New-York tribune., 1891-12-28
DISCUSSING THE TARIFF.
ROSWELL G. HORR ANSWERS THOMAS q. SHEAR.
MEN IN BROOKLYN.

ROSWELL. G. HORR ANSWERS THOMAS q. fHEAR
MEN IN BROOKLYN.
"Taxaton and Revenue. the Frce-Trade View wns
the subject before the Brooklyn Ethical Association
which met in the Second Unitarian Church Congress
and Clinton sts last evening. Thomas &. Shcarman
presented the paper OF the evening. lie advocated
absolute free trade and direct taxation lie thought
that II all wealthy people were charitable even to the
most liberal expectations OF phlanthropsts the amount
given by them would not be one tenth Of what they
took from poor people by indirect taxation IL was
not the Mckinley bill he objected 10 particularly O
the Mills bill rs WE'LL and also against any bill Which
Speaker Crisp would allow to pass. Absolute free
trade unconditional and Immediate would give an
impulse 20 industry. would end war; make union be
tween all lands and was the only rond by which the
vision OF the Christmas Angels could be made real
Mr. Shcsrman talked about tin plate and criticised tho
provisions Of the present tariff to extent.
TX Congress man Roswell G.. IIorr opened the dis
cussion on the paper. lie said thai he believed in
prptection because Il was. in his opinion In" best
thing for the tnitcd states. England. which Mr.
Shearman commended. taxed things which she conid
not producc, while the protection theory was 'he
opposite The free trader said That 10 levy duties on
articles which could be produced nj home wns SIMPLY
~ Increase the price TO the people. II he were right
protection wrong. but II instead OF Increasing he
price the duty enabled Industry to he built up
Turning 60 tin pnte he said that tin plate had MT
tecl t.fUng cl.upor before the passage OF tho
Mckinley bill Mr.. shsarmnn argued. Steel "hl'h
wa, protected had on the other hand been growing
coe,pcr 4 duty had now been levied to enable ns
60 make Tin plate and said Mr. I0rr We're going 10
do H. He theories that il cannot be dorc. have
been all over The Union irving 20 find ont II II being
done After ! had the works wher, they make
IL /, would have taken A Free Trader much a. AL
hour 10 make me believe they weren't dO!ng H. Here
In Br,,hlyn a factory j, lcag pat up. went 70 see 1t
while he va, reading c.snys about ii- mposlh.ll'Y
We will make H. nnd We viii make II cheaper than II
hn, been ln twenty year. II rlt. Ill agree I" stop
taking prrcrton. that :, Il he' aTcc 10 stop taking
free traic Il We DO"
Nr Ilorr ala that he knew twenty min" Other tin
f.,turies which hai been bsl' up hy 10" tarT Vhch.
according t. Nr -hcarna'. vi, dr,lag up Industry.
lie granted that cheapucs, was god thing except IN
the case ~ men and women. Tho IRE" Traders said
labor wa. worse or hero than elsewhere. Then Why
did The ab,f.r. come here. and belug deceived MO
coming why did ily .'av' Mr. Horr objected 10 re-
Traders running down their counir They snd thI
God never meant pllteg,ss to be manufa'tnrci Here
vet under the bin weio making u At 30 cents .
square f,oL when lcfr" II ,0, - -. Ia closing Nr
ilorr .ad tm against frc 'radc f,~ c'h'Cl f"t
sons I want tlr tu.td states 10 furnish opPortull
watchWn'ue "Ant h.m i' li'' a pIh" 10 80 'hl
make e.. Tho mau who hmd. np au !udn.ir' dos
this country wonderful an0uut - 9Fd, and wuud
rather have h- chance .r 'A" u"Nt word tih th'-'
~ the man vino pr,i'h-- d""iui sermons about IN"
trade
el,earnan anaIy ..mucd up i| side = the ca,r his
chief argument, ~ free tudr ens ohicny ethical and
laying sttc-s ou The hf,tl'tt"'i ~ man.
on January 10 "Tur Protection View will be pr
ecu'rd hy Protector Geur.r tunuu. and fhec Will be
discussion by speaker on both sd'' Of the question