The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-09-02
Imported in 1897.
Total. S79, sl2, Il


Eg.s imported IN 1890, Is C02 ,070 dozen.
1t will be seen that in 1922 we imported S70,-
SD l02 worth OF farm products, much OF which
IL ia believed viii DO produced hero under the
protection given by the new tariff law.
The Democratic purity is now claiming that
free trade in sugar is in the direct line OF their
economic heory and principle. They would
have the country believe that thoy have always
advocated free sugar, md that this Is ono OF
the items of tho bill which they thoroughly mp
prove. Such is most remote from the truth, as
the history and record of the party will show.
First and foremost, every tariff bill wi ich tho
Democratic party have formulated and passed
placed u duty on sugar raw and refined. Every
tariff bill which they have proposed TO paGs
placed II duty on sugar. Sugar was made duti-
nble under the Walker tariff OF 1915 1t was
dutiable under the first bill which the Demo-
cratic party offered after the war, known as the
Wood tariff bill" 1t was made dutiable under
the two Nc ison bills and the Mills bill.
The late Secretary OF the Treasury, Mr. Man
ming, in his report to Congress, recommended in
distinct terms the retention OF tho duty on
sugar because IL was n revenue duty, and was n
subject from which II large revenue could be
derived.
Every Democ;at in tn House 20 ed nga nst
tho clause OF the lew law making sugar free,
and vo ed for the retention OF the duty OF ~
cents q pound In tn" Senate n united Dem
cratic vote opposed the free sugar clause, and
JUS fled tueir opposition ecause IL rs n reve-
nue. duty and in strict accord with the economic
prin iple advocated by tho ID mocratic pa ty.
20 that we have free sugar under protective
tariff, VIII ch has b, en- impossible under free
trade or revenue tariff. and we have free
undo protective tariff, bee use under the
y inciple of protection we do not tax those for
eign product which experience and tho ough
trial have demonstrated we can not produce in
quantit ca sufficient for our own consumption.
By this one section OF the law a 100000 of
taxes removed from the shoulders of the
people. Instead of collecting this sum, as st
would be under revenue tariff. 1t Is left in tho
, pockets OF the people.
But it Is said that free su. a. Is accompanied
with the bounty provision, which IL even more
burden some than the tax itself This IL not
true. Ne did provide for n bounty to the sugar
producers Of the Unil cd States. The Repubh-
can party was unwilling 10 do anything which
would destroy this industry and make valueless
tho millions OF dollars Invested therein. And
they provided having removed the tariff
that the suga producers OF this country should
receive bounty equal to the tariff This will
encourage and stimulate the production OF
sugar, II anything can, and IL will cost the gov
ernfnent this year less than S11 0OO,0,0, an
annual saving OF S44,OO1,OOO, for the duties
amounted TO 55.OO,tOU.
III re is contained In the new law n rociproc-
ity provision by which the administration has
already made valuable treaties with Brazil san
Domingo and Spain IL Is ~ provision which in
way encroaches upon the protective princi-
pie, nor can in any way destroy or undermine
our defensive or protective tariffs.
Reciprocity is based upon our free list and
practically upon non-cOInpeting products. 1t
provides that the United states having made
sugar, molassee, tea, coffee. and hides free, IL
tho country producing these articles and send
ing them TO the United States shall impose du-
Ties or other eXactions upon agricultural or
other products of the United States rocprocally
unequal and unreasonable, the President has
the power TO suspend by proclamation the pro-
yiso relating TO tho free introduction of such
articles-sugar, mOlassos, tea, coffee hides, etc.
against such countries imposing these duties
and exactions, and the original duties shall be
i'm posed.
Their IN much criticism about the duty on tin
plate, and fully much misreprs sentation as
there is criticism. IL is generally supposed
that under the new law tin ore or block tin 10
now dutisblc. Under section .oy Il ths law IL