New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-22
SOME IMPORTANT FACTS
THAT OUR FREE-TRADE CONTEMPORARIES
CAREFULLY EXCLUDE FROM THEIR
COLUMNS

During the eleven months, from Oct Der 81.
1890, TO August 81, SOL, under the new tarif.
there was an increase in our foreign trade Of
$74,76S, 500 over the value Of the foreign nads
during the same eleven months Of lsso.@
Then, what becomes Of the Democratic assertion
that Protection diminishes the foreign trade?
During these eleven months the portion Of
merchandise admitted free OF duty was 47.7s per
cent Of the whole as against 34.27 per cent during
The same period of the year prior Then, what
becomes of the Democratic assertion that the
Mckinley bill raised the duties all along the
line? Pr
Since sugar was put on the free list and until
August 81, 1891, period of five months. tie total
value of imports Of merchandise was S350,725,2O9,
Of which S200,53 ,407,, or 1919 per cent. wai
admitted free of duty. The Democratic Mills bill
proposed to admit free only 40 per cent.
For the full year ending September 80. 1890
under the old tariff, the receipts from customs
were S237 sos 492 AS For the full year ending Sep
TENDER 80, 1891, under the new tariff, the re-
ceipts from customs were 81 06,3O2. O6696, de-
crease OF Sal, 1876, 425 40! Then, yhat becomes Of
the Democratic prediction that the Mckinley bu
would increase taxation and swell the so-caled
surplus?
The customs revenue during the last year under
the old tariff was $3.50 per head of population
During the first year under the new tarlh II
S3O7 The exact per capita reduction OF customs
revenue is 70 cents. IT, therefore, the tarlf Is
tax. il is now just % cents less tax than
was before the Mckinley bill went into effect.
During the eleven months ending August 81
1891. under the new tariff our exports OF mer'
cnandise were S40,Os9,323 greater than during
the same period of the year before. This IS nearV
two and half times greater than the average
annual increase during the twenty years prior !"
1891 Then, what becomes of the Democratic Az
sertion that Protection diminishes the export
trade. and shuts us out of the worlds markets.
During the month of August, 1890. our exports
of agricultural goods amounted 70 S35,74s,4so OF
CASA per cent of our total exports. During ue
same month Of this year they amounted
SOL, 748, 432 or 72.45 per cen. of the whole ou'
exports Of manufactures, on the other hand, duris
August 1890, were Sl4,24s, 100, or 2572 per CEN
Of all, while during the same month Of this year
they were $l4,75S,35l, Or only 2O.66 per cent "
the whole. Then, what becomes Of the Democrats
assertion that Protection aids manufacturing III
terests only and Injuries those OF Agricultural
Since the Reciprocity treaty with Brazh wen'
into effect on April last, and until August 'i'
our exports to that country amounted
$6.3O3,lS2, an increase over the same period Oh
last year of l,l69.592. And yet the Democrats
convention of New-York fippantly pronouhceH
reciprocity "humbugl'
The price OF granulated sugar In SeptenoTi,
1891, was 4 3-s cents pound, as against 30
cents during September, 1890. The free sugar
clause of the Mckinley bill means 10 the people
of the United States saving Of rot less thAH
$f5,00O,0OO
The price OF cotton cloth in September 1871
is rs cents yard, as against l-2 Genus !"
September, 1890; of printed cottons, cents %
against l-2; OF iron nails 81 so per 100 pounu''
"a against 81 IS; of steel nails, 81 So, as against
60 OF: OF steel rails, $50 II per ton, as agalis'
Sal so: OF binders Irvine tan average OF ioui
.radesl. 8 l-l6 cents a pound, as against IL 80
cents; of Bessemer pig iron, Sic ton, as agaIDs'
Sls1O; of cut nails 81 SIS per 100 pounds a.
against ST. So; of mddling cotton, per pounu'
s,54 cents. as against l217. Then, what becomes
OF the Democratic lie about the Mckinley pln
having raised prices, the pet lie on which INC
Democracy won the Congressional campaign yss'
ago?