New-York tribune., 1891-09-23
mNILLIN GROWS RAMPANT.
., GET LESS ASSERTIONS ABOUT THE TARIFF

D,crrrss ASSERTIONS ABOUT THE TARIFF
,,,, ,,,,,, REPEAT THEM on THE SrUMP-A PLAIN
r.,,r>-r or FAcTs-wHAT ARE LUX
uR1Es' AND WHAT "NEcEssAfaEs oF
1IFE7 IAN INDECENT ATTACK
on SECRETARY FOSTER.
t.y TELEGRAPH TO THE TKIBuNEi
,.n,,eton sent 22.-BentOn hchllhn, OIL 10"
nessee Is in Washington preparing 70 Vl"o "H ,',ar
,or his marty in Ohio and iowa ana he nio,
g., reeches in New York before the emo Oh 1ne 'a,
naign Mr. McSfiliin Is prominent canu'r''oe e % % iii
S,aoIosbin and his friends confident that ne w.
IJ,s bonetul candidacy and the iuhueh',ui
'., rbich he occupies in the House OF Represeh.
r. ad in the Democratic party, give cer'an "
oo ~ importance to HIS public utteiances' IL Je9,.
60 bis latest expressions. Mr.. McMihh Is tno'One'
ac,nped TO be leader in the campaign oi nis.or ls
artotion and decepton-not to use stronger WV WIZ.
o,rots arc conducting In Massachusetts
= ~, Yort az well as in Ohio and Iowa, aednleV
u ~ tt,no .arig As late as Sunday Mr. Mchlhh
,oomed himself to a newspaper reporter anu 'H0
IL is now public property. Among o1her 1hi"e' "
said -. roAuction was
t bv the last Congress in an increase vi 'io W ,rt
duty from 40 odd per cent 10 w P1l . ,roro
lightly touched" -.,..o.s,ro q mart OF
!, oocb which he is TO deliver during the camp"s"'
ord he must also have low opinion lnueeu Oh ''0 "
,.eence of Northern voters. II he expects OF
thot any considerable humber OF them wiz oo -
orced Inv such baseless assertions ana poiu' oo
Recommendation. His insertions III Ics''u "
,rcrease Of duties are absolutely oeNolu Vi "u' -
r,.t know ~ he knows anything at all ABOUT inc NO,
Tho Last
=. ~ d,,v nm imports from 40 odd per cent u w
- ~ Now LET us compare that assertion wiz"
.to forts as shown by the official hgures' ue ,,'
., which even so reckless statesman as MI tat
will NOT dare TO dispute. The loho"i's ,-,,
hors nv quarters the total imports for the nrS' ,'
of the calendar years 1901 and lo"o '"e
amount Of duties collected and the NeraSo '"'0 ~
cent of duty on said imports: 49, r.,,o ., d,t,os
Total imports Total duties; 10 hahI totsI u Irsorts
Salsera SalcS a. f"ffa 1890 ssSs ss Be- &c.
a' June 2ssI43s % aes 5e5 ssS94iss s3s7s 1872
rho tot, imports for the six months ended June oo
1soothree months prior to the enactment Oh ue
,no tarif-amouned to s411 132414' the uu,les 10 ~"
lectad IN fhe same period amounted 10 .
and The average per cent OF duues ooii1' IT.
90 os The total imports for the six mohtns WI N'n.
began January I, 1s91-three months a. H. ,ho dnties
mont of the Iaw-amounted to S432 644 40 .e %
,,otod IN ,ta same period amounted 70 S0o'ioo''-I
~
d ,bo average per cent Of duty collected was No.
o. o6 nor cent less than the average lor 'io o
snondinc period Of last year under the 'a'l" u - 80
WIN Mr. NcNillin deny the accuracy OF 'nese
He woud probably reply, as Free-lrdueIs u'"o'y -
- dsrop into a corner that the percentages gwen
br him applied TO dutiable imports alone-an eApia"
q hicb rroe Traders always forget To make elther
- .t t,,rnn In newspaper interviews or I'D the hea'
NJ debate when they read carefully prepare
t Cngess Bnt Mr. McMiln's percentages are no'
covrect as 10 dutiable imports. Here are the ngures
Total dutlabie Tota duties Ratio 81 eTy Sr 20
| c, -. o,dad imuorts collected. !, ot u
Sn 1s %?s g. eqS S5siSssf JsiSs III M g.
