New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-22
HOME INDUSTRIES AND FREE SUGAR.

TO the Editor Of he IT'D J.. ,ro
ety. pnrb,Icon Senator, will not feel free 10 give
Mr. Blaines suggestion as To sugar uu'i0' ' ,ld
.hoy might otherwise receive, for reasons "hic" OO
be clearly stated Public prosperity requires u tts
massage Of tho revised tariff. giving hotnc ~.
,rcatcr sscuty against possible reverseS ABROAD D1'
the animation In the House, If leading kepuoioS ~"
right Is such that the bill could not DC p"'so 4.
sentially different provisions as 10 sugar -. ,hn
~ the highest Importance to keep this summer '
pedec that a large reduction Of revenue shoulu oo
without imparing the defence of home ncus'rS 900
retain the sugar duties would be to keep Q'V'o'0'o
roycnue which can be spared and which MI bAdi''0
himself reasons should he rcmltted In ahotiei "a'
Moreover Il would retain tho rIO,oOV'VVV Vi ~,
with no Certainty that In that way IL couIu NV ~ :,
moved no treaty has yet been negoua'eu 7'u. ~
sired advantages In exchange for fTce sugar -,
rotary of state has labored earnestly 10 '"a' ."' 80
would surely have accomplished something hou ~ -
posslbc but no treaty has resulted nor mas ",@ p
.,,orco tbot any Is possible. II none could De he
,i,,ed before the House had voted for freo sugar SUI
cess now must be much more doubtful ~ 49, =,
definitely needless taxes Of more IMAM pl i'' 90 -.
hobitant on the possibility that heeo"s'o ~
succcssful may nevertheless succeed In iese
circumstances, would scarcely satisfy p"0"' 'NP'
tons Of tax reduction 49,, A., s,cb a hill
-, . ..,,sfv state tnat they cannot support VI"
r,, nm ,ritho,t free sugar. Republican represent"
,,,oe mus, he presumed 70 know what inc pro'pe'"
t .ucce.s would then be. and they give no i'oP 'o
essentially different Tarih bill couio ho" w s.,.
,bis sesslon II the question IA "hc'"o' VI"
tariff with all It's promised beheh's " pI.',,.,.
industries should be saerihced OF '"o P e-.o.
IL getting benefits in exchange LOT A0o ''e' ,. 81
naya hardly any alternative. for the eo'ui"0' W
T., oynoctation OF this measure has come "
80 uch that rs defeat might easily cause osso' .'
,ro,tcr than tive benefits sought through rc''P' - ,
n Is M, IN be forgotten that Cuba ana POro NJ W. w
can furnish free sugar alone ana WITHOUT VIM" -. -,
,o, no secured. have population OF Ouly 1890
irt roild consume Of American produ'uS l'SS "
half a million American citizens Cuo", W. ia" w.,
,or,, orIv 400 900 barrels Of honr. Half mii'on
- Americans would consume, Of prodhc's !" Wv"
o,,oe,ci,l form at wholesale prices, less t'ah Fl-'
III ~. ago 600 COO INT cuba and fofto l''V
Iroaa tanc from uz. directly and Indirectly more 'ha
, orortcr Of that amount A. 10 tie rest VIZ sIoi'u
have f. compete with British German DnVc' "''
rrerch manufacturers and traders ana " i HUI ~
.,,uro,ed that the whole would be gaheu' OF ''"'
there would be "a relatively large pioat III "a'e %
4jooooOO 50 gained. II the Whoo Sno"'N
.-,incd with 90 per cent profits, II would be worm
90 600 600 yearly. TO the people. sure remission
- a-0 600 600 IN tho cost Of sugar counts loF mo'
,h nossble gain Of less than S0000,Oc0 IN foreign
trade. ....
Mr. Blaine rarely crrs IN facts 5ut hls statement
that exports Of bread ,tuG1 and provisions have been
decreasing seems stake. In the year !st 49, -
no ounrtity Of wheat Including nour. Of corn and OF
oaf- exported has been 22JOOoooO ousheA, an" ms
ncycr,bcen large IN any othcr year ~ ~ VOC
deed il ha, never been large except IN inc mr.
yc,r, 1879 1850 and ISL, Of exceptional sV'Ic,'i
3t~,ad Again domestic exports Of provisions ana
cattle during the year Just closed have never Decn
"rpa.scd except slightly in year. 1851 when the
aggregate value 4l72. 10000 against over Tlo
900 900 last year but since sol The Eane h"H h'N
hc.n more than Sl3i 100000 ln any other year surrey
il can hardly sai1 that domestic exports OIL Prerl
stuGs and provisions are falling OF under eNlsths
circumstances 1t l. not the ONCE or intent o. a
revenue bill to Increase exports, ana Mr; DI'lr uOVs
no Injustice in saying that the Iarh PHI WoGiu hoI
create io.c IN demand for single bu'hel OF "hea, 81
harrI Of pork II the Office and intent OF tlrlft
blll 10 increase the homo demand by binding up other
industries The tin plate manufa"trc alone once es'
! tabl,hed here. ii would be by the OH peuulhs'
would support hall million Americans, WIS , CC
SUMPTION 6f wheat beef pork and all other prodnct'
would exceed that Of 100000 span iards. negroes
Indians and mixed races In Cuba and Porto Rico Ihf
is the add tlona demand for American pToduc, when
Tho House hin PROPOSE with cheaper tin plates, ana
hcapcr linen goods and cheaper from and steel. and
cheaper woollcn goods for all time u come, ana SO
! 600 900 lcSs cost Of sugar besides. Yours $500.
Sew York, July 81, 1890. KEPUBLlCAN'