Telegram-herald., 1891-07-23

of Waltz, Mich, which eontssns an -
tonishinx statsmen, regarding the sort
% Instruction gwen IA the MsehIgsn
Normal school. Tie followins q the
letter.
In q recent editorial IN The Blade.
free trade i dsflned 2s nriff for
revenue only. Nov a 10 taught ia
scnoels aud by differences +, that me free
gist ia tarIff law, means . list OF ar
sielss paying tariff for revenue emily
!. g, one not protective IN amount.
This meaning OF free llst IL taught IN
toe Normal school of Michigan How
10 lt used ia rsahtyf Some think that
free list includes osiy articles absolute
ly free of duty.
There IL no telling just what quips.
qurks aud outlets free trade profess
sof will sngeuder in his brain. but II
does NOT s~en possible thai 81 densc .
cloud Of ignorance as that has actually
settled down upon tho department of
political economy ia the Normal school,
of Michigan. II such is the case. IT is
time that the class in political economy
made the Mckinley bill texs book for
. time at least. for no better definition
OF tho "free list," ~ understood In
American economies can no found than
IN the very law which establishes IL. IL
is tho purpose OF tho law TO let the pco.
pie know what Tho ''fres list" 10. and il
would fall FAR short OF its purpose did
IL fail 10 do 20. Then Why coesn't the
instructor refer 10 the lawi This is the
section providing for the "free Iiss;"
section 2. ca and after the 9Th day
OF October, 1890. unless othcfwise spec.
ifically provided for IN this act. the fol.
lowing articles when imported shall be-
except from duty.
Then follows . long list OF articles
exempt from duty" and no intimAl,on
IL gwen of "tariF for revenue only"
The other specific provisions referred 10
are those made under the reciprocity
clauses Of Tho act. which allow duties
10 be imposed on sugar. coffee, tea,
hides, etc, imported from countries
which refuse to entor into reciprocal
trade relations.
The 'frco list" means just what its
name implies and there Is no suggestion
of "tsriif for revenue only" in the
section. That kind of = tariff 10 not u
leading feature of tho Mckinley law.
although IN some instances = tariff i'm.
posed may result in that A tariff duty
laid on an article of nero luxury, not
produced in this country, would bo a
revenue tariff. because IL would protect
nothing hero and tho imported luxury
would meet with no competition in this
country. But such tariffs arc only in
cidental. The Mckinley tariff is essen
TALLY protective. whether Il be high or
low in amount. Nor is il necessary, ~
Democrats would have tho people be.
lieve. TO lay huge tariff burdens ON i'm.
ports In all cases. IN order TO protect
American interests. The aim of the
Mckinley law 10 10 fix tho rate nj Just
such limit as. under all commercial
circumstances. will afford the protec.
ton. Hence itinoludcs within its scope
high rates. medium rates and low rates,
aud even no tariff AZ all-or FREQ trade.
II you please to call il such-whon Tor
tho best interests of tho American peo.
Pile. The Mckinley law we'll merits tho
study IL is receiving from tho sensible
public. now that the Democratic cant
paign scare has suhsided. Tho pro-
Visions of that law may even penetrate
tho dark places of somo schools OF
political economy. II II IL really true
that such dense ignorance lurks there
as tho Blades correspondent states.
For the sake OF Michigan's good name.
as = patron OF education. we hope tha!
correspondent 10 mistaken.