New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
NJ w COOPER on THE TARIFF
THE MCKINLEY LAW NOT CHINESE NAL''
TIRE UNITED Sr,TDs APPRAISER SHOWS Ef THE
,rc,.,prs A. THIS PORT now THE Old
AND NEW MEASURES COMPARE
EXAMINING THE S~HrDrLr>.

EXAMINING THE S1il h " =
D..nitc all the explorations tl,t have been maui mac
* R,puh,.r,. newspapers great W'N ''P.,,
,o, upon ,,c Mckinley tariff - vcr'''p'' .'','
.m r.o, ...o, 70 tlina that by il import tHi'>
NV. leon raised in such cXt1vacani ia'F> a 80 "
: practical prohibition Of foreign -o"''' Az" '"'
H.. free rad chatter about ih" '""'"~
ruro,san competition is rerliy irn". h'N ''''
this view j. wa pointed ont ire "Ue' ''H ~ ,
WIN s ,,ri,culariy well qualified to >pca" '' wv ""
,, ,.,cl,. "A Cooprr tinted ~'st"' Appraiser az
ms nort WHO In response 70 an inquiry a. =" 10"
,le new tariff law had Affected Tie volume "i InPH'N
replied -, A.
81 fail 70 500 that it has had any snch eHe' ~
currently reported IN the organs Of the "pp'>''"'
On tur tOrtra.l. tnc'7' ''t"N - ~ '"'' -" ''
foreign goods coming here as ever
-, me -h,S Ma cooper lOucIcd boil On ms desk
"Brinc nc the report. Of inporations since lsS- ne
said 10 the wong man who answered the s"n'n"'S'
Tho reu,rts were brought. In the lch' OF All INIT
M. been said ~ Democratic papcr' about the
mckinley measure they make An interesting cN-
,,,i. ..You will sec" remarked IN" Nl
,raiser A. lie scrutnircd the figures that
1o far A. the returns show. one would hAlNN
know that there aG been ANY change IN "nr scale 81
,nport duties let rs take the current wear. Dur
ing the month OF January the number OF pacKagc> re-
ce;ycd here vas oOGOO daring February. 2o.'7 :;
March. o1O7O: April 2c497 May. 2o=f5; June,
OF 5ss. Jly which was the heaviest month on record
i, being then on the OF the passage Of the bilI
os O2o: August 1916: September. 2o,4o4; October
23 7ob and November. last month 1906.
"Now Won Will observe continued the ruddv faced
official leaning bark in his chair. " that since the
Massage OF the new law the volume of imports has been
A. great AS ever and during one month, October far
above the average Last month there was !tflc
falling OF. But this due to the usual dulnc~'
Of trade this season. In proof of tins Suoin''
the returns for the spending month in ocr years
since Ios2. During November 17s9 there were 70
400 packages received here, in November. l9>7. -
40 packages: November. Ios7. 3O.ooi. Novcnn"f'
1850. l9l3G November. 1855. 1851: N"vcmOci'
1ss4. l4.747 November. lSo3. l'.4o' November
1ss2. 1897.
Il think that these figures speak FOR themselves.
added Mr. Coolcr e. and justify all Ina: | have said
regarding the effects Of The new law. have no hes
iiation In saving that. from my experience "cie re-
gard the Mckinley bill one of the most important
pieces Of legislation enacted by any Congress- and It's
results will amply Justify H. passage one oi the
most irving features come tied with II is 10 zoe. rs We
DO men protesting Il be- Republicans attempting l"
apologize for the new lav without knowln- ANYTHING
about it, provisions except what thcv nave Tfhe' lr"
upfricnGv new spaper, which wuliy mi,rcrr">"nt 1t.
| assert that The Mckinley bill * not partisan me''-
IRE furtlc, de, arc that has NOV come too soon.
IT. blessings will fall equally ~" just and uron
The unjust upon MugwumpS. Democrats and EcP"h-
leans alike
Too often hcar men say they a." pricS."nai
and Their OulN interest j. 10 iH' Nh'H '''' '''
Lnv the cheapest and wollt rot give one cent extra
Il go into tine pockets Of American mdnn'a '"''"''
Why American manufacturers are our benei''''r>' anu
Ia them We owe very much 81 what We
arc as a Nation. with Their genius and push
they have brought our domestic pr dn't~ I"
- point Of perfection that TO-DAY They compete i"Np''
ably with the products ~ the older nations Oh He
Garth and in many instances We excel them (n> j.
true in many II the textile fabrics. in machinery ana N
tho arts Twenty five ycar> The idea of pr"U"nS
silks IN this country was laughed ~ :" day We ere
one Of me largest uaufa e" s:I C''dN III TIC
were prior 10 the ,ntroductIon the M industry into
tins country the goods themselves presenting al we
delioacy of the foreign goods and more ENDURING
The manufacturers spend their lives and money IN
venting and pefectnG machinery with all the FISK ~
loss In order cheaper the cost =" pt"dact"n WIFI
less profit on an average than the capital chlpi"Ned
vouId receive il invested in Government bonds
zone would imagine to hear The daily c'nV'fs"uo''
That the present Tariff made by the enemies ~
American nter-ete. What are the faciS There
hss been a reduction OF about @70.O0osD0 IN tine Gu
toms dutcs-2O per has been added I" the free l>'
making 80 pef cent of all importation Absolutely free
reducing materially the dIc, on ali Pc0nc,' when II
conId be done without injury TO "dr own Industries
increasing the dur. others when u ened llnP"i
,an7 10 encourage thclr production her. i j. no'
claimed bv Ii" frrncis HAT the hill j. perfect and no
ore l. more cspab.c willing I" 1omplet" the Worn
than its friends.