New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23

average rate was $50 not i.2 per cent Mr..
cs@peeli stated IN 1870 the ayer9se rae a was was
~ zoo zoo 19.9c In 1870, 42@3; In 1880 @0' anu
These the average rates upon all articles both
free and dutabe. Under the act Of 17so-~ the tarn
OF washington the duty common salt was 10 cents
Increased 70 20 cents per bushel Under the law OF
le9O u IS less than cents per bushel This ehor-
impose.
THE TARIFF OF WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON.
The duty on coal under the Washington and Jefer-
son tariffs was equal 70 81 40 a ton while the tarn
on coal under the new law is rs cents ton.
The duty on cordage under the washington and
Jefferson tariffs was cents and 12 cents pound;
under the new Inv 1t Is IL cents pound. The
duty on nails under the tariffs of Washington and
Jefferson was cents pound, and under the new law
IL IS cent pound
The duty on twlue and pack thread under the
pound under Madison cents pound, and under Tho
new ypla law It Is from 10 cent to ccats pond
lngion ana Jefferson was cents a pound; under the
The duty ON molasses under the tariffs Of Washing
ton and Jefferson was and cents a gallon under
Madison 1t was 10 cents gallon, and under the new
The duty on sugar, brown and raw under the taIis
Under the Madison tafin IL was cents pound, ara
under TIC new law it Is free:
The duty loaf sugar under the tariffs Of Washing
ton and Jefferson was cents a pound under the
Madison tariff II was cents pound, and under the
Under the Washington tariff there were but seven
teen articles only free Of duty, and here they arc
brass. iron and brass wire, copper in plates WOOL
dyeng woods and dyeing drugs, raw hides beaver and
In the rev law 900 paragraphs are required to
name the articles that are free Of duty and their
Thee much said by Governor Campbell in his
speech at Cleveland about the low price Of wool lie
stated incorrectly. and have NJ doubt by inadver
tence that the farmer Of Ohio was only getting 20
cents pound for his WOOL At the time he made this
choice clips % and 90 cents. The inference
from his speech would be that the increased
| If this be So then the tariff is not tax This
not the Democratic doctrine in Ohio In 1888 and 1894.
grower aud that a great outrage had been committed
upon him when the duty was reduced II per cent by
ment issued by the Democratic State Committee of that
year. and demanded of the Of the state
should be defeated at the polls And. may say, In
passing. that the Ohio woosrowers had boon neeced OF
900 900 by the reduction Of ii per cent OF the duty
! The Governor Of those who believed II then
In 1884, when the Democratic patty had the Leglsa
ture in Ohio, leading Democrat Mr. Bo' lhIroduced
! the following restitution
HOW DEMOCRACY STOOD IN 1884.
H.. r.. No 1.-whereas. The XLvIlth Congress
reduced the tariff imported WOOL against the protest
Of every wuogrower Of the State Of, Ohio and the
| United States and,
| Whereas, The said reduction Of tariff on imported
WOOL discinaes against the wOolgrowers Of the West
neuinr the woolgowcrs Of the West 20 compete with
chesu wool Of foreign countries 10 their vast injury
| and
Whereas, That tariff was reasonable and not TOO
high before the redcSn ana o 3a anu and resDcctsbIc
class Of people who have devoted themselves to wool
WheTeaS- An Ohio Congressman has already intro
duced bin In the House Of Representatives OF tle
XLyIIh C9ng5' 10 yGueton Whieh should be
passed at the earliest time possible therefore 9f ~ -
| Resolved BY the General Assembly OF Inc oiIur "
OhS That our senator's in Congress be and are ereoy
Instructed and Representatives r9uesteu, 70 tIe
all honorable means ana vU i " Tho the recent reduction
nd +bat the Governor be requested TO send copy Oh
fbis r solution to each OF cur senators ana heP'e
'Vf T6 a. oesa recurring on the adoption Of the Joint
resolution the yeas and nays we're tAeh' ana re'uiU
This resolution received the support Of every Demo
Graz ~ IS ~ Is53 was rghed at the very first
rco-,an+ that The Republican party secuIeI Co'1V Va
Congress. end was rot fhteq ID S law law rye5 the
% cr,wer hotter protection than h9 ever haa neLoC,
The wool Of the world has ta tIq6 P6o but they do
stand As wall Of defonce to toe Aemcan an wT and by
against The wool oRS rofq c9an a4 cheaper i'1' ~
rur NFW TARIFF LAW HAS INCRLASED JUN
TRADE.
The now tariff law went into effect october o -
II had been in operation, therefore, lev uayS ps.
, mouths on the 3Oth Of June last. Hhe last 0n0ii
4 RON -
- b,. tha nureau OF statistics Of tho Treasury Do
nartnent shows the total value Of imports OF nercan
| disc during those nine months was So3O-Vo'Oo0' ~
Ing the corresponding period OF Iovo tl' Oosai 'o VI
lmports Of mere handise was Inert "eIe'
therefore imported during the nine months Vi Aoo1'
- ,, nv tariff law S3l ,436,10O more than In tho
rorauoodpg period OF 1870 under the operation Oh Tue
old law As showing the effect oil the Pea~o Va ''o
usv LAW il Is important 10 know villa. PIoPo, t 49,
| these imports were iree' ana wnat ~ I9rs Durng
!. -t,fu
the nins months ending June 90 toyI' I'M a,S .9 CO.
n,,rioy me nine months ending June 80, 1851, Ii5
vaIua Of ire. imports S2Oo Vooo AL "
| iree inpost4tiOus in favor oil ths lie" ID" u WV
foreign goods which were dutable under the new
law, in that period wero 20 - TSi ending june 80
i-gO the foreign goods dutlaole we're so
being decrease in the value OF mercit4lGiSi Paae
AMI ,nder tie new law in the sum Ot SoOotD'yo-.
Forfysix and nine tenths per cent uAa c ~" dpv
NJ an our imports in value wer- admitted Iee VI =, uuy.
Cd foT tho lame perOl under the Oil laW o. 0lo pr
cent were admitted free OF duty Ihat Is u 10y
and great Increase Of duties over the Old
law 40 $40 per cent in value Oh an our pWnder tho
IA AN fcr tbat tane period 81 go per cent Oh our
imD6rts were free and 90 lilo per cent plG i IN
sun tiS ,r snSe the bcenning Of the Government.
@ ~ fnrIr commerce for the year ending june 2O,
soI SSs sae a bp9 9h we bought abroad sold
had from June 80 1890, TO June 80, loyl, "ass
"a !0 and an excess over that of 1889 Of Sal
10 561 Ihs value Of imports for the hs.dl - ~
1891 the greatest in our ~ 93t9y anu This in
so ie made ND largely Of the following hr!cles'
coffee tin plates hides and ; 1dal is Ssa rg5ber ri
Ssrcha sugar auC molasscs, vegetable when lor U'
most part we do not produce in !as Hntsa 96 or ex
- exCoeded Our imports In the sum OF 800 iV,utit
70 that which our opponents declare 81 t IN With
Tho balance fortunately in our favor Is IL 'i0-'D
! always be.
| THE TARIFF PROPHET A FAILURE
The predictions made by the enemies OF the ne" IA"
ir months ago have not been verified, but' on uI'
contrary have been shown to be mere
r++orIv without foundation. They served poll'ic1i
uurpose and worked positive injury TO the neIoiane
and the manufacturer and the consumer. =
" - =, tho Srate of Ohio who have not SUI