rhoso egureS show that the ratio OF duties 10 uuf
-, ,,rots in the first six months of 1891 under te
g od,ous Mckinley tariff" was actually less oy 20 20
| nor cent than it for the hrst SIX monVns u -, -
| Under the tariff of 1S53-and that despie i,e'
increased importation of tin plate IN the Hs' ,'-
,b resent wear to anticipate the advance IN ie rdo
| ~" 4| - .hat commodity which took effect July L.
viii Mr. McMiIUn dispute the accuracy OF these ngure''
d continne to assert that the new tarln ncreaeu to
rases NJ duty from 40 odd TO 6O per oenV - "'
r,tatas the example Of Mr.. Mills and Ms oueI ooi
| netitors for the Speakership he VIII DO So nc "i
| also carefully omit to inform the voters WHO n'
listen In him in Ohio and other states that the Pr'p
io f imnorted goods admitted free of duty under the
| odions Mckinley tariff" is about two ana one
| uoe a. large "a IL was under the Wanted walker
| torig of 1s46 As amended and reduced by revenue
| reform, Democratic Congress in 1897. uhoer tn''
tariff the proportion Of imported goods admt'eu nee
| NJ duv was only 20S5 per cent III lo'o' ul'uor u,e
old war tariff" il fell to 462 per cent III Aooo' ~
| had risen as a result Of Republican legislation, 10
Al "a ner cent in 1889. under the tarf OF 1885, IL
was 81 AZ per cent in the year ended June 0o' lo'
tbree months under the tariff of 1858 and rne months
under tbe existing tarifu had increased to 4353 per
cent and in the seven months ended July 81, le9l'
wholly under the existing tariff, it had risen TO oo.-o
per cent In other words, more than one-haH OF the
| goods imported into the United states paid no duty
| whatever These free imports consisted OF artlcies
which cannot be produced in the United states, OF
| which are produced only to a limited extent.
| Mr. McMllln complains that the new tariff imposes
burdensome duties on the "necessaries OF Life, and
| lightly touches the luxuries." Well, sugar ana mo
lasses are usually regarded as "necessaries OF me-
and the duties those articles we're repealed oy te
last Congress. II revenue duty" ana IN ut
year ended 80, $780, the consumers OF the uHeu
states paid in duties alone on these TWO necesarle'
of life nearly s4O.OOO,OOO. The annual saving to
| consumers will largely exceed that sum- The duty
an sucar under the Walker tariff Of 843 was 80 pei
| cent: on molasses, 30 per cent, on wines OF al
| kinds II was only 40 per cent; silk and SILK soous
| including silk wearing apparel paid duty ohy -
| per cent unless embroidered, IN which case the ra'
was so per cent mats. Of straw or chlp plu ~ PEI
cent and silk mats paid the same rates: dolls Oi ~
kinds paid 80 per cent the same a sugar ana Siii
goods jewelry paid 30 per cent and gold watches II
per cent while black pepper paid 10 per cent nut
megS the same. cosmetics 30 Fer cent ana p!aglh'
cards 80 per ceut Under The existing tarh the dutl
-, silk and sill, manufactures is 80 TO 90 per cent
an gold watches. % per cent; Oh jeWclry, 80 pc
cent: on playing cards 80 cents per pack on COS
metics 50 per cent while pepper is on the free list
together with sugar, moasses' iute' jute butts crud
India rubber. sewing needles, sago and Sago -four
nutmegs and hundreds other nccessares OF LIFE ant
raw materials" upon which duties we've imposed o.
| the Walker tariff, which, IN Mr.. Mchilims opihioh
| was almost II not altogether perfect IN, -,
Mr cMilun also declares mat the effort OF IN ie he
aesty the commerce upon which New YORK and Brook
lyn 50 largely depend In measure sncceaslm a'
viii he rebuked7 Il will DO observed that lie does no
| allow facts to hamper him IN any marked degree. III
Maid his respects 10 secretary Foster In TINS chase
| moderate language;
Tds condition Of things IS not consistent with pros