New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-17
TIE POINTS At lSSTE.

Tho conference on the Tariff bill has COM
n,ratiyclv few important points 10 'on>'uei'
Out of more than three hundred ameh"m'''
m.Jc in tho Senate nearly all would DC a''t"
u,,n without difficulty IN Il single Day Ne>
.;,n. Many are verbal corrections. ana "th'r>
49,. alterations only designed I" simplify ana
harmnnixc the bill. Will" Their" ar" numerous
r,d.r,,n rcductiuu> where III" matter Is ho'
sufficiently importint t call Tor m''h "'sP"'c
the only qu >ton hrin: "h"th"r inc '""c'
dn,v is sufficient FOR protection.
The reduction Of duties on glassware i
earnestly opposed h.. tn" ordinations "' ""'h-
.r, il that industry. They receive r"n'Pa'"'
,iy.ly hi.h Wages. and hay" exceedingly 'i'>'
and rTr,iiv. ,rganiHaii"n> which In wages
.,,,,.,o..fu,Iv and 4, times their demands hnv"
,..,,..,,.J ~ ,r.,,o and unreasonable. But this
opuortunity serves I" 9ngrcSt principe APP
,;,,,o o., many uuc.tinnx that will come be-
d. Cnrf.,cnc. Cnmmirtcr The true
and on, lasting n"iI i I" G'' ''!> '"'"
,ry ;, fully established that there snail u" INV
utmost free competition between nome man"
r,c,ur,rS II i, only ,lurlnG IL" ln''rm'"''
ucriod oi partial >urCr-~ that pr"'' '''' "''''''
,r.. iL,hl. To- be abused either hI capi'i'i>'> ~
,,,,l,ors AMI when hnm" competition ms "c'i
al, ;.u,ly cuculayrd the uilmat" r">ut i
,,,,. :, lao the reduction of prices 10 c"n>'ln-
,.r. Hence. il j. for tn" hos, interest "i con
.uncr> Ia make sure that IN" Pr'''o''o' >"'.
=, ovcry such case be sufficient. II there Is
fair reason to doubt whether the d'i'"S Pr"-
,.,.d tx tho senate are hi:h enough t" insure
,pccdv and full development OF nom" COIN
u. ,i,iou il j. better to err on IN" Sal" STU
The >,mc criticism may apply ~ IN" r"dc
,iuu of ,lutc, from iiyct"nth> I" -t"h'hH "'
.or, Win corresponding reductions on higher
,,r.,Ic. ur steel ingots. blooms. "ic.. and to
.,r.o otbnr changes of like natur" III tho iron
.I,,.,uI. Expcricncc has proved that tn"
tariff has been dcfcciiv" AMI weak IN some ~
these particulars. and III" ll"'>" wsri! en-
J,,yor, To- stop the Leaks. - i iniIitri! h''
ter for consumers and producers AXE L max"
the ,riy high enough 10 be surely chcr''Ne.
This reasoning does not apply t" IN" REDUCTION
an steel rails. for that Manufacture has been
,hu,ou.hly established and the only question
i whether the lower duty proposed would '\'
n,sc the industry to serious danger. ON tn"
same footing stands tho reduction in duties ON
copper. especially in view o. the coh'roi o' inc
m,rkct by Il combination of producers.
The duties on substantially all agricultural
products. including wool, have been retained
Inv the senate at rates believed to be iull!
protcctiyc. no other industry deserves more
careful consideration. and III view of serious
agricultural depression alon: IN" Scab"ard ana
the Northern border. wherever there i douht
the disposition should be TO insure adequate
protc,tion The changes by IN" Senate III the
duties on faN. hemp and manufactures OF
these materials arc particularly Objectionable
because they cut down materially the h'iie-
fits which agriculture might reap from thl>
measure. II is exceedingly desirable that one
outcomc of the conference should be such an
adjustment of duties in this schedule as Will
certainly and rapidly develop the man''act-
urc and fi,uS afford large and permanent
marlc. for the materials
There arc many minor points about which
tho two houses have differed, and concession
by both is To he expected. But the intention
of friends of the measure will be to make il irS
thorough and effective rs they can, mindful
Of tn. fac: that il will always be easy to SECURE
| :, majority for the reduction of any duty which
NAV be found excessive. But experience has
| shown that il is not an easy matter to over
| come mistaken precedent. IL duties have once
, bcpn plaocd too low Millions have been lost
| nv the country because of bundcrs of that
sort in regard to tin plates and linens. The
votes of Maine appear to indicate. among other
things. that the people heartily welcome the
prospect of having a tariff that shall protect
American industries thoroughly and effectively
"
II is given out that Mayor Grant sincerely re-
| grcis that. when Street Cleaning Commissioner