the country in which such articles ere
| manufactured.
THE REASON THAT AcTUATKD THE COMMITTEE
was that it had become too common among
| some Of the countries OF the world to copy
| some of our best-knosn brands and
| sell them in competition with our
own homemade tproduct The next
provision recommended was one extending and
| liberalizing the drawback sections of the law.
Under the existing statute any citizen OF the
| United States could import an article, pay duty
upon 1t, makeit into complete product, export
| it. and the government refunded 80 per cent
| of the duty paid Oh the raw material. The
| c, = mittee recommended that hereafter the
government should retain only per cent in-
stead Of 10 per cent.
FREE RAW MATERIAL FOR THE EXPORT TRADE.
This gave to the people of the United States
| practically free material for the export
trade. The committee said to the capitalists OF
| The country: IF you think you can go into the
| foreign markets with free raw material we
| give you within one per cent Of free raw
| material and you try and see what you can do.
| Laughter This provision completely dis
| posed of what had sometimes seemed an almost
| unanswerable argument urged by gentlemen
on the other side that if the manufacturers
| only had free raw material they could compete
| in the markets of the world
| Mr.. Springer I'll. inquired whether this pro-
| vision applied to wool.
MIR. Mckinley replied that it applied to
| everything. 1t was asserted by the minority,
| he said. that the bill would not reduce the
| revenues OF the government but that, on the
| contrary, it would increase the revenues. This
| statement was
] MISLEADING.
1t could only be valuable on the assumption
that the importations Of the present year under
this bill would be equal to the importation Of
like articles under existing law. The instant
duties were increased to a fair protective point
| that instant the importation diminished and
| the revenues correspondingiy diminished.
| No one could dispute that proposition. If the
bill should become law the revenues OF the
[ government would be diminished from $50
! 600, 900 to 60.0C0,0 900. Proceeding
To EXPLAIN THE BILL MORE IN DETAIL
| Mr. Mckinley stated that no change had been
| made in the earthenware schedule, because the
| committee believed that the retention of the
present duties was essential to the prosperity
and further development of this great industry.
Indeed, the duty should be increased instead OF
being left as it was
The committee had recommended an in
crease of duty on glassware. This was deemed
necessary because of the sharp competition
from foreign countries because If the United
States was to continue manufacturing glass goods
and retain the price of labor the duties must be
increased Importations of glassware had in
creased and multiplied since the tariff of 1883,
when the duty was reduced. This increase was
Just because of the difference in the price of
labor in this country and abroad.
THE AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY
had received the earnest attention of the COM
mittee, and every relief which could be afforded
them by the tariff had been recommended The
minority said that duty on agricultural pro-
ducts would be of no benefit to the farmers.
The majority. thinking differently, had ad-
vanced the duty all along the line. IL gen.
tlemen reflected upon the difference in
the price of labor here and abroad in the pro-
duction of wheat they would perceive how near
We were Gf we had not indeed. reached it, to
the danger line, SO far even as our
own home market was concerned. The farmers
had come to appreciate that the time was al
ready here when the American agri-
curalIst must sell his products in
the markets of the world in
competition with the wheat produced by the
low-priced labor of other countries. Their
care must hereafter be to preserve their own
l
the foreign one unless by reducing
the cost of production they could compete with
unequal condition.. Under the duties fixed by
the bill the annual imports of SIS GOO, 900
of agricultural products would be sup
piled the people of the United States
by the American farmer rather than by the
Canadian farmer, and that S25 900 900 distrib-
uted among the farmers would relieve some
of the depression prevailing and give them
confidence and courage and increased ability
to rahe the mortgages upon their farms.
IApplause.l
DURING THE TWELVE YEARS OF RECIPROCITY
| with Canada the United States had bought much
more than it had sold. What Canada wanted
what other countries wanted, was free and
open market in the United States
What the United States wanted, if
1t ever had reciprocity, was reciprocity
with equality, reciprocity that was fair, re-
ciprocity that was just reciprocity that would
give her her share in the trade or the bargain
she made with the other countries of the
world.
He Will Not be Prosecuted
Robert Robinson was arrested yesterday