New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-08

second class WOODS u cents. The cOAlIliloc I,"l
adyamced 10 II cents pound. and that the dI'S on
secondclass WOODS should FcnidIi. certs - nonud
"1 all we Wool cCsiinc Under j. cents pound ana
cents on wool costing oNc. d,,.rf rn.nrinr the
,tG6 M01 from IL To- IS cents and would recon-
mend duty on wool undGa en- go a 40 pec cent
sd valorem duty Having increased the Guty on
wool, the committee hsd ipcHsate far he in
manufactures OF WOOL 70 eo"i ~ "
creased duty the raw schedule was tho
The important par OF am, 9iy nn Tin plate This had
len Increased from cent pound 10 ! o-lV anu
IjlOO cents according 70 me birh eno,r on lin
wa proposed 70 make thc du'y I7u onou-' V ,
Mate 10 enable people 10 hiaHi'aotHc enoub'
ior domestic CONSUMPTION. Inc 0h' vas The
they did not manufacture uh Pla'c "o" vas INV
inadequate duty placed upon IL. -, - .i, n,,,e had
been fixed by the foreign producer WIN the uu NY
sSdrd and every dollar Of tina duty Iad peer palu DS
The consumer. The manufacture 81 IN pa'e , i ,h
Lceu controlled by a foreign syndicate "icl pu, t.c
80 un ana down according 10 the sweet VIII ol
Tn.c Who belonged 10 he combine. Nheh t,e
So'1 leans bcgan the agitation OF putting an IN
nr.a,Sed dnty ON tin plate the combine had beeh
abandoned he cause being as foeiEn ,hn inI,c
sa,.S that If we expect TO keep the duty down Oh,
,,r mae we must at once dsOrganize our 'combme,
for that will help the kepnDiicaus TO- put t t MAZE
u ups ~ he Increased had already crushed ont one
foreign combns ana III MO" ~ t I House should
be change and the duty reduced, Aha ,noo u.t Mr.
@ and placed on the dutiable list eighteen
articles ten which were articles OF aSrrni, n -
was imported last year, TINS would lHcNaSv .' ,,,n,
cnue - 100000 The committee had '1kc" t n,yy'
mo dutiaIle list and put upon the Tree h, i"ls
e INF article. which last year paid into the IfdsI!
81 500 OO0-S55 100000 Of which was ron Suear
@nrnet vooIs and necessarily increased the du'y on
carpets themselves. believing that the lh'IT'eu uu,
would be Justice ,e.,, 20 inc "ooiS'o"e''
Rccrrns to the growth OF the carpet ilaus.IF III
the United states Nj. Mckinley said that IN" price OF
nod gnu. down. wlnle the AL valercm equivalent
had cone up II was the high ad v,lJcm' mat gentle
men ON the other side while they smut thclr eyes
to the diminished price Inc iavol,e aS,tu. .. Wv
Democratic free trader and revenue tarh rcorcr was
to parade this high percentage ana ad nal9rSn i
lent 10 show the enormous burden OF 'aNaloh i,
posed upon the people. When steel rail- wefe FIoo
them OF - per cent: but the very lhslau tic pr ~
steel rails had been reduced to go t"h' pefAt@- "
this duty of p per cent winch had ihunCeu our nm"
e1uiyalcnt went up TO 5G per cent. Tho Democrats
looked at the per cent; the Republicans looked al tG
roils NJ $50 per ton. and al valorcm duty OF Oh
per cent than steel rails at 300 ton ana All AZ, 40
valorcm duty of p per cent The Democrats pur,uou
the shadow the Republicans enjoyed the substance
'HnpIaueel. Tie Democrats would rather have low
ad vaIorem equivalents and hgh prices tah AiS" d"
valorcnl equivalents and low prices $500 ~. !.
What Was the complaint against the bill Was IL
that il woald stop Xportaon and interfere with orr
torc,~o market The foreign markets were a. ac
cessible under the bin under existing law ihey
were as accessible under the bill a they WG,u , pe
under absolute free trade. The bin pat no burden.
no taxation no restriction American products t.M
despjse the forclca trade II would encourage and
sustain ii but what peculiar Sanctity huns aG,ua tc
iorsi market nat did not ataCn TO ' be,e% con-
sumner than the American consumer wa H" t Wv
American consnmer Hjiet , co,g S con,nmcri
Under tine system Of revenue tariff. We bought more
abroad than VIC sold. and paid the balance III goa an
The or-anized opposition 70 the bill came irnH NV
Rera
me- hin. Wlyf Ierau,c il worked against them.
mis- hin was an American bill. made for AurII 81
interests We would say TO foreign nations th'' we
did NOT desire interfere with their lcrlsdlol aI
sdmnnish them 10 keep their hands of Of ours. Much
had been said about our foreign trade ara o0'lc.'
