The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-02
KICK OF THE HIDE MEN.
M'KINLEY CATERING TO THE WEST
AND NOT TO NEW ENGLAND.

Protection Declared System That
Must stand or Fall as Such-Consis-
tency Therefore Imperative = The
Power of Massachusetts on the
Wane-Text of the Tobacco Schedule.
WASHINGTON, April Chairman
Mckinley, looking very severe, sat in tho
WAYS and means committee room this after
noon reading the reference to his tariff bill
in the newspapers He said that he had
not heard to-day from the leather men or
from any of the other protesting interests.
He smiled as he added they have the House
and the Senate yet to appeal to. The OBJ
jectors should remember, he said, that the
protective tariff is a system, and that it
must stand or fall as SUCH
CONSISTENCY IMPERATIVE.
Its principles must be consistently applied
to all imported articles. "That is what we
have tried to do to make an honest, con-
sistent bill, and 50 l for one am not dis
turbed by protests Take the duty on hides
for example; it rests precisely on the same
foundation as wool and is defensible by Just
the same reasoning. The fact that hides
were once placed on the free list is no argu-
menu ICF E6SplDR OlSLu tueT6 when Cu6J
ought to be on the dutiable list"
NEW ENGLAND's INFLUENCE WANING.
Chairman Mckinley intimated almost
as plainly as his bill does, that while here
tofore New England had had a great deal
TO do with forming the tariff laws, she was
not to have this influence now. He did not
say in precise terms "the scepter is de-
parted, the power has gone westward" but
that was the direct intimation of his re-
marks, as of bis bill. This is the thought
which his colleagues, republicans and dem
ocrats, see behind the bill. 1t is, they think,
simply bid for the larger western vote as
against the smaller New England vote.
HOW M'KINLEY FIGURES.
Mr.. Mckinley, for example, recognizes
the fact that the tax on hides makes Massa-
chusetts republican congressman uncertain
Of reelection, but against this he puts pos
sible senator's as well as representatives in the
new northwest. Brother Jonathan Carter
Of Montana, the strongest man in the House
from the new northwest, has had more to
do with putting a tax on hides than any
other congressman outside of the committee.
CARLISLE SATISFIED.
"Well, what do you think of the McKin-
ley tariff billP' said a friend to ex-Speaker
Carlisle. Its very satisfactory TO u.s."
replied Mr.. Carlisle. with smile. ''but it
does not seem to be satisfactory to the
country
''What do you think about i'll" was asked
of Mr.. McMillin of Tennessee. "Well, y he
said, II haven't seen much of it. have
only had copy to glance at, but | feel
about it like an old fellow down in my
country whose wife was awakened by the
meteoric shower in 1888 Looking
out through a chink in the wall
of their humble log hut, she said, she saw
the awful sight Lord, she calculated,
and then awakened her husband and told
him that the stars were falling and that the
Judgment day must be at hand. The old
man got up, looked through the chinlz, and,
jumping back into bed again, pulled the
cover over his head Get up urged his
wife, and come out to the front door,
No, no. he protested from under the COW
ers, 4 have seen enough through the
chink.'n
TEXT OF THE TOBACCO SCHEDULE.
The full text of the tobacco schedule CT
the bill is as follows
Schedule F.-Tobacco and manufactures
thereof.
Leaf tobacco, suitable for cigar wrap
pers, if not stemmed, So per pound if
steamed, 81 IS; provided that If any por-
tion of any tobacco imported in any bale,
box, or package, or in bulk, shall be suit
able for cigar wrappers, the entire quantity
of tobacco contained i'll such bale, box, or
package, or bulk, shall be dutiable; if not
stemmed, at 50 per pound; if stemmed, at
So rs per pound.
All other tobacco in leaf unmanufactured
and not stemmed 35 cents per pound; if
sremmed, so cents per pound.
Tobacco, manufactured, of all descrip-
tons not specially enumerated or provided
for in this act, 40 cents per pound.
Snuff and snuff flour, manufactured of
tobacco, ground dry, or damp, and pickled
scented or otherwise, Of all descriptions, so
cents per pound.
Cigars. cigarettes and cheroots of all
kinds, S3 per pound and 25 per cent. ad-
valorem; but paper cigars and cigaret tes,
including wrappers, shall be subject to the
same duties as are herein imposed upon
cigars