The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-04-03

Totals, 1,7770C0 a,s8s, 900 5610OOO,OGO
Here we have represented in these tariff sched-
ules nearly $23, 600 100000 of capital more than
$5,50O,0OO,0OO worth of manufactured products
and nearly 100000 wage earners, or little
less than 100000 persons dependent upon these
American Industries And it is this production
which the majority of the committee have felt
that it is their duty, in accordance with the
pledges of their party, to watch, and, wherever
possible, by an increase of the rate of duty, to
strengthen the protection to our own interests
and make 1t more difficult for the foreigner to
place commodities produced under altogether
different environments in this market; and par
ticuiarly has an effort been made in this bill to
aid the American farmer. Mr.. Gladstone said
in his able article in the North American Review
that the American farmer should raise more
cotton and more grain and manufacture less
iron and less clothing
The principles on which the majority of the
committee has constructed the Mckinley tariff
bill are radically the reverse Of this. The Amer
lean farmer is to day suffering because The pro
duces too much grain and too much of those
staples of which the world can only use at pres
emit a limited quantity. The new bill will en-
courage not only diversified industries but di-
versifed farming, which Mr.. ]. R. Dodge in his
able report just printed, shows is the need of
the hour. Wherever product of the American
farm or Of the American orchard could be fos-
tered and it's production increased by additional
duty the majority of the Ways and Means Com
mittee has had the courage to increase that
duty. Particularly is this the case in wool,
where slightly higher duty Is undoubtedly
necessary to prevent disaster to the American
wool grower. Hut this has only been done ESQ
far as relates to finer grades OF WOOL On lower
grades of WOOL which it is not easy to produce
In this country, the committee has not hesitated
to reduce the duty. 1t is but feeble reply to
this great and sweeping policy Of home mar
ket for American labor to talk about the duty
enhancing the cost of articles of general con
sumption to the American consumer.
The contrary is true with steel rails selling to
day practically at the same price in the United
states as they are selling in Liverpool, and with
our exports of manufactured iron and steel in
creasing until they to-day stand seventh on the
list OF exports. With Canada buying 90 aaa
per cent. of many of our impor.ant nar5e
tured products, and only % aAd 10 rer es5s eI
England, with cote is. quart get 4{Ual5gr
cheaper in tris ee'agt5 s' 3 N asy ether 81 q
worlH with tins tlst lias stores saa
f.sraYsi.iag est 3lss7saaits a9 our larue e!5fss
allee Wi.H Wsai arg apparsl ~ prlcas wil-al
Ne.il4 ssaa prise aas of LonGqz ans 0tber
.ass eitles, 20 5aH rats eat;aaAlng
e1 54sisn an vaiiey shae d any other
taAAsal II k5Ae We Iaf "tNl 0tst glass goods fnd-
sag Il fes msrka 81 europe and Our innumer-
aba Wsnsy e.anufactured articles gradually
soe4:ing -neir way into the markets of all i'm
...orrant countries, and rapidly becoming under
this tariff system the greatest manufacturing
country on earth, it is a but feeble opposition to
such a measure as this to pick at few stray
items here and there, and say that they cost a
other countries The general tendency of the
tariff bill is right Pervading it Is the spirit of
the campaign of 1890 and back of it is the SEN
ate bill upon which the Republican party made
the issue and won.