What boots ii that the products OF the great W",i
find their markets in New York and Chcaeo rA;her
market OF the world-Our own market
Notwithstanding all Of these crodnes, however
we were now exporting more products than 80 any
time i'm our history. our exports had increased -
per cent more the exports from free trade Great
Ertlin While Grea, Britain had between l7IQ AZ aii
states had gained - per cent, aid with INC 'ins ad
Tinted states would plough cvcy under the
American nag in Successful competition with the ships
his $car would 5e prot1ccd 100000 Of shipping.
We have enjoyed twenty nine years OF cDntinuoua pro
tecion-t the Tor -e- period -ncc tl" foundation ~ thc
Government found our,elyc' in grcter prosperity
wealth, ia National honor, We were AZ the front
In $500. after fourteen years ~ revenue tam. the
country in state 81 drprrS Jon. We had neither
money nor dit. We had lo,h now. W pa q
surplus reyc,u". Under the morrill, taaG confidence
was restored and courage r.aIimNcl. win great
war on hand. With money flowing into the Treasury
10 save The Government. industries werg >r'.nf'nE
mp on every hand under the teu"t"eni lrfuenc" Of
protection. The accumulation, II TIE "orhins clis-c,
ceeded those OF The worhnr ca.-o- Of any other coup
NV. These dep si,s t.d tA"r own -to-. lhc pu'lic
d f5 o. ;y i5e S!' %ay5 wa w. le ,
nations in agriculture and MINING. Could any nation
furnish such evidences 81 prosperity Yet mon were
fourd to talk about t." restraint ve PIT upon ua1r.
The greatest good 20 the greatest number: me- lr9-t
upon which orr protcc,vc system rested. applique
81 tie close Of Sir. McKrry', speech Dc was
warmly congratulated personally bv almost every
Republican member present while the cry Of "Votc7
"Votc,7 was heard AL over the western side Of tho
hall.
Mr. Nils. Of Texas followed Mr.. Mckinley.
lie declared that this Wa, the hrs, bill thrt had
come before the American people with H. musk torn
OH like a highWsyman, demanding their purses.
Applausa) To check importation was 80 check e.
portauon Protection, boiled down, meant more
work and result and carried out 10 it, CONCLUSION
IL meant all work and no result. He ttcd fact from
the history Of the pig IRON Industry 10 ,uHtLin his
position. Gentlemen on the other SIDE he con
years ago the Democrats stood Oh ia" moor and Gc
cla.cd that the country VA on The edge OF DARK
shadow. The Republicans had rdicuicd this. what
did the bill do 70 aid agriculture II ru, sugar ON
the free list Why did not the committee treat sugar
5 IL treated wooden goods and cotton goods ana
iron Goods Why did not the committee put 3 duty
on hide a. high TIE duty on tnpla'el Why DID
not the committee put proibtOry duty on raw SILK.
instead Of dOaging the question and providing for IA
bounty7 Tho committee mad found out that the
wheat production danger. and had increa ed the
duty Of 30 Der cent. Tho United States exported
10000 900 bushels Of wheat year, ara lat
year il imported the startling amount Of l,9i7
iu ,Aels. daurhtcrJ The increased duty was
81 protect The American farmer agan't mo
pauper Of India. Corn wts to lie protected.
The Republican, must do something more than this IN
order 70 fool the farmers. The farmers understood
That they needed marAcis for thor prodncis ms
bill would almost stop tbs expectation - airoulut ~
products Ne Old u0i expect TO hinder tho Rcpuh-
iicans from passing this hill hut T." wanted th"n 4"
take the bill 10 the Mort Invest, and sh0" 10 the
people whom they taxing unnecessarily.
The committee then rose The debate was resumed
tonight at r O'Clock. The fri sicakcr wa, Mr.
O'Donucn. Of Michigan. who a'c"c ed h.s remark
chiefly to the sugar ,ecou. lie gltdl; eav" vo"c and
vote. he said. h favor Of putting sugar on the i'c9
list and encouraging The pr durDu Of sugar bv th"
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